Dr. Patricia A. Layton, Ph.D., is the Director of Clemson’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute and a retired professor of forestry. She spent 14 of her 25 years at Clemson as Director of the School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences, chairing the two predecessor Departments (Forest Resources and Forestry and Natural Resources).

Before joining Clemson University, she held various positions with the American Forest & Paper Association, Scott Paper Company, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Owens Illinois. She serves on the Board of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Pat is a native of South Carolina and has forestry degrees from Clemson University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Florida.