Degree Program: Master of Science
Expected Completion Date: 5/06
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999 (Biology)
Department of Forestry
Cheatham Hall-0324
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel: (540) 230-8344
Fax: (540) 231-3698
Career & Academic Interests
To pursue a Master of Science degree in Forest Biology, focused on
principles of silviculture and ecophysiology. Career interests include
working within the forest industry sector as a Silviculturist or Consulting
Forester, using knowledge of ecophysiological processes to support sound
management of forested areas.
Advisor* & Committee
Dr. Tom Fox*, Department of Forestry,
228 Cheatham Hall-0324, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Dr. James Burger, Department
of Forestry, 228 Cheatham Hall-0324, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Dr. W. Michael Aust, Department
of Forestry, 228 Cheatham Hall-0324, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Dr. H. Lee Allen, N.C. State University, Department of Forestry, Raleigh, NC
27695
Research Project Title & Description
"Evaluating the Efficiency of a Controlled Release Fertilizer on a
Mid-Rotation Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) plantation in the Piedmont,
Virginia."
This project, funded by the NC State Forest Nutrition Cooperative
(http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsfnc), seeks to determine the efficiency of using
controlled release Nitrogen fertilizers on mid-rotation loblolly pine
plantations, by studying pathways of Nitrogen uptake and loss in the pine
stand before and after fertilization. The study takes place on 9 acres of the
VT Reynolds Homestead Forest Resource Research Center in Critz, Virginia
(http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=critz).
Teaching Activities
FOR 3324 Silviculture Principles and Applications, Spring 2006, Teaching Assistant
FOR 3324 Silviculture Principles and Applications, Spring 2005, Teaching Assistant
FOR 2314 Forest Biology and Dendrology, Fall 2004, Teaching Assistant
Scientific Activities
- “Effects of a controlled release fertilizer on the soil Nitrogen dynamics in a mid-rotation Loblolly pine stand in the Piedmont, Virginia” – 13th Biennial Southern Silviculture Society Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1, 2005.
Publication of non peer-reviewed paper to follow in conference proceedings.
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“Effects of a controlled release fertilizer on the soil Nitrogen dynamics in a mid-rotation Loblolly pine stand in the Piedmont, Virginia” – Forest Nutrition Cooperative 2005 Annual Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 12, 2005
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“Comparison of fertilization with controlled release-N and Urea on soil nutrient availability and volatilization in a Loblolly pine stand” – The ASA-CSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 9, 2005
Society Memberships
Society of American Foresters (2003-current)
VT Forestry Graduate Student Association - President and Co-founder
(Spring 2005)
VT Graduate Student Association Budget Board - College of Natural Resources
Representative
(2004, 2005)
Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society
Soil Science Society of America
Awards
Service Activities
VT Forestry Graduate Student Association - President and Co-founder Spring 2005
VT GSA Budget Board - CNR Representative 2004/2005 academic year
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