23 January

(11:00) Russell Cunningham, Teaching Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

and

(11:25) Clint Patterson, Forester (Berea College) and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Effects of Patch Harvest Size and Silvicultural Treatments on Tree Grade in Eastern Kentucky Forests (Thesis Research Proposal)

Understory Response to an Expanding Canopy Gap Harvest Technique in a Mature Oak Forest (Thesis Research Proposal)

30 January

G. Andrew Stainback, Assistant Professor of Forest Policy (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Socioeconomics of a Protected Forest in Rwanda

  6 February

Jonathan Catron, Research Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Economic and Policy Implications of Forest-Based Bioenergy Production in Kentucky (Exit Seminar)

13 February

Pablo Aracena, Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student (Forest Management Department, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana)

Weed Treatment Planner (WTP):  A Landscape-Level Decision Support Tool for Weed Management

21 February (Tuesday, 11 am, Forestry Conference Room)

(11:00) Tyler Sanderson, Research Assistant and M.S. Student, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky

and

(11:25) Tom Maigret, Research Assistant and M.S. Student, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky

Monitoring Atmospheric Deposition on the Daniel Boone National Forest (Thesis Research Proposal)

Impacts of Different Silvicultural Treatments on Herpetofauna in Robinson Forest (Thesis Research Proposal)

27 February

Zach Leitch, M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Private Landowner Intent to Supply Forest Biomass for Energy in Kentucky (Exit Seminar)

28 February (Tuesday, 11 am, Forestry Conference Room)

Binka LeBreton, Co-Director, Iracambi Research Center, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL

Rainforest:  Use It or Lose It

  5 March

Jared Craig, Research Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Spatial Lighting Effects on the Growth and Vigor of Three Oak Species in Kentucky following Midstory Removal (Exit Seminar)

19 March

Abe Levin-Nielsen, Research Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Spatial Prioritization for Invasive Species Management (Exit Seminar)

26 March

Heather D. Alexander, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Department of Biology, University of Florida)

Climate Change, Fire, and Carbon Accumulation Patterns within Boreal Forests of Alaska and Siberia

9 April

Birendra K.C., M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Socio-Economic Study of Community Forests in Mid Hills Region of Nepal (Exit Seminar)

16 April

(11:00) Alex Betancourt, Research Analyst (Gluck Equine Research Center) and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

and

(11:25) Aaron Hildreth, Research Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Parasite Prevalence in Kentucky Elk as Determined Through Abomasal Parasite and Fecal Egg Counts (Thesis Research Proposal)

Are Body Condition and Select Physiological Parameters Good Indicators of Survival in Translocated Elk? (Thesis Research Proposal)

23 April

Prativa Shrestha, Research Assistant and M.S. Student (Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky)

Carbon Life-Cycle Analysis of Bio-energy Production from Hardwood Forests in Eastern Kentucky (Thesis Research Proposal)