Philip Araman

Treesearch Publications

• Nathan Gerber, Laszlo Horvath, Philip Araman, Brad Gething. 2020. Investigation of new and recovered wood shipping platforms in the United States
• Marcus E. Taylor, Philip Araman. 2018. Effects of increased biomass power in the South on forest resources, 2001–2015
• Jonghun Park, Laszlo Horvath, Marshall S. White, Samantha Phanthanousy, Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush. 2017. The influence of package size and flute type of corrugated boxes on load bridging in unit loads
• Matthew Winn, Jeff Palmer, S.-M. Lee, Philip Araman. 2016. ForestCrowns: a transparency estimation tool for digital photographs of forest canopies
• Matthew Winn, Sang-Mook Lee, Philip Araman. 2013. ForestCrowns: a software tool for analyzing ground-based digital photographs of forest canopies
• Scarlett Sanchez-Gomez, Philip Araman, Henry Quesada-Pineda. 2012. A quantitative study of the U.S. wood pallet industry based on supply chain management practices
• Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2012. A tool to determine crown and plot canopy transparency for forest inventory and analysis phase 3 plots using digital photographs
• Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2012. An alternative method for estimating crown characteristics of urban trees using digital photographs
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman, E. Bradley Hager. 2011. Hardwoods in U.S. wood pallet production
• Philip Araman, Ssang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Matthew Winn. 2011. Hardwood lumber scanning tests to determine NHLA lumber grades
• Mason F. Patterson, P. Eric Wiseman, Matthew Winn, Sang-mook Lee, Philip Araman. 2011. Effects of photographic distance on tree crown atributes calculated using urbancrowns image analysis software
• Brian Bond, Omar Espinoza, Philip Araman. 2011. Diseño y Operación de un Secador Solar de Madera para Países Tropicales
• Matthew Winn, Philip Araman, Sang-Mook Lee. 2011. UrbanCrowns: an assessment and monitoring tool for urban trees
• Brian Bond, Omar Espinoza, Philip Araman. 2011. Design and operation of a solar-heated dry kiln for tropical latitudes
• Sang-Mook Lee, Philip Araman, A.Lynn Abbott, Matthew Winn. 2010. Automated grading, upgrading, and cuttings prediction of surfaced dry hardwood lumber
• Matthew Winn, Sang-Mook Lee Bradley, Philip Araman. 2010. Urban Crowns: crown analysis software to assist in quantifying urban tree benefits
• Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush, E.Bradley Hager. 2010. U.S. wood pallet material use trends
• Philip Araman, D.P. Hindman, M.F. Winn. 2010. Characterization and potential recycling of home building wood waste
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 2010. Reports show fewer pallets entering landfills
• Urs Buehlmann, Philip Araman, Robert Bush. 2010. Pallet re-use and recycling saves high value material from landfills
• Philip Araman, Les Groom. 2010. Pallet recovery, repair and remanufacturing in a changing industry: 1992 to 2006
• R. J. Bush, Philip Araman. 2009. Material use and production changes in the U.S. wood pallet and container industry: 1992 to 2006
• Neil Clark, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2009. Web-based tree crown condition evaluation training tool for urban and community forestry
• Philip Araman, A Palmer, Matthew Winn, D Kline. 2009. Computerized training for the hardwood sawmill industry: The edging and trimmer trainer (version 3.0)
• Philip Araman, Robert Smith, Matthew Winn. 2009. Survey studies how to reach primary hardwood producers with new information
• Hal Mitchell, Marshall White, Philip Araman, Peter Hamner. 2008. Researchers propose single grade rule for evaluating hardwood pallet cants
• Brian Perkins, Bob Smith, Philip Araman. 2008. Analyzing the feasibility of utilizing small diameter hardwood timber for solid wood products and residues
• Robert Smith, David Bailey, Philip Araman. 2007. Mechanical and chemical properties of CCA-treated lumber removed from spent residential decks
• Omar A. Espinoza, Brian H. Bond, Philip Araman. 2007. A survey of Bolivian lumber drying operations
• Matthew Winn, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman, Sang-Mook Lee. 2007. A web-based tree crown condition training and evaluation tool for urban and community forestry
• Philip Araman. 2007. Potential advantages of curve sawing non-straight hardwood logs
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman, E. Bradley Hager. 2007. Recovery, reuse and recycling by the United States wood packaging industry: 1993-2006
• Peter Hamner, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2007. The frequency and level of sweep in mixed hardwood saw logs in the eastern United States
• Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2007. Utilization options for decadent eastern hemlock timber
• Matthew Winn, Sang-Mook Lee, Philip Araman. 2007. Urban tree crown health assessment system: a tool for communities and citizen foresters
• James B. Pickens, Scott Noble, Blair Orr, Philip Araman, John E. Baumgras, Al Steele. 2006. HW Buck for Windows: the optimal hardwood log bucking decision simulator with expanded capabilities
• Robert Smith, David Bailey, Delton Alderman, Philip Araman. 2006. The reuse of treated wood
• James B. Pickens, Aaron Everett, Scott Noble, John E. Baumgras, Philip Araman, Conrad Waniger, Al Steele. 2006. Intensive hardwood log bucker training using HW Buck dramatically improves value recovery
• Mohammed F. Kabir, Theodor D. Leininger, Philip Araman, Matthew Winn. 2006. Detection of wetwood by ultrasonics
• Peter Hamner, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2006. The effect of curve sawing two-sided cants from small diameter hardwood sawlogs on lumber and pallet part yields
• Peter Hamner, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2005. Cant, part volume little affected by sawing method, study shows
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2005. Comparative performance of new, repaired, and remanufactured 48- by 40-inch GMA-style wood pallets
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2005. Effect of stringer repair methods and repair frequency on GMA performance
• Robert Smith, Philip Araman, David Bailey, Matthew Winn. 2005. Spent CCA treated wood from residential decks can be a resource for reuse and recycling
• Matthew Winn, Philip Araman, Randolph H. Wynne. 2005. ALOG user's manual: A Guide to using the spreadsheet-based Artificial Log Generator
• Erol Sarigul, A. Lynn Abbott, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 2005. An interactive machine-learning approach for defect detection in computed tomogaraphy (CT) images of hardwood logs
• Robert Smith, Philip Araman, Matthew Winn. 2005. Technology transfer in the hardwood industry
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman. 2005. Active contours on statistical manifolds and texture segmentation
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2005. Comparative performance of new, repaired, and remanufactured 48- by 40-inch GMA-style wood pallets
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman. 2005. Active contours on statistical manifolds and texture segmentaiton
• Hal L. Mitchell, Marshall White, Philip Araman, Peter Hamner. 2005. Hardwood pallet cant quality and pallet part yields
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman. 2004. Spline curve matching with sparse knot sets
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2004. The Effect of Stringer Repair Methods and Repair Frequency on the Performance of GMA-Style 48x40-Inch Wood Pallets
• Matthew Winn, Randolph H. Wynne, Philip Araman. 2004. ALOG: A spreadsheet-based program for generating artificial logs
• David Bailey, Robert Smith, Philip Araman. 2004. An analysis of the physical properties of recovered CCA-treated wood from residential decks
• Robert Smith, Wibke Pohle, Philip Araman, Dan Cumbo. 2004. Characterizing the adoption of low-grade hardwood lumber by the secondary wood processing industry
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman. 2003. Spline curve matching with sparse knot sets: applications to deformable shape detection and recognition
• Philip Araman, Matt Winn, Firoz Kabir, Xavier Torcheux, Guillaume Loizeaud. 2003. Unsound defect volume in hardwood pallet cants
• Neil A. Clark, Sang-Mook Lee, Philip Araman. 2003. Finding a good segmentation strategy for tree crown transparency estimation
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 2003. A system for optimal edging and trimming of rough hardwood lumber
• Delton Alderman, Robert Smith, Philip Araman. 2003. From a contractors perspective: what is needed to recover used CCA treated lumber?
• Marc Barany, A. L. Hammett, Philip Araman. 2003. Lesser used species of Bolivia and their relevance to sustainable forest management
• M. Firoz Kabir, Philip Araman, Mark Schafer. 2003. Pallet part and cant evaluation for grading and processing using high-speed ultrasound
• Sang-Mook Lee, A. Lynn Abbott, Philip Araman, Daniel L. Schmoldt. 2003. A prototype scanning system for optimal edging and trimming of rough hardwood lumber
• Delton Alderman, Robert Smith, Philip Araman. 2003. A profile of CCA-treated lumber removed from service in the southeastern United States decking market
• M. Firoz Kabir, Philip Araman. 2003. Nondestructive evaluation of defects in wood pallet parts by ultrasonic scanning
• Sang-Mook Lee, Neil A. Clark, Philip Araman. 2003. Automated methods of tree boundary extraction and foliage transparency estimation from digital imagery
• Mohammed F. Kabir, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman, Mark E. Schafer, Sang-Mook Lee. 2003. Classifying defects in pallet stringers by ultrasonic scanning
• D. Earl Kline, Chris Surak, Philip Araman. 2003. Automated hardwood lumber grading utilizing a multiple sensor machine vision technology
• E. Bradley Hager, A.L. Hammett, Philip Araman. 2003. PROACT user's guide: how to use the pallet recovery opportunity analysis computer tool
• Dan Cumbo, Robert Smith, Philip Araman. 2003. Low-grade hardwood lumber production, markets, and issues
• R. Smith, D. Alderman, Philip Araman. 2002. What's stopping the recycling of recovered CCA-treated lumber
• J. Bejune, R. Bush, Philip Araman, B. Hansen, D. Cumbo. 2002. Pallet industry relying more on recovered wood material
• Robert J. Bush, Jeffery J. Bejune, Bruce Hansen, Philip Araman. 2002. Trends in the use of materials for pallets and other factors affecting the demand for hardwood products
• Philip Araman, Matthew Winn, Mohammed F. Kabir, Xavier Torcheux, Guillaume Loizeaud. 2002. Pallet cant soundness at Appalachian sawmills and marketing recommendations
• James L. Chamberlain, Robert J. Bush, A.L. Hammett, Philip Araman. 2002. Eastern national forests: managing for nontimber products
• Mohammed F. Kabir, Philip Araman, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Mark E. Schafer. 2002. Ultrasound pallet part evaluator/grader and cant scanner
• J. Bejune, R. Bush, Philip Araman, B. Hansen, D. Cumbo. 2002. Recycling behind most growth in pallet production
• B. H. Bond, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 2002. Differentiating defects in red oak lumber by discriminant analysis using color, shape, and density
• S.A. Bowe, R.L. Smith, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 2002. A segmental analysis of current and future scanning and optimizing technology in the hardwood sawmill industry
• P.H. Steele, Philip Araman, C. Boden. 2002. Economic choice for hardwood sawmill operations (ECHO)
• Philip Araman, Matthew Winn, Mohammed F. Kabir, Xavier Torcheux, Guillaume Loizeaud. 2002. Pallet cant soundness at Appalachian sawmills and marketing recommendations
• Bruce Hansen, Philip Araman, Cynthia West, Al Schuler. 2001. Hardwood timber markets -- a focus on small diameter
• Scott Bowe, Robert Smith, Philip Araman. 2001. A national profile of the U.S. hardwood sawmill industry
• Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush, Bruce Hansen. 2001. Research determines intelligent consumption of forest products is growing and saving trees - an example with wooden pallets
• Robert J. Bush, Daryl T. Corr, Philip Araman. 2001. Fewer pallets reaching landfills, more are processed for recovery
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2001. New PDS will predict performance of pallets made with used parts
• D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Chris Surak. 2001. Evaluation of an automated hardwood lumber grading system
• Al Schuler, Russ Taylor, Philip Araman. 2001. Competitiveness of U.S. wood furniture manufacturers - Lessons learned from the softwood moulding industry
• A. Lynn Abbott, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman, Sang-Mook Lee. 2001. Automatic scanning of rough hardwood lumber for edging and trimming
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Hang Song, Philip Araman. 2001. Real-time value optimization of edging and trimming operations for rough, green hardwood lumber
• James L. Chamberlain, A.L. Hammett, Philip Araman. 2001. Non-timber forest products in sustainable forest management
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 2001. Performance of pallet parts recovered from used wood pallets
• Craig L. Forbes, Larry G. Jahn, Philip Araman. 2001. An investigation of hardwood plywood markets. Part 1. Architectural woodworkers
• Craig L. Forbes, Larry G. Jahn, Philip Araman. 2001. An investigation of hardwood plywood markets. Part 2. Fixture manufacturers
• Matt Bumgardner, Bruce G. Hansen, Al Schuler, Philip A. Araman, Philip Araman. 2001. Options for Small-Diameter Hardwood Utilization: Past and Present
• Neil Clark, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Randolph H. Wynne, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2000. Ground-based digital imagery for tree stem analysis
• Scott Noble, Blair Orr, Philip Araman, John Baumgras, James B. Pickens. 2000. A computerized bucking trainer for optimally bucking hardwoods
• Deborah F. Cook, Philip Araman, Matthew Winn. 2000. Pallet part grading trainer
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Philip Araman. 2000. Technology to sort lumber by color and grain for furniture parts
• Scott Bowe, Robert Smith, Philip Araman, D. Earl Kline. 2000. Use of advanced hardwood sawmill equipment, and desired features for next-generation systems
• Mohammed F. Kabir, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Mark E. Schafer, Philip Araman. 2000. Ultrasonic scanning for pallet part grading
• Matt Bumgardner, Bruce Hansen, Albert T. Schuler, Philip Araman. 2000. Options for small-diameter hardwood utilization: past and present
• D. Earl Kline, Chris Surak, Philip Araman. 2000. A lumber grading system for the future: an update evaluation
• A. Lynn Abbott, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 2000. A next generation processing system for edging and trimming
• James L. Chamberlain, Robert J. Bush, A.L. Hammett, Philip Araman. 2000. Managing national forests of the eastern United States for non-timber forest products
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 2000. Internet access to research results: an evolving effort
• D. Earl Kline, Chris Surak, Philip Araman. 2000. Evaluation of a multi-sensor machine vision system for automated hardwood lumber grading
• Neil Clark, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 2000. Development of a digital camera tree evaluation system
• Philip H. Steele, Craig Boden, Philip Araman. 2000. ECHO: Machine feasibility program
• Bruce Hansen, Philip Araman, Cynthia West, Al Schuler. 2000. Hardwood timber product markets: a focus on small-diameter
• A.L. Hammett, Shelby Jones, Philip Araman. 1999. The world wide web: an emerging technology for marketing special forest products (poster abstract)
• Philip Araman, R.J. Bush, E.B. Hager, A.L. Hammett. 1999. Landfills potential source for cores -- computer model analyzes landfills for on-site recycling operations
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1998. Changes and Trends in the Pallet Industry: Recovery and Recycling
• B.H. Bond, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1998. Characterization of Defects in Lumber Using Color, Shape, and Density Information
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 1998. Web site access statistics and delivery of research results
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Philip Araman. 1998. What's ahead in automated lumber grading
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1998. Changes and Trends in the Pallet Industry: Alternative Materials and Industry Structure
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1998. Changes and Trends in the Pallet Industry: The Use of New Wood Materials
• Neil Clark, Randolph H. Wynne, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman, Matthew Winn. 1998. Use of a Non-Metric Digital Camera for Tree Stem Evaluation
• Philip Araman. 1998. U.S. Hardwood Product Exports to Canada and a Look at U.S. Hardwood Resources
• D. Earl Kline, Agus Widoyoko, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1998. Performance of Color Camera Machine Vision in Automated Furniture Rough Mill Systems
• Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush, A.L. Hammett, E. Brad Hager. 1998. Wood Pallets and Landfills - Status and Opportunities for Economic Recovery and Recycling
• Philip Araman, E. Hager, A.L. Hammett. 1998. Bridging the gap between research and application -- business plan spreadsheets are helping wood recovery efforts
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1997. Use of New Wood Material for Pallets, Containers is Stagnant to Declining
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 1997. Analysis of Web Site Activity and Technology Transfer Accomplishments
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Qiang Lu, Philip Araman. 1997. Automatic Color Sorting of Hardwood Edge-Glued Panel Parts
• Vijay S. Reddy, Robert J. Bush, Matt Bumgardner, James L. Chamberlain, Philip Araman. 1997. Wood Use in the U.S. Pallet and Container Industry: 1995
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman, Vijay S. Reddy. 1997. Pallet Recycling and Material Substitution: How Will Hardwood Markets Be Affected?
• P.B. Aruna, Jan G. Laarman, Philip Araman, Frederick Cubbage. 1997. An Analysis of Wood Pellets For Export: A Case Study of Sweden as an Importer
• P.B. Aruna, Jan G. Laarman, Philip Araman, Edward Coulter, Frederick Cubbage. 1997. Used Pallets as a Source of Pellet Fuel: Current Industry Status
• Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush, Vijay S. Reddy. 1997. Potential Material Sources for Board Products: Used Pallets and Wastewood at Landfills
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Philip Araman. 1997. Scanning Hardwood Lumber for Processing and Grading - What To Do Now and Why
• Robert J. Bush, Vijay S. Reddy, Philip Araman. 1997. Pallets: A Growing Source of Recycled Wood
• Srikathyanyani Srikanteswara, Qiang Lu, William King, Thomas Drayer, Richard Conners, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1997. Real-Time Implementation of a Color Sorting System
• Qiang Lu, S. Srikanteswara, W. King, T. Drayer, Richard Conners, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1997. Machine Vision System for Color Sorting Wood Edge-Glued Panel Parts
• Philip H. Steele, Philip Araman. 1997. Band vs. Circular Sawmills: Relative Labor & Maintenance Costs
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Thomas T. Drayer. 1997. The Future System for Roughmill Optimization
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Matthew Winn, Philip Araman. 1997. Wood Utilization Research Dissemination on the World Wide Web: A Case Study
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Qiang Lu, Philip Araman. 1997. 1997 Hardwood Research Award Winner: "Automatic Color Sorting of Hardwood Edge-Glued Panel Parts"
• Bob Smith, Philip Araman. 1997. Exploring Value-Added Options
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1997. Construction and Demolition Landfills and Wood Pallets - What's Happening in the U.S.
• Bob Smith, Philip Araman. 1997. Exploring Value-Added Options - Opportunities in Mouldings and Millwork
• Bob Smith, Philip Araman. 1997. Exploring Valued-Added Options - Edge-Glued Panels and Blanks Offer Value-Added Opportunities
• Philip Araman, Robert J. Bush, Vijay S. Reddy. 1997. Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and Wood Pallets - What's Happening in the United States
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1997. Recycling Growth Reducing Pallet Industry's Need for New Wood
• Robert J. Bush, Vijay S. Reddy, Matt Bumgardner, James L. Chamberlain, Philip Araman. 1997. Recycling In The U.S. Pallet Industry: 1995
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Thomas T. Drayer. 1997. Machine Vision Technology for the Forest Products Industry
• Luis G. Occeña, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 1996. Computer-Integrated Breakdown of Hardwood Sawlogs
• Daniel L Schmoldt, Pei Li, Philip Araman. 1996. Interactive Simulation of Hardwood Log Veneer Slicing Using CT Images
• Philip H. Steele, Philip Araman. 1996. Analyzing Investments in Thin-Kerf Saws
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1996. Parts Color Matching Scanner for Edge Gluing - Research That Works
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1996. Automatic Color Sorting System for Hardwood Edge-Glued Panel Parts
• Philip Araman. 1996. Future Automated Rough Mills Hinge on Vision Systems
• Philip Araman, D. Earl Kline, Matthew Winn. 1996. A Computer Program You Can Use: Edging and Trimmer Trainer
• Philip Araman, Cynthia West. 1996. Innovative and Coordinated Solutions for the Hardwood Industry: The Hardwood Utilization Consortium
• Robert J. Bush, Ronen Roudik, Philip Araman. 1995. Pallet Users State Their Preferences For Used Pallets - Companion Stringers Cited as Biggest
• Powsiri Klinkhachorn, J. Moody, Philip Araman. 1995. Automated Lumber Processing
• Robert A. Harris, Philip Araman. 1995. The Correlation Between Green Density and the Occurrence of Honeycomb in Kiln-Dried
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Pei Li, Philip Araman. 1995. A CT-based Simulator for Hardwood Log Veneering
• Philip Araman, Janice K. Wiedenbeck. 1995. Preliminary Full-Scale Tests of the Center for Automated Processing of Hardwoods' Auto-Image
• Philip Araman, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Richard W. Conners, D. Earl Kline. 1995. Scanning System -- Technology Worth a Look
• Thomas H. Drayer, William E. King, Philip Araman, Joseph G. Tront, Richard W. Conners. 1995. Using Multiple FPGA Architectures for Real-time Processing of Low-level Machine Vision Functions
• Philip Araman, Janice K. Wiedenbeck. 1995. Test of the Center for Automated Processing of Hardwoods' Auto-Image Detection and Computer-Based Grading and Cutup System
• Philip Araman, Robert Bush. 1995. Where Are Used Pallets Going? New Study to Connect Landfills and Pallet Recycling
• Wenjie Lin, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Janice K. Wiedenbeck. 1995. Design and Evaluation of Log-To-Dimension Manufacturing Systems Using System Simulation
• Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1995. Rough Mill Simulations Reveal That Productivity When Processing Short Lumber Can Be High
• Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1995. Using manufacturing simulators to evaluate important processing decisions in the furniture and cabinet industries
• Philip Araman, Daniel L. Schmoldt. 1995. On Tour... Primary Hardwood Processing, Products and Recycling Unit
• Philip Araman. 1995. Research on Producing Green Dimension Directly From Hardwood Logs
• Wenjie Lin, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Janice K. Wiedenbeck. 1995. Producing Hardwood Dimension Parts Directly From Logs: An Economic Feasibility Study
• Wenjie Lin, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1995. Dimension Yields from Factory Grade 2 and 3 Red Oak Logs
• Robert J. Bush, Eric Hansen, Philip Araman. 1995. The Use of New and Recycled Wood Materials by the Pallet Industry
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, T.E. McLain, Philip Araman. 1995. Repaired Pallets May Be Stronger Than the Original
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1995. Developing a Multi Sensor Scanning System for Hardwood Inspection and Processing
• Robert J. Bush, Ronen Roudik, Philip Araman. 1995. Research Out On What Buyers of Used Pallets Think
• John W. Clarke, Marshall S. White, T.E. McLain, Philip Araman. 1995. Exciting News From Va. Tech - Repaired Pallets May Be Stronger Than the Original
• Bruce Hansen, Robert Bush, John Punches, Philip Araman. 1995. Recycling In The U.S. Pallet Industry: 1993
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1995. A Multiple Sensor Machine Vision System Technology for the Hardwood
• Philip Araman, R. Conners. 1994. Defect scanning technology in the works
• Robert J. Bush, Eric Hansen, Philip Araman. 1994. Recycling and the Use of Wood Materials by the U.S. Pallet Industry
• Craig L. Forbes, Steven A. Sinclair, Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1994. Influence of Product and Supplier Attributes on Hardwood Lumber Purchase Decisions
• Wenjie Lin, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1994. Potential Dimension Yields From Direct Processing
• Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1994. Can eastern hardwoods offset timber cutbacks?
• Philip H. Steele, Francis G. Wagner, Lalit Kumar, Philip Araman. 1993. The Value Versus Volume Yield Problem for Live-Sawn Hardwood Sawlogs
• D. Earl Kline, Wenjie Lin, Philip Araman. 1993. Manufacturing Hardwood Dimension Products Directly from Logs: Potential Opportunities
• Powsiri Klinkhachorn, R. Kathari, D. Yost, Philip Araman. 1993. Enhancement of the Computer Lumber Grading Program to Support Polygonal Defects
• John W. Clarke, Thomas E. McLain, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 1993. Repair & Reinforcing Pallet Stringers With Metal Plates
• John W. Clarke, Thomas E. McLain, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 1993. Evaluation of Metal Connector Plates for Repair of Wood Pallet Stringers
• John W. Clarke, Thomas E. McLain, Marshall S. White, Philip Araman. 1993. Reinforcement of Wood Pallets with Metal Connector Plates
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1993. The Market for U.S. Hardwoods in the United Kingdom: Market Characteristics
• D. Earl Kline, Carmen Regalado, Eugene M. Wengert, Fred M. Lamb, Philip Araman. 1993. Effect of Hardwood Sawmill Edging and Trimming Practices on Furniture Part Production
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1993. The market for U. S. hardwoods in the United Kingdom: market needs and satisfaction with U. S. Products
• Philip Araman. 1993. Combat Oak Shortage Problems Using Fortified Stringers
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, John A. McLeod, Philip Araman. 1993. Economics of Grading and Sorting Pallet Parts
• D. Earl Kline, Richard W. Conners, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman, Robert L. Brisbin. 1993. A Multiple Sensor Machine Vision System for Automatic Hardwood Feature Detection
• Thomas G. Ponzurick, Robert J. Bush, Dieter Schaupp, Philip Araman. 1993. Decision Criteria for German Hardwood Lumber Buyers: Market Needs and Purchase
• Philip H. Steele, Francis G. Wagner, Lalit Kumar, Philip Araman. 1993. Influence of Lumber Volume Maximization in Sawing Hardwood Sawlogs
• Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1993. Possible Demands for Eastern Hardwoods Resulting from Harvest Restrictions in the Pacific
• Philip H. Steele, Francis G. Wagner, Lalit Kumar, Philip Araman. 1992. Influence of Lumber Volume Maximization on Value in Sawing Hardwood Sawlogs
• Richard W. Conners, D.Earl Kline, Philip Araman, Robert L. Brisbon. 1992. Reflections on the Development of a Machine Vision Technology for the Forest Products
• Tai-Hoon Cho, Richard W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1992. Fast Back-Propagation Learning Using Steep Activation Functions and Automatic Weight
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman, J. Muench. 1992. A Comparison of Market Needs to the Species and Quality Composition of the U.S.
• Philip H. Steele, Michael W. Wade, Steven H. Bullard, Philip Araman. 1992. Relative Kerf and Sawing Variation Values for Some Hardwood Sawing Machines
• Philip Araman, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Tai-Hoon Cho, Dongping Zhu, Richard W. Conners, D. Earl Kline. 1992. Machine Vision Systems for Processing Hardwood Lumber and Logs
• D. Earl Kline, J.K. Wiedenbeck, Philip Araman. 1992. Management of Wood Products Manufacturing Using Simulation/Animation
• Carmen Regalado, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1992. Value of Defect Information in Automated Hardwood Edger and Trimmer Systems
• Carmen Regalado, D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1992. Optimum Edging and Trimming of Hardwood Lumber
• Richard W. Conners, Tai-Hoon Cho, Chong T. Ng, Thomas T. Drayer, Philip Araman, Robert L. Brisbon. 1992. A Machine Vision System for Automatically Grading Hardwood Lumber - (Industrial Metrology)
• D. Earl Kline, Eugene M. Wengert, Philip Araman, Powsiri Klinkhachorn. 1992. Hardwood Lumber Edger and Trimmer Training System
• Michael W. Wade, Steven H. Bullard, Philip H. Steele, Philip Araman. 1992. Estimating Hardwood Sawmill Conversion Efficiency Based on Sawing Machine and Log.
• D. Earl Kline, Y. Jason Hou, Richard W. Conners, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 1992. Lumber Scanning System for Surface Defect Detection
• D. Earl Kline, Richard Conners, Philip Araman. 1992. Development of a Computer Vision Technology for the Forest Products Manufacturing Industry
• Philip Araman. 1992. High Stakes for Medium Grades
• D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1992. Design and Evaluation of Wood Processing Facilities Using Object-Oriented Simulation
• Dongping Zhu, R.W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1991. CT Image Sequence Processing For Wood Defect Recognition
• Dongping Zhu, Richard W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1991. 3-D Signal Processing in a Computer Vision System
• Robert J. Bush, Steven A. Sinclair, Philip Araman. 1991. Determinant Product and Supplier Attributes in Domestic Markets for Hardwood Lumber
• Guillermo Mendoza, William Sprouse, Philip Araman, William Luppold. 1991. CEASAW: A User-Friendly Computer Environment Analysis for the Sawmill Owner
• Dongping Zhu, Richard W. Conners, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Philip Araman. 1991. CT Image Sequence Analysis for Object Recognition - A Rule-Based 3-D Computer Vision System
• Dongping Zhu, Richard W. Conners, Frederick Lamb, Philip Araman. 1991. A Computer Vision System forLocating and Identifying Internal Log Defects Using CT Imagery
• Robert J. Bush, Steven A. Sinclair, Philip Araman. 1991. A Qualitative Investigation of Competition in the U.S. Hardwood Lumber Industry
• John A. McLeod, Marshall S. White, Paul A. Ifju, Philip Araman. 1991. Flexural Properties of Eastern Hardwood Pallet Parts
• Guillermo A. Mendoza, Roger J. Meimban, Philip Araman, William Luppold. 1991. Combined Log Inventory and Process Simulation Models for the Planning and Control of Sawmill Operations
• G.A. Mendoza, R.J. Meimban, W.G. Luppold, Philip Araman. 1991. Combining Simulation and Optimization Models for Hardwood Lumber Production
• D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman, C. Regalado. 1991. Increasing Hardwood Lumber Recovery and Value at the Edger and Trimmer
• Philip H. Steele, Michael W. Wade, Steven H. Bullard, Philip Araman. 1991. Relative Performance of Hardwood Sawing Machines
• Tai-Hoon Cho, Richard W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1991. A Comparison of Rule-Based, K-Nearest Neighbor, and Neural Net Classifiers for Automated
• Philip Araman, John Tansey. 1991. Harvest of Plenty - Overview
• Philip Araman, John Tansey. 1991. U.S. Has Plenty of Hardwood, but Much of It's Not For Sale
• Guillermo A. Mendoza, Roger J. Meimban, William Sprouse, William Luppold, Philip Araman. 1991. An Integrated Management Support and Production Control System for Hardwood Forest Products
• Philip Araman. 1991. Proper Edging and Trimming Will Help Improve Lumber Value
• Philip Araman. 1991. U.S. hardwood product exports, hardwood exports to Korea, hardwood resource situation, and the future of U.S. exports to Korea
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1991. A Comparison of Market Needs to the Species and Quality Composition of the Eastern Hardwood
• Philip Araman. 1991. Supplying the Pacific Rim With U.S. Hardwoods
• Timothy D. Faust, Robert H. McAlister, Peter J. Stewart, Frederick W. Cubbage, Philip Araman. 1991. Potential Utilization of Sweetgum for Structural Lumber
• Philip Araman, Tai-Hoon Cho, D. Zhu, R. Conners. 1991. Computer Vision Systems for Hardwood Logs and Lumber
• Philip Araman, John Tansey. 1990. The U.S. Hardwood Situation Related to Exports
• Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1990. Optimizing Product Attributes to Gain Competitive Advantage in Markets for Hardwood Lumber
• Philip Araman. 1990. Possible Computer Vision Systems and Automated or Computer-Aided Edging and Trimming
• Fred M. Lamb, Eugene M. Wengert, Philip Araman, Brecc Avellar, Frederick A. Kamke, John Muench, Marshall S. White. 1990. Industrial Development Opportunities For Wood Products In Virginia
• D. Earl Kline, Philip Araman. 1990. Computer Simulation of a Hardwood Processing Plant
• Richard W. Conners, Tai-Hoon Cho, Chong T. Ng, Thomas H. Drayer, Joe G. Tront, Philip Araman, Robert L. Brisbon. 1990. A Machine Vision System for Automatically Grading Hardwood Lumber - (Proceedings)
• Tai-Hoon Cho, Richard W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1990. A Computer Vision System for Automated Grading of Rough Hardwood Lumber Using a Knowledge-Based Approach
• Richard W. Conners, Tai-Hoon Cho, Chong T. Ng, Thomas T. Drayer, Philip Araman, Robert L. Brisbon. 1990. A Multisensor Machine Vision System for Hardwood Defect Detection
• Philip Araman. 1990. Possible Computer Systems for Future Hardwood Mills
• Robert J. Bush, Steven A. Sinclair, Philip Araman. 1990. Matching Your Hardwood Lumber to Market Needs
• Tai-Hoon Cho, Richard W. Conners, Philip Araman. 1990. A Computer Vision System forAnalyzing Images of Rough Hardwood Lumber
• Robert J. Bush, Steven A. Sinclair, Philip Araman. 1990. Match Your Hardwood Lumber to Current Market Needs
• D. Earl Kline, Eugene M. Wengert, Philip Araman. 1990. Automatic Edging and Trimming of Hardwood Lumber
• Philip Araman, Fred Lamb. 1990. Hardwood Dimension Stock and Furniture Parts Including Export Opportunities
• Philip Araman. 1989. North American Trading Outlook For Hardwood
• Steven A. Sinclair, Robert J. Bush, Philip Araman. 1989. Marketing Hardwoods to Furniture Producers
• Richard W. Conners, Tai-Hoon Cho, Philip Araman. 1989. Automated Grading of Rough Hardwood Lumber
• Philip Araman. 1989. Hardwood Export Markets: A Look at the Past, A Look at the Future
• Richard W. Conners, Tai-Hoon Cho, Philip Araman. 1989. Lumber Grading With A Computer Vision System
• Philip Araman. 1989. Hardwood Exports Discussed at Meeting
• Philip Araman. 1989. U.S. hardwood exports, hardwood exports to Japan, hardwood resource situation, and the future of U.S. exports to Japan
• Philip Araman. 1988. Pacific Rim and Midle East Markets for Hardwood Products
• Philip Araman. 1988. Secondary Products (Markets, Competition, and Technological Improvements)
• Philip Araman. 1988. Araman Looks at Exports Past and Future
• Philip Araman. 1988. The Changing Hardwood Export Market and Research to Keep the U.S. Competitive
• William Luppold, Philip A. Araman, Philip Araman. 1988. Hardwood trade trends: U.S. exports
• Philip Araman. 1987. Eastern United States Hardwood Sawtimber Resources and Export Potential
• Philip Araman. 1987. Eastern U.S. Select Export Species Hardwood Resources
• Philip Araman. 1987. Standard Sizes for Rough-Dimension Exports to Europe and Japan
• Bruce Hansen, Philip Araman. 1985. Hardwood Blanks Expand Export Opportunities
• Philip Araman. 1983. Standard-Size Blanks for Furniture and Cabinets
• Philip Araman. 1979. To Make Long Character-Marked Cuttings From Low-Grade Yellow-Poplar Lumber - Rip First

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., Forest Products, 1975
• North Carolina State University, B.S., Wood Technology, 1968
• Paul Smith's College, A.A.S., Forestry, 1965