Southern Illinois University Carbondale

            B.  Offices Held and Honors Awarded in Professional Associations:

                         Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society of North America); 1977 – Present

                        Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture); 1973 – Present

Xi Sigma Pi (Forest Resource Management Honor Society); 1979 - Present

Forest Products Research Society:  Chairman, Biology Technical Committee,

                          Forest Products Research Society, 1980‑1981; Vice‑Chairman, Hardwood

                          Lumber Technical Interest Group ‑ 1987‑89; Midwest Section, Trustee and

                          Correspondent, 1987‑89; Midwest Section, Secretary and Correspondent, 1989‑90;

                          Midwest Section, Vice‑Chairman, 1990‑91; Midwest Section, Chairman, 1991-92;

  Membership Chairman, 1992-1994; Regional Board Member, 2001-2004; General
              Chair, National meeting, 2002.

                         International Union of Forestry Research Organizations:  Second Deputy Chairman of
                         Subject Group S 5.01 "Wood Quality", 1989‑present; Leader of  Working Group S 5.01.02
                         "Natural Variations in Wood Quality", 1989‑2004

                        Society of Wood Science and Technology:  Member of the committee to select the recipient                                 for the George Marra Award of Excellence in Research, 1987

                        Tri‑State Forestry Conference:  Member of the Marketing Forest Products Committee,
                         1988-89

                        Walnut Council:  Federal Representative and member of the Executive Committee,    
                        1987‑1990; Walnut Council Achievement Award Committee Member, 1988; Program Chairman
                        of Fourth Black Walnut Symposium, 1989; Editor of Poceedings for Fourth Black Walnut
                        Symposium, 1989; Chairman, Utilization and Marketing Committee, 1990‑1994

                        Illinois Council on Forestry Development:  Member Economic/Rural Development Task Force,
                        1992-present; Co-Chair, 1997-present

                        Society of American Foresters - Illinois Chapter, Membership Chairman, 1992-present; Fellow
                       (elected 1998)

Illinois Wood Products Association, Consultant, 1989-present; Executive Director, 1997- Present

                        International Association of Wood Anatomists Council Member, 1994-1996

                        National Planning Committee for Wood Products Research - North Central Regional
                        Representative, 1994-1997

                        Provost’s Faculty Roles and Responsibilities Committee

                        University Campus Environmental Committee

                        International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

               C.    Evaluation of manuscripts for journals and book publishers and of grant proposals for agencies:

                         Reviewer for Forest Products Journal

                        Reviewer for Wood and Fiber Science

                        Reviewer for Canadian Journal of Forest Research

                        Reviewer for Journal - International Association of Wood Anatomists

                        Reviewer of grant proposals for USDA - Competitive Research Grants Office

                        Reviewer of grant proposals for SBIR - Small Business Innovative Research Grants Office

                        Reviewer of Experiment Station Project - University of Missouri-Columbia

VIII.     PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Warrensburg, MO, April 24‑25, 1970.  "Anatomical study of included sapwood in eastern red-cedar."

                         Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Cape Girardeau, MO, April 28‑29, 1972.
                        "Use of the scanning electron microscope in wood anatomy studies."   

Central States Electron Microscopy Spring Meeting, Columbia, MO, May 19‑20, 1972.  "Scanning electron microscopy of charcoal."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Maryville, MO, April 26‑27, 1974. 
"Anatomical studies of radical cracks in black oak."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Liberty, MO, April 25‑26, 1975.  "Some anatomical and chemical observations of marine borer damage to untreated white pine."

 Twenty‑ninth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Portland, OR, June 15‑20, 1975.  "Anatomy of xylem tissue formation associated with radial seams and cracks in black oak."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Rolla, MO, April 22‑24, 1976.  "Some anatomical observations of xylem tissue in basal wounded white oak and black oak."

 Thirtieth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 11‑16, 1976.  "Anatomical response to basal injury in white and black oak."

 Thirty‑first Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Denver, CO, July 3‑8, 1977.  "Some anatomical observations on the influence of morphactins on wood formation in Carpinus betulus L."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Joplin, MO, April 28‑29, 1978.  "Anatomical changes in willow induced by two synthetic hormones."

 Botanical Society of America meeting, Blacksburg, VA, June 25‑30, 1978.  "Some anatomical observations on the effect of morphactin IT 3456 and ethrel on wood formation in Salix fragilis L."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Jefferson City, MO, April 27‑28, 1979.  "Color measurement of wood."

 Thirty‑third Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, San Francisco, CA, July 8‑13, 1979.  "Color characterization of black walnut veneer."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Kirksville, MO, April 25‑26, 1980.  "Some microscopic examinations of the color of walnut veneer."

 Thirty‑fourth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Boston, MA, July 6‑11, 1980.  "Comparison of elemental chemical constituents of black walnut wood to those in the surrounding soil."

 Second Chemical Congress of the North American Continent, American Chemical Society (Cellulose, Paper and Textile Division), Las Vegas, NV, August 25‑29, 1980.  "Some relationships between inorganic elements in the soil and in black walnut wood."

Thirty‑fifth Annual Meeting, Forest Product Research Society, Minneapolis, MN, July 21‑26, 1981.  "short rotation intensively cultured hybrid larch as a potential source of kraft pulp."

 Thirty‑sixth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, New Orleans, LA, June 20‑25, 1982.  "Kraft pulping of biomass components from intensively cultured poplar trees."

 Nineteenth Annual Meeting, North American Poplar Council, Rhinelander, WI, July 20‑22, 1982.  "Utilization potential of SRIC poplar raw material ‑ A status report."

 Research and Development Program Review, Maximum Yield of Wood and Energy from Intensively Cultured Plantations, Rhinelander, WI, January 26‑27, 1983.  "New products from SRIC raw material."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, St. Louis, MO, April 29‑30, 1983.  "Some factors which influence wood properties."

 IAWA‑IUFRO All‑Division 5 Conference, Madison, WI, June 27‑July 5, 1983.  "Raw material evaluation of short rotation intensively cultured Populus coppice."

 North American Wood Drying Symposium, Mississippi State, MS, November 27‑28, 1984.  "High‑pressure steam drying:  effects on vapor movement pathways."

 Annual Meeting, Missouri Academy of Science, Springfield, MO, April 27, 1985.  "Development of tension wood in self‑straightening black walnut trees."

 Thirty‑ninth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Orlando, FL, June 23‑27, 1985.  "Effect of IAA on compression wood formation in Douglas‑fir."

 Thirty‑ninth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Orlando, FL, June 23‑27, 1985.  "Wood formation in self‑straightening black walnut trees."

 Forty‑first Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Louisville, Kentucky, June 21‑24, 1987.  "Some wood and drying properties of plantation‑ and naturaly‑grown black walnut trees."

 Forty‑third Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Reno, Nevada, June 25‑28,1989.  "Wood and processing properties of planted white oak from a thinned and an unthinned site."

 Black Walnut Symposium, Carbondale, Illinois, July 30‑August 2, 1989.  "How management practices influence black walnut wood properties."

 Forty‑forth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, June    
             24‑27, 1990.  "Natural defects in wood."  Invited paper before planning session.

XIX World Congress, International Union of Forestry Research Organization, Montreal,
            Canada, August 5‑11, 1990.  "Past, present, and future wood quality consideration for fire
             hardwoods of the United States."

National Wooden Pallet and Container Association, Summer Seminar and Exposition, Orlando, FL, July 12-14, 1991.  "The health of the pallet industry:  vital statistics for 1990."

 All Division 5 Conference, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, Nancy, France, August 23-28, 1992.  "Color Studies of Black Walnut:  Past Studies and Recent Efforts."

 Fall Convention, Illinois Wood Products Association, Moline, IL, Nov. 6-7, 1992.  "The Timber Bridge Initiative:  Business Plan."

 Spring Meeting, Midwest Section - Forest Products Society, Centerville, IA, April 21, 1993.  "Illinois' Timber Bridge Business Plans."

 Export Seminar, Spring Meeting, Illinois Wood Products Association, Rend Lake Resort, IL, May 7, 1993.  "Market Opportunities for Illinois Wood Products Exporters."

                         Forty-seventh Annual Meeting, Forest Products Society, Clearwater Beach, FL,
                        June 20-23, 1993.  "Color Analyses of Edge-Glued White Oak Furniture Stock."

Invited Presentations:

 Tree Stress Short Course, Columbia, MO, March 1, 1978, Instructor on "Seams, Cracks, and Scalds."

 Fine Hardwoods‑American Walnut Meeting, St. Joseph, MO, May 23‑24, 1979, Presented session on "Wood Color‑Stress Relationships."

 Tree‑Farm Day‑Agricultural Science Week, Columbia, MO, February 8, 1984, Conducted workshop on "Fuelwood As A Woodland Crop."

 Advisory Council to School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Ashland Wildlife Area, Ashland, MO, October 4, 1984, Presented session on the hybrid poplar field demonstration area to Council members.

 Walnut Council Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, July 26‑28, 1987.  Invited to participate as a speaker‑panelist at session on "Do Plantations = Profits?"  Gave paper on:  "Influences on plantation culture on lumber grades and values."

                         Forty-forth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Research Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, June                                 24-27, 1990.  "Natural defects in wood."  Invited paper before planning session. 

Capital Area Woodworkers Club meeting, Springfield, IL, February 3, 1992.  Presentation on Wood Identification.

The Citizens Recycling Coalition of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL.  April 27, 1994.  The Wood Pallet Industry in the U.S. and Trends in Pallet Recycling.

 Society of American Foresters, 1993 National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, November 7-10, 1993.  "The Marketing Challenge... The Changing Scene - or is it?"

                         Forty - ninth Annual Meeting, Forest Products Society, Portland, Oregon, June 25-28, 1995.
                         “Juvenile Wood in Hardwoods?”Invited presentation

IX.       PUBLICATIONS

             Books:

Phelps, J.E. (ed.) 1989.  The Continuing Quest for Quality.  Proceedings of the Fourth Black Walnut Symposium, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, July 30 to August 2, 1989.

            Articles in Professional Journals:

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr. and J.E. Phelps.  1972.  Intercellular spaces in eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.).  Wood Sci.  4(4):225‑229.

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr., J.E. Phelps, and J.C. Ward.  1974.  Ultrastructure observations of tangential shake formations in hardwoods.  Wood Sci.  6(3):206‑211.

 Phelps, J.E., M. Saniewski, M. Smolinski, J. Pieniazek, and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1974.  A note on the structure of morphactin‑induced wood in two coniferous species.  Wood and Fiber 6(1):13‑17.

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr., J.E. Phelps, and P.J.‑Y. Lieu.  1974.  A note on light and electron microscopy studies of white pine exposed to marine borer damage.  Wood and Fiber 6(3):253‑260.

 Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, Jr., and P.J.‑Y Lieu.  1975.  Anatomy of xylem tissue formation associated with radial seams and cracks in black oak.  Wood Sci.  8(1):397‑405.

 Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, Jr., J. Pieniazek, M. Saniewski, and M. Smolinski.  1975.  A scanning electron microscope study of the structure of normal, tension and morphactin IT 3456 induced wood in Aesculus hippocastanum.  Bull. de L'Academie Polanaise des Sciences XXIII(7):495‑497.

 Phelps, J.E., J.L. Chambers, and T.M. Hinckley.  1976.  Some morphological, ecological, and physiological traits of four Ozark forest species.  In Proc. Central Hardwood Forest Conf., Carbondale, IL.  pages 231‑243.  (Refereed Article)

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr. P.J.‑Y. Lieu, and J.E. Phelps.  1976.  Analyses of wood formation associated with tree injury ‑ loose heart in a white oak, and radial seams and cracks in two black oaks.  Applied Polymer Symposium No. 28:1261‑1282.  (Refereed Article)

 Phelps, J.E. and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1977.  Anatomical responses to basal injury in white and black oak.  Wood Sci.  10(1):15‑21.

 Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, Jr., M. Smolinski, M. Saniewski, and Janina Pieniazek.  1977.  A note on the formation of compression wood induced by morphactin IT 3456 in Thuja shoots.  Wood and Fiber 8(4):223‑227.

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr. and J.E. Phelps.  1977.  Abnormal tyloses development in white and black oaks.  In Proc. Workshop on Other Biological Applications for the SEM/TEM.  Vol. II.  IIT Res. Inst., Chicago, IL.  pages 677‑681.  (Refereed Article)

 Dougherty, P.M., R.O. Teskey, J.E. Phelps, and T.M. Hinckley.  1979.  Net photosynthesis and early growth trends of a dominant white oak (Quercus alba L.).  Plant Physiology 64:930‑935.

 Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, Jr., M. Saniewski, Janina Pieniazek, and M. Smolinski.  1980.  Some anatomical observations on the effect of morphactin IT 3456 and ethrel on wood formation in Salix fragilis L.  IAWA Bulletin n.s. 1(1‑2):76‑82.

 Smolinski, M., M. Saniewski, J. Pieniazek, J.E. Phelps, and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1980.  Anatomical observations on the influence of morphactin on wood formation of Carpinus betulus L. and Syringa vulgaris L. shoots.  Acta Agrobotanica 33(1):102‑107.

                        Isebrands, J.G., D.W. Einspahr, J.E. Phelps, and J.B. Crist.  1982.  Kraft pulp and paper properties of juvenile hybrid larch grown under intensive culture.  TAPPI 65(9):122‑126.

 Phelps, J.E., J.G. Isebrands, and D. Jowett.  1982.  Raw material quality of short‑rotation, intensively cultured Populus clones.  I.  A comparison of stem and branch properties at three spacings.  IAWA Bulletin n.s. 3(3‑4):193‑200.

 Phelps, J.E., N.D. Nelson, W.J. Rietveld, and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1983.  Rates of ethylene production by parenchyma cells in black walnut sapwood.  Wood and Fiber Sci.  15(1):23‑27.

 Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, Jr., H.E. Garrett, and G.S. Cox.  1983.  Growth‑quality evaluation of black walnut wood.  Part II.  Color analyses of veneer produced on different sites.  Wood and Fiber Sci.  15(2):177‑185.

Phelps, J.E. and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1983.  Growth‑quality evaluation of black walnut wood.  Part III.  An anatomical study of color characteristics of black walnut veneer.  Wood and Fiber Sci. 15(3):212‑218.

Phelps, J.E., J.G. Isebrands, D.W. Einspahr, J.B. Crist, and J.A. Sturos.  1985.  Wood and
             paper properties of vacuum airlift segregated juvenile poplar whole‑tree chips.  Woodand Fiber             Sci. 17(4):529‑539.

 Starbuck, C.J. and J.E. Phelps.  1986.  Induction of compression wood in rooted cuttings in Pseudotsuga Menziesii (Mirb.) Franco by indole‑3‑acetic acid.  IAWA Bulletin n.s. 7(1):13‑16.

 Cutter, B.E. and J.E. Phelps.  1986.  High‑pressure steam drying:  effects on permeability.  Forest Prod. J. 36(6):19‑20.     

 Phelps, J.E., J.G. Isebrands, and R.M. Teclaw.  1987.  Raw material quality of short‑rotation, intensively cultured Populus clones.  II.  Wood and bark from first‑rotation stems and stems grown from coppice.  IAWA Bulletin n.s. 8(2):182‑186.

 Helmer, Wayne A., Kevin Caraker, Edward C. Workman, Jr., and John Phelps.  1988.  Effect of wood‑to‑coal fuel percent and underfire air on sulfur emissions and percent fuel energy loss during cofiring of wood and coal.  Forest Prod. J. 38(11/12):49‑54.

 Phelps, J.E. and P.Y.S. Chen.  1989.  Lumber and wood properties of plantation‑grown and naturally grown black walnut.  Forest Prod. J. 39(2):58‑60.

 Rink, George and John E. Phelps.  1989.  Variation in heartwood and sapwood properties among 10‑year‑old black walnut trees.  Wood and Fiber Sci. 21(2):177‑182.

 Phelps, J.E.  1989.  How management practices influence black walnut wood properties.  In "The Continuing Quest for Quality", Proceedings of the Fourth Black Walnut Symposium, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, July 30‑August 2, 1989.  pages 21‑29.

 McCurdy, Dwight R. and John E. Phelps.  1991.  A Regional Comparison of the Pallet Industry, 1990.  Pallet Enterprise 11(7):10-12.

 McCurdy, Dwight R. and John E. Phelps.  1991.  Illinois Timber Harvests in 1990.  Illinois Research. 33(4):20.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1991.  Pallet production in the United States, 1990.  Pallet Digest 12(4):34-37.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1991.  Who bought and cut Illinois timber in 1990?  The Northern Logger and Timber Processor 40(3):19-21.

Phelps, J.E. and P.Y.S. Chen.  1991.  Wood and drying properties of white oak from thinned and unthinned plantations.  Forest Prod. J. 41(6):34-38.

 Phelps, John E. and Dwight R. McCurdy.  1991.  Secondary Wood Industries:  Where the Value is!  Illinois Research.  Illinois Research 33(4):8-10.

 McCurdy, Dwight R. and John E. Phelps.  1992.  Trends in the United States Pallet Industry:  1980, 1985, and 1990.  Forest Prod. J. 42(1):25-28.

 Phelps, John E. and Dwight R. McCurdy.  1992.  Fourteen-year trends in practices of Illinois Timber Buyers.  Forest Prod. J. 42(2):31-32.

 Phelps, John, Michael Wagner, Dwight McCurdy, and Robert Beck.  1992.  Economic Impact Analysis of a Hardwood Lumber Dry Kiln Operation in Southern Illinois.  Illinois Business Review  49(1):14-15, 20.

 Phelps, John E. and Edward C. Workman, Jr.  1992.  Vessel area studies in black walnut (Juglans nigra L.).  Wood and Fiber Sci. 24(1):60-67.

 Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1992.  Fourteen-year trends in practices of Illinois timber buyers.  Forest Prod. J. 42(2):31-32.

 Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1993.  Railroad tie production in the United States, 1991.  Forest Prod. J.  43(3):15-18.

 Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1993.  Sawmill production in the United States.  1991.  Forest Prod. J.  43(3):19-21.

 Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1993.  The Illinois Pallet Industry, 1990.  Northern Journal of Applied Forestry  10(1):39-40.   

 Phelps, J.E., D.D. Stokke and A.D. Pugel.  1994.  Color Analysis of White Oak, Edge-glued Furniture Panel Stock.  For. Prod. J.  44(2):35-38.

 Phelps, J.E. and E.C. Workman, Jr.  1994.  Vessel Area Studies in White Oak (Quercus Alba L.).  Wood and Fiber Sci.  26(3):315-322.

 Stokke, D. D., A. D. Pugel and J. E. Phelps.  1995.  Variation in lightness of white oak dimension stock.  For. Prod. J. 45(10):51-56.

 Pugel, A.D., J. E. Phelps and D.D. Stokke.  1995.  Improving visual sorting of dimension stock.  For. Prod. J. 45(11/12):57-60.

 Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1997.  Twenty-year trends in practices of Illinois timber buyers.  Forest Products Journal 47(9):31-32.

Mangun, J.C. and J. E. Phelps.  2000.  Profiling existing markets:  The Illinois secondary solid wood products industry.  Forest Products Journal  50(5):55-60.

 Cutter, B.E., M.V. Coggeshall, J.E. Phelps, and D.D. Stokke.  2004.  Impacts of forest management activities on selected hardwood wood quality attributes: A review.   Wood and Fiber Science 36(1): 84-97.

      Popular and Creative Writing:

 Phelps, J.E.  1985.  Variation in seasonal moisture content.  In Northern Hardwood Notes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN.  Note No. 5.03.

 Phelps, J.E. 2001.  Wood: Materials used for Veneers and Panels in Encyclopedia of Materials:  Science and Technology.  Elsevier Science Ltd.

      Book Reviews:

 Phelps, J.E.  1981.  Book review in Journal of Forestry 79(10):69 5 (Desch, H.E., revised by J.M. Dinwoodie.  1981.  Timber:  Its Structure, Properties and Utilization.  6th Edition, Timber Press, Forest Grove, Oregon).

     Symposium and Research Bulletins:

 Millikan, D.F., B. Granroth, J.E. Phelps, and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1972.  Investigations on the causes of graft failure in cultivated pears.  Trans., Missouri Acad. Sci.  6:38‑43.

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr., P.S. Szopa, and J.E. Phelps.  1974.  Use of scanning electron microscopy in studies of wood charcoal formation.  In Scanning Electron Microscopy/1974, Part II, Proc. Workshop on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Plant Science.  IIT Res. Inst., Chicago, IL.  pages 469‑476.

 McGinnes, E.A. Jr., J.E. Phelps, and P.J.‑Y. Lieu.  1975.  Anatomical and chemical analyses of untreated white pine exposed to marine borer damage.  In Proc. Third Internl. Biodegradation Symposium, Kingston, RI.  pages 967‑978.

 Saniewski, M., M. Smolinski, J. Pieniazek, J.E. Phelps, and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1977.  Studies on the effect of morphactin on cambial activity and wood differentiation in some hardwood and softwood species.  In Proc. Second Internl. Symp. on Plant Growth Regulators.  Sofia, Bulgaria.  pages 477‑480.

 McGinnes, E.A., Jr., J.E. Phelps, P.S. Szopa, and A.L. Shigo.  1977.  Wood anatomy after tree injury ‑ a pictorial study.  Univ. Missouri Ag. Exper. Stat., Res. Bull. No. 1025.  35 pages.

Phelps, J.E. and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1980.  Discolorations and streaks in black walnut ‑ a microscopic evaluation.  In Mitteilungen der BFH, No. 131.  Hamburg‑Reinbek, Germany.  pages 99‑112.

 Phelps, J.E. and E.A. McGinnes, Jr.  1980.  Color of black walnut ‑ macroscopic and microscopic studies.  In Mitteilungen der BFH, No. 131.  Hamburg‑Reinbek, Germany.  pages 169‑193.

 Phelps, J.E.  1983.  Biomass from intensively cultured plantations as an energy, chemical, and nutritional feedstock.  In Intensive Plantation Culture:  12 Years Research.  U.S. Department of Agriculture, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Gen. Tech. Rept.  NC‑91.  pages 131‑138.

 Phelps, J.E. and B.E. Cutter.  1984.  High‑pressure steam‑drying:  Effects on vapor movement pathways.  In Proc. North Amer. Wood Drying Symp., Mississippi State, MS.  Nov. 27‑28, 1984.  pages 140‑143.

 Phelps, J.E. and R.C. Smith.  1985.  Wood‑using industries:  their contribution to the Missouri economy.  University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. EC 956.  19 p.

 Chen, P.Y.S. and J.E. Phelps.  1989.  Effects of selected practices on lumber grade and drying properties of two central hardwood species.  Proceedings, Western Dry Kiln Association, May 3‑5, 1989.  pages 46-52.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1991.  A comparison of Illinois timber buyers:  1976, 1982, 1984, and 1990.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 16.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1991.  Sawmill production in Illinois:  1984 and 1990.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 10.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1991.  The pallet industry in the United States:  1980, 1985, and 1990.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 16.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1992.  The pallet industry in Illinois.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 11.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1992.  Railroad tie production in the United States, 1991.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 9.

                         Phelps, J.E. and D.R. McCurdy.  1992.  The Secondary Wood Industry of Illinois.  Department                         of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 26.

McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1992.  Commercial Sawmill Production in the United States, 1991.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 5.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1992.  Wood Product Exports, United States, 1991.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp 8.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1993.  The Illinois' Sawmill Industry, 1993.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp 31.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.   1993.   A Hypothetical Business and Financial Plan on the Production of Glulam Lumber for Timber Bridge Construction.  Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University,  pp. 51.

 Chen, P.Y.S., J.E. Phelps, R.E. Bodkin, 1993.  SDR improves yield of Eastern black walnut lumber from an agroforestry plantation.  Walnut Council Bulletin 20(2):1, 3-4.

                        McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1995.  A Comparison of Illinois Timber Buyers: 1976,                                     1982, 1984, 1990, and 1995.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern
                        Illinois University at Carbondale, pp 18.

McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1995.  Characteristics of Pallet Use in the United States   1993 Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale.  pp. 12.

 Cutter, B.E., J.E. Phelps, and D.D. Stokke.  1996.  The silviculture-wood quality connection.   Proceedings, Fifth Black Walnut Symposium, Springfield, MO. July 28-31, 1996 .

 McCurdy, D. R. and J.E. Phelps.  1996.  The Pallet Industry in the United States: 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1995.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  pp. 16.

 McCurdy, D.R. and J.E. Phelps.  1996.  A Comparison of Illinois Timber Buyers: 1976, 1982, 1984, 1990, and 1995.  Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.