COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES, FORESTRY, AND AGRICULTURE Forest Operations, Bioproducts and Bioenergy

WHY STUDY FOREST OPERATIONS, BIOPRODUCTS Research Institute, and the Center for AND BIOENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE? Sustainable Forestry) provide employment e efficient and environmentally acceptable opportunities for interested students to learn management, harvesting, and transportation cutting-edge science while gaining practical of timber and biomass for the manufacture of skills. Nearby, large areas of public and private, industrial and nonindustrial UM aine’s ADVANTAGE products (e.g. lumber, paper and wood composites) and energy are vital to meet woodland provide more opportunities. • More than $400,000 in society’s increasing need for sustainable annual scholarships resources. Maine has more forests than the WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN FOREST • Accredited degrees by the rest of New England combined, and a well- OPERATIONS, BIOPRODUCT S AND BIOENERGY? Society of American developed cluster of industrial forests and We prepare our graduates for careers in Foresters, and the Society of processing facilities for the production of industrial and consulting forestry, and in the Wood Science and bioproducts and bioenergy that are in administration and supervision of wood Technology demand worldwide. is provides students processing facilities. Specific career areas with the exposure to a wide variety of real • The oldest continuously include forest land management, forest road world experiences. accredited undergraduate planning and design, harvest planning and administration, management of forest forestry program in the U.S. UMaine’s Forest Operations, Bioproducts and bioproducts and bioenergy plant operations, Bioenergy (FBB) Program is designed to • Opportunities for internships and technical sales and marketing. with industry leaders address major challenges to the industry: the Opportunities also exist for graduate efficient and environmentally acceptable education at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels in • Hands-on outdoor growth, management, extraction and experience with the latest the areas of forest operations, wood science transportation of forest resources and the technology (i.e., GPS, LiDar) and forest management. efficient and economical use of the forest • NEBHE agreement gives resource through the conversion to students from Connecticut, sustainable materials and energy. e OUR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Rhode Island, Vermont and interdisciplinary program combines e interdisciplinary B.S. in forest operations, Massachusetts a substantial coursework, laboratory experience, and bioproducts and bioenergy at the University discount in tuition when fieldwork with faculty expertise in forest of Maine addresses the challenge of balancing they are enrolled in the ecology, forest management and wood demand for wood-based products with program science, with an emphasis in business sustainable practices by providing students administration. with a relevant combination of coursework, hands-on experiences, faculty expertise and Training in a forest setting begins the first School of Forest Resources mentoring to build teamwork and semester with access to the university’s 5755 Nutting Hall communication skills. e program aims to 1,270-acre Demeritt Forest. In addition, University of Maine develop individuals who have: the knowledge the nearby Penobscot Experimental Forest Orono, ME 04469-5755 and abilities to better manage timber and other properties owned and managed by 207.581.2887 resources and forest operations in an the university provide nearly 13,000 acres environment of increasing public scrutiny and forest.umaine.edu of living laboratories for forest resource environmental concern; an understanding of education and research. Extensive indoor To apply: umaine.edu the processes and challenges related to the laboratory facilities are used for efficient and environmentally acceptable undergraduate education and research. harvest and conversion of forest resources to Excellent ties with research units at the bioproducts and bioenergy; and an university (Advanced Structures and Connect with us: appreciation for the business principles and umaine.edu/socialnetwork Composites Center, the Forest Bioproducts the associated local, regional and global ABOUT UMAINE The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s premier public university. It is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 73 countries. It currently enrolls 11,286 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees in 35 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in roughly 70 disciplines; 90 undergraduate markets. Our educational goal is to produce OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL majors and academic programs; and professionals with strong abilities to assess one of the oldest and most Undergraduates in forest operations, and communicate the technical foundations prestigious honors programs in the bioproducts and bioenergy have an and life-cycle impacts associated with how U.S. The university promotes opportunity to study, interact and conduct environmental stewardship on its forest-based materials can be sustainably research and fieldwork with graduate campus, with substantial efforts produced for a variety of applications, ranging students from around the world. Students aimed at conserving energy, from traditional wood products to emerging work closely with active faculty researchers recycling and adhering to green bioproducts and bioenergy systems. e B.S. who explore and extend the latest knowledge building standards in new in forest operations, bioproducts and in forest science. Alumni have donated over construction. For more information bioenergy is accredited by the Society of $16 million in more than 60 named about UMaine, visit umaine.edu. American Foresters and the Society of Wood scholarship funds and faculty endowments. Science and Technology. Students are encouraged to join the UMaine chapter of the Society of American Foresters, explore OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM Forest Products Society and the Woodsmen’s Our graduate students work closely with Team. ey also have opportunities to attend Bachelor of Science in leading experts in their field and conduct conferences and meetings of the Society of Forest Operations, Bioproducts research in Maine’s North Woods, in state-of- American Foresters and the Society of Wood and Bioenergy the-art laboratories or at a number of Science and Technology. Special recognition locations around the world. Nearly all of our includes the university chapter of the national Minors in graduate students are financially supported forest resources honor society, Xi Sigma Pi. Forest Ecosystem Science with graduate assistantships and paid tuition. Summer work and internships are readily Forest Products Students may choose from a range of available for students. e professional Forest Recreation Management specialties, including forest operations and experience and contacts gained through engineering; bioproducts and technology; summer activities provide a real advantage Graduate Certificate in wood composites and forest-based biofuels. when our graduates apply for jobs. An annual Advanced Engineered Wood forest resources job fair also provides students Composites an opportunity to find internships and jobs. OUR FACULTY Master of UMaine’s School of Forest Resources faculty HOW DO I APPLY? Forestry is known as a source of objective scientific information. ey have an international Visit umaine.edu for an application, as well Master of Science in reputation for cutting-edge research as information about academics and life Forest Resources innovation, and are committed to educating at UMaine. the next generation of leaders on forest Ph.D. in resources issues. In a typical year, our faculty Forest Resources receives $2.5 million in research grants and authors over 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals. ey also provide leadership regionally and nationally to professional organizations.

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