Caspersen, J.
Associate Professor
faculty of forestry
university of Toronto
Italy
Biography
DEGREES Ph.D., Ecology, University of Connecticut, U.S.A. 1998 B.A., Biology, Oberlin College, U.S.A. 1991 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2015-16 Research fellow, Swiss Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research 2007- Associate professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto 2002-07 Assistant professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto 1998-2002 Research associate, Princeton University 1997-98 NSF Biodiversity Fellow, University of Connecticut 1994-96 NASA Global Change Fellow, University of Connecticut AWARDS Sabbatical Fellowship, Swiss Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research
Research Interest
Dr. Caspersen studies human impacts on the structure, composition, and function of forest ecosystems, as well as the interactions between forest ecosystems, the global carbon cycle, and climate. His goal is to understand how the production of wood, fibre and fuel can be balanced with the continued provision of other ecosystem services, including the maintenance of biodiversity, storage of carbon, and mitigation of climate change. Most of his research employs some combination of field work, modeling, remote sensing, life cycle analysis, and analysis of forest inventory data. Current research topics include: Balancing wood production with other forest ecosystem services Increasing the utilization of forest biomass for the production of energy Managing forests to mitigate climate change Anticipating the response of forests to climate change Remote sensing of forest structure and composition
