- Dean and Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- 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
- 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
- Assistant Teaching Professor/Researcher
- Program Director, MGIS Online Program
- ppbhatt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2291
- Noblet Building 189-190
![Huskies Safe Place](/_resources/images/sitewide/safe-place-logo.jpg)
Areas of Expertise
- Geographical Information Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Digital Image Processing (Multispectral, LiDAR, UAV, Hyperspectral)
- Land use/cover Mapping
- Natural Habitat Community Mapping
- Invasive Species Mapping
- Forest Health and Natural Resource Management
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Web GIS/ArcGIS Online
- 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
![Andrew Burton](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/burton/images/andrew-burton-201808160012-personnel.jpg)
"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
![Julia Burton](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/burton-j/images/julia-burton-202110140006-personnel340.jpg)
"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
![Victor Busov](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/busov/images/busov-v-personnel170.jpg)
"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
- Interim Associate Dean & Professor
- Director of Graduate Studies
- macavale@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2843
- Noblet Building 162
![Huskies Safe Place](/_resources/images/sitewide/safe-place-logo.jpg)
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
- 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
- srcotey@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2953
- Noblet Building 120
![Huskies Safe Place](/_resources/images/sitewide/safe-place-logo.jpg)
Areas of Expertise
- Mesocarnivore ecology
- Landscape ecology
- Wildlife-habitat relationships
- Conservation planning
- Science communication
- Citizen science
- Research Assistant Professor
- 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
![Sarah Hoy](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/images/hoy-personnel.jpg)
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
![Mike Hyslop](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/hyslop/images/mike-hyslop-201808160005-personnel.jpg)
"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
![Mickey Jarvi](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/jarvi/images/jarviheadshot-personnel340.jpg)
"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)
- 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
- 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
- Professor
- eskane@mtu.edu
- 906-482-6303 x1318
- Forest Service Building 123
Areas of Expertise
- Soil carbon
- Plant/soil relationships
- Decomposition
- Dissolved organic carbon
- Wildfire
- Black carbon
![Carsten Külheim](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/kulheim/images/dsc-3440-personnel.jpg)
"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
![Adrienne Keller](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/keller/images/keller-adrienne-personnel340.jpg)
Adrienne Keller
- Research Associate Professor
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Ecosystem ecology
- Terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling
- Ecosystem carbon management
- Climate mitigation and adaptation
- Urban ecology
- Distinguished Professor of Environmental History, Social Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, CFRES
Areas of Interest
- Toxics, forested watersheds, and northern lakes
- Environmental history
- Watershed change and water quality
- Mining history
![Robert Laverne](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/laverne/images/laverne-personnel.jpg)
"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
![Erik Lilleskov](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/lilleskov/images/lilleskov-personnel.jpg)
"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
![Fengjing Liu](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/liu/images/liu-personnel.jpg)
"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
- Professor Emerita
- amaclean@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2030
- Noblet Building 189
Areas of Expertise
- Remote sensing
- Digital image processing
- Geographic information systems
- Spatial modeling
- 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
- 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
- Research Assistant Professor
- Coordinator, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area (KISMA)
- scresh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1139
- Noblet Building 116
![Huskies Safe Place](/_resources/images/sitewide/safe-place-logo.jpg)
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
- Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Director of Research, Center for Innovation in Sustainability & Resilience
Research Interests
- Socio-technological systam transitions
- Technology adoption
- Energy policy
- Energy practices
- Sustainable communities
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Forest Service Climate Advisor
- Director, Office of Sustainability and Climate
- Adjunct Professor
- Christopher.swanston@usda.gov
- 906-482-6303
- Forest Service Building
Links of Interest
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
- 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
![Leah Vucetich](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/l-vucetich/images/l-vucetich-personnel.jpg)
"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
- 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 ecology
- Restoration silviculture
- Wildlife habitat relationships
- Professor
- Editor-in-Chief, Forestry Research (ForRes)
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Computer Science & Department of Mathematics
- hairong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1473
- Noblet Building 176
Software developed by Wei group
- JRmGRN
- Top-down GGM
- Bottom-up GGM
- CollaborativeNet
- TGMI
- TGPred
- HB-PLS
- BWERF
- SPLS
- TF-finder
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics tool and software development
- Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches
- Algorithms for gene network construction;
- Genomics of wood formation
- Functional genomics.
-
Genome Assembly and annotation
- 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
![Yinan Yuan](/forest/about/faculty-staff/faculty/yuan/images/yinan-yuan0911202002-personnel340.jpg)
"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
- Functionality of alternative splicing and fusion RNAs in plant growth and development
- Sequencing complex plant transcriptome through targeted nanopore direct RNA sequencing methods