Montwé, David

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Montwé, David

Assistant Professor, Silviculture

Department of Forest Resources Management

Forest Sciences Centre
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4
Canada

david.montwe@ubc.ca

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Sustainable Forest Management

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Increasing forest resilience to climatic extremes using silvicultural interventions is my main research objective. This involves overlapping methodologies in silviculture, growth and yield, tree-ring science and climate change adaptation. Evaluating silvicultural treatments on timber quality and value, as well as reducing impacts from forest disturbance agents under climate change, are also key components.

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Posted in: Assistant Professors, Faculty Profiles, FRM Faculty, Sustainable Forest Management
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Meitner, Michael

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Meitner, Michael

Associate Professor

Department of Forest Resources Management

Forest Sciences Centre 2037
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-0029

mike.meitner@ubc.ca

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Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure

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Mike is an environmental psychologist whose research is focused on scenic beauty and aesthetics of the natural world, environmental visualization and geographic information systems, and sustainability planning. He is also quite interested in outdoor recreation, visual perception, human emotional processing, and decision making. Prior to coming to UBC, Mike was a children’s counselor working with the Tohono O’odham nation in southern Arizona. He has been involved in a number of interdisciplinary research projects focused on: 1) public involvement in sustainable ecosystem planning efforts, 2) the projection of future forest conditions according to economic, ecological and social indicators of sustainability, 3) the management of spatial and temporal data at a scale required for landscape planning, and 4) distributed artificial intelligence modeling of human/landscape interactions with specific attention to issues of conflict in outdoor recreation and tourism.

Projects

Where do we want to go? Have we arrived? Improving transparancy, rigour and knowledge in complex multi-stakeholder processes. (Principal Investigator)

MITACS

Development of multi-criteria decision support and analysis tools to assist community economic development and environmental planning (Principal Investigator)

MITACS

Visual resource management: new tools and potential solutions (Principal Investigator)

NSERC

Integrating modeling and assesment of forest harvest patterns (Principal Investigator)

NSERC

Improving TimberWest’s forest management in visually sensitive areas (Principal Investigator)

NSERC

Post mountain pine beetle recreational usage survey (Principal Investigator)

BC MoFL&NRO

Awards

Nominated for the UBC Killam Teaching Award in 2005, 2006 & 2011
Wildlife Habitat Canada Forest Stewardship Award (presented to CANFOR and scientists at UBC Faculty of Forestry for collaborative efforts to develop and implement a Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Framework in BC, 2004

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Posted in: Associate Professors, Faculty Profiles, FRM Faculty, Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure
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McKown, Athena

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

McKown, Athena

Lecturer

Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences

work phone: 604-827-1429

athena.mckown@ubc.ca

Research Areas:

Education and Pedagogy in Forestry Human Dimensions of the Environment Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure

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Posted in: Education and Pedagogy in Forestry, Faculty Profiles, FCS Faculty, Human Dimensions of the Environment, Lecturers, Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure
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McHale, Melissa

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

McHale, Melissa

Associate Professor, Urban Ecology and Sustainability

Department of Forest Resources Management

Forest Sciences Centre 4625
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-827-3150

melissa.mchale@ubc.ca

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Human Dimensions of the Environment Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure

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Dr. Melissa McHale is an urban ecologist whose internationally recognized work mobilizes cutting-edge urban theory and practical science for decision-making in cities. She received a BS in Conservation Ecology from Rutgers University, a PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University, and served as a postdoctoral research fellow with the Central-Arizona Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP-LTER) site at Arizona State University. Before moving to the University of British Columbia she was an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University and then Colorado State University. Melissa also served as Honorary Research Fellow at the Wits City Institute, at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Dr. McHale is the recipient of multiple grants and awards including a National Science Foundation-funded Urban Long-Term Research Area (ULTRA-ex) program and the Distinguished Ecologist Alumni Award from CSU. As founding director of the Urban Sustainability Research Network in Fort Collins, Colorado, she fosters collaborations among academics and practitioners to develop innovative research projects with measurable impacts. Melissa also serves as a science advisor to cities, other government agencies, and non-profit organizations, and currently sits on the Science and Research Committee for the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC) in the City of Denver, as well as on the leadership team for the United States Forest Service’s Denver Urban Field Station (USFS DUFS).

Melissa’s transdisciplinary research program in South Africa is focused on sustainable urbanization processes, and on resilient social-ecological systems, forging links between leading savanna scientists, conservation organizations, and local communities in the Global South. It provides students with unique opportunities to work with and learn from historically marginalized communities, experiencing the complexity of rural livelihoods and environmental injustice on the border of major protected areas. This innovative work has been a foundation for two NASA-funded research teams studying conservation and people specifically in South Africa, and the development of urbanization hot spots and ecosystem service provisioning in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.

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Posted in: Associate Professors, Faculty Profiles, FRM Faculty, Human Dimensions of the Environment, Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure
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Martin, Tara

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Martin, Tara

Professor

Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences

Forest Sciences Centre 4607
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-1138

tara.martin@ubc.ca

Conservation Decisions Lab

Research Areas:

Applied Conservation Science Ecosystems and Climate Change

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Turning ecological data into decisions

Working together to restore biodiversity and culture

Understanding cumulative impacts

Inspiring transformational change

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Posted in: Applied Conservation Science, Ecosystems and Climate Change, Faculty Profiles, FCS Faculty, Professors
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Martin, Kathy

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Martin, Kathy

Professor
Research Scientist Emeritus, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences

Forest Sciences Centre 3041
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

Kathy.Martin@ubc.ca

Centre for Alpine Studies

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Research Areas:

Applied Conservation Science

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Areas of research include:

Ecology, life history variation, behaviour and conservation of birds in high elevation habitats
Metapopulation and connectivity processes for alpine bird populations
Avian use of mountain habitats during migration
Nest Webs – cavity nesting bird community dynamics in natural and managed forests in relation to forest cutting regimes and natural disturbance events
The roles of excavating birds in cavity nesting community dynamics
Effectiveness of avian monitoring programs, surrogates and indicator species

Projects

Ecology and Life History of Mountain Birds

NSERC

Life history variation of vertebrates across elevations

NSERC

Effects of forest management and forest health on avian biodiversity of mixed forest ecosystems in Canada and Chile

NSERC

Structure and function of cavity-nester communities in the Americas

NSERC

Awards

5NR Science Award to Leaders in Sustainable Development, Natural Resources, Canada 2003

Doris Huestis Speirs Award, Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Canadian Ornithology, Canada 2008

Ian McTaggart-Cowan Lifetime Achievement Award, The Wildlife Society, Canadian Section 2016

Godman Salvin Prize, Distinguished Ornithological Work and Contributions to the Ornithological Community, British Ornithologists’ Union 2018

Nancy Cutler Citation of Excellence Women in Science and Technology Award for her furthering conservation science in Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 2020

Distinguished Alumni Award, for dedication and leadership in the ornithology community, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, 2021

William Brewster Memorial Award, for a meritorious body of work on birds of the Western Hemisphere published during the past ten years, awarded by the American Ornithological Society, North America, 2021

Jamie Smith Memorial Mentoring Award, in recognition of excellence in mentoring a new generation of professional or amateur biologists awarded by the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, 2021

Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Prince Edward, for internationally recognized contributions in research and scientific leadership in ornithological science and wildlife conservation, May 2023

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Posted in: Applied Conservation Science, Faculty Profiles, FCS Faculty, Professors
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Mansfield, Shawn

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Mansfield, Shawn

Professor
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Department Head, Botany

Department of Wood Science
Department of Botany

Forest Sciences Centre 4030
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-0196

shawn.mansfield@ubc.ca

UBC Tree Molecular Biology Research Lab

Research Areas:

Forest Bioproduction and the Bioeconomy

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Areas of research include:

Tree biotechnology
Relationship between genes expression and phenotypic cell wall and development traits
Plant Metabolism (Metabolomics)
Cell Wall Development
Cellulose Biosynthesis
Lignin Biosynthesis
Tree Metabolism
Sucrose Metabolism
Trees and the Environment; Remediation of anthropogenic contaminants:
- phosphorous
- salt
- heavy metals

Projects

Identification and Selection of Fast-growing Poplar Genotypes for Sequestration of Carbon & Biomass Production Completed

BIOCAP/NSERC Strategic

Spruce Forest Health Genomics Completed

Genome British Columbia/Genome Canada

Employing Metabolic Profiling as a screening technology for Internal Checking of Radiata Pine Completed

WQI Limited, New Zealand

Evaluating Canada’s Underutilized Species, Hybrid Poplar, for the Value-Added Industry Completed

NRCAN/CFS Value-Added

Metabolic profiling of radiata pine – proof of concept Completed

WQI Limited, New Zealand

Genetic engineering of cellulose biosynthesis in hardwood and softwoods Completed

USDA

Wood quality assessment technology for the value-added industry Completed

NRCAN/CFS Value-Added

Characterizing wood and fibre properties by metabolite profiling Completed

NSERC Strategic Grant

Identification and performance of ethanologenic Saccharomyces strain for fermentation of galactose from lignocellulosic hydrolysates Completed

USDA

Laboratory for wood and fibre quality Completed

CFI

Bioprocessing centre for sustainable fuels and chemicals Completed

CFI

Canada Research Chair (Tier II) – Wood and fibre quality.Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Completed

NSERC

Increasing yield and cellulose by modification of carbohydrate allocation and metabolism Completed

NSERC Partnership Grant (CellFor Inc.)

Study of the effects of the over-expression (ectopic) and vascular-specific expression of UGPase, SUSY, invertase and SPS on cellulose synthesis Completed

CellFor Inc.

Influence on chemical pulp processibility of genetically modified lignin subunits Completed

CellFor Inc.

Analysis of transformed Poplar and Spruce for pulping and fibre quality Completed

CellFor Inc.

Analysis of Poplar modified for altered lignin Completed

CellFor Inc.

Elucidating the variations in fibre chemistry and morphology of Aspen clones to improve pulp processing and quality Completed

NSERC Discovery Grant

Strength Testing of Hemlock for Strongwood Products Completed

INTERFOR Ltd.

Chemical analysis of beetle killed Lodgepole pine Completed

Ainsworth Inc.

Awards

UBC Killiam Research Prize 2016
David Gifford Award (Tree Biology), Canadian Society of Plant Biologist 2014
2014 Tree Biotechnologist of the Year, Institute of Forest BioSciences 2014
Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), IUFRO (given only every 5 years) 2010
Sir Frederick MacMaster Fellowship, CSIRO Australia 2007
Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science 2007
Senior Early Career Scholar, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies 2006
Canada Research Chair in Wood and Fibre Quality, NSERC, 2001 (renewal 2006) 2001

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Posted in: Faculty Profiles, Forest Bioproduction and the Bioeconomy, Professors, WS Faculty
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Lu, Juliet

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Lu, Juliet

Assistant Professor of Environmental Governance

Department of Forest Resources Management

Forest Sciences Centre 2212
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-827-3063

juliet.lu@ubc.ca

Personal Website

@profjulietlu.bsky.social

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Communities and Indigenous Knowledge Human Dimensions of the Environment

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Juliet Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management and the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. She is a political ecologist focused on the implications of China’s growing investments in land and other resources in Southeast Asia and beyond. Dr. Lu’s research examines conflicts and governance issues around resource extraction and intensive land use. She focuses on transnational land investments, namely Chinese rubber plantations in Laos, the promotion of monoculture plantations at the expense of more biodiverse systems, and the rise of private sector sustainable governance initiatives worldwide.

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Loss, Cristiano

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Loss, Cristiano

Associate Professor in Timber Engineering
Associate Chair in Wood Building Design and Construction

Department of Wood Science

Forest Sciences Centre 4032
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-6716

cristiano.loss@ubc.ca

UBC Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics (TEAM)

ResearchGate

Sustainable Engineered Structural Solutions Laboratory

Research Areas:

Technology and Innovation Wood Products and Built Environments

Posted in: Associate Professors, Faculty Profiles, Technology and Innovation, Urban Living and Built Environments, WS Faculty
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Li, Minghao

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Li, Minghao

Associate Professor

Department of Wood Science

Forest Sciences Centre 4030
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-2434

minghao.li@ubc.ca

Research Areas:

Technology and Innovation Wood Products and Built Environments

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Dr. Li was trained as a structural timber engineer. Before joining UBC Wood Science, he was an associate professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He has researched extensively on high-performance engineered wood products and connection systems, multi-storey mass timber and timber-steel hybrid structures. He has a strong interest in developing robust and innovative timber building solutions via experimental, analytical and numerical techniques.

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