Department of Environmental and Forest Biology SUNY-ESF Annual Report 2011-2012 Front Cover: Collage of images provided by EFB faculty, staff, and students Department of Environmental and Forest Biology Annual Report Summer 2011 Academic Year 2011-2012 Donald J. Leopold Chair, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology SUNY-ESF 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse, NY 13210 Email:
[email protected]; ph: (315) 470-6760 July 18, 2012 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 4 People . 4 Building . 8 Teaching . 9 Summary of main courses taught by faculty members . 9 Course teaching load summary by faculty members . 12 Undergraduate student advising loads . 14 Curriculum changes . 14 Undergraduate students enrolled in each EFB major . 15 Listing of awards and recognition . 15 Research/Scholarship . .15 Summary of publications/presentations . .15 Science Citation Indices from the Web of Science and Scopus . 17 Summary of grant activity . 18 Patents and Patent Applications . .20 Listing of awards and recognition . 20 Outreach and Service . 20 Enumeration of outreach activities . 20 Summary of grant panel service . 21 Summary of journal editorial board service. 21 Number of journal manuscripts reviewed by faculty. 21 Listing of awards and recognition . 22 Service Learning . 22 Graduate Students. 24 Number of students by degree objectives . 24 Graduate student national fellowships/awards . 24 Graduate recruitment efforts . 24 Graduate student advising . 26 Courses having TA support and enrollment in each . 26 2 Governance Structure . 27 Components. 27 Supporting offices, committees, directors, and coordinators . 28 Budget . 30 State budget allocations . 30 SUNY Research Foundation research incentives funds . 31 Development funds . 32 Student Learning Outcomes Assessment . 33 Objectives 2011-2012 .