The Loblolly Pine Growth and Yield Research Cooperative is served by a Director, Harold Burkhart and a full-time Research Associate, Ralph Amateis. Other faculty in the Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech who are associated with the Coop include Richard Oderwald, Marion R. Reynolds, Jr., Shepard Zedaker, Randy Wynne, Steve Prisley and Philip Radtke

     Typically two to four Graduate Research Assistants are employed by the Loblolly Pine Growth and Yield Research Cooperative. We continue to place emphasis on the recruitment of high-quality graduate students. A list of graduate students in the Biometrics Section who are being funded by the Coop and/or matching funds from Virginia Tech during 2008-2009 follows.
 
Name Program Previous Degree(s) Thesis Topic
Sabatia, Charles Ph.D. B.S. Moi Univ., Kenya; M.S., Oklahoma State Univ. Entered Fall, 2007.
Packard, Kevin Ph.D. B.A. Carlton College.; M.S. SUNY A distance-independent growth and yield model for mixed Appalachian hardwoods.
Gyawali, Nabin Ph.D. B.S. Trilhabhan U. Nepal; M.S. Oklahoma State Univ. Entered Fall, 2008.
Russell, Matthew M.S. B.S., Paul Smiths College Graduated May, 2008.

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