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Eastern Threat Center Highlights
Center Scientist Named "Most Distinguished" in Forest Science, Other Researchers Honored
Eastern Threat Center research ecologist Steve McNulty recently received the Forest Service national Research and Development “Distinguished Science Award.” He is recognized for sustained research productivity, proactive science technology, innovative leadership, applied forest science and longtime federal service. McNulty, a 21-year career scientist based in Raleigh, NC, has authored more than 150 scientific papers and given hundreds of scientific presentations.
Left: Steve McNulty (c) accepted the national Forest Service Distinguished Science Award from Jim Reaves, Deputy Chief of Research and Development (l) and Rob Doudrick, Director, Southern Research Station.
Eastern Threat Center team members received additional awards, including the Southern Research Station Director’s Awards for Science Delivery (Bill Hargrove and the ForWarn team) and Partnership (Perdita Spriggs). The ForWarn team was among the agency recipients selected for both the southeast region and national Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer’s 2013 Interagency Partnership Award.
Forest Service Associate Chief Explores the Wonders of Forest Science
Mary Wagner, Forest Service Associate Chief, recently toured project and partnership sites within the Southern Region and Southern Research Station. She spent an afternoon with SRS Raleigh-based partners at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ new wing, the Nature Research Center. Wagner learned more about current and future Station collaborative efforts with North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the museum, all uniquely poised to expand awareness and understanding of SRS research efforts. During the visit, key Eastern Threat Center projects were highlighted, including the Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options and ForWarn, the Center’s forest disturbance monitoring tool.
Above right: Wagner discusses a lab experiment with North Carolina State University student and lab intern Britne Hackett (l).
Left: Forest Service Associate Chief Mary Wagner (3rd from left) is flanked by (from left) SRS Director Rob Doudrick, North Carolina State University Department of Forestry Head Barry Goldfarb, Nature Research Center Director Meg Lowman, SRS Assistant Director Kier Klepzig, SRS Partnership Director Cheryl Jefferson, and Nature Research Center Biodiversity and Earth Observation Lab Director Roland Kays.
Research Ecologist Bridges Eastern Threat Center and Northern Research Station
Lindsey Rustad, team leader and research ecologist with the Northern Research Station’s (NRS) Center for Research on Ecosystem Change, has joined the Eastern Threat Center as an adjunct scientist.
In this inaugural adjunct role, Lindsey will be a key point of contact between the Eastern Threat Center and the NRS. Located in Durham, NH, Lindsey will serve as a northern US representative of the Eastern Threat Center and will be in a unique position to share Eastern Threat Center research with NRS scientists and stakeholders. In turn, she will report NRS information and technology transfer needs to the Eastern Threat Center during monthly video teleconference staff meetings and other virtual communication opportunities.
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