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Anagnost, Susan, Visiting Professor
BA, Gettysburg College, 1977; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1982; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1990; Director, Tropical Timber Information Center; wood anatomy, wood decay, microscopy
101 Baker Lab
seanagno@esf.edu
315-470-6837
Beier, Colin, Associate Professor
BS, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1999; MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, 2002; PHD, University Of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007; forest ecosystem and landscape ecology, social-ecological systems, climate change, ecosystem services, landscape change modeling, resilience, adaptive management, resource governance, applied geoinformatics
311 Bray Hall
cbeier@esf.edu
315-470-6578
Bevilacqua, Eddie, Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
BS, University of Toronto, 1984; MS, University of Toronto, 1987; PHD, University of Toronto, 1998; 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
301 Bray Hall
ebevilacqua@esf.edu
315-470-6697
Bridgen, Michael, Emeritus
BS, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 1975; PHD, Michigan State University, 1979; dendrology, aerial photogrammetry, silviculture, and restoration forestry
Wanakena Campus
bridgen@esf.edu
315-848-2566
Briggs, Russell, Director, Div of Env Science, Distinguished Teaching Prof
MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1982; AAS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1975; BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1979; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1985; forest ecology, watershed ecology, soils, ecosystem services, watershed management, forest soils, silviculture
202 Baker Lab
rdbriggs@esf.edu
315-470-6989
Brown, Tristan, Associate Professor
PHD, Iowa State University, 2014; sustainable energy law & policy; energy systems analysis; techno-economic analysis; and climate policy
302 Bray Hall
trbro100@esf.edu
Crovella, Paul, Assistant Professor
BS, Cornell University, 1989; ME, Cornell University, 1990; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2017
219 Baker Lab
plcrovella@esf.edu
315-470-6839
Dawson, Chad, Emeritus
BS, University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1970; MPS, Cornell University, 1979; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1983
FNRM Bray
cpdawson@esf.edu
315-470-6536
Drake, John, Assistant Professor
PHD, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, 2010; Tree physiology, forest ecology, global climate change, ecosystem nutrient and C cycling, soils gas fluxes, tree water use
308 Bray Hall
jedrake@esf.edu
315-470-6574
Engelman, Heather, Instructional Support Technician
MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1995; Instructional Equipment Loans, Computing Support (FNRM), Women in Scientific and Environmental (WiSE) Professions Speaker Series, ESF's Take our Kids to Work Day Program
190 Baker Laboratory
engelman@esf.edu
315-470-4752
Germain, Rene, Professor
BS, University Of Vermont And State Agricultural Colle, 1983; MBA, Boston University, 1988; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1997; forest health, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, sustainable forestry systems
316 Bray Hall
rhgermai@esf.edu
315-470-6698
Johnston, Mariann, Professor and Director of Ranger School
BS, Colorado State University, 1986; MS, University Of Idaho, 1993; PHD, University Of Idaho, 2003; forest ecology, soils, biogeochemistry, forest health, silviculture
Wanakena Campus
mjohnston@esf.edu
315-848-2566
Kelleher, Michael, Emeritus
BS, Cornell University, 1984; MS, Cornell University, 1985
312 Bray Hall
mkellehe@esf.edu
315-470-6681
Kiernan, Diane, Assistant Professor
AAS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1979; BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2000; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2003; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2007; growth and yield modeling, statistical analysis
308 Bray Hall
dhkiernan@esf.edu
315-470-6536
Kloster, Danielle, Lecturer
BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, ; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2014
303A Bray Hall
dpkloste@esf.edu
315-470-6594
Kuehn, Diane, Associate Professor
BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1987; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1989; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2002; social and recreational dimensions, ecotourism and nature tourism, recreation management and research
310A Bray Hall
dmkuehn@esf.edu
315-470-6561
Malmsheimer, Robert, Professor
BLA, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1986; JD, Union University, 1989; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1999; How laws and the legal system affect natural resources management, including how carbon accounting policies affect forest and natural resources.
305 Bray Hall
rwmalmsh@esf.edu
315-470-6909
Maynard, Charles, Emeritus
BS, Iowa State University, 1974; MS, Iowa State University, 1977; PHD, Iowa State University, 1980; Research Areas of Interest
216 Marshall Hall
cmaynard@esf.edu
315-470-6560
Melnyczuk, Stephanie, Administrative Assistant 1
ASS, Onondaga Community College, 1981
320 Bray Hall
smelnycz@esf.edu
315-470-6536
Newman, David, Professor
BS, University Of California-Berkeley, 1977; MS, Duke University, 1985; PHD, Duke University, 1986; Forest resource economics and policy, resource and environmental economics, tax policy
309 Bray Hall
dnewman@esf.edu
315-470-6534
Nowak, Christopher, Professor 12 Months and Chair of FNRM
AAS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1979; BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1985; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1986; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1992; vegetation management, silviculture and forest ecology, production ecology and plant ecophysiology, invasive exotic plant control, biogeography and cultural landscapes, sustainable management and certification systems
319 Bray Hall
canowak@esf.edu
315-470-6575
Rojas, Vanessa, Assistant Professor
MSC, University Of Michigan-Flint, 2010; PHD, Indiana State University, 2018; wildlife conservation and surveying techniques; geographic information systems; bat ecology; occupancy modeling
Wanakena Campus
vgrojas@esf.edu
315-848-2566
Savage, James, Professor
AAS, Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science, 1984; BA, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1986; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1990; recreation and resource measurements
Wanakena Campus
jmsavage@esf.edu
315-848-2566
Schirmer, Charles, Instructional Support Specialist
BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1991; plant, soil and water analysis
339 Illick Hall
cschirmer@esf.edu
315-470-6773
Smith, William, Professor and Director, Wood Utilization Service
BS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1976; MS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1978; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 1983; wood drying and moisture relations, wood preservation and protection, manufacturing and processing, wood properties and utilization, marketing
218 Baker Lab
wbsmith@esf.edu
315-470-6832
Stehman, Stephen, Distinguished Teaching Professor
BS, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 1979; MS, Oregon State University, 1981; PHD, Cornell University, 1989; environmental sampling, map accuracy assessment, land-cover monitoring; applied statistics
322 Bray Hall
svstehma@esf.edu
315-470-6692
Stella, John, Vice President for Research and Campus Operations Manager
BA, Yale University, 1988; MS, University Of California-Berkeley, 1998; PHD, University Of California-Berkeley, 2005; riparian and stream ecology, restoration ecology, watershed management, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, river restoration, arid-land and Mediterranean ecosystems
200 Bray Hall
stella@esf.edu
315-470-6606
Therasme, Obste, Assistant Professor
BS, Universite dEtat dHaiti (State University of Haiti), 2010; MS, Syracuse University, 2015; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2019; Life cycle assessment; sustainable energy system analysis; net zero/negative greenhouse gas emissions systems; biomass for biofuels, energy and bioproducts
312 Bray Hall
otherasm@esf.edu
315-470-6536
Vander Yacht, Andrew, Assistant Professor
BS, Hope College, 2009; MS, The University Of Tennessee, 2013; PHD, The University Of Tennessee, 2018; forest ecosystem management, climate adaptive silviculture, mesophication, disturbance-dependent biodiversity, fire & fuel ecology, plant-soil-fire feedbacks, fire effects on ticks & associated disease, & traditional ecological knowledge of forest disturbance
317 Bray Hall
avandery@esf.edu
315-470-6568
Vaverchak, Gregory, Assistant Professor
AS, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2002; AS, Broome Community College, 2003; BS, Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science, 2006; MS, SUNY Potsdam, 2016; arboriculture, forest management
Wanakena Campus
gmvaverc@esf.edu
315-848-2566
Volk, Timothy, Professor and Associate Chair
BS, University of Guelph, 1986; MS, Cornell University, 1990; PHD, SUNY College Of Environmental Science And Forestry, 2002; 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
306 Bray Hall
tavolk@esf.edu
315-470-6774
Wagner, John, Professor 10
BS, Washington State University, 1981; MS, University Of Idaho, 1984; PHD, Colorado State University, 1990; forest resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, quantitative silviculture, forest management and operations, operations research, simulation
304 Bray Hall
jewagner@esf.edu
315-470-6971
Wang, Endong, Associate Professor
BE, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2003; MS, Southeast University, 2006; MS, University Of Nebraska At Lincoln, 2011; PHD, University Of Nebraska At Lincoln, 2013; sustainable infrastructure systems, life cycle assessment, BIM, benchmarking, stochastic process, construction safety
223 Baker Laboratory
ewang01@esf.edu
315-470-6536
Yanai, Ruth, Professor
BA, Yale University, 1981; MS, Yale University, 1985; PHD, Yale University, 1990; Multiple-element limitation in northern hardwood ecosystems, quantifying uncertainty in ecosystem studies, and REDD+ carbon accounting for climate mitigation
176 Baker
rdyanai@esf.edu
315-470-4868
Zhang, Lianjun, Professor
BS, Shandong Agricultural University, 1982; MS, University Of Idaho, 1987; MS, University Of Idaho, 1991; PHD, University Of Idaho, 1990; forest biometrics, growth and yield modeling, spatial statistics and modeling, quantitative silviculture
323 Bray Hall
lizhang@esf.edu
315-470-6558