Research Support for Tree and Wood Properties
Adam’s primary experience is the preparation and testing of trees and wood samples to measure their mechanical properties. As part of this work Adam operates and maintains a mobile sawmill, wood working machinery, a suite of testing equipment, and a small kiln located at the Northern Research Station, as well as providing field support for tree sampling operations.
Alongside this work Adam collaborates on the development of techniques for tree and wood assessments. Recently this has included CT scanning logs of Sitka spruce to measure and model the shape of knots, and improving methods of assessing the radial variation of wood stiffness across tree-discs.
Field technician for Climate Change research
Adam is part of the team responsible for measurements of greenhouse gas exchange across mature and clear-felled Sitka spruce stands at Harwood forest. Adam’s primary role is the ongoing collection of data, maintenance and repairs of precision sensors and instruments, manual measurements of gas exchange and soil components, and the day-to-day operation of the site which is also studied by a number of collaborating institutes.
Adam joined Forest Research in 2015 as a project support officer for the Timber Improvement programme. In 2012 he graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a MEng in Structural and Fire Safety engineering and subsequently worked in research and development for fire-resistant products followed by brief experiences in agriculture and carpentry. He now supports research projects for both the Tree and Wood Properties and the Climate Change group.

Adam Ash
NRS
Northern Research Station
Bush Estate
Roslin
Scotland
Related Publications
Other Research
Tree and wood properties of conifers and broadleaves for future forests
Research support officer
Knot Measurement & Modelling Using CT Scanning
Research support officer
Rapid cross-sectional measurements of wood stiffness
Research support officer
Effects of Forest Management on Greenhouse Gases at Harwood Forest
Field technician