DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT OFOF FORESTRYFORESTRY AnnualAnnual ReportReport 20032003 VIRGINIA TECH A University Exemplary Department Photo by J. R. Seiler Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, religion, or political affiliation. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office (540) 231-7500/1-800-828-1120 TTY/PC. ANNUAL REPORT 2003 Department of Forestry College of Natural Resources* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 U.S.A. (540) 231-5483 Fax (540) 231-3698 www.cnr.vt.edu/forestry [email protected] *Other departments within the College are the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, the Department of Geography, and the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. Reports are available upon request. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................... 1 PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Faculty.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Emeriti .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Visiting Scholars and Lecturers ....................................................................................................... 8 Technical Personnel......................................................................................................................... 9 Clerical Personnel............................................................................................................................ 9 College of Natural Resources Advisory Board ................................................................................ 9 TEACHING.................................................................................................................................................. 11 Formal Courses Taught ................................................................................................................. 12 RESEARCH ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Forest Biometrics........................................................................................................................... 18 Faculty............................................................................................................................... 18 Growth and Yield Modeling............................................................................................... 18 Sampling and Forest Inventory ......................................................................................... 19 Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, and Geographic Information Systems..................... 19 Decision Analysis and Computer Applications ................................................................. 21 Utilization and Marketing................................................................................................... 22 Graduate Students............................................................................................................ 22 Natural Resource Recreation......................................................................................................... 24 Faculty............................................................................................................................... 24 Recreation Site and Visitor Management ......................................................................... 24 Human Dimensions........................................................................................................... 25 Graduate Students............................................................................................................ 26 Industrial Forestry Operations........................................................................................................ 27 Faculty............................................................................................................................... 27 Forest Operations ............................................................................................................. 27 Site Impacts from Forest Operations ................................................................................ 28 Graduate Students............................................................................................................ 28 Forest Biology................................................................................................................................ 29 Faculty............................................................................................................................... 29 Christmas Trees................................................................................................................ 29 Ecology ............................................................................................................................. 29 Regeneration/Silviculture .................................................................................................. 30 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 32 Water Quality .................................................................................................................... 33 Tree and Seedling Physiology .......................................................................................... 33 Agroforestry....................................................................................................................... 34 Urban Forestry .................................................................................................................. 34 Genetics ............................................................................................................................ 35 Educational ....................................................................................................................... 35 Graduate Students............................................................................................................ 36 Forest Economics, Policy, and Management ................................................................................ 38 Faculty............................................................................................................................... 38 International Forestry ........................................................................................................ 38 Forest Taxation and Regulation........................................................................................ 39 Economics of Multiple Use, Amenity Outputs, and Regional Economics......................... 40 Forest Landowners ........................................................................................................... 40 Forest and Natural Resource Policy ................................................................................. 41 Graduate Students............................................................................................................ 41 i OUTREACH AND EXTENSION.................................................................................................................. 43 SHARP Logger Programs.............................................................................................................. 44 Cooperative and Industrial Extension Programs ........................................................................... 46 Continuing Education Programs .................................................................................................... 48 Other Outreach Programs.............................................................................................................. 49 Youth and Teacher Education Programs....................................................................................... 50 Newsletters and Magazine Columns Published ............................................................................ 52 World Wide Web Sites ................................................................................................................... 53 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) Projects.............................................................................. 54 THESES AND DISSERTATIONS ............................................................................................................... 55 EDITORSHIPS, AWARDS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS................................................................................... 57 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS......................................................................................................... 60 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES................................................................................................................... 66 PUBLICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 68 Refereed Journal 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