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In Memoriam Professor Pieter Baas (1944 - 2024)
I was very saddened to inform you that Professor Pieter Baas (Leiden, the Netherlands) passed away on April 29th, 2024 at his age of 80.
The new address of the IAWA website
The address of the IAWA website has been recently changed, please visit the website via the new web link https://iawa-website1.org .
Special Edition of the Carlquist issue is Published as Open Access
As a celebration of the prolific scientific life and achievements of Sherwin Carlquist, arguably the most influential wood anatomist of all time
Veronica De Micco as the new Editor in Chief of IAWA Journal
Following Marcelo’s resignation as Editor in Chief, Veronica has taken his place. A big thanks to Marcelo for his service over the last few years and he will continue as associate editor with a reduced workload.
2nd International School on Wood and Charcoals, Italy on February 19th - 23rd, 2024
High success for the International School "Wood and charcoals in Mediterranean forest ecology: anatomical identification and functional traits to interpret past and current climate changes" held at the Department
Workshop for Wood Anatomy and Timber Identification, Germany on August 19th -23rd, 2024
On behalf of the ENFSI APST Working Group, the Thuenen Institute of Wood Research in Hamburg is hosting a Workshop for Wood Anatomy and Timber Identification from August 19th-23rd, 2024.
Acknowledgment to the Outgoing IAWA Council Members (2021-2023)
The New Year 2024 is approaching, I would like to thank the seven outgoing IAWA council members (2021-2023), namely Marco Carrer, Geoffrey Daniel, Emmanuel Ebanyenle, Immo Heinz, Eryuan Liang, Alexei Oskolski, Nigel Warwick for their great
New IAWA Council (2024-2026)
The election of IAWA Council members (2024-2026) was completed by the IAWA Executive Secretary office in accordance with the IAWA Constitution, and twelve IAWA Council members have been elected based on the votes.
The 10th PRWAC in Asahikawa, Japan on September 10th – 14th, 2024
The 10th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference (10th PRWAC) will be held in Asahikawa, Japan, from September 10th - 14th, 2024.
I.W. Bailey Award 2023
The recipient of the 2023 I.W. Bailey Award is Eunice Romero, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Charles University, Czech Republic awarded for her paper entitled
Notes on the 1st International Training School in Wood Identification，October 7th to 14th, 2023
From October 7th to 14th, we organised the 1st International Training School in Wood Identification at the University of Suceava in Romania. Nine participants from Europe and one from South Africa joined the event.
The 10th IAWA-China Group Annual Meeting in Nanjing, Nov. 10th-12th, 2023, China
The 10th IAWA (International Association of Wood Anatomists) – China Group Annual Meeting was held on November 10-12, 2023, sponsored by IAWA – China Group, organized by Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU)
IAWA Softwood List in Serbian Was Published in September, 2023
With the authorization and help of IAWA, the IAWA list of microscopic features for softwood identification in Serbian language was compiled by Dr. Milan Gavrilović and Prof. Dr. Pedja Janaćković from the Department
International School on Wood and Charcoals Anatomy in Portici (Naples, Italy), February 19th - 23rd,
Wood and charcoals in Mediterranean forest ecology : anatomical identification and functional traitsto interpret past and current climate changes
The 2022 impact factor of IAWA Journal is released
The impact factor of IAWA Journal, sponsored by the International Association of Wood Anatomists, is 1.9 in 2022. The past impact factors were 2.987(2021), 2.308(2020),1.627(2019), 3.182(2018), 1.903(2017), 0.403 (2016), 1.043 (2015) and 201
Friends of Fossil Forests (FFF) on fossil wood was founded in March, 2023
Friends of Fossil Forests, Corp (FFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing petrified wood through research, education, and conservation on an international scale.
Compiling of IAWA list of microscopic features for softwood identification in Serbian
With the authorization and help of IAWA, the IAWA list of microscopic features for softwood identification in Serbian is compiled by Pedja Janaćković and Milan Gavrilović from the Department of Morphology and Systematics
Yafang Yin elected as Executive Committee Member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (I
In the 34th General Assembly (GA) of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) (https://iubs.org/) held in Tokyo, Japan, on March 10th to 12th, 2023
First Sherwin Carlquist Awards 2022
At the second online IAWA Youth Forum on 10 December 2022, organised by the IAWA China Group and the South China Agricultural University, the first Sherwin Carquist awards were selected by an international group of five judges.
I.W. Bailey Award 2023 - Call for Nominations
I.W. Bailey Award 2023 is calling for Nominations. From 2014 onwards, the I.W. Bailey Award is presented annually for the best original