My interests and expertise are in forest engineering and structural wood engineering. I teach and conduct research mainly in the areas of modeling the properties and performance of engineered wood components, developing innovative timber bridge designs, developing portable timber bridge systems, reducing environmental impacts from forest roads and stream crossings, and using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in forest operations.
Program Areas at Auburn University
- Structural Wood Engineering Research
- Timber Bridge Research
- Portable Bridge Systems Research
- Forest Engineering Research
- Quantifying water quality impacts from forest road stream crossings
- Precision forestry - Using GPS and other sensors to study the performance and productivity of forest machine systems
- Testing forest machine operator protective structures
- Optimizing forestry site preparation
- Educational Activities in Forest Engineering/Wood Engineering
- Engineered Wood Structure Design (FOEN-6230)
- Introduction to Spatial Technologies for Biosystems (BSEN-6220)
- Forest Ecology Preserve Bridge - Faculty/Student Project
- Solar Decathlon
Dr. Taylor's research interests and expertise are in the areas of wood structure design and modeling, timber bridges, portable bridge systems, structural reliability, stochastic modeling, alternative stream crossings for forest roads, and using GPS for forest operations planning and evaluation.
Interest areas:
- Production & Process Engineering
- Off-Highway Vehicle Engineering
- Ecological Engineering
