ARRI SCIENCE TEAM*

    In March of 2005, the ARRI Science Team was established to provide further scientific research into forestry reclamation and to ensure that proven science is implemented into ARRI.

    This Science Team includes twenty three members representing ten colleges and universities and the U.S. Forest Service. Members consist of forest ecologists, silviculturalists, mining engineers, soil scientists, hydrologists, forest economists, forest physiologists, and forestry reclamation specialists. One of the primary roles of the Science Team is to provide scientific information on forestry reclamation and specific advice on selected tree planting projects.

    The Science Team also authors and distributes a series of papers entitled Forest Reclamation Advisories. These advisories transfer information to the public on forestry reclamation. The Science Team Members and their contact information are listed below.

SCIENCE TEAM CONTACTS

 INDIANA - ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY - MARYLAND - OHIO - PENNSYLVANIA - TENNESSEE - VIRGINIA - WEST VIRGINIA

INDIANA
Dr. Douglass F. Jacobs
Purdue University
Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2061
Telephone/Fax:  765-494-3608/9461
E-mail:  djacobs@purdue.edu

Mr. Ronald Rathfon
Purdue University
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources
12000 Purdue Farm Road
Dubois, IN 47527
Telephone:  (812) 678-5049
E-mail: ronr@purdue.edu

INDIANA REFORESTATION RESEARCH

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ILLINOIS
Dr. Clark Ashby
Southern Illinois University
907 South Briarwood Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-2423
Telephone:  (618) 457-4043
E-mail: washby@siu.edu

Dr. John W. Groninger
Southern Illinois University
Department of Forestry
Mailcode 4411
Carbondale, IL 62901-4411
Telephone: (618) 453-7462
Fax: (618) 453-7475
E-mail: groninge@siu.edu

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KENTUCKY
Dr. Carmen Agouridis
University of Kentucky
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
128 C.E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0276
Telephone: (859)257-3000
E-mail: cagourid@bae.uky.edu

Mr. Patrick Angel, Co-Liaison
United States Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining
P.O. Box 1048
London, Kentucky 40741
Telephone:  (606) 878-6440
E-mail: pangel@osmre.gov

Dr. Christopher Barton
University of Kentucky
Department of Forestry
106 Cooper Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Telephone:  (859) 257-2099
E-mail:  barton@uky.edu

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Dr. Donald Graves, Co-Team Leader
University of Kentucky
Department of Forestry
106 Cooper Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Telephone: (859) 257-6603
E-mail: dgraves@uky.edu

Dr. Rick Sweigard
University of Kentucky
Department of Mining Engineering
230 Mining and Mineral Resource Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0107
Telephone: (859) 257-1173
E-mail:  rsweigar@engr.uky.edu

Mr. Willis Vogel
United States Forest Service (retired)
116 South Cumberland Street
Berea, Kentucky 40403
Telephone:  (859) 986-3403
E-mail:  wgvogel30@alltel.net

Dr. Richard Warner
University of Kentucky
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
217 C.E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0276
Telephone: (859) 257-3000
E-mail:  rwarner@bae.uky.edu

KENTUCKY REFORESTATION RESEARCH

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MARYLAND
Dr. Keith Eshleman
University of Maryland
Appalachian Laboratory
301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
Telephone:  (301) 689-7170
E-mail:  Eshleman@al.umces.edu

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OHIO
Dr. Charles Goebel
Ohio State University
Ecosystems Management, 121A Williams Hall
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Telephone: (330) 263-3789
E-mail: goebel.11@osu.edu

Dr. David Hix
Ohio State University
Ecosystems Management, 320B Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-1394
E-mail: hix.6@osu.edu

Dr. Brian C. McCarthy
Ohio University
Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology
317 Porter Hall
Athens, OH  45701-2979
Telephone: (740) 593-1615
E-mail:  mccarthy@ohio.edu

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PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. Michael Jacobson
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
7 Ferguson Building
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-4302
Telephone: (814) 863-0401
E-mail: mgj2@psu.edu

Dr. Richard Yahner
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
107 Ferguson Building
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-4302
Telephone: (814) 863-3201
E-mail: rhy@psu.edu

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TENNESSEE
Dr. David Buckley
University of Tennessee
Department of Forestry
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Telephone: (865) 974-7978
E-mail: dbuckley@utk.edu

Mr. Vic Davis, Co-Liaison
United States Department of Interior
Office of Surface Mining
530 Gay Street, Suite 500
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Telephone: (865)545-4103, ext. 139
E-mail:  vdavis@osmre.gov

Dr. Jennifer Franklin
University of Tennessee
Department of Forestry
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-4563
Telephone:  (865) 974-2724
E-mail:  jafranklin@utk.edu

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VIRGINIA
Dr. James Burger, Co-Team Leader
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Forestry
228 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-7680
E-mail: jaburger@vt.edu

WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. Jeffrey Skousen
West Virginia University
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Agricultural Sciences Building 1106
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
Telephone: (304) 293-6256 ext. 4326
E-mail: jskousen@wvu.edu

Dr. Mary Beth Adams
USDA Forest Service
Timber and Watershed Laboratory
Parsons, WV 26287
Telephone: 304-478-2000, X-130
E-mail: mbadams@fs.fed.us

WEST VIRGINIA REFORESTATION RESEARCH

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(_*Please note: The Science Team was formerly known as the Academic Team and may still be referred to as such on older ARRI publications).