Alison Deak got a new job which she will start in mid-August 2022 after she defends her M.S. in late July. Her new position will be as a Fire Advisor in Applied Research and Extension- perfect blend of research and extension work on fire. We’re so proud of you.
Stuart officially graduated today!
Stuart Steidle finished his M.S. today! Please call him Master Stuart going forward.
Shelby advanced to Candidacy!
Congrats to Shelby who is now officially a PhD Candidate! We’re excited for her to finish up her dissertation this summer/fall and move onto her next great adventure.
New paper from our Reburns Alaska project, co-authored by
New paper in Scientific Reports on reburns in Alaska led by our collaborators at CU-Denver.
Shelby and I are co-authors!
Lab talks at IALE 2022
Our lab is presenting at IALE 2022!
Mon
Neil Williams, Postdoctoral Scientist, talk
Simulating Dynamic Fire Regime - Vegetation Interactions Across a Latitudinal Gradient in Central Siberia
1.30-1.45 pm EDT, 10.30-10.45 am PDT, Session: Fire Landscape Ecology
Shelby Weiss, PhD candidate, talk
Contexts Mediating Future Shifts in Vegetation Composition in Interior Alaska Boreal Forests Under Climate Change
2.15-2.30 pm EDT, 11.15 - 11.30 am PDT, Session: Fire Landscape Ecology
Tues
Stuart Steidle, MS student, talk
Testing Presence, Assessing Attitudes: Study of a Virtual Tour in an “Aesthetically Challenged” Landscape
2.30-2.45 am EDT, 11.30-11.45 am PDT
Alison Deak, MS student with Dr. Silva, poster
Modeling prescribed fire in the Siskiyou Mountains, USA
Poster Session Lightning Round 2, recorded talk at 11.45 am EDT, 8.30 am PDT.
Melissa Lucash, TEEL PI, talk
Too Much and Not Enough: Challenges of Using Remote Sensing to Inform Forest Modeling
1.45 -2 pm EDT, 10.45 -11am PDT, S-03: Remote Sensing of Landscape Change
Wed
Tom Brussel, Postdoctoral Scientist, talk
Simulating Siberia’s Response to Global Change Through the Lens of Tipping Points
1.45-2 pm EDT, 10.45 -11 am PDT Session: Forest Landscape Change, Assessment, and Management
Stuart turned in his M.S. thesis this past week!
Stuart Steidle, MS student in our lab, turned in his thesis to the graduate school this past week. We are so happy for him! His perseverance as a social science student in our biophysical lab was pretty darn epic!
Two students in our lab won IALE travel awards!
Both Stuart Steidle and Shelby Weiss won the student travel awards to cover their expenses to attend the International Association of Landscape Ecology. Congrats to both of them!
Stuart’s talk will be about “Testing presence, assessing attitudes: study of a virtual tour in an “aesthetically challenged” landscape”
Shelby’s talk will be about “Contexts mediating future shifts in vegetation composition in interior Alaska boreal forests under climate change”.
New grant with Oregon State University
PI, Melissa Lucash, and Co-PI, Neil Williams, will be working a new project with Oregon State University to support the development of the forest management plan for the Elliott State Research Forest (ESRF). Simulation of forest successional processes, forest management activities, and natural disturbances with LANDIS-II using a variety of alternative harvest configurations will inform forest management planning on the Elliott State Forest to achieve desired ownership goals. Our work will help to spatially optimizing forest management at the landscape scale to conserve endangered species, preserve old growth stands, store carbon, and produce timber.
Stuart receives funding from UO's SOJC Center for Science Communication (SCR)!
Stuart Steidle, M.S. student in our lab, received funding to support his MS research on our WI ViFF project from UO’s, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR). Congrats Stuart!
SCR was established by UO to lead and teach about cutting-edge science communication research that addresses complex problems and improves evidence-based decision making.
UO School of Journalism and Communication, SCR
New paper by James, PhD student in our lab
James Lamping, PhD student working on our SE Alaska project, published his first first-author paper recently based on his MS research at Humboldt State with Dr. Harold Zald, now at the US Forest Service. Congrats James!
