Graduate Student Research – Forestry Topics
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| Name | Class | Curr | Adviser | Research Project |
| Adhikary, Anukram | DR | FOR | PARAJULI | |
| Akdemir, Kerem | DR | FOR | KERN | Analyzing compound influences of heat waves and droughts on the U.S. electricity grid |
| Alirigia, Rex | DR | FOR | DELBORNE | |
| Ari, Ece | DR | FOR | KERN | Multi-objective optimization of energy production pathways |
| Arteman, Morgan | DR | FOR | FORRESTER | Effects of harvested forest gaps on carbon dynamics and oak/hickory regeneration in the Southern Appalachian Mountains |
| Baldwin, Will | MS | FOR | WHITEHILL | Evaluating the impact of Fraser fir aromatic compounds on deer browse |
| Beckham, Tira | DR | FOR | RICHMOND-BRYANT | |
| Bhusal, Prabin | DR | FOR | PARAJULI | |
| Bost, Jacob | MS | FOR | COOK | |
| Braun, William | MR | FOR | BARDON | Converting old use agricultural plots into Christmas tree farms |
| Caslin, Michael | DR | FOR | KATTI | Assessing the damage and resilience of Swietenia macrophylla and Talipariti elatum in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria |
| Cherotich, Leonida | DR | FOR | HODGE | Improvement of vegetative multiplication rate of pine seed, and sterile propagation of mature pine genotypes |
| Cofre, Carlos | DR | FOR | WANG | |
| Conner, Sarah | MS | FOR | ISIK | Genetic variation in Fusiform rust disease resistance in the northern breeding population of loblolly pine in the southeastern U.S |
| Cooper, Tyrik | DR | FOR | LEGGETT | A greenhouse study evaluating the effects future climate conditions will pose on industrial hemp |
| Cothron, Caleb | MS | FOR | WHITEHILL | |
| Crawford, Noah | MR | FOR | ROISE | Establishing forest management plans for non-industrial private forest landowners |
| Dahal, Bini | DR | FOR | RATHBUN | |
| Davis, Deborah | MR | FOR | ROISE | Reassessing an established Forest Management Plan after a change in ownership and goals |
| Devihalli, Adarsha | DR | FOR | WHITEHILL | Investigating the interaction mechanisms Phytophthora root rot in Fraser fir |
| Deviney, Courtney | DR | FOR | PARAJULI | |
| Dhaliwal, Amandeep | MS | FOR | RATHBUN | |
| Dhungel, Gaurav | DR | FOR | BAKER | Expanding Subregional Timber Supply Model (SRTS) to hardwood growing region in the US. |
| Fallahi, Mahdis | DR | FOR | KING | Regional synthesis of threats to forest carbon and water cycling across the US Southeast |
| Fuller, Grace | DR | FOR | ISIK | |
| Fuller, Madisen | DR | FOR | GOWER, BAKER | Carbon sequestration, carbon storage, or timber production? Modeling joint production possibilities for southern U.S. forests |
| Furgurson, Jill | DR | FOR | DELBORNE | |
| Gade, Sai | DR | FOR | WHITEHILL | Interactions between Fraser fir and Elongate hemlock scale |
| Ganjam, Manaswini | DR | FOR | GOWER | Carbon sequestration modeling for contrasting forest ecosystems in the United States |
| Gay, Elly | DR | FOR | MARTIN, K. | Assessing forest benefits on water quantity and quality in a developing watershed in the Southern United States |
| George, Dalton | DR | FOR | DELBORNE | Applying inclusive approaches to biotechnology governance: Opportunities, challenges, and methodologies |
| Gonzalez, Lauren | DR | FOR | JETTON | |
| Gossman, Elle | MS | FOR | FORRESTER | |
| Gueye, Papa | MS | FOR | LEGGETT | |
| Guner, Pinar | DR | FOR | ISIK | |
| Hackman, Jacob | DR | FOR | COOK | The influence of phosphorus on microbial communities in southeastern loblolly pine stands |
| Hatling, Thomas | MS | FOR | FORRESTER | |
| Hausle, Jacqueline | MS | FOR | FORRESTER | Managing young Pinus palustris plantations for wildlife: Tradeoffs between timber and vegetation structure as related to initial planting rate |
| Heine, Austin | DR | FOR | MCKEAND | Impact of improved loblolly pine seedlings in the SE US since the conception of the NCSU TIP |
| Ho, Thu Minh | MS | FOR | BAKER | Global phosphorus fertilizer price trends and future volatility |
| Hooke, Michelle | MS | FOR | LEGGETT | |
| Howell, Travis | DR | FOR | ACOSTA | |
| Ile, Omoyemeh | DR | FOR | KING | Effects of above and below ground carbon cycling of American sycamore on soil health of marginal lands |
| Jessup, Rachel | MS | FOR | FORRESTER | Effects of different life form competition and light gradient on two rare NC Piedmont prairie plants |
| Jump, Romeo | MS | FOR | HODGE | Assessing methods for pollen quality testing in Eucalyptus |
| Kerrigan, Maccoy | MS | FOR | KING | Measuring coastal pond pine forest community transition rates in eastern North Carolina |
| Kressuk, Jonathan | DR | FOR | OTEN | Exploring ecological restoration of southern green ash in forest and urban ecosystems |
| Lamica, Austin | MS | FOR | PARAJULI | Bilateral interstate trade shifts in softwood pulpwood and sawlogs in the US Southeast |
| Lin, Yu-Ming | DR | FOR | ISIK | Correspondence between a low-density targeted genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) and high-density SNP marker panels in Pinus taeda |
| Lipscomb, Burke | MS | FOR | CUBBAGE | |
| Loftis, Liam | MS | FOR | JETTON | |
| Manz, Dominic | DR | FOR | JETTON | Effects of UV light on the resistance and resilience of eastern and Carolina hemlock against hemlock woolly adelgid |
| Marques, Barbara | DR | FOR | WANG | CRISPR-based genome editing in Christmas trees |
| Martins, Gustavo | DR | FOR | HODGE | Understanding the quantitative genetic variation of economically important traits of the species Acacia crassicarpa |
| Mateos, Susana | DR | FOR | KATTI | |
| McCarthy, Kevin | MS | FOR | FORRESTER | Spatial variation in belowground carbon dynamics resulting from experimental canopy gaps |
| Meeks, April | DR | FOR | WHETTEN | |
| Monti, Cassio | DR | FOR | ROISE | Development of statistical and optimization models for the relationship among carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat indexes and timber growth |
| Munthali, Wiza | DR | FOR | SILLS | Evaluating household cooking technologies in Lusaka, Zambia |
| Niven, Caitlin | DR | FOR | ERCUMEN | An analysis of climatic factors and E. coli presence in samples from rural Bangladesh |
| Palleti, Mohan | DR | FOR | NELSON | |
| Pandey, Piyush | DR | FOR | ACOSTA | High throughput phenotyping of loblolly pine using hyperspectral imaging |
| Peters, Kristin | DR | FOR | OTEN | A multifaceted view on forest health: The potential impact of Anoplophora glabripennis on North Carolina |
| Phillips, Casey | DR | FOR | ROISE | Integrating wildlife habitat conditions into an optimized forest management strategy on North Carolina’s game lands |
| Poff, Missy | MS | FOR | MARTIN, M. | |
| Posse, Juan | DR | FOR | HODGE | Genetic parameters for growth and wood quality traits in Eucalyptus dunnli |
| Puls, Sarah | MS | FOR | COOK | |
| Quate, Austin | MS | FOR | ISIK | |
| Queck, Thomas | MS | FOR | COOK | Investigating the use of indaziflam on loblolly pine establishment in southeastern forestry plantations |
| Raigosa-Garcia, Ivan | DR | FOR | RATHBUN | |
| Ratcliff, Abby | MS | FOR | OTEN | Alternative eradication methods for Asian longhorned beetle |
| Razoki, Mindoro | MS | FOR | HODGE | Age-age correlations of the wood propertis of E. pellita and their estimate at various harvesting ages |
| Ribeiro, Jime | MS | FOR | SILLS | Fires and policy enforcement in Brazilian Amazon |
| Richardson, Logan | DR | FOR | SILLS | Energy poverty and wood energy in southern Africa |
| Rudd, Hayden | DR | FOR | NICHOLS | Using high resolution mass spectrometry to assess groundwater vulnerability and advance water quality monitoring |
| Schnake, David | DR | FOR | FORRESTER | Mid-tolerant hardwood tree species regeneration response and spatial patterning following gap-based harvest Treatments |
| Schrum, Paul | DR | FOR | NELSON | Using computational geometry for applications in natural resources and GIS |
| Smith, Courtney | MS | FOR | OTEN | |
| Sodiya, Olakunle | DR | FOR | BAKER | Projecting the impact of climate change in the US forest sector |
| Ssembatya, Henry | DR | FOR | KERN | Investigating vulnerability of the Texas power grid due to extreme weather and demographic/ technology changes |
| Stukes, Kayla | MS | FOR | LEGGETT | How do BIPOC landowners perceive carbon markets/programs? |
| Suarez, Bethany | MS | FOR | WANG | DNA-free genome editing in forest trees |
| Tajudeen, Titilayo | MS | FOR | RATHBUN | Biomass modelling of bald cypress knees in a wetland ecosystem |
| Tresca, Juliana | MS | FOR | NICHOLS | PFAs contamination for groundwater wells in North Carolina: passive sampling methods |
| Vedoveto, Mariana | DR | FOR | SILLS | Farmers’ decisions at the extensive and intensive margins in the face of precipitation changes in the Brazilian Amazon |
| Wade, Chris | DR | FOR | BAKER | Seemingly unrelated essays on sustainable management of natural resources |
| Wood, Rachel | DR | FOR | RICHMOND-BRYANT | |
| Zabala, Gina | MS | FOR | JETTON | Protocol to inoculate Ralstonia solanacearum in Eucalyptus Spp. to test susceptibility |
| Zarate, Sebastian | DR | FOR | DELBORNE | The politics of potato germplasm conservation in the Peruvian Highlands |
| Zeighami, Amir | DR | FOR | KERN | Capturing the signature of drought on electricity markets and power plant emissions |