Audrey Zink-Sharp

Audrey Zink-Sharp, professor of wood science in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emerita title may be conferred on retired faculty members … in recognition of exemplary service to the university. …A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 32 years, Zink-Sharp made significant research contributions to the study of wood science, the impact of wood anatomy, and the quality of the creation of sustainable wood and forest products. In addition, she has served as associate department head, interim department head, and graduate program director for the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials. …She has also served the Society of Wood Science and Technology, the Forest Products Society, the Society of Experimental Mechanics, and the European Society of Wood Mechanics as an elected official in several capacities.