EFETAC Research Opportunities
EFETAC scientists participate in many research projects that collectively address a range of forest threat issues. To inquire about student or volunteer opportunities at EFETAC offices located in Asheville, Raleigh, or Research Triangle Park, NC, please contact the scientists listed with the projects below. To learn about other job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service, please visit USA Jobs.
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Asheville Office (EFETAC headquarters)
200 W.T. Weaver Blvd.
Asheville, NC 28804
(828) 257-4832
fax: (828) 257-4894
CRAFT: Comparative Risk Assessment Framework and Tools - contact: Steve Norman
Determining sensitivity of eastern U.S. fire regimes to climate change - contact: Steve Norman
Effects of urban climate on land surface phenology - contact: Bill Hargrove
Fire and fuel management in coast redwood - contact: Steve Norman
Improving fire modeling tools for the eastern United States - contact: Steve Norman
Invasive species prefer certain habitats - contact: Qinfeng Guo
National Wildfire Management Cohesive Strategy - contact: Danny C. Lee
Plant traits can often determine invasives potential - contact: Qinfeng Guo
Technology development to support a national early warning system for environmental threats - contact: Bill Hargrove
Raleigh Office
920 Main Campus Drive
Venture Center II, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 513-2974
fax: (919) 513-2978
Assessment of disturbance impacts on U.S. forest carbon sequestration - contact: Steve McNulty
Climate, population, and vegetation cover change impacts on water supply and demand, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity across the conterminous U.S. - contact: Ge Sun
Coupling the effects of management and climate on carbon and water fluxes in the forests of the eastern U.S. and the Peoples Republic of China - contact: Asko Noormets
Earth System Modeling Project - contact: Ge Sun
Evaluating the effectiveness of streamside management zones and stream crossings BMPs on water quality protection in the North Carolina piedmont forested watersheds - contact: Johnny Boggs
Influence of nitrogen deposition on Southern Appalachian deciduous forests - contact: Johnny Boggs
International collaboration research with China: the U.S.-China Carbon Consortium - contact: Ge Sun
Linking landscape-scale carbon monitoring with forest management - contact: Steve McNulty
Systematic assessment of coarse scale, national level and fine scale, special interest area critical load assessments - contact: Steve McNulty
Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (TACCIMO) - contact: Steve McNulty
Understanding soil and watershed hydrology - contact: Johnny Boggs
Research Triangle Park Office
3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 549-4014
fax: (919) 549-4047
Assessing forest tree risk of extinction and genetic degradation from climate change - contact: Kevin Potter
Characterizing and quantifying uncertainty in forest pest risk analyses - contact Frank Koch
Forest health monitoring, analysis, and assessment - contact: Kurt Riitters
Forest tree genetic risk assessment system: a tool for conservation decision-making in changing times - contact: Kevin Potter
Integrating landscape ecology, genetics, and conservation biology in the assessment of forest health - contact: Kevin Potter
National-scale risk mapping and modeling for invasive forest pests - contact: Frank Koch
