Assistant Professor,
Sustainable Forestry and Agro-Ecosystem
Christmas Tree Production
Extension Specialist

Ph. D. 2004 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
M.S. 1999 University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
B.S. 1994 Forestry, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
B.S. 1988 Agronomy, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.

• Short Rotation silviculture
• Sustainable cropping systems
• Agroforestry
• Christmas tree production
• Irrigation and water management for tree growth
• Plant hormonal regulation
• Plant response to envrionmental stress
• Cold hardiness physiology
• NIPF sustainable forest products
  

• Michigan State University: Assistant Professor, Since July 2005, Department of Forestry
• Michigan State University: Visiting Research Associate, May 2004-June 2005, Department of Forestry
• Michigan State University: Research Assistant, 2000-2004, Department of Forestry
• University of Oxford: Research Assistant, 1998-1999, Department of Plant Sciences
• Department of Forestry: Forestry Project Analyst, 1994-1998
• University of Dschang: Graduate student 1990-1994
• Department of Agriculture: Agroforestry Extension Specialist, 1988-1990

Major Professor for the following students:

Nicholas Gooch, MS (2006-2008)
Paligwende Nikiema, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Shih-Ying Chen, MS (2006-2007)

Student Graduate Committee

Kodjo Afrifah (Ph.D.)
Carlos Diaz (Ph.D.)
Linglong Wei (Laura). MS Horticulture
Wendy Klooster, MS (Horticulture) Graduated Spring 2007
Michael Jay Smalligan, MS (Forestry) Graduated in the fall of 2007
Thaiphi Ngo (Packaging) Graduated Spring 2007
Shan Jin, Ph.D. (Forestry)
Michael Balaskovitz, Ph.D. (Forestry)
Sedric M. Pankras, MS (Forestry – Graduated in the spring of 2006)
Joshua Rawson, MS (Forestry)

 

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