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Dr David Gil-Moreno

MSc. PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

David incorporated to the National University of Ireland Galway in 2017 to work in the Woodprops programme. David holds a M.Sc. in forestry engineering, with a specialisation in Forest Management, from the Technical University of Madrid. After completing an internship in the European Forest Institute and getting working experience with consultant companies in Spain, David joined Forest Research in the UK as a research trainee before going on to start his PhD in Edinburgh Napier University in 2013. David re-joined Forest Research in 2016 as Research Assistant while finishing his PhD. 

David's thesis "Potential of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown for timber production in Great Britain" investigated the wood properties and merchantability of the four species in different growing regions in Great Britain. The thesis concluded that the four species have the potential to diversity the timber supply in Great Britain.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2019) 'Timber grading potential of Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK'
David Gil-Moreno and Dan Ridley-Ellis and Annette M. Harte (2019) 'Timber grading potential of Douglas fir in the Republic of Ireland and the UK'. International Wood Products Journal, 0 (0):1-6 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2021) World Conference on Timber Engineering
David Gil-Moreno and Dan Ridley-Ellis and Annette M. Harte (2021) Test machine effect in the determination of modulus of elasticity for strength graded timber World Conference on Timber Engineering Santiago, Chile, , 09-AUG-21 - 12-AUG-21 [Details]
(2019) 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium
David Gil-Moreno; Conan O'Ceallaigh; Dan Ridley-Ellis; Annette Harte (2019) Use of Nondestructive Techniques for Determination of Tension Parallel-to-Grain Properties of Spruce . In: Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory eds. 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Freiburg, , 25-SEP-19 - 27-SEP-19 , pp.233-240 [ARAN Link] [Details]