Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Cellulose Nanocrystals/Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Membranes for Air Dehydration With the Aim of Energy-use Reduction in Wood Kiln Drying, Nasim Alikhani
Climate Interactions Drive Tree Physiology and Growth in a Northeastern Forest Ecotone, Alexandra M. Barry
Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Assess Forest Health and Susceptibility to Pest-induced Damage, Rajeev Bhattarai
Regeneration Response to Salvage Logging Following Tornado Disturbance, Colby K. Bosley-Smith
Forest Management in a Changing Climate: Integrating Social and Biopysical Sciences to Inform Adaptive Responses to Future Uncertainty, Peter Breigenzer
Development of Food Packaging Films Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCS), Cong Chen
Developing Novel Food Packaging Products With High Barrier Properties, Enabled by CNF, Nabanita Das
Influence of Biochar as a Soil Amendment on Soil Water Content and Wild Blueberry Physiology, Abigayl Novak
Advances in Cellulose Nanomaterial-based Foams for Environmental Applications, Md Musfiqur Rahman
Long-term Influence of Commercial Thinning on Spruce-Fir Forests, Bishnu H. Wagle Mr.
Developing an Enhanced Forest Inventory in Maine Using Airborne Laser Scanning: The Role of Calibration Plot Design and Data Quality, Stephanie Willsey
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Yield and Mechanical Properties of Veneer from Maine-Grown Eastern Spruce and Balsam Fir, Marshal Bertrand
Contact Dewatering of Cellulose Nanofibers for Biopolymer Composite Applications, Alexander Collins
Rusty Blackbird Use of Commercial Spruce-fir Forests of Northern New England, Luke M. Douglas
Biobased Packaging Materials from Cellulose Nanofibrils Produced from Virgin Wood Pulp or Recycled Cardboard Pulp, Md Ikramul Hasan
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy of Different Building Systems, Marilia Hellmeister
Sustainability in Forest Operations: Harvesting on Fragile Ground, Best Management Practices Assessment, Perspectives on Forest Certification, and Life Cycle Assessment of Forest Products, Alex Kunnathu George
Quantitative Silviculture of Northern Conifers, David G. Ray
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Deadwood in Forests of the Northeastern United States, Zoe Read
Development and Production of Cellulose Nanocrystal Fillers, PVA Fibers and Composite PVA/CNC Fibers with Electro-Spray/Spinning for Application in Thermoplastic Reinforcement, J. Elliott Sanders
Northern White-Cedar Stand Structure, Composition, and Ecophysiology: Implications for Management and Climate Change Resilience, Katlyn Schulz
Socio-Economic Resilience of Natural Resource Dependent Communities, Gabrielle Sherman
Quantifying the Carbon Sequestration and Economic Potential of Natural Climate Solutions from Maine's Working Forests, Logan Woodyard
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Soil Organic Carbon in Maine, Its Responses to Biochar Addition, and Climate Change, Xue Bai
Forest Phenology in Maine: Trends and Drivers Over the Past Two Decades and Implications for Resource Managers, Valeria Briones
A Social-Ecological Examination of Moose in Maine: Habitat, Management, and Changing Seasonality, Asha DiMatteo-LePape
Climate Change and Forest Management Impacts on Tree Growth and Physiology, Kelly French
Remote Sensing Identification of Black Ash (Fraxinus Nigra) in Maine Via Hyper- and Multi-Spectral Imagery, John W. Furniss
Cellulose Nanofibril Coated Bio-based Composites for Food Serving Applications, Rakibul Hossain
Utilization of Secondary Processing Mill Residues in Maine to Produce Raw Materials for Manufacturing Wood-Plastic Composites (WPCs), Geeta Pokhrel
Understanding the Adhesion Mechanism in Mycelium-Assisted Wood Bonding, Wenjing Sun
Economics and Operational Decision Constraints of Small-Diameter Tree Harvesting, Libin Thaikkattil Louis
Tree Responses to Moderate and Extreme Drought in the Northeastern United States, Ruth A. van Kampen
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Microsite Requirements for Successful Regeneration in Lowland Northern White-Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Forests, Jeanette Allogio
A Spatial Economic Model of Maine's Forest Product Industry: Interactions Between Markets, Policy, and Space, James L. Anderson
The Next Generation of Labor in Rural, Resource-Rich Places: Forestry Needs and Youth Aspirations, Nicole R. Bernsen
Spruce Budworm Defoliation Detection and Host Species Mapping Using Sentinel Satellite Imagery, Rajeev Bhattarai
Airborne Hyperspectral Data Application in Stress Detection of Blueberry Fields and Ash Trees, Catherine Chan
Snowmobiling in Maine: Economic Contributions and Registered Maine Guides, Ian Hathaway
The Economic Contribution of Snowmobiling in Maine, Ian Hathaway, Jessica Leahy, and Mindy S. Crandall
Fostering Climate Change Resilience: A Socio-ecological Forest Systems Approach, Alyssa R. Soucy
The Future of Maine's Forests Under alternative Socioeconomic, Climate and Conservation Pathways, Jianheng Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Elucidation of the Factors Affecting the Production and Properties of Novel Wood Composites Made Using Renewable Nanomaterials as a Binder, Ezatollah Amini
The Development of Regional Forest Inventories Through Novel Means, Elias Ayrey
Spruce Budworm Defoliation Dynamics and its Influence on the Acadian Forest, Cen Chen
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Wildlife Disease Risk, James A. Elliott
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) for textile applications: production of neat CNF filaments and reinforcement of natural fiber yarns, Shokoofeh Ghasemi
Northern Conifer Forest Management: Silvicultural, Economic, and Ecological Outcomes From 65 Years of Study, Maren Granstrom
Influence of Mechanical Properties of Paper Coating on the Crack at the Fold Problem, Seyyed Mohammad Hashemi Najafi
Valuing the Economic Benefits of Conservation Lands in Downeast Maine, Lesley Lichko
Understory Response to Gap-based, Multi-aged Silviculture, Maggie R. Mansfield
Mountain Livelihoods in a Time of Change: a Case Study of Upper Mustang in Nepal, Sandesh Shrestha
Productivity, Costs, and Best Management Practices for Major Timber Harvesting Frameworks in Maine, Harikrishnan Soman
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Periodic Evaluation of Northeastern Spruce and Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber
Forest Disturbance Detection and Aboveground Biomass Modeling Using Moderate-Resolution, Time-Series Satellite Imagery, John B. Kilbride
Immersed in Fire: The Use of Virtual Reality as an Attitude Assessor and Boundary Object in Wildland Fire Management, Casey Olechnowicz
Nitrogen Cycling During a Period of Environmental Change, Kaizad Patel
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Paradigm of Engagement: Integrating Social Science and Extension Outreach to Engage Beginning Family Forest Owners, Ian Anderson
Economic and Spatial Impacts of a Wildlife Habitat Policy on Forest Management, Karin N. Bothwell
Biological, Ecological, and Economic Impact of Caliciopsis Canker on Pinus Strobus Forests of Northeastern North America, Kara KL Costanza
Risk Perceptions of Climate Change Amongst Nature-Based Tourism Stakeholders in Western Maine, Lydia R. Horne
Forest Products Trucking Industry in Maine: Opportunities and Challenges, Anil Koirala
Long-term Sustainability of Northern Mixedwood Management: Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Forest Productivity, Bethany L. Munoz
Cellulose Nanofiber-Reinforced Impact Modified Polypropylene: Assessing Material Properties from Fused Layer Modeling and Injection Molding Processing, Jordan Elliott Sanders
An Assessment of Aerial Survey Methods for Generating Forest Inventory Models, David Sandilands
Rural Women’s Perception of Environmental Degradation: A Case Study of Amhara, Ethiopia., Tizezew Shimekach Sisay
Hygrothermal Properties of Cross Laminated Timber Panels, Jaya Tripathi
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Modeling and Forecasting the Influence of Current and Future Climate on Eastern North American Spruce-Fir (Picea-Abies) Forests, Caitlin Andrews
Wabanaki Access to Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) within Coastal Maine's Diminishing Open Land Tradition, Amanda Marie Ellis
Anticipating Aliens: Applying Social Science to Understand Stakeholder Perceptions of Emerald Ash Borer, Janet Elizabeth Gorman
Growth Response of Fraxinus nigra Marsh (Lamiales: Oleaceae) Used to Predict High-quality Sites in Maine and Northern New York: An Approach to Prioritizing Preparedness and Management of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Kara Kristine Lorion Costanza
Old-growth Characteristics of Northern White-cedar Stands, Nathan Wesely
Tourism in Maine: Visitation and Economic Impacts of Weather, Emily J. Wilkins
Development of Eco-Friendly Composite Foam Boards for Thermal Insulation and Packaging Purposes Using Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF), Nadir Yildirim
Production and Characterization of Laminates of Paper and Cellulose Nanofibrils, Niloofar Yousefi Shivyari
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Individual Tree Measurements From Three-Dimensional Point Clouds, Elias Ayrey
Survival and Growth of Reserve Trees in an Expanding-Gap Silvicultural System 20 Years After Establishment, David R. Carter
Growth Response of Fraxinus nigra Marsh (Lamiales: Oleaceae) Used to Predict High-Quality Sites in Maine and Northern New York: An Approach to Prioritizing Preparedness and Management of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Kara Kristine Lorion Costanza
Implementing Complex Partial Harvests in Central Maine: Is Tree Marking Necessary?, Sam Grimm
Forest Harvesting Productivity and Cost in Maine: New Tools and Processes, Patrick Hiesl
Repair and Maintenance Costs, Chipper Productivity, and Chip Quality of Forest Biomass Supply Chains in the Northeast US, Christopher Joseph Hutton Jr.
Role of Dignity in Rural Natural Resource Governance, Tora Johnson
How Silvicultural Treatments and Site Quality Affect Carbon Storage on the Penobscot Experimental Forest: A 60-Year Perspective, Joshua Puhlick
Measuring Maine Residents' Attitudes Toward Sustainable Tourism and Development: A Psychometric Approach, Matt D. Scaccia
Understanding Private Woodland Owner Forest Management: Qualitative and Quantitative Applications, Emily J. Silver
A Community Guide to Starting & Running a Wood Bank, Sabrina Vivian and Jessica Leahy