Charles H. Strauss, Professor of Forest Economics
Director School of Forest Resources
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1974)
Recreation economics; energy economics; investment analysis of resource systems
Graduate Faculty

Marc D. Abrams, Professor of Forest Ecology and Physiology
Ph.D., Michigan State University (1982)
Disturbance ecology; old-growth forests; tree physiology; vegetation classification
Graduate Faculty

John E. Carlson, Professor of Molecular Genetics
Ph.D., University of Illinois (1983)
Research, education and technology transfer in forest genetics, plant biotechnology, and tree improvement.
Graduate Faculty

David R. DeWalle, Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology
Director, Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center
Ph.D., Colorado State University (1969)
Forest hydrology; forest microclimatology; snow hydrology; impacts of ecosystem disturbances: atmospheric deposition, urbanization, and climate change

James C. Finley, Professor of Forest Resources
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1991)
Ecosystem management on mixed ownership; forest management; private forest owner issues and education; timber marketing
Graduate Faculty

Henry D. Gerhold, Professor Emeritus of Forest Genetics
Ph.D., Yale University (1959)
Genetic improvement of landscape trees, Christmas trees, and timber species; management of municipal trees; urban forestry extension education
Graduate Faculty

Michael G. Jacobson, Associate Professor of Forest Resources
Ph.D., North Carolina State University (1997)
Sustainable forestry; forest economics, finance, policy, and taxes; agroforestry; non timber forest products; certification; and international forestry.
Graduate Faculty

Margot W. Kaye, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology
Ph.D., Colorado State University (2002)
Vegetation dynamics, dendrochronology, disturbance history, paleoclimatology, environmental change.
Graduate Faculty

James A. Lynch, Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1974)
Effects of forest management and atmospheric deposition on water resources; forest hydrology; spatial and temporal variations in wet deposition; water quality

Marc E. McDill, Associate Professor of Forest Management
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1989)
Forest management planning and economics, operations research, private forest management, property taxes, forest values and valuation, forest growth and yield modeling, oak regeneration, timber supply, geographic information systems, forest management under uncertainty, regional development.
Graduate Faculty

Wayne L. Myers, Professor of Forest Biometrics
Co-director, Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources
Ph.D., University of Michigan (1967)
Spatial analysis; quantitative landscape ecology; remote sensing; geographic information systems; artificial intelligence; multivariate statistics; natural resource sustainability; international forestry
Graduate Faculty

William E. Sharpe, Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology
Ph.D., West Virginia University (1979)
Acidification of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; drinking water quality; forest regeneration; residential water conservation

Sanford S. Smith, Lecturer in Forest Resources and Natural Resources and Youth Extension Specialist
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2001)
Natural resources and youth education programs, adult volunteerism in conservation and environmental education; forest stewardship on private forest lands.
Graduate Faculty

Kim C. Steiner, Professor of Forest Biology
Director, The Arboretum at Penn State
Ph.D., Michigan State University (1975)
Silviculture and ecology of mixed-oak forests; tree growth and form; forest genetics.
Graduate Faculty

Eric K. Zenner, Associate Professor of Silviculture
Ph.D., Quantitative Forest Ecology, Oregon State University (1998)
Silviculture; forest structure; old-growth forests; uneven-aged management; natural regeneration; vascular community ecology; forest-wildlife interaction.
Graduate Faculty

Margaret Brittingham, Professor of Wildlife Resources
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987)
Avian ecology; effects of habitat fragmentation on bird populations; incorporating wildlife needs into forest management plans; managing for wildlife on private lands
Graduate Faculty

Hunter J. Carrick, Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology
Ph.D., University of Michigan (1990)
Aquatic ecosystems ecology, Limnology, Food web dynamics and nutrient cycling, Ecology and taxonomy of microbes (bacteria, algae, protozoa), Biostatistics
Graduate Faculty

Duane R. Diefenbach,Adjunct Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Leader, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Ph.D., University of Georgia (1992)
Wildlife ecology, estimation of population parameters, and harvest management of game populations
Graduate Faculty

C. Paola Ferreri, Associate Professor of Fisheries Management
Ph.D., Michigan State University (1995)
Fisheries ecology; fish population dynamics; river ecology and management; watersheds; modeling; and policy and management
Graduate Faculty

Matthew Marshall, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Wildlife
Ph.D., University of Georgia - Athens (2000)
Avian ecology, long-term ecological monitoring, population dynamics, conservation biology
Graduate Faculty

Brian J. Olsen, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2006)
Animal Behavior, Evolutionary Ecology, Ornithology, Sexual Selection, Wetland Bird Conservation, Speciation

Gary J. San Julian, Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Ph.D., Colorado State University (1978)
Animal damage control; environmental education; urban wildlife
Graduate Faculty

Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1975)
Endangered fishes; freshwater fish behavior; impact of introduced fishes; systematics and zoogeography of freshwater fishes
Graduate Faculty

Walter M. Tzilkowski, Associate Professor of Wildlife Science
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts (1980)
Biometrics; plant-animal interactions; population dynamics
Graduate Faculty

Richard H. Yahner, Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Assistant Director for Outreach
Ph.D., Ohio University (1977)
Wildlife ecology and conservation biology in forested and human-induced landscapes and ecosystems.
Graduate Faculty

Paul R. Blankenhorn, Professor Emeritus of Wood Technology,
Associate Director for Academic Programs, Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University (1972)
Physical and mechanical properties of wood and wood composites; preservative treating of wood; recycling; dry kiln schedules and emissions; and wood cement composites
Graduate Faculty

John J. Janowiak, Professor of Wood Products Engineering
Ph.D., Washington State University (1989)
Wood products processing and manufacturing; wood composite material systems; wood structural applications; wood composite performance characteristics and related material evaluation methodologies
Graduate Faculty

Judd Michael, Associate Professor, Sustainable Wood-based Enterprises
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1994)
Corporate environmental management, Industrial ecology, sustainable business management, wood products business management, organizational behavior, safety improvement, team work; work force diversity and optimization, and manufacturing innovation.
Graduate Faculty

Jamie Murphy, Instructor/Coodinator of Undergraduate Programs
B.S.., The Pennsylvania State University (2004)
M.S.., The Pennsylvania State University (2006)
Forest products marketing, roundwood utilization, resident education and student retention.

Paul M. Smith, Professor of Wood Products Marketing
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1988)
Forest products marketing – technology driven product/market development, trade show effectiveness, electronic commerce in channels; value-added opportunities for Pennsylvania’s wood industry.
Graduate Faculty

Charles (Hoagy) Schaadt, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Technology
Graduate Faculty

Keely Roen, Associate Professor of Forestry
M.S., Penn State University.
Avian scavenger foraging behavior and the effects of edge and forest fragmentation.