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Kyra Wood
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Kyra Wood
Post-doctoral Fellow in Timber Design and Construction
CSAW
Room IC202 , Architecture & Design
+61 03 6324 4487 (phone)
General Responsibilities
Delivery and management of projects funded by the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI).
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Fields of Research
- Timber, Pulp and Paper (091210)
- Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design) (120104)
- Building Science and Techniques (120202)
- Industrial Design (120305)
- Construction Materials (090503)
- Architectural Design (120101)
Research Objectives
- Wood Sawing and Veneer (860505)
- Timber Materials (870305)
- Expanding Knowledge in Engineering (970109)
- Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design (970112)
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
5
Total funding
$1,545,250
Projects
Sensing technology and digital tools to support decision-making in hardwood timber drying (2019 - 2021)$358,750
- Description
- A Tasmanian based project aiming to develop and validate a timber drying technology suite with an accompanying decision support tool app, for higher value product recovery across the wider timber industry in Australia and overseas.
- Funding
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation ($315,000)
- Collaborators
- Britton Timbers ($20,000); McKay Investments Pty Ltd ($3,750); Porta Mouldings Pty Ltd ($5,000); Sustainable Timber Tasmania ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Nolan G; Kefayati G; Tolooiyan AS; Lee MW; Vega Rivero MH; Williams DR; Wood K
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
Developing Laminated structural elements from fibre-managed plantation hardwood (2019 - 2021)$245,000
- Description
- This project will develop the grading, jointing and gluing expertise and results necessary for the productionof structurally reliable glue laminated elements from boards from a fibre-managed plantation hardwoodresource.
- Funding
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation ($200,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jiao H; Nolan G; Sigrist C; Taoum A; Wood K
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
New methods of reliably demonstrating species durability in commercially relevant timeframes. (2019 - 2021)$275,000
- Description
- This project explores ways in which to demonstrate acceptable durability of natural and modified Tasmanian hardwood species in commercially relevant timeframes, tests material not covered by current durability standards, and establishes longer duration comparative trials of testing processes and material performance.
- Funding
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation ($275,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation
- Research Team
- Wood K; Morrell J; Nolan G
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
Increasing the durability and other material characteristics of Tasmanian hardwoods (2018 - 2021)$330,000
- Description
- This project focuses on increasing the desirable material characteristics of Tasmanian hardwood species: Tasmanian oak and plantation hardwoods, for use in several product groups: sawn appearance board, cladding, veneer-based products and glue assembled products: glulam and cross laminated timber (CLT).
- Funding
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation ($320,000)
- Collaborators
- Neville Smith Forest Products ($5,000); Sustainable Timber Tasmania ($5,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Nolan G; Kotlarewski NJ; Lee MW; Vega Rivero MH; Ozarska B; Belleville B; Wood K
- Period
- 2018 - 2021
Developing a New Generation of Tasmanian Appearance Hardwood Products for In-State Design and Manufacturing (2018 - 2021)$336,500
- Description
- This project will develop a new generation of hardwood appearance products for manufacture in-state using current and new technologies from the available native, reclaimed, and plantation resources.
- Funding
- FWPA - National Institute for Forest Products Innovation ($270,000)
- Collaborators
- Britton Timbers ($10,000); Forico Pty Ltd ($10,000); McKay Investments Pty Ltd ($10,000); SFM Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd ($10,000); Ta Ann Tasmania ($6,500); Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Wallis LH; Sawyer M; Nolan G; Wood K; Lee MW; Ozarska B; Belleville B; Power J
- Period
- 2018 - 2021