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Dr Rob McGavin

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Research Facility & Project Manager
Dr McGavin has over 27 years of experience providing research, development and extension services to the forest, timber and construction industries across Australia and internationally. He has specialist skills in wood processing systems, timber drying, engineered wood product manufacture, wood product utilisation and general wood science. In addition, Dr McGavin managed the Salisbury Research…
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Topics of interest:
• Forest products
• Timber processing
• Wood Science
• Engineered wood products
History of leading and participating in research projects in the Pacific relevant to forestry, forest product and coconut stem utilisation.

Dr William Leggate

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Team Leader & Principal Research Scientist
Dr William Leggate is a Wood Products Specialist/Scientist with more than 27 years’ experience in research, technical, commercial and management roles within the timber industry, both nationally and internationally.
Up to 3 students. Topics of interest: Forest products, wood science, wood processing, wood treatment, wood durability, wood quality.
Involvement in ACIAR Forestry projects in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Vanuatu. This has involved research work, provision of training and capacitation of local people from these countries. It has also involved collaboration with diverse government, industry, academic and community stakeholders from these countries.
Currently Co-Supervisor to 1 Masters and 1 PhD student

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