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Delton Alderman

Title: Research Forest Products Technologist
Unit: Ecological and Economic Sustainability of the Appalachian Forest in an Era of Globalization
Address: Northern Research Station
241 Mercer Springs Road
Princeton, WV 24740
Phone: 304-431-2734
E-mail: Contact Delton Alderman

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Education

Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), Blacksburg, VA, April 2001, Wood Science and Forest Products, emphasis in Marketing
M.S. VPI, Blacksburg, VA, March 1998, Wood Science and Forest Products, emphasis in Marketing
B.S. VPI, Blacksburg, VA, June 1982, Forestry and Wildlife Management, emphasis in Industrial Forestry Operations

Civic & Professional Affiliations

Forest Products Society Member, 1999 to present
American Marketing Association, 2001 to present
Society of Wood Science & Technology, 2003 to present
Society of American Foresters, 1982 to 1994

Chair, Extension & Technology Transfer Technical Interest Group - Forest Products Society 2006-2009.
Chair, Marketing Technical Interest Group - Forest Products Society, 2006-2009.
Chair and Director of the Membership Committee, Forest Products Society, Carolinas-Chesapeake Section, June 2005 - 2008.

Visiting Professor, Department of Marketing at Virginia Tech

Alfred P. Sloan Industry Center Fellow and Faculty of the Alfred P. Sloan Forest Industries Center at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Current Research

Development of a mass customization or personalization model for the transfer of technology and knowledge.
Assessment of attributes or cues that veneer procurement personnel emphasize in veneer log procurement.
Assessment of attributes or cues that veneer clippers/manufacturers utilize in final clipping decisions
Assessment of consumer preferences among and between select U.S. and foreign hardwood species.
Assessment of primary and secondary manufacturers’ technology transfer needs, specifically gauging interest in developing personalized technology transfer.
Entrepreneurial management and marketing for white pine sawmills and producers.
Discernment of fashion/trendsetters in the furniture and flooring industry segments for enhancing hardwood utilization.

Why is This Important

NRS-4701's stated goals are to promote natural resource conservation and help sustain forest-based industries and economies through research and development on resource characteristics, forest management practices, and innovative processing technologies. The research scientist's projects address these goals, as sustainable industries are congruent with and integral to forest management and healthy forests.

Future Research

Personalization of technology transfer
Personalization of furniture manufacture
Procurement and consumer preference effects on hardwood forest management
Human interaction and experience with wood products

Featured Publications

Alderman, Delton. 2011. Entrepreneurial orientation of eastern white pine primary producers and secondary manufacturers: A regional phenomenon?. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 586-596.
Alderman, Delton. 2011. International housing construction developments - implications for hardwood utilization. In: Proceedings of the 3rd international scientific conference on hardwood processing; 2011 Oct. 16-18; Blackburg, VA. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: 223-234.
Alderman, Delton; Shelburne, Robert. 2011. The economic situation and construction sector developments in the UNECE region, 2010-2011. In: Clark, Douglas, proj. mgr. Forest products annual market review 2010-2011. Geneva Timber and Forest Study Pap. 27. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Food and Agriculture Organization: 11-17.
Alderman, Delton; Bumgardner, Matthew; Bowe, Scott; Brinberg, David. 2008. Consumer ring count and grain texture preferences of selected eastern United States hardwoods. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 101-104.
Brinberg, David; Kline, Earl; Alderman, Delton; Araman, Philip; Cesa, Ed; Milauskas, Steve; Walthousen, Tom; Wiedenbeck, Jan. 2008. Exploring research priorities for the North American hardwood industry. Forest Products Journal 58(3):6-16

Additional Online Publications

Alderman, Delton; Smith, Robert; Bowe, Scott. 2007. Eastern white pine secondary manufacturers: consumption, markets, and marketing. Forest Products Journal. 57(10): 28-35.
Alderman, Delton; Duvall, Paul; Smith, Robert; Bowe, Scott. 2007. Eastern white pine: production, markets, and marketing of primary manufacturers. Forest Products Journal. 57(10): 19-27.
Alderman, Delton; Nakamoto, Kent; Briberg, David. 2007. From a social marketing perspective: a proposed customer relationship management technology transfer model. In: Miner, Cynthia; Jacobs, Ruth; Dykstra, Dennis; Bittner, Becky, eds. Proceedings: international conference on transfer of forest science knowledge and technology. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-726. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 1-7.
Luppold, William; Alderman, Delton. 2007. Influence of species on site selection and timber removal: a case study for West Virginia. North. J. Appl. For. 24(2):146-148
Alderman, Delton R., Jr.; Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Baumgras, John E. 2005. An Assessment of the Red Maple Resource in the Northeastern United States. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(3): 181-189.
Luppold, William; Alderman, Delton. 2005. An Examination of Regional Hardwood Roundwood Markets in West Virginia. In: Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.; Carter, Douglas R., eds. Competitiveness of southern forest products markets in a global economy: trends and predictions, proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop 2004; 2004 March 14-16; St. Augustine, FL. School of Forest Resources Conservation, University of Florida: 130-138.
Alderman, Delton; Luppold, William. 2005. Examination of regional hardwood roundwood markets in West Virginia. Forest Products Journal 55(12):153-157
Alderman, Delton. 2005. Red maple on the rise in the northeast. The Northern Logger & Timber Processor. March 2005. 14-15, 30-31.
Wiedenbeck, Jan; Wiemann, Michael; Alderman, Delton; Baumgras, John; Luppold, William. 2004. Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-313. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 36 p.
Alderman, Delton; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Peter, Paula; Brinberg, David. 2004. Key Attributes Associated with Veneer Quality Timber that may be Impacted by Forest Management Practices. In: Yaussy, Daniel A.; Hix, David M.; Long, Robert P.; Goebel, P. Charles, eds. Proceedings, 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2004 March 16 19; Wooster, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 140-147.

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