Archive for February 2012

Assistant Professor Thomas Pypker

Thomas Pypker has received $4,322 for the first year of a potential three-year, $14,176 project from the  for “Carbon-Water Cycling in the Critical Zone: Understanding Ecosystem Process Variability Across Complex Terrain.”

On Feb 2-3, 2012 several School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science graduated students earned awads at the Grad Colloquium, sponsored by the Graduate Student Government.  See pictures and learn more.

Associate Professor Andrew Burton

The Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report and CBS Detroit reported on Associate Professor Andrew Burton‘s research on the ability of trees to find the nitrogen they need despite increasing levels of carbon dioxide. See Trees.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce Finishing Fellowship recipients for the fall and spring semesters.

The fellowships provide support to PhD candidates who are close to completing their degrees; they are available through the generosity of alumni and friends of the University.

They are intended to recognize outstanding PhD candidates who are in need of financial support to finish their degrees and who are also contributing to the attainment of goals outlined in The Michigan Tech Plan.

Recipients from the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science are:

Fall 2011 – Amber Roth, PhD candidate in forest science
Spring 2012 – Lindsey Shartell, PhD candidate in forest science, Neil V. Hakala Endowed Fellowship

Congratulations!

Marjorie is now leading the day-to-day implementation of the Reforestation Initiative at NRG, including new capital contracting and an expanded NRG Forest Restoration Team. She comes to Natural Resources from Central Forestry, where she was the Street Trees Planting Manager for Manhattan with responsibility for planning, design and budgeting, as well as contract management.

Marjorie received her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany and her master’s degree in Forestry from Michigan Technological University. Her past field experiences are highlighted by stints as a ranger in Yosemite National Park and work with the Peace Corps in Nepal.

Left to right: Marge Ely, Casey and Daniella (Zanin) Pereira

Assistant Professor Michael Falkowski

Michael Falkowski has received $12,012 from the Regents of the University of Idaho for a one-year project, Remote Sensing for Biomass Inventory and Assessment in Idaho, USA.