| Student |
Major
Professor(s) |
Expected
Completion |
Institution |
Thesis Topic |
Funding
Source |
| PhD Students |
| Clay Jackson |
Allen
Wentworth |
May 2007 |
NCSU |
Factors Effecting Plant
Diversity in Cove Sites in the Southern
Appalachians |
USDA Forest Service |
| Brad Miller |
Fox |
Dec 2007 |
VA Tech |
Long-term
changes in soil P forms and availability to
trees following P fertilization |
Long-term
Changes in Soil P Availability Following P
Fertilization at Time of Planting |
| Jose Zerpa |
Phelan
Allen |
Aug 2008 |
NCSU |
Decomposition and Nutrient
Release of Forest Material During
Regeneration in Southern Pine |
Hofmann Forest Graduate
Fellowship, FNC |
| Cristian
Montes |
Allen |
Aug 2008 |
NCSU |
Resource
driven growth and yield model for loblolly
pine |
FNC |
| Jesus Espinoza |
Allen
McKeand |
Dec 2008 |
NCSU |
Genetic & nutrition
effects on stem quality of loblolly pine |
FNC and NCSU Tree
Improvement |
| Eduardo Arellano |
Fox |
Dec 2008 |
VA Tech |
Biosolids
applications in forests |
Washington
DC Council of Governments |
| Eric Sucre |
Fox |
Dec 2008 |
VA Tech |
Nutrient Dynamics in
Appalachian Hardwood Forests |
USDA National Research
Initiative |
| Claudia
Cotton |
Fox |
Aug 2009 |
VT |
Estimating
Forest Site Quality in the Appalachians Using
Climate, Geology and Topography |
|
| Alicia Peduzzi |
Wynne |
Aug 2009 |
VT |
Use of Remote Sensing to
Determine Leaf Area |
|
| Wen Lin |
Kelly
Fox |
Aug 2009 |
VT |
Modeling
Root Nutrient Uptake Using a Mechanistic
Model |
|
|
| MS Students |
| Rob Elliot |
Fox |
May 2006 |
VA Tech |
Evaluation
of controlled release N fertilizers in
thinned loblolly pine stands |
FNC and
Sustainable Engineered Materials Insitute |
| Nelson Gonzalez |
Allen |
May 2006 |
NCSU |
Seasonal Patterns in Mineral
Nitrogen following Nitrogen Fertilization in
a Loblolly Pine Stand |
International Paper,FNC |
| Paige Parrish |
Fox |
May 2006 |
VA Tech |
Impact
of coarse fragements on soil properties in
the Appalachians |
USDA
Forest Service |
| Robert Sypert |
Fox |
Aug 2006 |
VA Tech |
Diagnosing micronutrient
deficiencies in loblolly pine using foliage
analysis |
FNC and Sustainable
Engineered Materials Institute |
| Jessica
Tisdale |
Phelan |
Dec 2007 |
NCSU |
Influence
of Variable Organic Matter Retention on
Microbial Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorus,
and Carbon |
Agenda
2020 |
| Aaron Pratt |
Fox |
Aug 2008 |
VT |
Effectiveness of BMPs to
Protect Water Quality Following Land
Application of Biosolids |
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