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Society of Wood Science and Technology

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Membership Qualifications

A member shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university as defined in Section 3 of the Constitution, and shall have met the formal education requirements or satisfied the permissible substitutions specified in the Bylaws.

Requirements for Membership Through Formal Education

1.  The Bachelor of Science or an advanced degree in the field of Wood Science and Technology or Forest Products.

2.  The curriculum of study includes the following elements: A foundation in mathematics (including differential and integral calculus), chemistry (including organic chemistry), general physics and biology. A minimum background in Wood Science, including biology of wood, physics and chemistry of wood, and wood engineering. A meaningful program of study involving at least two or more of the following areas of concentration: basic sciences and wood science, wood technology, pulp and paper technology, forestry and wood utilization, and industrial engineering and business, including quality control and management.

3.  Deficiencies in one of the wood sciences may be made up by credit earned in advanced courses in related general sciences. Deficiencies in areas of concentration may be made up by work experience in concentration area.

Requirements for Membership Through Specialized Experience

1.  The B.S. or higher degree in the field of mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, management, economics, engineering, business or forestry.

2.  At least two years of employment related to the wood industry in a reasonably technical position (please specify).

Requirements for Student Membership

Full-time enrollment in a graduate or undergraduate curriculum which will permit qualification for membership.

Requirements for Developing  Country International Membership
1.  Member shall be from a qualifying list of developing countries as  recognized by SWST.
2.  The member shall have the same requirements for membership as  listed in Article II above.

Note:  Developing Country Memberships include electronic access to publications only.  No hard copies.

 

I am applying based on the following qualifications:

Membership Thru Formal Education ($75) Membership Thru Specialized Education ($75) Student Membership ($25) Retiree Membership ($40) Developing Country: Individual Membership ($15) Developing Country: Individual Student Membership ($5) Developing Country: GROUP of 10 Full Members ($130) Developing Country: GROUP of 10 Students ($40)      

If Developing country:  Select qualifying country... Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem Rep Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Herzegovina and Bosnia Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Islands Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyz Republic Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic) Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia, Federated States Moldova Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Oman Pakistan Palau Islands Palestinian Administered Areas Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Romania Rwanda Samoa San Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia & Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka St Helena St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent & Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanatu Vietnam Wallis & Futuna Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

 

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I hereby make application to become a member of the Society of Wood Science and Technology. I agree to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws and to support and promote the purposes and objectives of the Society of Wood Science and Technology.

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Last updated: 10/28/07
For further information, please contact Vicki Herian at vicki@swst.org