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Ithaca, NY

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February 22, 2013

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Fungal & Decay Diagnostics, LLC

Harold H.

Burdsall, Jr. Ph.D.

Mycologist / Forest

Pathologist

Professional Summary

Experience Academic

Appointments Professional

Societies

Representative

Consultations

Overview

Identification

Biology & Ecology

Decay & Mildew

Mold & Air Quality

Hazard Trees

Presentations

Expert Witness

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Complete curriculum vitae (CV) available on request. *

Education:

Ph.D. degree (mycology, plant pathology),

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1967)B.A. degree (botany), Miami University,

Oxford, OH (1962)

Experience: Project Leader and staff

member, Center for Forest Mycology Research

Forest Products

Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA, Madison, Wisconsin

Served 34+ years as researcher on biology

and taxonomy of wood-inhabiting fungiAuthored 100+ research publications, 50+

abstracts of oral presentations to scientific meetingsStudied wood-inhabiting fungi from all

parts of the world Surveyed mold fungi on wood chips imported

from Chile (more than 2,100 isolates)Described nearly 50 new species, several

new genera of wood-inhabiting fungi Member, USDA - Forest Service - Pest Risk

Assessment Team - evaluated the risk of importing exotic fungi on raw wood

and chips and solid wood packing materialsParticipated on international mycological

research teams in Argentina, Australia, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto

Rico, and UruguayPresented research papers at international

mycological conferences in Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden and

VenezuelaCo-authored A Field Guide to Mushrooms

and Their Relatives (1982, with Booth Courtenay) ISBN

0-442-23118-0 and 0-442-23117-2Contributed to Macrofungi Associated

with Oaks of Eastern North America (2008, with others) ISBN

978-1-933202-36-5

Academic

appointments:

Senior Research Associate, Institute of

Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, FairbanksAdjunct Emeritus Professor, University of

Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Plant Pathology

Taught Advanced Mycology and lectured in

Botany and Forestry regarding wood-inhabiting fungiGuided numerous students in graduate and

undergraduate mycological research

Professional societies:

Mycological Society of America

(past

President, Vice-President, Secretary, numerous committees)Latin American Mycological AssociationInternational Association of Wood

ScientistsWestern International Forest Disease Work

Conference

Awards:

USDA, Forest Service - Chief s Superior

Science Award - 1996

(for

exceptional mycological research)USDA - Silver Plow Honor Award - 1999

(for excellence in mycological research)Fellow of the International Association

for Wood Science - 1998Numerous performance awards from the

Forest Products Laboratory

Representative Consultations:

Identification and evaluation of molds,

mildews and decay in wood buildings and other structuresIdentification of the potential fungal

causal agent of a wind-thrown treeIdentification of mold and other fungi

infesting tunnels being evaluated for human habitation and the potential

negative impacts of these fungi on any human inhabitantsLectures about molds and decay fungi in

wood buildings and other structuresConsulting with government of New Zealand

on their Fungi of New Zealand projectIdentification of molds and decay fungi

for potential bioremediation of toxic compounds

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