M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management
ApplyThe Natural Resources Management program focuses on both the underlying theory and on-the-ground application of practices to achieve sustainable outcomes in natural resource systems.
Because management practices and decisions arise from the combination of ecological knowledge, economic considerations and landowner/manager objectives and/or policies, research opportunities in management are interdisciplinary by nature.
Participating Faculty
- Colin M. Beier; cbeier@esf.edu
forest ecosystem and landscape ecology, social-ecological systems, climate change, ecosystem services, landscape change modeling, resilience, adaptive management, resource governance, applied geoinformatics - Eddie Bevilacqua; ebevilacqua@esf.edu
sampling/inventory, biometrics, forest mensuration, growth and yield modeling, applied statistics, GIS/spatial analysis, forest ecology, landscape ecology, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, quantitative silviculture - Russell D. Briggs; rdbriggs@esf.edu
forest ecology, watershed ecology, soils, ecosystem services, watershed management, forest soils, silviculture - Tristan R. Brown; trbro100@esf.edu
sustainable energy law & policy; energy systems analysis; techno-economic analysis; and climate policy - René Germain; rhgermai@esf.edu
forest health, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, sustainable forestry systems - Mariann T. Johnston; mjohnston@esf.edu
forest ecology, soils, biogeochemistry, forest health, silviculture - Diane M. Kuehn; dmkuehn@esf.edu
social and recreational dimensions, ecotourism and nature tourism, recreation management and research - Robert W. Malmsheimer; rwmalmsh@esf.edu
How laws and the legal system affect natural resources management, including how carbon accounting policies affect forest and natural resources. - Christopher A. Nowak; canowak@esf.edu
vegetation management, silviculture and forest ecology, production ecology and plant ecophysiology, invasive exotic plant control, biogeography and cultural landscapes, sustainable management and certification systems - Stephen V. Stehman; svstehma@esf.edu
environmental sampling, map accuracy assessment, land-cover monitoring; applied statistics - John C. Stella; stella@esf.edu
riparian and stream ecology, restoration ecology, watershed management, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, river restoration, arid-land and Mediterranean ecosystems - Timothy A. Volk; tavolk@esf.edu
silviculture, forest management for renewable energy, biomass and bioenergy, energy, agroforestry, phytoremediation, management and sustainability of short rotation woody crops, life cycle analysis, ecophysiology, international forestry - John E. Wagner; jewagner@esf.edu
forest resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, quantitative silviculture, forest management and operations, operations research, simulation
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Contact Us
David Newman
Graduate Education Coordinator - SRM
309 Bray Hall, One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
Phone: (315) 470-6534
Fax: (315) 470-6535
Current Graduate Students in Management
Current Students Only currently registered students appear — new names appear at start of academic year
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Graduate Research Topic
OPERATIONALIZING AND MEASURING COMMUNITY VITALITY IN THE CATSKILL-DELAWARE WATERSHEDS:
The historic New York City (NYC) Watershed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), signed 25 years ago, sought to safeguard water quality of the drinking water supplied to NYC, and strengthen community vitality of the water supply source - the Catskill-Delaware watersheds. Have the objectives of enhancing economic development and social well-being of upstream communities been achieved?
Favorite Quote
"Watch a sunrise at least once a day" - Phil Dunphy
Graduate Research Topic
Resource challenges associated with hydraulic fracturing
Favorite Quote
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."- Steve Prefontaine
William McCall
wdmccall@syr.eduFRM Monitoring, Analysis, and Modeling
Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Bevilacqua
Graduate Research Topic
My research focuses on the influence of forest succession on downed wood accumulation, as well as carbon accounting and uncertainty analysis.
Graduate Research Area
Sustainability issues related to tropical timber trade
Favorite Quote
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have". -Thomas Jefferson
Links
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Graduate Research Topic
I am researching differences in soil compaction and displacement caused by bare tires, tires with chains, and tires with single-wheel tracks on skidders.
Jin Yin
jyin100@syr.eduEnvironmental and Natural Resources Policy
Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman and Zhang
Previous Graduate Study: Yale University (Forest Science)
Graduate Research Topic
Community-based Forest Management in China's Minority Areas
Areas of Interest
Biodiversity conservation; Indigenous knowledge; Land use change; Forest policy; Remote sensing and GIS; Ecosystem services
