General Information
The Laboratory of Wood Technology was founded in 1975 and, along with the Laboratory of Forest Products Utilization, form, since 1983, the Department of Harvesting and Technology of Forest Products of the School of Forestry and Natural Environment of AUTh. It is included in the Research Laboratories of AUTh (AUTH-LABS). As regards Greece, from its foundation till today, it constitutes the main and most dynamic unit of research and education in the following scientific subjects:
- Wood Technology
- Chemistry and Chemical Technology of Wood
- Forest Industries
- Technologies for the production of wood-based composites
- Technologies for the production of sawn wood
- Technologies of wood products preservation and improvement
- Technologies for wood products recycling
- Safety of wood products
- Standardization - Quality control - Quality assurance of wood products
- Application of new technologies in the production of wooden structures – furniture
- Environmental impact of forest products utilization
