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Christopher A. Nowak
Director, FNRM Summer Program at Wanakena
317 Bray Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone: (315) 470-6575
Email: canowak@esf.edu
Highest Education
Ph.D., SUNY-ESF (Forest Resources Management), 1993.
Areas of Study
Vegetation Management, Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Phytoremediation, Biogeography and Cultural Landscapes, Sustainable Forest Management and Certification Systems
Graduate Advisees
Heather Engelman
engelman@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak and Nyland
- Area of Study: Ecology and Ecosystems
- Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (FOR )
Graduate Research Topic
Silviculture, specifically the ecological issues associated with the shade and longevity of reserve trees in northern hardwood forests.
Ian Freeburg
irfreebu@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
- Area of Study: Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl
Joshua Hanson
jwhanson@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
- Area of Study: Ecology and Ecosystems
Gavin MacKellar
gmmackel@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MF
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
Caryl Peck
cjpeck@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
- Area of Study: Natural Resources Mgt
Artem Treyger
atreyger@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
- Area of Study: Ecology and Ecosystems
- Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Binghamton (Biology )
William Van Gorp
wtvangor@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Nowak
- Area of Study: Ecology and Ecosystems
Courses Taught
- Orientation Seminar: Forestry (FOR 132)
- Adirondack Forest Ecology and Dendrology (FOR 301)
- Forest Ecology and Silviculture (FOR 321/521)
- Plant Pests and their Management (FOR 460/660)
- Adirondack Forest Ecology and Management (FOR 513)
Most Recent Publications
Buxbaum, C.A.Z., C.A. Nowak, and E.H. White. 2005. Deep subsoil nutrient uptake in a potassium-deficient aggrading Pinus resinosa (Ait.) forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 1978-1983.
Nowak, C.A., and B.D. Ballard. 2005. A framework for applying integrated vegetation management on rights-of-way. Journal of Arboriculture 31: 28-37.
Tharakan, P.J., T.A. Volk, C.A. Nowak, and L.P. Abrahamson. 2005. Morphological traits of 30 willow clones and their relationship to biomass production. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 421-431.
Ballard, B.D., and C.A. Nowak. 2006. Timing of cut-stump herbicide applications for killing hardwood trees on powerline rights-of-way. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 32: 118-125.
Nowak, C.A., and B.D. Ballard. 2006. Off-target herbicide deposition associated with treating individual trees. Environmental Management. 36: 237-247.
Volk, T.A., L.P. Abrahamson, C.A. Nowak, L.B. Smart, P.J. Tharakan, and E.H. White. The development of short-rotation willow in the northeastern United States for bioenergy and bioproducts, agroforestry and phytoremediation. Biomass and Bioenergy 30: 715-727.
