International Association of Wood Anatomists
The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) ( German International Association of Wood Anatomists ) is an association of Wood Anatomists from around the world, dedicated since 1931 the study of wood anatomy. The main office of the association is currently in the Dutch city of Leiden .
History and activity
The International Association of Wood Anatomists was founded in 1931.
The goals of the association are:
- the promotion of research, studies and teaching in the field of wood anatomy
- the publication of scientific articles on wood anatomy and related fields
- facilitating the collection, storage and exchange of research materials
- laying the foundations for the consistent use of terminology in describing wood and bark
- promoting the exchange of information among members through meetings and correspondence
- creating an awareness of the place of wood anatomy in science and technology and in the protection of natural resources
The organization is headed by a 12-person body, each elected for three years, headed by an executive secretary. This position is currently held by the Dutchman Frederic Lens.
The association publishes specialist books and reference works on the subject of wood anatomy and publishes the latest research results. The association organ that has existed for decades, formerly IAWA Bulletin , has been published quarterly since 1993 under the title IAWA Journal (ISSN 0928-1541). Each issue is over 400 pages thick.
Since 2014, the association has been awarding the “IW Bailey Award”, named after the botanist Irving Widmer Bailey , to a promising young scientist for the best contribution submitted to the IAWA Journal.
The Dutch botanist Pieter Baas is an honorary member of the association.
Publications (selection)
- 1962: International glossary of terms used in wood anatomy
- 1964: Multilingual glossary of terms used in wood anatomy
- 1980: Wood Identification: An Annotated Bibliography
- 1981 (August, reprint March 2013): New perspectives in wood anatomy: Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Association of Wood Anatomists
- 1989: IAWA List of Microscopic Features for Hardwood Identification
- 1994: Directory of Members
- 1996: Latest advances in wood anatomy
- 1999: Dendrochronology in Asia: proceedings of a workshop on Southeast Asian dendrochronology in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 16. – 20. February 1998
- 2004: IAWA List of Microscopic Features for Identifying Softwood