- Interim Dean & Professor
- Director of Undergraduate Programs
- djflaspo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2253
- Noblet Building 115
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Conservation biology
- Avian ecology and reproduction
- Cascading effects of deer overbrowse
- Island ecology
- Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- storer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2440
- Administration Building 505A
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Forest insect ecology
- Insect/fungus/plant interactions in forest ecosystems
- Impacts of exotic species on forest ecosystems
- Interactions among fire, insects and disease in forests
- Urban forest health
Hannah Abbotts
- Research Scientist
- Content Manager, USDA Climate Hubs and FS Climate Change Resource Center
- hwabbott@mtu.edu
- 906-482-6303 X1335
- Forest Service Building
- Assistant Professor, Forest Health
- Master of Forestry Degree Program Director
- Wood Protection Group, Microbiology/Pathology Lab Leader
- tlbal@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1898
- Noblet Building 112
Teaching Interests
- Forest Health
- Forest Entomology
- Forest Pathology
- Wild Foods, Maple Syrup & Culture
- Professionalism
Areas of Expertise
- Forest Health Management and Monitoring
- Forest Education, Diversity and Inclusion in Forestry and Natural Resources
- Invasion Ecology
- Wood Decay Testing and Pathology
- Insect, Fungi, and Environmental Education, Pedagogy
Marjorie Banovetz
- Administrative Aide
- Graduate Assistant
- marjorie@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3437
- Noblet Building 125
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
—Gandhi
—Gandhi
- Assistant Teaching Professor/Researcher
- ppbhatt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2451
- Noblet Building 189
Areas of Expertise
- Geographical Information Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Digital Image Processing (Multispectral, LiDAR, UAV, Hyperspectral)
- Land use/cover Mapping
- Invasive Species Mapping
- Forest Health and Natural Resource Management
- Spatial Data Analysis
Links of Interest
- Assistant Professor
- kbrzeski@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1093
- Noblet Building 172
Areas of Expertise
- Conservation genetics
- Canid genomics
- Noninvasive methods in wildlife management
- Wildlife immuno- & epi- genetics
- Applied conservation in Central Africa
"Every day in the woods is a good day - don't get so caught up in the work at hand that you forget to look around and appreciate where you are."
- Distinguished Professor
- Interim Associate Dean for Research
- Coordinator of Interdisciplinary, Multi-Institutional Research
- ajburton@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2566
- Noblet Building 174
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Forest responses to global change factors
- Belowground processes
- Carbon and nutrient cycling
- Physiological ecology of tree roots
- Undergraduate involvement in research
"“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”"
—Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
—Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
- Associate Professor, Silviculture
- jiburton@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2387
- Noblet Building 170
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Silviculture
- Functional ecology
- Conservation of biodiversity in managed forests
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Forest community and stand dynamics
- Disturbance ecology
"I consider myself extremely fortunate to live in a time when genome revolution in many areas of biology is enabling unprecedented depth into our understanding of life."
- Professor
- vbusov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1728
- Horner Hall 185
Areas of Expertise
- Regulation of winter bud dormancy
- Gibberellins metabolism and signal transduction pathway
- Regulation of lateral root formation in relation to nitrogen and drought stress
- Regulation and evolution of secondary growth in woody perennials
- Micro and small RNAs regulation of development and response to environment
Lori Carne
- Facility Staff
- ljcarne@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3054
- Noblet 153
"The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Interim Associate Dean & Professor
- Director of Graduate Studies
- macavale@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2843
- Noblet Building 162
Links of Interest
- Tropical Responses to Altered Climate Experiment (TRACE)
- Follow on Twitter: @MollyCavaleri
Areas of Expertise
- Forest canopy structure and function
- Forest response to global change
- Carbon and water cycling through forests
- Tree ecophysiology
- Stable isotope ecology
- Invasive tree species
"We are what we imagine ourselves to be."
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
- Professor
- rchimner@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1464
- Noblet Building 114
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Peatland and wetland restoration
- Peatland and wetland carbon cycling
- Mountain wetlands
- Tropical peatlands
- Ecosystem carbon cycling
- Wetland ecohydrology
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Students
- srcotey@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2953
- Noblet Building 120
Areas of Expertise
Student success
Scheduling, degree planning
Landscape ecology
Wildlife-habitat relationships
Mesocarnivore ecology
Science communication
- Research Assistant Professor
Jennifer Eikenberry
- Assistant Research Scientist
- jreikenb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1774
- Noblet Building 165
Areas of Expertise
- Stable isotopes
- Forest ecology
- Mass spectrometry
Joe Eskola
- Research Associate
- joeskola@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2673
- Noblet Building 111
Areas of Expertise
- Wood protection
- Quality control
- Director, University-Indigenous Community Partnerships, Great Lakes Research Center
- Assistant Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Humanities
- vsgagnon@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2180
- Noblet Building 168
Research Interests
- University-Community Partnerships, research engagement, and equitable practice and design
- Environmental Justice and Policy, toxic substances, risk management, and promoting holistic health
- Indigenous / Native American Studies, treaties and the government-to-government relationship, food sovereignty, and Indigenous wisdom in the Great Lakes region
- Environmental Stewardship and the Seven Generations Philosophy
- Associate Vice President for Research Development
- University Professor of Natural Resource Policy
- Joint Appointment in Social Sciences and CFRES
- kehalvor@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3098
- Lakeshore Center 304
Areas of Expertise
- Climate change mitigation policy
- Arctic climate change impacts
- Energy conservation policy
- Renewable energy policy
- Indigeneity and climate policy
Katherine Heckman
- Research Biological Scientist
- Radiocarbon Collaborative Manager
- kaheckman@fs.fed.us
- 906-482-6303 X1313
- Forest Service Building
Areas of Expertise
Soil organic matter stabilization, characterization and cycling
Radiocarbon analysis and application
Soil mineralogy, organo-mineral interactions
Kathryn Hofmeister
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- klhofmei@mtu.edu
- Cell: 608-358-2753
- Noblet G026
Areas of Expertise
- Watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry
- Forest and wetland hydrology
- Geographic Information Systems(GIS)
- Science outreach and communication
Sarah Hoy
- Research Assistant Professor
- srhoy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3292
- Noblet Building 188
Specialties
- Predator-prey interactions
- Animal ecology and conservation
- Population biology
- Life-history trade-offs
"A good map tells a multitude of little white lies; it suppresses truth to help the user see what needs to be seen. ...the value of a map depends on how well its content reflects a chosen aspect of reality."
—Mark Monmonier
—Mark Monmonier
- Teaching Professor
- Master of Geographic Information Science Degree Program Director
- mdhyslop@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2308
- Noblet Building 140A
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Geographic information systems
- Cartography
- Global positioning systems
- Great Lakes Quaternary (glacial) geomorphology
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference"
—Robert Frost
—Robert Frost
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- mpjarvi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2596
- Noblet 184
Areas of Expertise
-
Forest ecology with an emphasis on belowground processes
- Ecophysiology
- Forest response to global climate change
- Tree species native range differences in nutrient cycling
- Forestry and natural resource issues identified through the use of multispectral and hyperspectral imagery attached to unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)
"Cellulose is the fiber of human civilization."
- Emeritus Research Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, CFRES
- cpjoshi@mtu.edu
- Dow 724
Research Interests: Biological Sciences
- Plant Molecular Genetics
Areas of Expertise: Biology and Forestry
- Cellulose and lignin biosynthesis in trees
- Wood formation
- Tree growth and development
- Engineering trees
- Forest bioinformatics/computational biology
"Soil is the basis of all terrestrial life."
- Research Professor
- mfjurgen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2206
- Noblet Building 137
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Forest soil productivity, management and sustainability
- Global climate change impact on soil biology
- Organic matter decomposition and ecosystem nutrient cycling
"If trees could run away from their place of establishment, believe me many of them probably would!"
- Associate Professor
- eskane@mtu.edu
- 906-482-6303
- Forest Service Building 123
Areas of Expertise
- Soil carbon
- Plant/soil relationships
- Decomposition
- Dissolved organic carbon
- Wildfire
- Black carbon
"Forestry will become a major provider of key materials; from construction to high-tech to biofuels. It is our job to ensure trees thrive."
- Associate Professor
- ckulheim@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1615
- Noblet 167
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Genetic basis of trait variation
- Plant adaptation to local environment
- Plant secondary metabolism
- Chemical ecology including plant –herbivore interactions
- Functional genomics of plant defences
Cindy Kela
- Custodian
Erik Keranen
- Assistant Research Scientist
- edkerane@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2960
- Noblet Building 111
Areas of Expertise
- Wood protection
- Wood composites
- Physical and mechanical properties testing of wood and wood composites
- Field-testing of wood products for decay and insect resistance
Shawn Klomparens
- Web Developer, USDA Climate Hubs and FS Climate Change Resource Center
"I am in love with what we are, not what we should be."
—Kesha
—Kesha
- Outreach Coordinator
- Chair, CFRES Diversity Committee
- Michigan Society of American Foresters Communications Chair
- elkrause@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1176
- Cell: 906-360-0219
- Noblet Building 133
- Distinguished Professor of Environmental History, Social Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, CFRES
- nelangs3@mtu.edu
- AOB 220
Areas of Interest
- Toxics, forested watersheds, and northern lakes
- Environmental history
- Watershed change and water quality
- Mining history
"We are, in actuality, students of that greater order known as nature. It is into nature that man vanishes."
—Loren Eiseley
—Loren Eiseley
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Links of Interest
- International Society of Arboriculture
- American Society of Consulting Arborists
- iTree urban forest benefit measurement tools
- Urban & Community Forestry - USDA Forest Service
- National Arbor Day Foundation
- Urban forests and human benefits - resources
- Forestry for Urban Environments - Intro to FW4400 Urban Forestry class
Areas of Expertise
- Urban Forestry
- Arboriculture
- Tree Appraisal and Expert Witness Services
- Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits of Urban Forests
- Soundscape Ecology
Patricia Leopold
- Research Scientist I
- pleopold@mtu.edu
- 906-482-6303
- Forest Service Building 109A
Areas of Expertise
- ecosystem response to climate change
- climate change adaptation and management strategies
- outreach and technical transfer of climate change tools and resources
"Change is the norm in ecosystems. What is new is the rate of change. How we respond to this change will be our legacy to future generations."
- Adjunct Professor
- elilleskov@fs.fed.us
- 906-482-6303
- Forest Service Building
Areas of Expertise
- Forest ecology
- Ecosystems ecology
- Physiological ecology
- Community ecology
- Fungal ecology
- Mycorrhizal fungi
- Molecular ecology
- Soil ecology
- Global environmental change impacts on forest ecosystems
- Invasive species impacts
- Biogeography of invasive soil organisms
- Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and GIS
- taoliu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1720
- Noblet Building 169
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Remote sensing
- Change detection
- Natural disaster mapping
- Invasive species mapping
- Landcover mapping
- Vegetation property extraction with remote sensing techniques
"Water is the new oil: a resource long squandered and soon to be overwhelmed by insatiable demand."
—The Economist
—The Economist
- Associate Professor
- fliu7@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1089
- Noblet 171
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Ecohydrology and forest hydrology
- Hydrological and biogeochemical processes in snowmelt-dominated watersheds
- Black ash wetland ecosystem processes
"The practical application of knowledge is what moves us forward."
- Professor Emerita
- amaclean@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2030
- Noblet Building 189
Areas of Expertise
- Remote sensing
- Digital image processing
- Geographic information systems
- Spatial modeling
Kailey Marcinkowski
- Research Scientist
- kfmarcin@mtu.edu
- 906-482-6303 ext. 16
- Forest Service Building
Specialties
- High-elevation forest ecosystems
- Dendrochronology
- Climate change impacts and adaptation
- Science outreach and communication
Chris Miller
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Greenhouse Manager
- Facility Space and Equipment Coordinator
- camiller@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1058
- Noblet 155B
Teaching Interests
Biometrics
Field Techniques
Forest Economics and Finance
Specialties
Ecological effects of wildland fire
Wood decay data analysis
"Knowing what thou knowest not is in a sense omniscience."
—Piet Hein
—Piet Hein
- Research Associate Professor
- Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
- lenave@mtu.edu
- Forest Service Building
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Forest ecology
- Soil carbon management
- Biogeochemistry
- Data synthesis and meta-analysis
"The challenge of wild carnivore restoration."
- Research Professor
- ropeters@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2179
- Noblet Building 173
Areas of Expertise
- Mammalian ecology
- Predator-prey relationships
- Ecology and behavior of gray wolves
"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in."
—Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
—Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
- Research Assistant Professor
- Coordinator, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area (KISMA)
- scresh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1139
- Noblet Building 116
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Invasive species research, treatments, and education/outreach
- Forest restoration
- Soil sustainability
- Research Professor
- rjross@mtu.edu
- 608-231-9221
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Forest Biomaterials
- Nondestructive Evaluation
- Structural Condition Assessment
- Professor of Practice in Forest Biomaterials
- Coordinator of Industrial Research, Innovation, and Commercialization
- Director of Ford Center and Forest
- mrudnick@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2603
- Noblet Building 175
Areas of Expertise
- Forest Biomaterials
- Tree biomechanics
- Wind and trees
- Dendrochronology
- Extension and Outreach
Jennifer Sanders
- Biotech and Genomics Lab Manager
- Professor of Sociology
- Affiliated Professor, CFRES
- cschelly@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1759
- AOB 200A
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Alternative technology adoption
- Renewable energy technologies
- Renewable and alternative technology policy
- Sustainable communities
- Energy conservation and consumption practices
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
"Useful concepts must be placed in context and rendered operational."
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- jmschmie@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2963
- Noblet Building 160
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Management and silviculture of northern hardwoods and boreal forests
- Timber harvesting and site preparation effects on forest regeneration
- Forest recreational development and management
Danielle Shannon
- Research Scientist
- Coordinator, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub
- Research Professor
- Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest/Study
- Academic leadership in natural resources
- Educational reform in natural resources
- Trends in natural resource enrollments
- Regeneration ecology of forests
- Research Ecologist
- Adjunct Professor
- Director, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
- cswanston@fs.fed.us
- 906-482-6303
- Forest Service Building
Areas of Expertise
- Soil organic carbon stabilization and cycling
- Radiocarbon analysis and interpretation
- Forest response and adaptation to climate change
- Landscape scale conservation
- Associate Professor of Forest Ecology & Management
- slvoelke@mtu.edu
- 541-864-0810
- Noblet Building 178
Ken Vrana
- Director, Isle Royale Institute
- kjvrana@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4335
- Noblet 132
- Distinguished Professor
- javuceti@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1711
- Noblet Building 186
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Demographic and genetic elements of population biology
- Ecology of wolves and moose
- Environmental ethics
"Whether working with students in the lab, field or classroom, nothing beats seeing the spark of understanding ignite a passion for learning."
- Research Assistant Professor
- lmvuceti@mtu.edu
- 906-370-2374
- Noblet Building 188
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Isle Royale wolf genetics
- Field research methods
"Maintaining balance and stability in natural systems requires embracing their underlying chaos."
- Professor
- cwebster@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3618
- Noblet Building 166
Areas of Expertise
- Gap dynamics and disturbance ecology
- Invasion biology of exotic species
- Landscape ecology
- Plant community response to herbivory
- Restoration silviculture
- Wildlife habitat relationships
"We are doing excellent job in describing how an individual gene functions, but not how life functions. Systems biology is to fill this gap."
- Professor
- Editor-in-Chief, Forestry Research (ForRes): https://www.maxapress.com/journal/forres
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Computer Science & Department of Mathematics
- hairong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1473
- Noblet Building 176
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches
- Gene expression data analysis
- Gene network construction and decomposition
- Developing software for mining large-scale biological data
- Genomics of wood formation
Phyllis Williamson
- Director of Administration
- pcwillia@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1871
- Noblet Building 123
- Assistant Professor
- jdwolfe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3608
- Noblet Building
Fields of Expertise
- Wildlife conservation in working landscapes
- Temperate and tropical avian ecology
- Demographic modeling
- Avian molts and plumage
- Associate Professor of Forest Biomaterials
- xinfengx@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2294
- Noblet Building 110
Areas of Expertise
- Carbon materials derived from wood, lignin, and cellulose
- Integrated thermochemical conversion and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass
- Carbon-polymer composites and hybrid materials
- Wood protection and preservation
- Wood properties, quality, and modification
"The RNA regulatory system might have been essential prerequisite to both the evolution of developmentally sophisticated multicellular organisms and the rapid expansion of phenotypic complexity into uncontested environment."
- Assistant Professor
- yinyuan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1835
- Noblet Building 180
Areas of Expertise
- Identification and characterization of natural antisense transcripts in woody plants
- Alternative splicing and salicylic acid metabolism in populus
- Sequencing complex plant genome through gene-enriched methods