Graduate Study in EFB

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The graduate program in Environmental and Forest Biology is organized in areas of study designed to provide a strong background within specific interest areas. Faculty with nationally and internationally recognized expertise define the scope of subject matter within a study area, recommend acceptance of students, and guide them through a course of study appropriate to student goals and aspirations. Most students develop a degree of depth and specialization in at least on large taxonomic group such as bacteria, fungi, plants, vertebrates or insects.

For M.S. and Ph.D., nine areas of study are available: conservation biology, ecology, entomology, environmental interpretation, environmental physiology, fish and wildlife biology and management, forest pathology and mycology, and plant science and biotechnology. One area, chemical ecology, is shared with the Department of Chemistry. For M.P.S., two additional areas of study are available; Applied Ecology and Plant Biotechnology. Additional information on each of these areas of study is available by telephone, email or written request to any of the professors listed. Programs that bridge two or more areas may be developed by the student and steering committee.

Danilo D. Fernando, Ph.D.
EFB Graduate Program Director
fernando@esf.edu
(315) 470-6746 - office
(315) 470-6934 - fax

Barbara Scharf
EFB Graduate Student Secretary
bscharf@esf.edu
(315) 470-4748 - office
(315) 470-6934 - fax