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Douglas D. Piirto

Dr. Douglas D. Piirto   (Department Head)

Phone: (805) 756-2968
Office: 11-217
dpiirto@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Forest Management
  • Forest Harvesting and Utilization
  • Forest Health


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 4:10 - 5:30 Tue 1:00 - 2:00 Wed 4:10 - 5:30 Thur 1:00 - 2:00 

Chip Appel

Dr. Chip Appel

Phone: 756-1691
Office: 26-114
cappel@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Soil and Water Chemistry
  • Tropical Soils


Office Hours for Winter: On Sabbatical*

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Doug Aversano

Mr. Doug Aversano  - Lecturer

Phone:
Office: 10-232
raversan@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Fire Management


Office Hours for Winter:* Tue 11:00 - 12:00 Thur 11:00 - 12:00 

Gregory S. Bohr

Dr. Gregory S. Bohr, Social Science  - Affiliate Faculty

Phone: 756-1322
Office: 10-223
gbohr@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Climatology
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Geography


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Kim Busby

Ms. Kim Busby  - Lecturer

Phone: 6-6664
Office: 80-105
kbusby@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Water Quality


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

Chris Dicus

Dr. Chris Dicus   (Graduate Coordinator)

Phone: (805) 756-5104
Office: 11-256
cdicus@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Wildland Fire & Fuels Management


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 9:00 - 11:00 Wed 9:00 - 11:00 Thur 11:00 - 12:00 Grad Students Only 

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Brian Dietterick

Dr. Brian Dietterick

Phone: (805) 756-6155
Office: 11-255
bdietter@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Director Swanton Pacific Ranch
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Watershed Management


Office Hours for Winter: Hours by Appointment

Antonio Garcia

Dr. Antonio Garcia, Physics  - Affiliate Faculty

Phone: 756-2430
Office: 25-331
afgarcia@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Geology
  • Geomorphology


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Samantha Gill

Dr. Samantha Gill

Phone: (805) 756-6205
Office: 11-257
sgill@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Forest Mensuration
  • Geographic Information Systems


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 2:00 - 3:00 Tue 3:00 - 4:00 Wed 2:00 - 3:00 Thur 1:00 - 2:00 

Brent Hallock

Dr. Brent Hallock

Phone: 756-2436
Office: 26-112
bhallock@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Erosion Control
  • Rangeland Resources
  • Soil Morphology


Office Hours for Winter: FERP

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John Harris

Dr. John Harris

Phone: (805) 756-2426
Office: 11-218
jhharris@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied communication interpretation.
  • Community development and leisure resources
  • Human resource management and conflict resolution.


Office Hours for Winter: FERP

Michael Jencks

Mr. Michael Jencks  - Lecturer

Phone: 756-2702
Office:
mjencks@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Law


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Scott Johnston

Dr. Scott Johnston, Physics  - Affiliate Faculty

Phone: 756-1650
Office: 25-203
scjonst@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Geochronology
  • Geology
  • Petrology


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

Trevor Keith

Mr. Trevor Keith  - Lecturer

Phone: 756-2702
Office:
tkeith@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Planning


Office Hours for Winter: Hours by Appointment

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Walter Mark

Dr. Walter Mark

Phone: (805) 756-5028
Office: 11-248
wmark@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Forest Entomology and Pathology
  • Forest Protection.
  • Integrated Pest Management.


Office Hours for Winter:* Tue 12:00 - 3:00 Thur 12:00 - 2:00 

Lynn Moody

Dr. Lynn Moody

Phone: 756-2807
Office: 26-111
lmoody@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Earth Sciences
  • Mineralogy, Petrology and Pedology


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 11:00 - 12:00 Tue 3:00 - 4:00 Wed 11:00 - 12:00 Thur 10:00 - 11:00 Fri 11:00 - 12:00

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Norman Pillsbury

Dr. Norman Pillsbury

Phone: (805) 756-2271
Office: 11-233
npillsbu@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Statistics and Sampling Design
  • Computer Applications
  • Forest and Range Hydrology


Office Hours for Winter:* Tue 1:30 - 4:00 Thur 1:30 - 3:00 

William Preston

Dr. William Preston  - Affiliate Faculty

Phone: 756-2210
Office: 26-115
wpreston@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Climate Studies
  • Geography
  • Social/Earth Sciences


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Larry Raio

Mr. Larry Raio  - Lecturer

Phone: 756-1160
Office: 21-139
lraio@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Geotechnical Analysis
  • Soil Science


Office Hours for Winter:* Thur 3:00 - 4:00 

Thomas J. Rice

Dr. Thomas J. Rice

Phone: 756-2420
Office: 26-100A
trice@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Certified Professional Soil Scientist
  • Land Use Planning
  • Soil Mapping


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 10:10 - 11:00 Tue 1:10 - 3:00 Thur 10:10 - 11:00 Fri 10:10 - 11:00

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Scott Sink

Dr. Scott Sink

Phone: (805) 756-2272
Office: 11-219
sesink@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Forest Management / Silviculture


Office Hours for Winter:* Tue 7:30 - 8:00 and 9:40 - 11:00 Thur 7:30 - 8:00 and 9:40 - 12:00 

Terry Smith

Dr. Terry Smith

Phone: 756-2262
Office: 26-112
tsmith@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Plant Nutrition
  • Soil Fertility


Office Hours for Winter: Early Retirement Quarter

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Ron Taskey

Dr. Ron Taskey  - Lecturer

Phone: 756-1160
Office: 26-103A
rtaskey@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Certified Professional Soil Scientist
  • Certified Soil Classifier
  • Forest Soils


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 12:30 - 1:30 Wed 12:30 - 1:30 

Richard Thompson

Dr. Richard Thompson

Phone: (805) 756-2898
Office: 11-252
rpthomps@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Natural Resource / Environmental Economics
  • Natural Resources Policy
  • Urban and Community Forestry


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 1:00 - 2:30 Tue 10:00 - 11:00 Thur 10:00 - 11:00 Fri 1:00 - 2:30

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Karen L. Vaughan

Dr. Karen L. Vaughan

Phone: 756-2879
Office: 26-113
kvaugh01@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Soil Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Wetlands


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 11:00 - 1:00 Thur 2:00 - 3:00 Fri 11:00 - 1:00

Priya Verma

Dr. Priya Verma

Phone: 756-2773
Office: 11-214
pverma@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Studies
  • Estuary Mngt


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 10:00 - 12:00 Tue 2:00 - 3:00 Wed 10:00 - 12:00 

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James R. Vilkitis

Dr. James R. Vilkitis

Phone: (805) 756-1262
Office: 11-218
jvilkiti@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Interdisciplinary Resource Management of Sustainable Systems
  • Applied Ecology in Landuse Management / Planning
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology / Planning


Office Hours for Winter: Early Retirement Quarter

Russ White

Mr. Russ White  - Lecturer

Phone: 570-6814
Office: 11-248
rwhite@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • GIS
  • LiDAR
  • Watershed Mngt and Hydrlogy


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Elizabeth Will

Dr. Elizabeth Will  - Lecturer

Phone: 756-1160
Office: 26-103A
ewill@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Soil Microbiology


Office Hours for Winter:* Mon 2:00 - 4:30 Thur 11:00 - 12:00 

David Yun

Mr. David Yun  - Lecturer

Phone: 805-781-7189
Office: 11-247
dyun@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Certified GIS Professional (GISP)
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Positioning System


Office Hours for Winter: Not yet scheduled or by appointment

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Leslie Rebik

Leslie Rebik

Phone: (805) 756-2702
Office: 11-217
lrebik@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Administrative Support Coordinator


 

Jeff Reimer

Jeff Reimer

Phone: (805) 756-1541
Office: 11-301
jreimer@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Technical Support
  • Urban Forestry


 

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Craig Stubler

Craig Stubler

Phone: 756-2188
Office: 26-110F
cstubler@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Soil Science
  • Technical Support


 

Lisa Wallravin

Lisa Wallravin

Phone: 756-6390
Office: 11-217
lwallrav@calpoly.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Administrative Support Coordinator


 

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*Please note: Office hours periodically change due to scheduling conflicts.