Vitae

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington, 1982
Major: Tree Physiology
Master of Science, University of Missouri, 1978
Major: Forest Ecophysiology
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1975
Major: Forestry, Minor: Soils, Graduated with Honors

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor, University of Georgia 1982-1987
Associate Professor, University of Georgia 1988-1993
Professor, University of Georgia 1994 to 2001
Associate Dean for Research and Service, Interim, University of Georgia 1999-2001
Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia, 2001 – present

Professional and Educational Honors, Awards and Appointments

Northeast Forestry University, Harbin China, Honorary Professor Appointment, 2005
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), Coordinator of Division 2.01
......Physiology Working Groups, 2001-2006
Southern Forest Research Partnership, Senior Science Fellow and Co-Chair Science Committee, ......2002-2006
United States-Japan Workshop on Global Change, Selected Participant, Tokyo, 2002
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, President, University of Georgia Chapter, 2001
Society of American Foresters, Southeastern Society Research Award 1994
McMaster Research Fellowship, CSIRO Australia, 1993-1994
Honors Day Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of Georgia 1989 and 1991
Japanese Science Development Program Fellowship, 1987
Weyerhaeuser Graduate Fellowship, 1981
Sigma Xi, member, 1979 - present
James Scholar, University of Illinois, 1971-72 and 1974-75.

Grants Received

Principal Investigator:

Framework for assessing the effects of elevated temperature, CO₂ and water availability on tree
growth. DOE NICCR. 2007-2009.

Recycling of CO₂ in trees. NSF. 2005-2007.

Productivity and intercepted radiation in hardwood and pine forests. UDSA Forest Service. 2005-2006.

Do savanna plant life-forms spatially partition resources to limit competition and maximize
productivity: A test of Walter’s two-layer model in longleaf-pine wiregrass savanna. US EPA. 2003-2006.

Comparative analysis of aboveground net primary productivity and intercepted radiation in pine and hardwood stands. USDA Forest Service. 2004-2006.

A reassessment of CO₂ efflux as a measure of respiration in leaves and woody tissues. UDSA NRICGP. 2003-2005.

Evaluating a hybrid model for improved prediction of pine productivity. Georgia Traditional Industries Program for Pulp and Paper. 2002-2004.

Carbon sequestration in loblolly pine forests in the southeastern United States. USDA Forest Service. 1999-2003.

Recycling of carbon dioxide in trees and forest ecosystems. Global Forest. 1999-2003.

Estimating the effects of global climate change on the carbon flux of loblolly pine forests. USDA Forest Service. 1992-1997.

A field investigation of the impacts of ambient air, ozone, and tree water relations on net carbon exchange and growth of loblolly pine trees. US Forest Service/EPA Acid Deposition Program. 1986-1991.

Comparison of portable infrared gas analyzers. US EPA. 1988-1989.

Using the thermal infrared multispectral scanner to estimate evapotranspiration from a forest.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1987-1989.

Photosynthesis and water relations of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) trees damaged by air pollution. USDA Forest Service Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1985-1987.

Role of carbon dioxide in forest succession. Faculty Research Grant, University of Georgia Research Foundation. 1983-1984.

Co-Principal Investigator:

Water Use by Rhododendron maximum in the southern Appalachian Mountains. USDA Forest Service. 2006-2008.

Development of a forest carbon sequestration protocol for the state of Georgia. 2006-2007.

Effects of fertilization and competition control on carbon gain and nutrient allocation and physiology in loblolly pine plantations. United States Department of Energy Agenda 2020 Program. 1998-2001.

Monitoring forest productivity in Georgia. NASA Space Grant Program. 2000-2001.

Mechanisms controlling maximum stem volume. Georgia Traditional Industries Program for Pulp and Paper. 1998-2000.

Optimizing energy yields in black locust through genetic selection. US Department of Energy. 1986-1993.

Coupling carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles in a slash pine ecosystem. NSF. 1986-1990.

Determination of Stomatal Regulation of Water Loss and Carbon Gain by Loblolly Pines from Different Regions. Weyerhaeuser Company. 1987-1989.

The effect of ozone pollution on the growth and development of mature forest trees. National Science Foundation, U. S. - New Zealand Cooperative Science Program. (U. S. Sponsor for New Zealand Scientist)

Publications