Forest Biotechnology Environmental Biotechnology Green Biotechnology Mailing address: Dr. William A. Powell Director of the Council on Biotechnology in Forestry Faculty of Environmental & Forest Biology College of Environmental Science & Forestry State University of New York One Forestry Drive Syracuse, NY 13210-2788 Email: wapowell@esf.edu Current lab personnel: Technician: Lilibeth Northern - Chestnut project Graduate students: Nick Kaczmar - Elm project Kathleen Baier - Chestnut genomics Amelia Bo Zhang - Chestnut Transformation Katie D'Amico - New in fall 2008 Graduate application link. Note: If you have over a 3.4 GPA and scored greater than 70% overall on the GRE, then you have an excellent chance of being awarded a graduate assistantship. Publication List Useful Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Professional Experience:

Director of the Council on Biotechnology in Forestry 2001-present

Professor 2003-present
Area: Biotechnology in Forest Pathology
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
State University of New York
Syracuse, NY 13210

Associate Professor (tenured) 1995-2003
Area: Biotechnology in Forest Pathology
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
State University of New York
Syracuse, NY 13210

Assistant Professor, 1989-1995
Area: Biotechnology in Forest Pathology
College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Postdoctoral Associate, 1986-1989
Area: Molecular Plant Pathology
University of Florida, Department of Plant Pathology,
Gainesville, FL 32611

Education:

Ph.D., Biology, 1986
Utah State University, Logan, UT

B.S., Biology, 1982
Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD

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