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IN FORESTRY |
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The School of Renewable
Natural Resources is proud to offer an array of forestry and forest products
related research areas for students to explore during their pursuit of an
advanced degree. The faculty listed below look forward to working with
dedicated, high quality students to address research problems and increase
scientific information useful in managing, sustaining, and protecting our
forest ecosystems and their productivity. We invite you to e-mail or
call faculty members in your areas of interest and ask questions that
are important to you. Renewable natural resource research, as related
to forest ecosystems, their productivity and the associated social and
economic need is changing dramatically. Our state and nation need students
interested in helping to resolve problems and expand our knowledge of these
ecosystems and their products. We hope you will join us in "making a
difference". Below is information and the general requirements for
students seeking a Master of Science in Forestry.
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Forestry and Forest Products |
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Quang V. Cao |
Mensuration,
forest biometrics -
email:
qcao@lsu.edu /
phone - (225)
578-4218
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Jim L. Chambers |
Forest ecology, tree physiology,
silviculture -
email:
jchamb@lsu.edu /phone - (225) 578-4222 |
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S. Joseph Chang |
Forest economics, wood products
utilization and marketing -
email: xp2610@lsu.edu /
phone - (225) 578-4167
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Thomas J. Dean |
Quantitative silviculture, production
ecology, stand dynamics -
email:
fwdean@lsu.edu /
phone - (225) 578-4216
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Hallie Dozier |
Forest and natural resource ecology,
ecology and management of biological invasions, urban forestry, extension -
email:
hdozier@agctr.lsu.edu /
phone:
(225)-578-7219
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Cornelius de Hoop |
Environmental safety and business in forest
products -
email:cdehoop@lsu.edu /
phone - (225) 578-4242
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Richard Keim |
Hydrology of
forested wetlands and watersheds; management of bottomland and coastal
forests -
email:rkeim@lsu.edu /
phone:(225) 578-4169 |
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Zhijun Liu
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Tree physiology, cultivation of medicinal
plants, and micropropagation -
email:
zhiliu@lsu.edu /
phone - (225)
578-4214
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Todd F. Shupe
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Wood science, silvicultural and genetic
influences on the properties and qualities of wood -
email: tshupe@lsu.edu /
phone - (225) 578-6432
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Michael Stine
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Genetic improvement, molecular biology,
and tissue culture of southern trees -
email:
mstine@lsu.edu /
phone - (225)
578-4137
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Richard Vlosky
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Domestic and
international wood products marketing, technology applications to improve
wood products business competitiveness -
email: vloksy@lsu.edu /
phone - (225)
578-4527
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Qinglin Wu
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Wood drying, wood moisture relationships,
hygroscopic shrinkage and swelling of wood, wood composite materials to
economic development, value-added opportunities -
email:
wuqing@lsu.edu /
phone - (225) 578-3869
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Yi - Jun Xu |
Hydrologic and biogeochemical processes
and modeling -
email: yjxu@lsu.edu /
phone -(225)
578-4168 |
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Coursework
The minimum requirement for the
Master's degree is 30 semester hours of graduate credit, although many
students will accumulate significantly more credit hours before completing
degree requirements. The 30-hour requirement includes 6 semester hours of
thesis research and 24 hours in coursework, chosen by student with approval
of graduate committee, 9 hours of which must be at or above the 7000 level.
Graduate credit is not allowed for
courses numbered below 4000 or for correspondence courses. The minimum
standard for grades in courses completed for the degree is a 3.0 average
with no grade below "C."
Up to 9 hours of coursework completed at another
institution, or during post-baccalaureate work at LSU, can be transferred
and applied to the coursework requirement. Transfer credit can not be used
for the 7000-level course requirement.
Programs for the Master's degree must be completed
within five years of entrance into the program.
M.S. Program in Forestry-
required courses:
EXST 7005 - Statistical Techniques 1 (4 hrs)
RNR 7001 - Research Methodology (3 hrs; to be
taken in the first semester it is
available to
the student)
RNR 7072 - Seminar (1 hr; two semesters
required)
The
advisory committee will determine whether a student can demonstrate adequate
knowledge or needs additional coursework in the areas of wildlife population
dynamics, wetlands habitat management, or uplands habitat management.
Courses taken by a student are generally tailored to the student's area of
research and career aspirations.
Some specialty areas in forestry
at the Master's level require a background in forestry. Therefore, students who
do not have an undergraduate degree in forestry may be directed by their
committee to include some basic, undergraduate forestry courses in their program
of study, or through independent study, to demonstrate an acceptable knowledge
of forestry practices in the southern United States at their final examination.
For more detailed
information checkout the Graduate
Handbook or to request an
application package, contact:
Dr. Allen Rutherford
Director, Professor and Coordinator of Graduate
Studies and Research
119 Renewable Natural Resources Bldg
(225) 578-4187
druther@lsu.edu
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Welcome to
Louisiana State University
and to
the School of Renewable Natural Resources! We think that you will
truly appreciate higher education in Graduate School. It can be enjoyable,
productive, and rewarding, if you make the most of your opportunities. If
you are enrolled in Graduate School, you must fulfill all requirements
established by the Dean and the Graduate School for completion of your
degree. Faculty in the School of Renewable Natural Resources (RNR)
supervise all phases of your academic work and report to the Dean of the
Graduate School on your progress. The School has additional requirements
that you must meet to graduate. It is your responsibility to become
familiar with all regulations and requirements that pertain to your work
as an enrolled graduate student.
Links
of interest
M.S. Program in Wildlife
M.S. Program in Fisheries (including aquaculture)
Ph.D. Program in Forestry
Ph.D. Program in Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Graduate Student
Directory
Theses/Dissertations
1992-2001
2002-2005
Graduate
Handbook
LSU Graduate School
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