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Nancy and John Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences
Professor of Forest Ecology and Physiology
Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology
Areas of Expertise
The relationship between community structure and ecosystem processes in rivers and streams, and factors which influence this relationship across local, landscape, and regional spatial scales.
Assistant Research Professor
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Areas of Expertise
Invasion Ecology
Population Genetics
Wildlife Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Animal Coloration
Island Biology
Assistant Research Professor, Director of SRCL
Areas of Expertise
Soil chemistry and biogeochemistry; instrumental analysis of soils.
Current projects: heavy metal analysis and remediation in urban soils; estimates of soil health at a solar farm
Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry
Areas of Expertise
Soil microbiology
Nitrogen cycle
Soil quality
Ecological restoration
Biogeochemistry
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Bayesian statistics
Hierarchical modeling
Applied statistics
Movement ecology
Demography
Terrestrial wildlife ecology
Associate Teaching Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Program Director, Appalachian Botany and Ethnobotany, Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Areas of Expertise
Field Botany and Plant Taxonomy, Herbarium Methods
Non-timber Forest Products (e.g., Maple Syrup, Medicinal/Culinary Plants and Fungi)
Economic Botany and Ethnobotany
Plant Husbandry and Horticulture
Wild Plant Conservation, Management, and Policy
Invasive Plant Ecology, Ethnobotany, and Management
Appalachian Forest Plant Biology, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
Agroforestry, Forest Farming
Department Head, Ecosystem Science and Management
Areas of Expertise
Conservation biology, restoration ecology, ecological design, freshwater ecosystem management
Assistant Professor of Soils and Environmental Microbiology
Professor of Pedology & Graduate Program Chair
Areas of Expertise
Soil Science
Watershed Management
Landscape Ecology
Natural Resource Management
Assistant Professor of Hydrology
Areas of Expertise
Ecohydrology
Hydrology
Biogeochemistry
Terrain Analysis
Water Quality
Watershed Management
Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
Areas of Expertise
Root biology and ecology
Mycorrhizal ecology
Plant Physiological Ecology
Plant Ecology
Global Change Biology
Belowground Ecology
Fruit tree physiology
Professor and Ibberson Chair in Community and Urban Forestry
Areas of Expertise
Technical assistance to municipalities in preparation and enactment of environmental ordinances and other policy.
Associate Professor of Fisheries Management
Associate Director of Academic Programs
Assistant Research Professor
Watershed Management Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
Watershed Management
Water Quality
Nitrogen Cycle
Biogeochemistry
Conservation Practices
Soil-Water Interactions
Associate Professor & Director, Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
Joseph E. Ibberson Chair in Silviculture Research for Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise
Population Genomics
Conservation Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Evolution
Quantitative Genetics
Climate Change
Ex Situ Conservation
Professor of Forest Resources
Areas of Expertise
Water Energy Food Nexus
Bioenergy
Agroforestry
Forest Economics and Finance
International Forestry
Forest Extension
Non Timber Forest Products
Assistant Teaching Professor of Soil Science
Areas of Expertise
Soil Morphology
Soil Taxonomy
Soil Mapping
Soil Genesis
Pedology
Biogeochemistry
Potting Media
Distinguished Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
Chair of Ecology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program
Areas of Expertise
Ecosystem ecology
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Forest ecosystems
Sustainable agriculture
Professor of Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Global change ecology
Forest ecology
Dendrochronology
Community ecology
Assistant Research Professor of Wildlife Behavioral Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Animal behavior/ behavioral ecology
Animal cognition
Evolution
Neurogenomics
Computer Programming
Water Resources Extension Associate
Distinguished Professor of Clay Mineralogy
Areas of Expertise
Materials from plants and plant by-products
Use of clays for remediation;Slow release fertilizers with minerals
Assistant Research Professor
Fire and Natural Resources Management
Areas of Expertise
Fire Ecology
Fire Behavior and Effects
Assistant Professor of Forest Resource Management
Areas of Expertise
Social and economic values associated with private forests, including wildlife, carbon sequestration and water resources
Associate Research Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Adaptation to climate in forest trees
Seed movement under a changing climate
Forest ecosystem modeling
Associate Professor of Forest Management
Associate Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology
Director, Center for Private Forests
Assistant Research Professor, Private Forests Management
Areas of Expertise
Forest stewardship
Private forest landowners
Woodland care
Collaborative learning
Action research
Peer-to-peer education
Assistant Teaching Professor of Forestry
Assistant Professor of Multifunctional Landscapes
Areas of Expertise
Global change ecology
Landscape ecology
Biogeography
Remote sensing
Bayesian hierarchical modeling
Biodiversity modeling
GIS
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Areas of Expertise
Natural Resources Systems Analysis
Forest Products Economics
Wood Industry Operations Research
Wood Physiology and Taxonomy
Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs and Alumni Relations, and Assistant Teaching Professor
Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor
Areas of Expertise
Resilience, adaptation, social-ecological systems
Water-energy-food nexus, water security, groundwater, irrigation
Urban-wastewater irrigation, water reuse, agricultural-urban water transfers
Transboundary river basins and aquifers
Mountain water towers, Andes, Himalayas
Southwest US; Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru); South Asia (India, Nepal)
Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and
Natural Resources & Youth Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
Youth and Natural Resources Education
Forest Stewardship
Natural Resources Volunteerism
Private Forestland Management
Connecting Youth with Nature
Forest Dendrology and Botany
Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology
Assistant Research Professor
Areas of Expertise
Freshwater Ecology
Aquatic Invertebrates
Paleolimnology
Climate Change
Assistant Research Professor
Director PAOneStop
Areas of Expertise
Agricultural Erosion and Sedimentation Planning
Farm Mapping
Phosphorus Cycling and Management
Nutrient Management Planning
Associate Professor of Silviculture
Areas of Expertise
Forestry
Silviculture
Forest ecology
Disturbance ecology
