Doctor of Philosophy
Claudio Guevara (Graduated: spring 2023)
Project: Interactions between Competing Vegetation Dynamics, Soil Water Availability and Seedling Growth and Survival during First Two Growing Seasons.
Patricio Alzugaray (Graduated : spring 2025)
Project: Nursery and Stand Establishment Management Effects on Douglas-fir seedlings Root Development and Root Hydraulic Conductivity.
Yury Llancari (Graduated planned: winter 2027)
Project: Forest Vegetation Management Strategies for Reforestation in Washington State.
Robert Pallett (Nelson Mandela University) (Graduated planned: winter 2027) (Co-advisor: Dr. Keith Little)
Project: Early Stand Growth and Uniformity Metrics as Indicators of Silvicultural Outcomes and Final Yield in South African Eucalypt Plantations.
Master of Science
Herman Flamenco (Graduated winter 2018)
Project: Assessments of Net Primary Productivity Responses of Four Coniferous Species on Long-term Vegetation Management Studies in the PNW.
Joyce Aernouts (Graduated winter 2018)
Major: Bioscience Engineering: Forest and Nature Management (Ghent University, Belgium). Co-advisor: Dr. Joris Van Acker.
Project: Effects of Vegetation Management on Wood Properties and Plant Water Relations of Four Conifer Species in the Pacific North West of the U.S.A.
Reed Cowden (Graduated winter 2020)
Project: Water Use and Competitiveness of Senecio sylvaticus in Young Pseudotsuga menziesii Plantations.
Callan Cannon (Graduated: spring 2020)
Project: Whole Ecosystem Nutrient Allocation in Four Different Conifer Species Growing Under Contrasting Vegetation Management in the Pacific Northwest United States.
Julia Kachanova (Graduated: summer 2020)
Major: Forest Sciences (University of Padova). Co-advisor: Dr. Marco Carrer.
Project: Drought Resistance for Douglas-fir Seed Sources.
Claudio Guevara ( Graduated: fall 2021)
Project: Modelling Early-Seral Vegetation Dynamics Using Climate and Soil Moisture.
Emily Von Blon (Graduated: summer 2022) (Co-advisor: Dr. Matt Powers)
Project: Radial growth and wood properties of 11 conifer species growing on a gradient of water availability in the Pacific North West of the U.S.A.
Erkan Babat (Graduated: spring 2023)
Project: Biomass stock, net primary productivity and radiation use efficiency of 11 conifer species growing on a gradient of water availability in the Pacific North West of the U.S.A.
Sefa Karabas (Graduated: spring 2023)
Project: Douglas-fir reforestation after wildfire in the Pacific North West of the U.S.A.
Amy Kronsberg (Graduated: fall 2023)
Project: Drought and Frost Tolerance of Redwood Clones.
Yury Llancari (Graduated : winter 2026)
Project: Forest Vegetation Management Strategies for Reforestation in Washington State.
Esther Andrade (Graduated planned: summer 2026)
Project: Drought resistance of 55 Douglas-fir full-sib families.
Master of Forestry
Tyler Peterka (Graduated winter 2020)
Project: Light interception and Leaf Area Index of Four Different Conifer Species in the Pacific Northwest United States.
Deny Nopri (Graduated planned: spring 2026)
Project: Frost hardening of 10 Douglas-fir full-sib families.
Emily Brand (Graduated planned: fall 2027)
Project: TBD.
Master of Natural Resources
Amanda Guillen (Graduated: summer 2022)
Topic: Climate change effects on forest pests in the PNW.
Yury Llancari (Graduated: summer 2022)
Topic: Reforestation in Areas Degraded by Mining in Peru.
Kennedy Pendell (Graduated: winter 2023)
Topic: Cold Hardiness of big basin sagebrush.
Cesar Vasquez (Graduated: spring 2023)
Topic: Nutritional management of Aniba rosaeodora in Peru.
Andrew Miller (Graduated: fall 2023)
Topic: A Review of the Mixed and Non-Chemical Control Methods of Invasive Knotweeds.
Joey Kochlaks (Graduated planned: spring 2026)
Topic: Calibrating Model 3-PG for coast Redwood.