Honors and Awards
— Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

— Fellow, International Academy of Wood Science

— North Carolina State University Outstanding Research Award

— Michigan Technological University Distinguished Faculty Research Award

— Distinguished Faculty Member Award

of the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of State Universities

— NSF Biotechnology Program Biofuels panelist

— DOE BioEnergy Science Program panelist

— USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants panelist

— Advisory Board of the Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

— Executive Editor of the Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

— International Advisory Board of the Journal of Wood Science