Rubin Shmulsky

STARKVILLE, Mississippi — The 24th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium recently honored Mississippi State faculty member Rubin Shmulsky with its Distinguished Service Award. The Warren S. Thompson Professor of Wood Science and Technology in MSU’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Shmulsky, is being honored for his impactful research and leadership in wood science and engineering. He was recognized at the Vicksburg symposium, cohosted by MSU’s Department of Sustainable Bioproducts and the USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory. Kevin Ragon, associate professor in MSU’s sustainable bioproducts department and member of the nominating committee, noted Shmulsky’s extensive knowledge and dedication to the field. …An MSU graduate with a master’s degree in forest products and Ph.D. in forest resources, Shmulsky has served as a sustainable bioproducts faculty member for 22 years, including 18 as department head and six as associate director of MSU’s Sustainable Energy Research Center.