Wood Anatomy and Ultrastructure - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Wood Anatomy and Ultrastructure from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a Campus Master Forestry degree that prepares you for a Science career. This area requires students to develop an extensive background in all aspects of microscopy: light, scanning electron, transmission electron, video microscopy and image analysis, including micro-techniques for effective preparation of specimens for the appropriate instrument. Wood anatomy studies are basic to wood identification, wood utilization, and physical/mechanical properties. These studies may include woods from other continents. The field of ultrastructure is very broad with applications in many biological, chemical and materials sciences . Applied to wood , it emphasizes the sub-light microscopic structures (smaller than 0.2 micrometers) found in this natural material, either in the mature form or in its formative stages where various organelles of the living cell may be studied for their roles in producing the mature wood cell. The behavior of wood in its many applications can be observed and explained via microscopy and related instrumentation such as EDXA (energy-dispersive x-ray analysis). State-of-the-art resources and facilities are concentrated in the Center for Ultrastructure Studies, which provides instruction and research support staff. Students entering this program should have an undergraduate degree in wood anatomy or the biological sciences. Topics of study include: Wood formation and cell wall organization Cytoskeleton of plant cells Properties related to anatomy and ultrastructure Electron, light and video microscopy View more details on SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Forestry courses.