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Title: |
Joseph
E. Ibberson Chair |
| Phone: |
814-865-9602 |
| Email: |
hvw3@psu.edu |
| Website: |
www.geocities.com/harryvwiant/ |
| Address: |
The
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
332 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
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- Education:
- B.S.F,
West Virginia University (1954)
M.F., University of Georgia (1959)
Ph.D., Yale University (1963)
- Academic
Interests:
- Forest
inventory, silviculture, consulting
- Courses
Taught:
- Mensuration,
silviculture, dendrology, forest ecology, sampling,
consulting.
- Professional
Affiliation:
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Vice-President, The Pennsylvania Forestry Association
(2005-2006)
Vice-President (1996), President (1997), Society of
American Foresters
Fellow, Society of American Foresters
Association of Consulting Foresters
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University (1989)
Outstanding Teacher, Humboldt State University, West
Virginia University
- Recent
Research/Educational Projects:
Served
as an expert witness on the Mullens, WV flood
case involving numerous timber and mining companies.
(2006)
Developed MensiTutor, available on my Website,
to help forestry students learn the basics of
forest measurements and inventory
Served as an expert witness on sampling vegetation
on rights-of-way in Environmental Consultants
International Limited vs Tower Forestry in the
High Court of Justice, Liverpool, England. (1999-2000).
Served
on a consulting team of the Natural Resources Management
Corporation which conducted and reported on "A Nationwide
Study Comparing Tree Measurement and Scaled Sale Methods
for Selling United States Forest Service Timber" for
the USDA Forest Service (1997).
Developed
the centroid method of tree volume determination with Geoffrey
B. Wood of the Australian National University (1989-91)
and have continued to expand application of this procedure
with other scientists.
Designed what is thought to be the first application
of the 3P sampling
method to a timber trespass inventory.
Advisor for Timothy C. Hicks Master of Forestry
paper, “A Nationwide Survey of Timber Trespass
Legislation” available (click
here to view pdf)
Wrote, with Dr. John R. Brooks (WVU), “Introduction
to Consulting Forestery”. (click
here to view pdf).
- Selected
Publications:
Brooks, J. R., and H. V. Wiant, Jr. 2004. Efficient
sampling grids for timber cruises. North. J. Appl.
For. 21:80-82.
2004.
Estimation of volume growth using Zeide's growth
types: an updated evaluation. North. J. Appl. For.
21(3):164-165. (with J. R. Brooks)
2004. A simple technique for estimating cubic volume
yields. For. Ecol. Mgt. 373-380. (with J. R. Brooks)
2005. Introduction to BASIC Programming for Foresters
using Liberty BASIC. Available at my website (with
J. R. Brooks)
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Harry
V. Wiant Jr.