Expertise
Mark is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist with a background in forestry, soil science, and hydrology. He joined the willow project in 2011 and has been conducting research on harvesting logistics and efficiency for Short Rotation Woody Crops, feedstock quality, and willow cultivar performance. He earned his PhD from Virginia Tech in 2004 studying forest and soil productivity and recovery in response to wet-weather harvesting disturbance. He also holds degrees in soil science from the University of Tennessee, and a BS in Forestry from Virginia Tech.