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Timothy A. Volk
Senior Research Associate

346 Illick Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6774
Email: tavolk@esf.edu

• Short-rotation Woody Crops Program
• Graduate Program in Environmental Science

Highest Education

Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Short-Rotation Forestry), 2002

Areas of Study

Management and sustainability of short-rotation forestry (www.esf.edu/willow), agroforestry, phytoremediation, international forestry.

Courses Taught

• Energy Systems (ESC 325/525, Fall)
• Biomass and Bioenergy (ESC 441/641, Spring)
• Renewable Energy Capstone Planning (ESC 450, Fall)

Most Recent Publications

Schifman, L.A., Stella, J.C. Volk, T.A. and Teece, M.A. (In Press). Carbon isotopic variation in shrub willow (Salix spp.) ring-wood as an indicator of long-term water status, growth and survival. Biomass and Bioenergy.

Pracha, A.S. and T.A. Volk. (In Press). An edible energy return on investment (EEROI) analysis of wheat and rice in Pakistan. Sustainability.

Lippke, B., R. Gustafson, R. Venditti, T. Volk, E. Oneil, L. Johnson, M. Puettmann, P. Steele, 2011. Sustainable Biofuel Contributions to Carbon Mitigation and Energy Independence. Forests 261-874.

Volk, T.A., L.P. Abrahamson, K.D. Cameron, P. Castellano, T. Corbin, E. Fabio, G. Johnson, Y. Kuzovkina-Eischen, M. Labrecque, R. Miller, D. Sidders, L.B. Smart, K. Staver, G.R. Stanosz, and K. Van Rees. 2011. Yields of biomass crops across a range of sites in North America. Aspects of Applied Biology 112:67-74.

Quaye, A and T.A. Volk. 2011. Soil nutrient dynamics and biomass production in an organic and inorganic fertilized short rotation willow coppice system. Aspects of Applied Biology 112: 121-129.

Pacaldo, R, T.A. Volk, and R. Briggs. 2011. Carbon balance in short rotation willow (Salix dasyclados) biomass crop across a 20-year chronosequence as affected by continuous production and tear-out treatments. Aspects of Applied Biology 112: 131-138.

Adiele, J. and T.A. Volk. 2011. Developing spring cover crop systems for willow biomass crop. Establishment. Aspects of Applied Biology 112: 113-119.

Volk, T.A., M.A. Buford, B. Berguson, J. Caputo, J. Eaton, J.H. Perdue, T.G. Rials, D. Riemenschneider, B. Stanton, and J.A. Stanturf. 2011. Woody Feedstocks – Management and Regional Differences. In: Braun, R., D. Karlen, and D. Johnson (Eds) Sustainable Alternative Feedstock Opportunities, Challenges and Roadmap for Six U.S. Regions. Proceedings of the Sustainable Feedstocks for Advance Biofuels Workshop. Soil and Water Conservation Society. pp 120-141.

Buchholz, T. and T.A. Volk. 2011. Identifying opportunities to improve the profitability of willow biomass crops with a crop budget model. Bioenergy Research. 4(2): 85-95.

Quaye, A., T.A. Volk, S. Hafner, D. Leopold, and C. Schirmer. 2011. Impacts of paper sludge and manure on soil and biomass production of willow. Biomass and Bioenergy 35:2796-2806.

Zalesny , Jr., R.Z., M.W. Cunningham, R.B. Hall, J. Mirck, D.L. Rockwood5, J.A. Stanturf, T.A. Volk. 2011. Wood biomass from short rotation woody crops. Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Fibers from Forest Biomass. ACS Symposium Series 1067:27-63.

Mirck, J. and T.A. Volk. 2010. Response of Three Shrub Willow Varieties (Salix spp.) to Storm Water Treatments with Different Concentrations of Salts. Bioresource Technology 101 (10):3484-3492.

Mirck, J. and T.A. Volk. 2010. Seasonal Sap Flow of Four Salix Varieties Growing on the Solvay Wastebeds in Syracuse, NY, USA. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 12(1), 1-23

Tharakan, P.J., T.A. Volk, C.A. Nowak, and G. Ofezu. (In Press). Canopy Structure, Light Interception, and Light-Use Efficiency in Willow. BioEnergy Research.

Buchholz, T. E. Rametsteiner, T.A. Volk, and V.A. Luzadis. (In Press). Multi criteria analysis for bioenergy systems assessments. Energy Policy.

Castellano, P., T.A. Volk and L. Herrington. (In Press). Estimates of Technically Available Woody Biomass Feedstock from Natural Forests and Willow Biomass Crops for Two Locations in New York State. Biomass and Bioenergy.

Volk, T.A. and V. Luzadis. (In press). Willow biomass production for bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts in New York. In Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States. Routledge Press.

Luzadis, V., T. Buchholz, and T.A. Volk. (In press). A Co-evolutionary Complex Adaptive Systems Approach for Assessing Bioenergy Sustainability. In Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States. Routledge Press.

Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. (2008) Breeding, selection, and testing of shrub willow as a dedicated energy crop. NABC Report 19: 85 - 92, Agricultural Biofuels: Technology, Sustainability, and Profitability, National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Ithaca, NY.