Graduate Faculty
Arun Bose, Ph.D. (University of Quebec, Canada, 2014), Postdoctoral Research Associate. Natural regeneration dynamics.
Mindy Crandall, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 2014), Assistant Professor of Forest Landscape Management. forest/resource economics, management, and policy, community economics, optimization/LP
John J. Daigle, Ph.D. (Massachusetts, 1997), Associate Professor of Forest Recreation Management. Recreation planning and management, social research methods for natural resource professionals, human dimensions of natural resources management.
Michael E. Day, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2000), Associate Research Professor. Wood and plant anatomy, tree physiology, physiological ecology,
Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Ph.D. (University of Idaho, 2008), Assistant Professor of Nature-Based Tourism. Climate change, sustainable tourism, community resilience, natural resources/conservation policy, rural development.
Ivan J. Fernandez, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 1981), Professor of Soil Science. Forest soils, biogeochemistry, climate change, nutrient cycling, carbon, air pollution
Shawn Fraver, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2004), Assistant Professor of Forest Ecosystem Science (Carbon & Climate Dynamics). Forest ecology, carbon dynamics, forest disturbance, dendrochronology, productivity, conservation biology.
Douglas J. Gardner, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1985), Professor of Wood Science and Technology. Program Leader, Wood Science and Technology. Wood surface chemistry, phenolic-adhesive chemistry, wood anatomy, wood composites, wood adhesion.
Daniel J. Hayes, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 2006 ), Barbara Wheatland Assistant Professor of Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing. Forest ecology, ecosystem science, carbon cycle, remote sensing, modeling
Kanoti, Keith, M.S. (University of Maine, 2005), University Forest Manager.
Laura S. Kenefic, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2000), Assistant Research Professor of Forest Resources. Silviculture, leaf area relationships, effects of exploitative cutting.
Anil Raj Kizha, Ph.D. (Lousiana State University A&M, 2012), Assistant Professor of Forest Operations. Forest operations and engineering; forest management; wood biomass energy; geospatial science; environmental science
Jessica Leahy, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 2005), Associate Professor of Forest Resources. Human dimensions of natural resources management, family forests/small woodlot management, and social psychology, communication and education applications.
William H. Livingston, Ph.D. (Minnesota, 1985), Associate Professor of Forest Resources. Cold tolerance of conifers, forest pathology, forest diebacks and declines.
J. Louis Morin, M.S. (Maine, 1978), Instructor of Forest Resources. Land measurements, GIS & GPS
Parinaz Rahimzadeh Bajgiran, Ph.D. (University of Tokyo), Assistant Research Professor. Forest productivity and site index mapping.
Robert W. Rice, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988), Professor of Wood Science and Technology. Wood physics, wood drying, non-destructive evaluation, forest products marketing, pulp and paper marketing and management.
Amber Roth, Ph.D. (Michigan Technological University, 2012), Assistant Professor of Forest Wildlife Management.
Brian E. Roth, Ph.D. (University of Florida, 2010), Associate Director, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU). Silviculture, Forest Management, Nutrition, Productivity.
Robert S. Seymour, Ph.D. (Yale, 1980), Professor of Forest Resources. Silviculture, ecological forestry, forest modeling, disturbance ecology, quantitive science in forestry, green certification.
Stephen M. Shaler, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University, 1986). Director, School of Forest Resources, Professor of Wood Science and Technology, Cooperating Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Director, Advanced Engineered Wood Structures and Composites Center. Wood composites and wood engineering.
Erin Simons-Legaard, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2009). Research Scientist. Wildlife habitat ecology, applied landscape ecology, ecological modeling, conservation biology, geospatial analysis.
William (Carter) Stone, M.S. (Florida State University, 2003), Barbara Wheatland Geospatial and Remote Sensing Program Manager
Mehdi Tajvidi, Ph.D. (University of Tehran, 2003). Assistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials. Lignocellulosic materials, composite materials, bio-based composite materials.
Robert G. Wagner, Ph.D. (Oregon State, 1989), Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry, Professor of Forest Resources and Director of Cooperative Forestry Research Unit and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests. Silviculture; forest ecology and regeneration; vegetation ecology and management.
Aaron R. Weiskittel, Ph.D. (Oregon State, 2006), Associate Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modeling. Forest biometrics and modeling, climate change, statistics, forest mensuration and sampling.
Emeritus Graduate Faculty
Michael S. Greenwood, Ph.D. (Yale, 1969), Ruth Hutchins Emeritus Professor of Forest Tree Physiology and Emeritus Professor of Forest Resources. Emeritus Cooperating Professor, Department of Biological Sciences. Forest tree improvement, tree regeneration, tree physiology.
Alan J. Kimball, M.S. (Maine, 1978), Emeritus Associate Professor of Forest Resources. Integrated management of nonindustrial forest properties, ecology and management of oak-pine forests.
Steven A. Sader, Ph.D. (Idaho, 1981), Emeritus Professor of Forest Resources. Remote sensing of forest environments, tropical forest and conservation easement monitoring, landscape ecology.
Alan S. White, Ph.D. (Minnesota, 1981), Emeritus Professor of Forest Ecology. Forest ecology, silviculture, plant competition, regeneration, old-growth stand development, disturbance ecology.
G. Bruce Wiersma, Ph.D. (SUNY, 1968), Emeritus Professor of Forest Resources and Emeritus Director, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests. Pollutant transport and monitoring, environmental science.
External Graduate Faculty
Mark Ashton, Ph.D. (Yale University), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
Mohammad Bataineh, Ph.D. (Stephen F. Austin State University, 2006), Assistant Research Professor. Silviculture; established regeneration in the northern conifer forest.
Jeffrey G. Benjamin, Ph.D. (University of New Brunswick, 2006), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Supply chain management within forest industry, forest / stand production and final product quality, analysis of transportation systems, harvesting system selection
Steven Bick, Ph.D. (Viginia Tech, 1996), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
John C. Brissette, Ph.D. (Louisiana, 1990), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. U.S. Forest Service. Silviculture of northern conifer ecosystems, ecophysiology of conifer regeneration.
Zhiyong Cai, Ph.D. (Purdue, 1997). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Cellulose nanofibrils, wood composites, nanomaterials.
Anthony D’Amato, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts, 2007), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Environmental impacts of forest-derived biomass feedstock harvests; adaptation and mitigation strategies for managed forests in the face of global change.
Andrea Ednie, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2007), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Recreation and Park Management.
Marla R. Emery, Ph.D. (Rutgers University, 1998), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
Andew Finley, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 2007), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Hierarchical model for large geostatistical datasets NIH.
Gregory Fiske, M.S. (Oregon State University, 2001), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Application of GIS, Remote Sensing, and other techniques of geographic information science to sustain the health of the natural environment.
David Foster, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 1983), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Forest Ecology, Paleoecology and Conservation.
Anthony Halog, Ph.D. (University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2002), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Industrial Ecology, Green Supply Chain Modeling and Management, Environmental, Industrial and Systems Sustainability, Simulation and Modeling, Systems Dynamics.
Yoosoo Han, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, 2002), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Environment-friendly thermoplastic composites, wood polymer composites, chemical modification of natural polymers.
Lloyd C. Irland, Ph.D. (Yale, 1973), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources, Principal, The Irland Group (Forestry Consultants). Forest economics.
John Kershaw, Ph.D. (University of Washington, 1993), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Forest inventory design, forest growth and yield modeling, applications of panoramic photography in forest inventory.
Michael Kilgore, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 1990). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Global to local trends in natural resources conditions, utilization, ownership, management and societal interests.
Yuseung Kim, Ph.D. (University of Colorad0, 2010). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Sustainable development.
David Kittredge, Ph.D. (Yale University, 1986), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Conservation awareness index for private woodland owners, social network analysis of private woodland owners.
Lois-Ann Kuntz, Ph.D. (University of Florida, 1996), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Psychology and community studies.
Samantha J. Langley-Turnbaugh, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Soils, urban land use impacts on soil quality, soil evolution.
Robert Lilieholm, Ph.D. (Berkeley, 1988), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Natural resource economics, management & policy; International development; Land conservation and environmental planning.
Donald MacKay, PhD. (University of Minnesota), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Economics, policy and administration, marketing.
David MacLean, Ph.D. (University of New Brunswick, 1978), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. CO2 emissions in forest operations, landscape pattern of naturally disturbed forest, high resolution mapping of biophysical indicators for grown and yield prediction.
Kevin T. McCarthy. (M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1977). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
Kathryn Miller, M.S. (University of Maine, 2006). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. NPS inventory and monitoring.
Anica Miller-Rushing, M.S. (Boston College, 2004). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Downeast Research and Education Network.
Richard Morrill, M.F. (University of Maine, 2009). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
Isabel Munck, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Forest health management.
Jean-Claude Ruel, Ph.D. (Universite Laval, 1987). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Management of northern white cedar, Windthrow modelling in irregular stands, Use of Lidar for the polanning of partial cuts in boreal stands.
Todd S. Rushing, Ph.D. (University of Southern Mississippi, 2004). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Enhancement of high strength, high density cement based composites via nanocements, nanocarbon, nano and micro cellulose and other additives.
Lindsey Rustad, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 1988). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources.
Michael R. Saunders, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2006). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Influence of precommercial thinning on long-term stand growth.
Nathan Siegert, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, 2004). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Behavior and ecology of forest insects to maintain healthy productive forests and better manage forest ecosystems.
Stephanie Snyder, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, 1996). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Family forest landowner behaviors, attitudes and values, Non-market valuation applications, Optimization decision tools, Environmental systems analysis.
Crista Straub, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2012). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Human Dimensions of natural resources, Pro-environmental behavior change, Sustainability science, Social network analysis.
David B. Struble, M.S. (University of Maine, 1974). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. The onset of radial growth reduction caused by balsam woolly adelgid damage on balsam fir in relation to climate using dendroecological methods.
Bret P. Vicary, Ph.D. (Maine, 1986), External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources, James Sewall Co., Consultants. Forest economics, financial analysis, forest appraisal.
Jeremy S. Wilson, Ph.D. (University of Washington, 1988). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Silviculture; integration of GIS technology, growth and yield models, stand and landscape visualization, and analysis tools to evaluate future landscape conditions under a variety of management scenarios, forest development patterns.
Stephen Wyatt, Ph.D. (Universite Laval, 2003). External Graduate Faculty in Forest Resources. Aboriginal forestry, forest management, forest policy, forest certification.