Lyon heads national technology group

Lyon

Dr. Duane Lyon is the new president of the national Society of Wood Science and Technology.

Lyon heads the Furniture Research Unit within the Forest Products Laboratory's Forest and Wildlife Research Center. He was serving as the SWST president-elect.

SWST is a worldwide organization of wood scientists, engineers and other professionals with an interest in wood. The society is responsible for evaluating and accrediting educational programs at colleges and universities in the U.S. In addition, it serves as a communications tool linking academia, government and industry on public education issues and policy involving natural resources. SWST also publishes the Wood and Fiber Science Journal.