Personnel

 

Title	Research Soil Scientist
Duties	Research in the interaction among harvesting systems and forest soils and forest ecological processes
Email	eacarter@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S., Alma College, Biology, 1972; M.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Agronomy & Soil Chemistry, 1981; Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, Agronomy & Soil Chemistry, 1991.

 

Title	Engineering Technician
Duties	Machine shop operation and fabrication, data collection, soil sampling and analysis
Email	jdowdell@fs.fed.us
Education

 

Title	Research Engineer
Duties	Research in forest operations, forest BMPs, and road activities to understand their effects on watershed hydrology, water quality, and soil erosion.
Email	jmgrace@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S., Auburn University, Agricultural Engineering, 1994; M.S., Auburn University, Agricultural Engineering, 1996; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Minor: Water Resources, 2004.

 

Title	Project Secretary
Duties	Research support through administrative procedures, publications development, public contact
Email	shjenkins@fs.fed.us

 

Title	General Engineer
Duties	Research in forest operations, data collection and analysis, computer operations, web design
Email	jklepac@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S., Forest Engineering, Auburn University, 1990.

 

Title	Research Engineer
Duties	Research in Forest Operations with an emphasis on biomass harvesting and logging production and efficiency.
Email	danamitchell@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S., Forest Management, Washington State University, 1983, M.F., Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 1995.

 

Title	Project Leader
Duties	Research in human performance in forest operations, ergonomic equipment design, machine and system performance
Email	rrummer@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S., 1980, Univ. of Idaho (Forest Mgmt), M.S., 1982, Univ. of Idaho (Forest Products), PhD, 1988, Auburn University (Industrial Engineering)

 

Title	Engineering Technician
Duties	Photo and video documentation, data collection, soil sampling/analysis, water sampling/ analysis, GIS mapping, and safety
Email	pesteele@fs.fed.us

 

Title	Support Engineer
Duties	Provide engineering support to research staff. Research in forest operations and information and data acquisition systems
Email	jasonthompson@fs.fed.us
Education	B.S. Forest Engineering, Auburn University, 1993; M.S. Engineering, Auburn University, 1996.