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PHILOSOPHY IN FORESTRY |
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The School of Renewable
Natural Resources offers a variety of forestry and forest products related
research areas for students to explore during their pursuit of an Ph.D.
degree in Forestry. The faculty listed below look forward to working with
dedicated, high quality, research oriented students to address research
problems and increase scientific information useful in managing, sustaining,
and protecting our forest ecosystems and their productivity. Please
call or e-mail faculty members in your areas of interest to discuss how you
might be a part of our Ph.D. research program. Renewable natural
resource research needs are changing dramatically. We are seeking highly
talented Ph.D. students interested in helping to resolve problems and expand
our knowledge of forest ecosystems and their products. We hope you
will have an interest in our research program. Below are the general
requirements for students seeking a Ph.D. in a natural resource related
program.
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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
A student must be certified as qualified, and a "Program of Study" approved
by the advisory committee and submitted to the Graduate School, before
registering for dissertation credit. The "Program of Study" will include
coursework based on the chosen major and minor disciplines, area of interest
in research, previous coursework, and performance on the qualifying exam.
The "Program of Study" must have written approval of the full advisory
committee.
At least 48 semester hours of graduate credits
(exclusive of credits in RNR 8000 and 9000 ) plus 9 credits for dissertation
research (RNR 9000 ) are required for the Ph.D. degree. This includes
transfer credits from accredited institutions approved by the advisory
committee (these credits are not listed on the official program of study
since Graduate School has no provision for transfer credit for Ph.D.
students). The following courses must be completed or evidence of their
equivalency determined by the full advisory committee to meet requirements
for the Ph.D. in forestry:
EXST 7004 or 7005 - Experimental Statistics I (4 hrs)
EXST 7014 or 7015 - Experimental Statistics II (4 hrs)
RNR 7001 - Research Methodology (3 hrs; to be taken in
the first semester it is available to the student)
RNR 7071 - Graduate Seminar in Forestry (1 hr; two
semesters required)
Some specialty areas in forestry require a background
in forestry for completion of a Ph.D. degree. 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 to demonstrate, through independent study, an acceptable knowledge
of forestry practices in the southern United States at their general
examination. Typical undergraduate coursework could include all or part of
the following:
RNR 2001 - Dendrology (3 hrs)
RNR 2043 - Wood Science and Forest
Products(3 hrs)
RNR 3002 - Silviculture (4 hrs)
RNR 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037,3038, 3039,
3041, 3044 - Spring Field Studies (8 hrs)
RNR 4036 - Forest Management (3 hrs)
For more information
checkout the Graduate
Handbook or to request an
application package, contact:
D. 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
Forestry (including forest products and wood science)
M.S. Program in Fisheries (including aquaculture)
M.S. Program in Wildlife
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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