(Ad hoc Reviewer for Scientific Journals)
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1989-2001 (one manuscript/year or two);
Forest Ecology and Management, 2000 (one manuscript);
Forest Science, 1990-2001 (one manuscript/year or two);
Forestry Chronicle, 1999-2001 (two manuscripts);
Mathematical Modelling and Scientific
Computing, 1999-2001 (18
manuscripts);
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 1999 (one manuscript);
Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2002 (one manuscript);
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2001 (one manuscript); and
Western Journal of Applied Forestry, 2002 (one manuscript).
Served as reviewer for private industry (e.g., Lignum Ltd. research report).
Served as reviewer for other faculty members and research institutions.
(Service in Regional and National Scientific Meetings
and Continuing Education activities.)
2001. Co-organizing and moderating the 2001
Southern Mensurationists’
Conference, Chattanooga, TN, USA. Nov. 5-6, 2001.
2001. Moderating a
session and participated in the National FIA User Group Workshop in Alexandria,
VA.
2001. Participated in the
Regional FIA User Group Workshop in Knoxville, TN.
2000.
Co-organizing the 2000 Southern
Mensurationists’ Conference. Jekyll
Island, GA, on Nov. 28-29, 2000. (Participants of this conference were in
title to 12 hours of SAF Continuing Forestry Education Credits).
2000.
Organized 2000
Short Course and Forest Industry Workshop on Unbiased Parameter Estimation for
Inventory Projection Models. Nov.
29-30, 2000. Jekyll Island, GA.
1999. Presented a short discussion to the SAFIS Technical Advisory Committee during the meeting on May 20, 1999 on technical aspects of inventory updates with growth and yield models.
1999.
Organized the First
International Conference on Measurements and Quantitative Methods and
Management & the 1999 Southern Mensurationists Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA, on November 17-18, 1999. (Over
70 participants of this conference were in title to 10.5 hours of SAF
Continuing Forestry Education Credits).
(Service
in International Scientific Meetings)
2001. Moderating a session of the Conference on
Forest Modelling for Ecosystem Management, Forest Certification, and
Sustainable Management. IUFRO conference titled: “Forest modeling for Ecosystem
Management, Forest Certification, and Sustainable Management”, held in
Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 12-18, 2001.
2000. Presented invited lecture on advanced fiber
supply assessment methods at Instituto Superior de
Gestao, Lisboa, Portugal.
2000. Gave a series of presentations to different
groups of faculty at the Faculty of
Forestry, Agriculture University in Warsaw, Poland.
1999. Gave a Seminar on Forestry in Georgia during a meeting at the National Institute of Forest Research in Warsaw, Poland (5/28/99).
1999. Participated in organization and moderated a
session of the 12th
International Conference of Mathematical and Computer Modeling & Scientific
Computing in Chicago, IL, USA. August 2-4.
1999. Participated in organization and moderated
session of the 1999
International Conference of the Western Mensurationists. Penticton, B.C.,
Canada. June 21-22.
1999. Organized and chaired the First International
Conference on Measurements and Quantitative Methods and Management, Nov.
16-18, Jekyll Island, GA, USA. The
conference secured the participants in total over 600 hours of continuing
education credits.
1999. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the First International Conference
of Measurements and Quantitative Methods and Management and the 1999
Southern Mensurationists Conference (reviewed/edited 43 abstracts for
acceptance to the conference).
1998. Served as a moderator and was involved in the organization of "An International Conference on the Inventory and Monitoring of Forested Ecosystems", Integrated Tools for Natural Resources Inventories in the 21st Century. August 16-20, 1998, Boise Center on the Grove, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Member
of the Southern Annual Forest Inventory System (SAFIS) Technical Advisory
Committee representing the W.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University
of Georgia.
Member of International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, A-2361 Laxenburg, Erscheinungsort: Laxenburg.
Member of Canadian Mathematical Society
Member of International Association of Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
Member of Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters
Member of Society of American Foresters
(This would
include, for example, service on departmental, college, or University
committees and special administrative assignments; service to student groups
and organizations and to support units such as libraries, computing services
and health services)
1999-Present. Developed and maintained the Website of the Fiber Supply Assessment Research and TIP3 Sustainability Analysis. The Website includes enhanced functionality Web-Mirrors of the USDA Forest Service FIA Data Retrieval System for the Southeast region.
1999-Present. Developed and maintained the Website of the Southern Mensurationists’ Organization (http://www.mensurationists.com/). Published numerous publications and presentations on this website.
Served
as Organizer and Member of the Southern
Mensurationists’ organization.
Served
in the University of Georgia International
Fellowship Program.
Participated in the University of Georgia Consul Meeting.
Served
as Member of the recruitment at hoc committee for the Forest Landscape
Planning and Harvest Scheduling position.
Served
as Member of the PMRC modeling group participating in the PMRC and its
Committee Meetings.
Participated
in Students' Convocations and other formal ceremonies.
Served
as a Students' Marshal on Convocation.
Participated in numerous meetings with the members of the Biometrics group at the D. Warnell School of Forest Resources, on regional priorities and current research and efforts towards meeting current needs in Forest Management.