Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Undergraduate programs in forestry and environmental resources incorporate the many topics needed to make decisions about how society will interact with natural resources, including the aquatic, atmospheric, and terrestrial ecosystems upon which human lives depend. Faculty and students in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources study all of these resources and their interactions. As they plan for and assess impacts to natural resources, they integrate STEM and social science areas of study in multiple ways.
All of our students graduate with a wealth of real-world experiences and a deep understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of solving complex challenges. Graduates go on to have successful careers as forest managers, environmental educators, land conservation specialists, sustainability consultants, wildlife biologists, environmental health and safety officers, restoration ecologists, and many more.
Five programs allow undergraduate students to focus study on the kinds of problems they want to solve:
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Technology and Management
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
- Forest Management (Production and Ecology concentrations)
- Natural Resources (Ecosystem Assessment and Policy/Administration concentrations)
Department Highlights
- Hands-on and field-based coursework throughout programs of study
- Strong emphasis on professional development, internships, and experiential learning
- Generous scholarship support for students with proven academic credentials
- Broad range of research opportunities within and outside the academy
- Personal advising attention focused on students’ career opportunities
For more information about our department and majors, visit our website.
Contact
- Dr. Lara Pacifci, PhD
- Director of Undergraduate Programs
- lara_pacifci@ncsu.edu
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Box 8008
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8008
Faculty
Faculty
- JJ Acosta, Associate Professor
- Maricar Aguilos, Assistant Research Professor
- Angela Allen, Assistant Teaching Professor
- Marcelo Ardon, Professor
- Justin Baker, Associate Professor
- Robert Bardon, Associate Dean for Extension
- Gary Blank, Professor
- Rachel Cook, Professor
- Caren Cooper, Professor
- Frederick Cubbage, Professor
- Christopher DePerno, Professor
- Jeff Doser, Assistant Professor
- Ayse Ecrumen, Associate Professor
- Tiana Elame, Lecturer
- Jodi Forester, Associate Professor
- Ritwick Ghosh, Assistant Professor
- Stephen Graham, Lecturer
- Josh Gray, Associate Professor
- George Hess, Professor
- Fikret Isik, Professor
- Steph Jeffries, Teaching Professor
- Robert Jetton, Associate Professor
- Roland Kays, Research Professor
- Liz Kierepka, Assistant Research Professor
- John King, Professor
- Zakiya Leggett, Associate Professor
- Simone Lim-Hing, Assistant Research Professor
- Megan Lupek, Associate Teaching Professor
- Ivana Mali, Associate Professor
- Katie Martin, Associate Professor
- Meredith Martin, Assistant Professor
- Ross Meentemeyer, Director, Center for Geospatial Analytics
- Nicole Mihnovets, Assistant Teaching Professor
- Eric Money, Associate Teaching Professor
- Christopher Moorman, Professor, Associate Head
- Stacy Nelson, Associate Dean for College Culture and Community
- Elizabeth Nichols, Professor
- Kelly Oten, Assistant Professor
- Lara Pacifici, Teaching Professor
- Krishna Pacifici, Associate Professor
- Karun Pandit, Assistant Research Professor
- Tamara Pandolfo, Associate Teaching Professor
- Rajan Parajuli, Associate Professor
- Nils Peterson, Professor
- Jen Richmond-Bryant, Associate Professor
- Louie Rivers, Associate Professor
- Joseph Roise, Professor
- Robert Scheller, Associate Dean for Research
- Erin Sills, Department Head, Professor
- Kurt Smith, Assistant Professor
- Matthias Sprenger, Assistant Professor
- Daniel Sulis, Assistant Research Professor
- Mirela Tulbure, Professor
- Trevor Walker, Assistant Professor
- Jack Wang, Associate Professor
- Justin Whitehill, Assistant Professor
Plans
- Environmental Sciences (BS)
- Environmental Sciences (Minor)
- Environmental Technology and Management (BS)
- Environmental Technology and Management (Minor)
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (BS): Conservation Biology Concentration
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (BS): Fisheries Science Concentration
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (BS): Wildlife Science Concentration
- Forest Management (BS): Ecology Concentration
- Forest Management (BS): Production Concentration
- Forest Management (Minor)
- Natural Resources (BS): Ecosystem Assessment Concentration
- Natural Resources (BS): Policy and Administration Concentration
- Renewable Energy Assessment (Certificate)
- Renewable Energy Assessment (Minor)
- Wetland Assessment (Minor)
- Wildlife Sciences (Minor)