Grants:

1. Analysis model for West Virginia sawmills. McIntire-Stennis, 1983-1988. D. W. Patterson.
   Decision model for use of sawmill residue in kiln drying hardwoods. W. V. University Energy Research Center. 1983-1985. D. W. Patterson and J. P. Armstrong.
 
2. Development of a method for nondestructive testing of standard-size hardwood blanks. USDA Forest Service, NEFES. 1983-1985. C. B. Koch and D. W. Patterson.
3. Technological and economic feasibility of employing cogeneration using mill residue for fuel at selected sawmills in West Virginia. TVA. 1985-1986. S. Brock and D. W. Patterson.
 
4. Wood Residue from the Forest Products Industry in West Virginia -- Amount, Location, and Availability. TVA. 1986-1987. D. W. Patterson.
 
5. A Nondestructive Test for Evaluating Bond Quality in Edge-Glued Hardwood Panels. USDA/CSRS. 1986-1988. J. P. Armstrong, D. W. Patterson, J. Sneckenberger, and R. Pellerin.
 
6. Feasibility Plan for Wood Products Industrial Park. USDC/EDA. 1986-1987. G. W. Zinn, J. P. Armstrong, D. W. Patterson, and L. T. Moore.
 
7. A Model for Revegetating Abandoned Mine Land Using Industrial Wastes. Mine Land Reclamation Center, WVU. 1988-1992. R. Keefer, D. J. Horvath, D. W. Patterson, R. N. Singh, and J. C. Sencindiver.
 
8. Production of Moulding and Millwork Products from West Virginia Yellow-Poplar. USDA Forest Service - NEFES. 1988-1993. D. W. Patterson and J. P. Armstrong.
 
9. Use of West Virginia Wood Residue as an Energy Resource. Energy and Water Resource Center, WVU. 1989. D.W. Patterson and G.W. Zinn.
 
10. Comparison of Bolt Volumes Estimated by Centroid, Newton, Huber, & Smalian, and Water Displacement Methods. Hatch. 1990-1993. H. V. Wiant, Jr., D. W. Patterson, and G. Wood.
 
11. A Feasibility Study of a Regional Export Distribution Center for Appalachian Hardwood Products. Appalachian Center for Exporting Hardwoods (APEX) 1990-1991. D. W. Patterson and J. Fuller.
 
12. Statistical Process Control as a Part of the Operation of Woodworking Machinery. USDA Forest Service - NEFES. 1991-1996. D. W. Patterson.
13. Structural Beams from Small Diameter Appalachian Hardwood Logs Turned Inside Out. McIntire-Stennis. 1992-1996. D.W. Patterson
 
14. Economics of Producing Inside-out Beams from Small Diameter Logs from the Mid-South. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 1996-1998. D.W. Patterson and R. A. Kluender.
15. Instituting Statistical Process Control in the Secondary Wood Industries in Arkansas and Quantifying the Benefits. Ark. For. Res. Center. 1997-2000. D.W. Patterson and T. Walkingstick.
16. Effects of Uneven-aged Silvicultural Treatments on the Lumber Value of the Stand. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 1997-2000. D.W. Patterson.
17. Sociological and Economical Constraints to Kiln Drying and Value-added Wood Processing Co-op. USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. 1998-2001. D.W. Patterson and T. Walkingstick.
18. Unraveling the Mystery of Loblolly Pine Sawtimber and Sawlog Weights: an Initiative for Timberland Owners of Arkansas and Bordering Regions. Ark. For. Res. Center. 2001-2003. D.W. Patterson and P.F. Doruska. 
19. Merchantable Green Weight Equations for Sawtimber-Sized Hardwood Trees in Northern Arkansas. USDA FS Southern Research Station. 2005-2008. P.F. Doruska and D.W. Patterson.
20. Merchantable Green Weight Equations for Sawtimber-Sized Hardwood Trees in Southern Arkansas. Deltic Timber and Georgia-Pacific.2005-2008. P.F. Doruska and D.W. Patterson.
21. Use of Pre-Commercial Thinnings from Loblolly Pine Plantations to Make Structural Beams. Arkansas Forest Resources Center.2005-2008. D.W. Patterson.
22. Effects of Ice damage on Tree Stem Properties. USDA FS Southern Research Station. 2006-2009. D.W. Patterson.
23. Time and Motion Studies of John Deere Slash-Bundler at Southern Pine Harvest Sites in the Mid-South. Mississippi State University. 2006-2007. D.W. Patterson and M.H. Pelkki.