PhD Student and Post-Doc
Dr. Lauren Pile
SEL Residency: PhD (2011-1015)
Prior Degrees: BS in Environmental Studies, American Military University; MS in Forest Resources, Clemson University
Area of Research: Silviculture and invasion ecology; worked on the "Chinese tallow invasion in Maritime Forests: understand invasion mechanism and develop ecologically-based management" project.
Current Position: Pos-Doc in SEL
Prior Degrees: BS in Environmental Studies, American Military University; MS in Forest Resources, Clemson University
Area of Research: Silviculture and invasion ecology; worked on the "Chinese tallow invasion in Maritime Forests: understand invasion mechanism and develop ecologically-based management" project.
Current Position: Pos-Doc in SEL
Dr. Arvind A. R. Bhuta
SEL Residency: Post-Doc (2012 -1014)
Prior Degrees: PhD in Geospatial and Environmental Analysis, Virginia Tech
Area of Research: Dendrochronology and Forest Ecology; worked on the "Temporal and spatial patterns of pine mortality in the southeastern United States" project
Current Position: Forester (Biometrician), Region 6, USDA Forest Service
Prior Degrees: PhD in Geospatial and Environmental Analysis, Virginia Tech
Area of Research: Dendrochronology and Forest Ecology; worked on the "Temporal and spatial patterns of pine mortality in the southeastern United States" project
Current Position: Forester (Biometrician), Region 6, USDA Forest Service
Dr. Brett Moule
SEL Residency: PhD (2008-2013)
Prior Degree: MS in Biology, State University of West Georgia; BS in Forestry, University of Georgia
Area of Research: Silviculture and Restoration Ecology; Investigated effects of prescribed burning, mechanical manipulation, and herbicide treatment on the restoration of gopher tortoise habitat in longleaf pine ecosystem
Current Position: Supervisor, Endangered Species Team, Directorate of Public Works, Fort Hood, TX
Prior Degree: MS in Biology, State University of West Georgia; BS in Forestry, University of Georgia
Area of Research: Silviculture and Restoration Ecology; Investigated effects of prescribed burning, mechanical manipulation, and herbicide treatment on the restoration of gopher tortoise habitat in longleaf pine ecosystem
Current Position: Supervisor, Endangered Species Team, Directorate of Public Works, Fort Hood, TX
Dr. Benjamin Knapp
SEL Residency: PhD (2009-2012); MS (2003-2005)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Purdue University
Area of Research: Silviculture and restoration Ecology; worked on "developing silvicultural protocols for converting loblolly pines forests to longleaf pine woodlands on upland sites in the southeastern US"
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Silviculture in Department of Forestry at University of Missouri-Columbia USA
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Purdue University
Area of Research: Silviculture and restoration Ecology; worked on "developing silvicultural protocols for converting loblolly pines forests to longleaf pine woodlands on upland sites in the southeastern US"
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Silviculture in Department of Forestry at University of Missouri-Columbia USA
Dr. Huifeng Hu
SEL Residency: PhD (2006-2011); Post-doc (2012)
Prior Degree: MS in Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; BS in Ecology, Peking University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology, restoration ecology; worked on the longleaf pine restoration, climatic drought on forest regeneration, and post-blight forest dynamics projects
Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Prior Degree: MS in Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; BS in Ecology, Peking University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology, restoration ecology; worked on the longleaf pine restoration, climatic drought on forest regeneration, and post-blight forest dynamics projects
Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr. Aaron Stottlemyer
SEL Residency: PhD (2004 - 2011)
Prior degree: MS in Forest Resource, Clemson University; BS in Forestry, Pennsylvania State University
Area of Research: Silviculture and disturbance (fire) ecology; worked on restoration of southern pine beetle damaged stands, with an emphasis on fire behavior, soil chemistry, vegetation dynamics, and mycorrhizal soil inoculum potential
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University - Dubois
Prior degree: MS in Forest Resource, Clemson University; BS in Forestry, Pennsylvania State University
Area of Research: Silviculture and disturbance (fire) ecology; worked on restoration of southern pine beetle damaged stands, with an emphasis on fire behavior, soil chemistry, vegetation dynamics, and mycorrhizal soil inoculum potential
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University - Dubois
Dr. Soung-Ryoul Ryu
SEL Residency: Post-Doc (2006-2009)
Prior Degree: PhD in Ecology, University of Toledo
Area of Research: Silviculture and fire ecology; worked on the "Managing declining pine stands for the restoration of red-cockaded woodpecker habitat" project.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada.
Prior Degree: PhD in Ecology, University of Toledo
Area of Research: Silviculture and fire ecology; worked on the "Managing declining pine stands for the restoration of red-cockaded woodpecker habitat" project.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Kevin Kemball
SEL Residency: PhD (2003 - 2008)
Prior Degree: MS in Botany, University of Manitoba; BS in Biology, University of Winnipeg
Area of Research: Fire Ecology, Silviculture; investigated conifer regeneration dynamics in mixed-wood boreal trembling aspen stands burned by crown fire.
Current Position: Principal Senior Ecologist, Geographic Dynamics Corp, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Prior Degree: MS in Botany, University of Manitoba; BS in Biology, University of Winnipeg
Area of Research: Fire Ecology, Silviculture; investigated conifer regeneration dynamics in mixed-wood boreal trembling aspen stands burned by crown fire.
Current Position: Principal Senior Ecologist, Geographic Dynamics Corp, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
MS Student and Research Technician
Shanyue Guan
SEL Residency: MS (2012 - 2014)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Beijing Forestry University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology; worked on "post-hurricane fuel dynamics and its implication on fire behavior" project
Current Position: Works for Bonded Port Management Division, Shenzhen, China
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Beijing Forestry University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology; worked on "post-hurricane fuel dynamics and its implication on fire behavior" project
Current Position: Works for Bonded Port Management Division, Shenzhen, China
Patrick Ma
SEL Residency: MS (2012 - 2014)
Prior Degree: BS in Biology, Elon University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology; worked on "understanding the differences in stand development and carbon allocation of elite loblolly pine genotypes" project
Current Position: Project Coordinator for the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment, Purdue University
Prior Degree: BS in Biology, Elon University
Area of Research: Silviculture, disturbance ecology; worked on "understanding the differences in stand development and carbon allocation of elite loblolly pine genotypes" project
Current Position: Project Coordinator for the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment, Purdue University
Karen Vaughn
SEL Residency: MS (2011 - 2013)
Prior Degree: BS in Environmental Sciences, Berry College
Area of Research: Silviculture, invasion ecology; worked on "evaluation of dormant -season herbicide treatment methods for Chinese privet at Congaree National Park" project
Current Position: Works for National Park Service
Prior Degree: BS in Environmental Sciences, Berry College
Area of Research: Silviculture, invasion ecology; worked on "evaluation of dormant -season herbicide treatment methods for Chinese privet at Congaree National Park" project
Current Position: Works for National Park Service
Jennifer Evans
SEL Residency: MS (2010 - 2012)
Prior Degree: BS in Animal Science, University of Delaware
Area of Research: Fire ecology; worked on "Fuel dynamics in south pine beetle killed stands and its implication to fire behavior"
Current Position: Extension Associate, North Carolina State University
Prior Degree: BS in Animal Science, University of Delaware
Area of Research: Fire ecology; worked on "Fuel dynamics in south pine beetle killed stands and its implication to fire behavior"
Current Position: Extension Associate, North Carolina State University
Douglas Marshall
SEL Residency: Research Technician (2010-2012)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, University of Florida
Area of Research: Forest ecology; worked on the "Temporal and spatial patterns of pine mortality in the Southeastern US" project
Current Position: Forester, SC Forestry Commission.
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, University of Florida
Area of Research: Forest ecology; worked on the "Temporal and spatial patterns of pine mortality in the Southeastern US" project
Current Position: Forester, SC Forestry Commission.
Carsyn Tennant
SEL Residency: MS (2009-2011)
Prior Degree: BS in Environment and Natural Resources, Clemson University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; worked on the "Effects of canopy and cultural treatments on fine fuel production, fire behavior, and short-term fire effects in loblolly pine stands being restored to longleaf pine" project
Current Position: Self-employed
Prior Degree: BS in Environment and Natural Resources, Clemson University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; worked on the "Effects of canopy and cultural treatments on fine fuel production, fire behavior, and short-term fire effects in loblolly pine stands being restored to longleaf pine" project
Current Position: Self-employed
Adam Becker
SEL Residency: MS (2010-2012)
Prior Degree: BS in Natural Resource Management, Western Carolina University
Area of Research: Silviculture; studied stump sprouts of hardwood trees in Appalachian mountains
Current Position: Deceased (2012)
Prior Degree: BS in Natural Resource Management, Western Carolina University
Area of Research: Silviculture; studied stump sprouts of hardwood trees in Appalachian mountains
Current Position: Deceased (2012)
Evelyn Susannah Wenk
SEL Residency: MS (2007-2009)
Prior Degree: BS in Environmental Studies, University of California - Davis
Area of Research: Fire Ecology; studied the fuel chemistry of various species, effects of fuel type on fire temperature and behavior, effects of various post-fire conditions on wiregrass seedling establishment, and the role of competition in restoring ground layer vegetation.
Current Position: Ecologist, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service.
Prior Degree: BS in Environmental Studies, University of California - Davis
Area of Research: Fire Ecology; studied the fuel chemistry of various species, effects of fuel type on fire temperature and behavior, effects of various post-fire conditions on wiregrass seedling establishment, and the role of competition in restoring ground layer vegetation.
Current Position: Ecologist, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service.
Eddie Gambrell
SEL Residency: MS (2006-2008)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Clemson University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated forest litter, fine fuel, and coarse woody debris study in the mountains of Rabun County, Georgia to determine if are differences in decay rates across the LEC positions and across the southern Appalachians.
Current Position:
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Clemson University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated forest litter, fine fuel, and coarse woody debris study in the mountains of Rabun County, Georgia to determine if are differences in decay rates across the LEC positions and across the southern Appalachians.
Current Position:
Emily Duerr
SEL Residency: MS (2005-2007)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated the role of fire and the vegetative composition of the ecotone between upland pine and bottomland hardwood systems on the Coastal Plains of South Carolina
Current Position: Research Technician, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated the role of fire and the vegetative composition of the ecotone between upland pine and bottomland hardwood systems on the Coastal Plains of South Carolina
Current Position: Research Technician, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Steven Wangen
SEL Residency: Research Technician (2005-2007)
Prior Degree: MS in Forest Ecology, Michigan Tech; BS in Forestry, University of Wisconsin
Area of research: Fire ecology; worked on the "recalibrating FOFEM (First Order Fire Effects Model) for use in the southeastern United States" project.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prior Degree: MS in Forest Ecology, Michigan Tech; BS in Forestry, University of Wisconsin
Area of research: Fire ecology; worked on the "recalibrating FOFEM (First Order Fire Effects Model) for use in the southeastern United States" project.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bryan Mudder
SEL Residency: MS (2004-2006)
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated the effects of dormant and growing season fires on understory vegetation in longleaf pine forests, was tied to research on red-cockaded woodpeckers, and aided natural resource managers with the ability to make more informed decisions when initiating, maintaining, or restoring longleaf pine forests
Current Position: Research Technician, US Forest Service Southern Research Station
Prior Degree: BS in Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University
Area of Research: Fire ecology; investigated the effects of dormant and growing season fires on understory vegetation in longleaf pine forests, was tied to research on red-cockaded woodpeckers, and aided natural resource managers with the ability to make more informed decisions when initiating, maintaining, or restoring longleaf pine forests
Current Position: Research Technician, US Forest Service Southern Research Station
Elizabeth Blizzard
SEL Residency: MS (2003-2005)
Area of Research: Silviculture, fire ecology; studied fell-and-burn technique to regenerate mixed pine hardwood stands
Current Position: Self-employed
Area of Research: Silviculture, fire ecology; studied fell-and-burn technique to regenerate mixed pine hardwood stands
Current Position: Self-employed
Wenli Xu
SEL Residency: MS (2001-2004)
Prior Degree: BS in Forest Protection and MS in Forest Ecology, Nanjing Forestry University
Area of Research: Silviculture, Biometrics; studied fell-and-burn technique to regenerate mixed pine hardwood stands
Current Position: Forest Mensurationist and Data Analyst, British Columbia's Ministry of Forests
Prior Degree: BS in Forest Protection and MS in Forest Ecology, Nanjing Forestry University
Area of Research: Silviculture, Biometrics; studied fell-and-burn technique to regenerate mixed pine hardwood stands
Current Position: Forest Mensurationist and Data Analyst, British Columbia's Ministry of Forests
Dr. Sophan Chhin
SEL Residency: MS (2001-2003)
Prior Degree: BS in Biology, University of Winnipeg
Area of Research: Forest ecology, dendrochronology; studied tree regeneration in white spruced treed island in Manitoba
Current Position: Assistant professor, Michigan State University.
Prior Degree: BS in Biology, University of Winnipeg
Area of Research: Forest ecology, dendrochronology; studied tree regeneration in white spruced treed island in Manitoba
Current Position: Assistant professor, Michigan State University.