SUSAN E. ANAGNOST
Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering
Assistant Director, N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210-2786
Phone: (315) 470-6837 ; 470-6880 ; FAX: (315) 470-6879 ; email: seanagno@esf.edu
Courses Offered:
ERE 770 Biodegradation of Wood
WPE 376 Decay of Wood Products
Education
Ph.D. Environmental and Resource Engineering, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 1990
M.S. Environmental and Resource Engineering, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 1982
B.A. Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA 1977
Other Professional Appointments
Associate Editor, International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal, 2003-
Board of Directors, Society of Wood Science and Technology, 2006-2008
Member, New York State Mold Task Force, November 2007-
Professional Memberships
International Association of Wood Anatomists
Society of Wood Science and Technology
International Research Group on Wood Protection
Forest Products Society
RECENT Publications
Anagnost, S.E. 2007. Wood in the Built Environment – Conditions for Mold and Decay, In: Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms, Editors, C. S. Yang and P. Heinsohn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Catranis, C.M., Anagnost, S.E., Zhang, L., Fernando, A., Morey, S., Zhou, S., and C.J.K Wang. 2006. A new sub-sampling method for estimating total colony forming units per cubic meter. Aerobiologia 22:177-184.
Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Yeo, H. Wang, C.J.K., Smith, W.B. and D.M. Roberts. 2006. Fungi inhabiting southern pine utility poles during manufacture. Forest Products Journal 56(1):53-59.
Fernando, A.A., Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Morey, S.R., and C.J.K. Wang. 2005. Noteworthy fungi from air samples. Mycotaxon 92:322-338.
Anagnost, S.E., Mark, R. M. and R. B. Hanna. 2005. S2 Orientation of Microfibrils in Softwood Tracheids and Hardwood Fibers. International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal 26(3):325-338.
Catharine M. Catranis, Susan E. Anagnost, Analie Fernando, Shannon Morey, C. J. K. Wang, Lianjun Zhang, Analie Fernando, Shannon Morey, Paula DeStefano, Christopher Garback, Melanie LaMoy, Geralyn Hall, Deepa Naishadham, Judith Crawford, Andrew Hunt, and Jerrold L. Abraham. 2005. Assessment of Exposure to Indoor Environmental Factors for an Infant Cohort at Risk for Asthma: Preliminary analysis of Bioaerosol Data In: Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins and Human Health, Editor, E. Johanning. Fungal Research Group Foundation, Inc., Albany, New York. pp. 40-48.
Anagnost, S.E., Mark, R.E. and R.B. Hanna. 2002. Variation of microfibril angle within individual fibers. Wood and Fiber Science 34(2):337-349.
Anagnost, S.E., Mark, R.E. and R.B. Hanna. 2000. Utilization of soft rot cavity orientation for the determination of microfibril angle. Wood and Fiber Science 32(1):81-87.
Anagnost, S.E. 1998. Light microscopic diagnosis of wood decay. International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal 19(2):141-167.
Research Highlights:
Primary areas of research, teaching and public service are the decay of wood and wood products by fungi, mycology of indoor air and indoor environmental quality, wood anatomy and identification, wood anatomy-quality relationships, and microscopy. Research activities are conducted in the C.J.K. Wang Wood Biodegradation Laboratory, the Indoor Environmental Quality research laboratory, and the N.C Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies(Link). The Indoor Environmental Quality research laboratory is a component of the New York STAR Center for Environmental Quality Systems at Syracuse University. Past and current projects include:
• Development of a DNA-based Macroarray to Identify Fungi from Air Samples
• Accurate Exposure Assessment of Bioaerosols in Indoor Air
• Fungi in Southern Pine Utility Poles During Manufacture
• Microfibril Angle of Individual Softwood Tracheids and Hardwood Fibers
• Utilization of Soft-Rot Cavity Formation to determine microfibril angle in the wood cell wall
• Light Microscopic Diagnosis of Wood Decay
• Identification of Picea and Larix
• Jay Covered Bridge
Current Funded Research:
Application and Demonstration of macroarray analytical techniques for the detection of fungal
bioaerosols in buildings, Matthew DaRin, Principal Investigator, Environmental Laboratory Services, and Susan E. Anagnost, Co-Principal Investigator, SUNY-ESF. Syracuse Center of Excellence TAD project award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. January 1 to Dec. 31 2008
Membrane-based DNA technique to simultaneously detect opportunistic, pathogenic and wood
decay fungi in buildings. Susan E. Anagnost, C.J.K. Wang, and Shuang Zhou. Syracuse Center of Excellence CARTI project award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Award No: X-83232501-0. $100,000. May 1 2007-April 30 2008.
Expansion of DNA library of fungi found in indoor air. S.E. Anagnost, C.J.K. Wang and E. Setliff. September 2004-August 31, 2007. The Environmental Protection Agency and the New York Indoor Environmental Quality Center, Syracuse, NY, $200,000. EPA Contract No. CR 83199201-0, Strategically Targeted Research in Intelligent Built Environmental Systems, Syracuse University.
Recent Abstracts and Non-refereed Publications:
Zhou, S., Newhouse, A.. and S.E. Anagnost. 2007. Membrane-based DNA technique to simultaneously detect opportunistic, pathogenic and wood-decay fungi in buildings. Syracuse CoE symposium, Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, October 22 - 23.
Anagnost, S. E. 2007. Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Air Sampling for Molds. Environmental Information Series, SUNY-ESF. http://www.esf.edu/ecenter/eis/airquality.htm
Zhou, S., Setliff, E., Wang, C.J.K.and S.E.Anagnost. 2006. Frequency of Fungi in Indoor Air, CoEES Symposium, Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, October 24 and 25th 2006.
Anagnost, S.E., Setliff, E.C., Zhou, S. and C.J.K. Wang. 2006. Frequency of Basidiomycete Fungi in the Indoor Air of Urban Homes. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Symposium on Indoor Environmental Quality, Durham, North Carolina, July 16-17 2006.
Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Setliff, E. and C.J.K.Wang. 2006. Frequency of Fungi in the Indoor Air of Urban Homes, Poster presentation at the Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, June 19-23, 2006.
Anagnost, S.E., Catranis, C.M., Fernando, A.A., Morey, S., Zhou, S., Zhang, L. and C. J. K. Wang. 2005. Aeromycology of Homes in Syracuse, New York. Presented at the Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Hilo, Hawaii, August, 2005.
Rosenbaum PF; Hargrave TM; Abraham JL; Crawford JA; Hunt A; Liu C; Hall G; Anagnost SE; Catranis C; Fernando AA; Morey SR; Zhou S; Wang CJK. 2005 . Indoor mold and the risk of wheeze in the first year of life for infants at risk of asthma. American Journal Epidemiology 161(11):134.
Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Wang, C.J.K., Smith, W.B. and D.M. Roberts. 2004. Fungi inhabiting southern pine utility poles during manufacture. Proceedings Northeast Utility Pole Conference, October 26-27, Binghamton, NY.
Susan E. Anagnost, Catharine M. Catranis, Chun J. K. Wang, Lianjun Zhang, Analie Fernando, Shannon Morey, Paula DeStefano, Christopher Garback, Melanie LaMoy, Geralyn Hall, Judith A. Crawford, Deepa Naishadham, Andrew Hunt and Jerrold L. Abraham. 2004. Survey of Fungi Found in Syracuse AUDIT Study Homes. Abstract and Poster Presentation at the Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems Symposium, Syracuse University, October 25 and 26, 2004.
Abraham JL, Crawford JA, Hall G, Hargrave T, Hunt A, Lane SD, Liu C, Naishadham D, Rosenbaum P, Anagnost SE. 2004. The Syracuse AUDIT Study: Risk Factors for Wheeze in the First Year of Life: Study Design, Characteristics, Range of Exposures, and Preliminary Analysis of Outcomes. Abstract and Poster Presentation at the Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems Symposium, Syracuse University, October 25 and 26, 2004.
Anagnost, S.E., Mark, R. M. and R. B. Hanna. S2 Orientation of Microfibrils in Softwood Tracheids and Hardwood Fibers. Proceedings Plant Biomechanics Meeting, East Lansing Michigan, July 20-25, 2003.
Anagnost, S.E., Mark, R. M. and R. B. Hanna. S2 Orientation of Microfibrils in Softwood Tracheids and Hardwood Fibers. ESPRA Report No. Empire State Paper Research Institute (ESPRI), SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, New York. pp.
Hanna, R.B. and S.E. Anagnost. 2003. Research at the N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies poster abstract for the “Collaborations” Poster Session at the conference: “Destination Discovery: Unleashing your Research Potential” to be held at Binghamton University March 6-7, 2003.