Theses/Dissertations from 2022
EVALUATION OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER PANELS PRODUCED WITH YELLOW-POPLAR (Liriodendron tulipifera), Rafael da Rosa Azambuja
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Valorization of Xylan in Agroforestry Waste Streams, Harrison Appiah
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Nanocellulose from the Appalachian Hardwood Forest and Its Potential Applications, Masoumeh Hassanzadeh
Characteristics of Activated Carbons Produced from Herbaceous Biomass Feedstock, Oluwatosin Jerry Oginni
Production and Economic Analyses of Woody Biomass Utilization for Energy, John Edward Vance
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Physical Properties and Drying Behavior of Hydrothermally Treated Yellow-Poplar, Sohrab Rahimi
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Pretreating Underutilized Woody Biomass for Value-Added Biofuels and Bioproducts, Amy K. Falcon
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Perceptions of Wood Product Supply and Demand for Affordable Building and Green Construction Markets, Gregory D. Estep
Effect of Wood Characteristics on Adhesive Bond Quality of Yellow-Poplar for Use in Cross-Laminated Timbers, Daniel Hovanec
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Supports of and Barriers to Pursuing a Natural Resource Degree and Career: Perspectives of Culturally Diverse Young Adults, Kelly Balcarczyk
Flexure modulus of elasticity in living branch wood, Aaron Dwight Carpenter
Woodland Owners Motivations for Involvement in Landscape Scale Forest Stewardship, Ana Maria Erazo
Compaction behavior, mechanical properties, and moisture resistance of torrefied and non-torrefied biomass pellets, Tianmiao Wang
Geographic distribution of tree species diversity of the United States reveals positive association between biodiversity and site productivity, James V. Watson
The Hydroclimatology of West Virginia Spatial and Temporal Trends and their Relationship with the North Atlantic Oscillation, Carson Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The West Virginia Friends of Firewood Network: Engaging with and exploring the practices of firewood producers, Elizabeth Basham
Using bio-chars as potential catalysts for upgrading wood pyrolysis vapors, Wenjia Jin
Performance of northern red oak (Quercus rubra) underplantings under five management regimes and across existing environmental gradients, Adam E. Regula
Examining OHV user displacement at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area: A ten year trend study, Candice J. Riley
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Efficacy of varying rates of herbicide and surfactant for the control of understory oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.) plants in an Appalachian hardwood forest, Terry L. Burhans Jr.
Manufacture and Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Biocomposites, Charlie A. Collins II
Landowner Outreach Education Project Evaluation: Connecting New Family Forest Owners with the Professional Forestry Community, Megan E. McCuen
Market perceptions for expanded opportunities of central Appalachian hardwoods, Liberty Olea Moya
Stream Restoration: Project Evaluation and Site Selection in the Cacapon River Watershed, West Virginia, Jonathan L. Pitchford
Biometric variation among two Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia populations of Northwestern Mexico, Cheryl L. Schweizer
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Evaluation of basal area projection models for unthinned and thinned central Appalachian hardwood forest stands, Ivan Zhelev Anastasov
Edaphic and Land Use Influences on Central Appalachian Fens, Sarah Deacon
Harvest utilization rates and strategies for enhanced value recovery during primary processing in the central appalachian region, Shawn T. Grushecky
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Methods for Prediction of Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Percent Dry Weight, Andrew William Hafs
Properties of polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals of red oak residues, Peter Michael Jacobson
An Evaluation of West Virginia's Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowner Participation in Conservation Easements, Matt D. Oliver
Restoration of Forested Ecosystems on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Pretreatments and energy potentials of Appalachian hardwood residues for biofuel production, Adebola Bamikole Adebayo
Identifying infestation probabilities of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis, Fairmaire) in the Mid-Atlantic region, William D. Ayersman
Long-term effects of timber management on forest breeding songbirds in the central Appalachians, Douglas Becker
Ecology of Trifolium stoloniferum (Muhl. ex A. Eaton), a federally endangered vascular plant, at the Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia, John Q. Burkhart
Predicting species composition in an eastern hardwood forest with the use of digitally derived terrain variables, Richard D. Flanigan
Roosting ecology of bats in a disturbed landscape, Joshua B. Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Development of a Web-based woody biomass energy expert system, Sabina Dhungana
Improving lumber recovery of low-quality hardwoods via finger-jointing technologies, Colin Dougherty
Treefall gap characteristics within an Appalachian hardwood forest in West Virginia: Influences of topographic position and forest type, Jamie Marie Himes
Evaluation of industrial promoted agroforestry in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India, Brian D. McDonald
Recycling veneer-mill residues into engineered products with improved torsional rigidity, Brad McGraw
Implementation of forest stewardship plans: Understanding the extent of forestry practices applied on enrolled properties in West Virginia, Elizabeth K. Tichner
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Assessing the limitations of oak in OSB, Brian D. Cox
Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams, Lara B. Hedrick
Attitudes and knowledge of forestry by high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia, Kristin R. Lockerman Friend
Effects of atmospheric acid deposition and single versus mixed leaf litters on foliar litter decomposition, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium dynamics in a regenerating forest, Prinith Sumudu Munasinghe
Disturbances, prescribed fire, and invasion by exotic plants in a xeric mixed-oak and oak-pine dominated area of the Ridge and Valley in eastern West Virginia, Jonathan A. Pomp
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Stand dynamics of an old-growth hemlock-hardwood forest in West Virginia, Nathan R. Beane
Modeling sediment movement in forested watersheds using hill-slope attributes, Gregory W. Hamons
Changes to in-stream turbidity following construction of a forest road in a forested watershed in West Virginia, William Frank Sharp
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Optimal bucking hardwood species in Central Appalachia, Jingang Liu
Establishing a historic benchmark for rimrock pine communities at New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, Richard Stockton Maxwell
Nesting ecology, chick survival, and juvenile dispersal of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) in the Appalachian Mountains, Brian W. Smith
An assessment of impacts of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Ketan Shrikant Tatu
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A form of two-phase sampling utilizing regression analysis, Michael Allen Fiery Jr.
Assessment of application, effectiveness, and compliance of forestry best management practices in West Virginia, William A. Goff
Floristic dynamics of Appalachian pine-oak forests over a prescribed fire chronosequence, Michael A. Marsh
Consulting foresters of West Virginia: A profile, services and fees, Dheeraj Nelli
Analysis of red spruce (Picea rubens) regeneration in Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties, West Virginia, Adam W. Rollins
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Interactions of allelopathy and competition affecting Ziziphus spina-christi and Prosopis juliflora seedlings, Thobayet S. Alshahrani
Factors influencing basal area growth of yellow-poplar ( Liriodendron tulipifera L.) in central West Virginia, Christopher T. Crum
Compatible taper and volume equations for yellow-poplar in West Virginia, Lichun Jiang
Modeling the oriented strandboard manufacturing process and the oriented strandboard continuous rotary drying system, John R. Noffsinger
Comparison of forest road characteristics between forest stewardship properties and non-forest stewardship properties in central West Virginia, Matthew A. Provencher
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Population level dynamics of grasshopper sparrow populations breeding on reclaimed mountaintop mines in West Virginia, Frank K. Ammer
In situ determination of strength and stiffness of structural lumber and composite products, Jody D. Gray
Global demand for certified hardwood products as determined from a survey of hardwood exporters, Ellen E. Hrabovsky
Soil compaction caused by timber harvesting in central Appalachian hardwood forests, Mark W. Jones
Production and cost analysis of two harvesting systems in central Appalachia, Charles Robert Long
Ecology and management of raccoons within an intensively managed forest in the central Appalachians, Sheldon F. Owen
Fungi associated with northern red oak (Quercus rubra ) acorns, Dawn M. Washington
Impacts on terrestrial and streamside herpetofauna by mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia, Jennifer Mravintz Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Microbial ecology of freshly sawn yellow-poplar lumber ( Liriodendron tulipifera L.) in two seasons, Mark Ryan Mikluscak
Harvested log damage and value loss associated with two ground-based harvesting systems in central Appalachia, Michael R. Vanderberg
Relations of nesting behavior, nest predators, and nesting success of wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) to habitat characteristics at multiple scales, Gary E. Williams Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Simulation based modeling of the elastic properties of structural wood based composite lumber, Laszlo Bejo
Changes in stand structure and species diversity following clearcutting in central Appalachian hardwoods, Mark Benjamin Brashears
Fastener withdrawal resistance of wood-based composite panel products, Steven M. Cook
Spatial and temporal analysis of radial growth in an Appalachian watershed, Desta Beyene Fekedulegn
Effects of sediment upon benthic macroinvertebrates in forested northern Appalachian streams, Michael Douglas Kaller
Stand dynamics and disturbance history of five oak -dominated old -growth stands in the unglaciated Appalachian Plateau, James Spencer Rentch
Study of West Virginia wood industry roundwood consumption in 1999, O'Dell Emanuel Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner characteristics and preferred assistance topics, Daniel Joseph Magill
Evaluation of the use of remotely sensed images to speciate mixed Appalachian forests, Doru Ioan Pacurari
Predicting habitat suitability for American woodcock and landscape-level assessment of habitat in West Virginia, Ann Klein Steketee
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Characterizing the chemistry of yellow-poplar surfaces exposed to different surface energy environments using DCA, DSC, and XPS, Michael William Carpenter
Forest songbird abundance and viability at multiple scales on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Thomas Eugene DeMeo
Preservative treatment evaluation of five Appalachian wood species with four preservatives, Jeffrey John Slahor