CU Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Dr. G. Geoff Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources

Phone: 864-656-4864
Fax: 864-656-3304
Email: gwang@clemson.edu

Personal Web Page: http://www.clemson.edu/~gwang/

Academic Education Background

Degrees	Institutions	Major fields of study	Dates of degrees
Ph.D.	University of British Columbia	Ecology/Silviculture	1993
M.S.	Nanjing Forestry Univeristy	Ecology/Silviculture	1986
B.S	Nanjing Forestry University	Forest Science	1983

Work Experience

2005 – Present : Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University (USA)
2002 – 2005 : Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University (USA)
1999 – 2002 : Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg (CANADA)
1994 – 1999 : Assistant Professor and Manitoba Model Forest Chair in Forest Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg (CANADA)

Current Research

My current researches are:

2006 – 2011. Managing declining pine stands for the restoration of red-cockaded woodpecker habitat. DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP).
2006 – 2008. Fuel Characterization in the Southern Appalachian Mountains – A Test of FIA’s Down Woody Material Indicator for Regional Fuel Estimation. USDA Forest Service.
2006 – 2008. Modeling Drought Effects on Forest Health in the Southeast – An Analysis at the Sub-regional and Regional Level. USDA Forest Service. (Co-PI with Dr. W.L. Bauerle).
2005 – 2010. Provenance tests of and hybridization between Liriodendron tulipifera and Liriodendron chinesis. Ministry of Science and Technology, China. (Co-PI with Professor Zhinong Jing and Dr. Pat Layton)

Selected Publications

Wang, G.G., S. Chhin and W.L. Bauerle. 2006. The effect of natural atmospheric CO2 fertilization suggested by open-grown white spruce in a dry environment. Global Change Biology 12: 601-610.

Wang, G.G., W.L. Bauerle and B.T. Mudder. 2006. Effects of light intensity on the photosynthesis, growth, and biomass allocation in American chestnut seedlings. Forest Ecology Management 226: 173-180

Knapp, B.O., G.G. Wang, J.L. Walker, and S. Cohen. 2006. Effect of site preparation treatments on early growth and survival of planted longleaf pine seedlings. Forest Ecology Management 226: 122-128

Wang, G.G., D.H. Van Lear and W.L. Bauerle. 2005. Effects of prescribed fires on the first-year establishment of white oak (Quercus alba L.) seedlings in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 213: 328-337.

Wang, G.G. and K.J. Kemball. 2005. Balsam fir and white spruce seedling recruitment in response to understory release, seedbed type, and litter exclusion in trembling aspen stands. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research 35: 667-673

Selected Presentations

Stottlemyer, A., R. Layton, G.G. Wang, C. Wells, T.A. Waldrop, and M. Callaham. 2006. Growing nonmycorrhizal loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings in a standard greenhouse setting. The 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America. August 6-11. Memphis, TN.
Duerr, E.J., G.G. Wang, and J.L. Walker. 2006. Plant community response within the upland pine-bottomland hardwood ecotone in the coastal plain of South Carolina. The 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America. August 6-11. Memphis, TN.
Wangen, S., G.G. Wang, et al. (7 others). Modeling fire- induced mortality of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). The 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America. August 6-11. Memphis, TN.
Wang, G.G. 2006. Vegetation mediated fire behavior determines succession pathway of boreal mixedwood forest. The 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America. August 6-11. Memphis, TN.
Mudder, B.T., G.G. Wang, J.L. Walker, and R. Costa. 2006. Effects of fire season on ground layer vegetation of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests. The 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America. August 6-11. Memphis, TN.

Courses Taught

Achievements

I have developed a well funded research program that attracted top students and scholars to come to Clemson to work at my Silviculture and Ecology Laboratory. In 2006, I have acquired research grants of ~1.6 million dollars. My lab members in 2006 included one visiting scientist, one post-doc, one research technician, seven graduate students, and several summer research assistants.
I have been highly productive in scientific publications. In 2006, we published nine (9) refereed articles at the best journals in the field and five (5) conference proceedings. We also delivered eight (8) scientific presentations at national and international scientific conferences in 2006.
I have been actively promoting Clemson University and my research program internationally (mainly in Canada and China). In 2006, I have been invited to visit Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Nanjing Forestry University.
I served as the faculty advisor to Clemson Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters that won 2004-2005 Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
Our collaborative project “Longleaf Pine and Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery” won recognition of outstanding leadership and personal stewardship in achieving results through cooperative conservation at the 2005 White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation.

Professional Affiliations