Forestry and Environmental Resources Seminar Series
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Spring 2012 Schedule
2010 Biltmore Hall
Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
This weekly seminar series is part of the course for students enrolled in NR 601, FOR 601, and FOR 801. The public is welcome to attend. Direct inquiries to Kevin Potter, Research Assistant Professor, kpotter@ncsu.edu, office: 919-549-4071
Date |
Speaker |
Title / Topic |
January 9 |
AnneMargaret Braham Christmas Tree Genetics Research Technician North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
Christmas TreeGenetics (CTG) and Christmas Tree Research and Extension (CTRE)
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January 16 |
MLK Holiday |
No Seminar |
January 23 |
Denys Yemshanov Research Scientist Landscape Analysis and Applications, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Assessing Risks of Invasive Forest Pests under Severe Uncertainty: Novel Modeling Tools and Approaches |
January 30 |
Scott Beck Graduate student Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
The IMAGINE Experience: Developing Science that Contributes to the Health and Well-Being of Rural South African Communities |
February 6 |
Nathaniel Lee Osborne Graduate Student North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland |
Harvest Rates for Sites with and without Wood Energy Harvesting in North Carolina, Georgia and Sweden |
February 13 |
T. Bently Wigley Manager, Sustainable Forestry Research National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI), Clemson, South Carolina |
Relationships between Intensive Biomass Production and Biodiversity in U.S. Forests |
February 20 |
Fred Cubbage Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
Early Tree Growth, Crop Yields, and Estimated Returns for an Agroforestry Trial in Goldsboro, North Carolina |
February 27 |
Ron Zalesny, Jr. Research Plant Geneticist Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
Producing Short Rotation Woody Crops to Enhance Ecosystem Services |
March 5 |
Spring Break |
No Seminar |
March 12 |
Frank Koch Research Ecologist USDA Forest Service, |
Firewood movement and modeling forest pest risk |
March 19 |
Kurt Riitters Research Ecologist USDA Forest Service, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Research Triangle Park, NC |
National change in forest fragmentation, 2001 to 2006 |
March 26 |
Dave Wear Economist USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Southern Forest Futures Project |
April 2 |
Gary Blank Associate Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
Student Energy Internship project |
April 9 |
Robert Jetton Research Assistant Professor Camcore, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
Update on Domestic Gene Conservation Programs at Camcore |
April 16 |
Karen Abt Research Economist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Bob Abt Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, NCSU |
Timber Famine Meets Wall of Wood: Two Classic Timber Supply Themes from One Bargain Recession |
April 23 |
Ross Meentemeyer Professor and Executive Director Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
The Charlotte ULTRA-Ex: Socio-Ecological Interactions Affecting Land-Change Decisions and the Spatial Structure of Urban Growth |
Direct inquiries to Kevin Potter, Research Assistant Professor, kpotter@ncsu.edu, 919-549-4071
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