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Daniel Ridley-Ellis BEng, MRes, PhD, FIMMM

Advisory Committee Member

Dan Ridley-Ellis is Associate Professor and head of the Centre Wood Science and Technology at Edinburgh Napier University.  His main area of research is understanding the properties of wood, and how they are influenced by tree growth, forest management, and climate.

 

He represents the UK at European Standards Committees for grading of construction timber, and the majority of structural sawn timber produced in the UK is now graded with settings he developed.  He was named “woodland hero” for 2016 by Grown in Britain, and is also active in online learning, public engagement and science communication.