John M. Pye

Biography

Education : M.A. in Ecology, 1982 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill B.A. in Biology, 1976 Swarthmore College Professional Experience Program Specialist - eResearch, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station 2010—Current Oversees the eResearch Program including the Research Information Tracking System and support for national R&D web efforts including associated contract oversight. Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station 1985—2010 Investigated the broad scale interactions of forest health and economics, including wildfire incidence, suppression and fuel management; southern pine beetle dynamics; fusiform rust research and its economic effectiveness; and air pollution's effects from seedlings to stands. Supported communication of research results by designing and implementing websites and soliciting and managing the organization and summarization of research to meet customer needs. Management consultant, Macro Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD 1977—1979 Supported management analyses, cost-benefit studies, and research management systems for federal civilian clients. Research technician/programmer, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1976—1976 Performed stream sampling, data analysis and programming at the Stroud Water Research Laboratory in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Research Interest

Current activities are focused on improving the interaction of Forest Service researchers with their customers through web content that is rich, current, and discoverable. The intranet accountability tool Research Information Tracking System (RITS) empowers all areas of the agency's research operations to enter and update the latest information on research operations, expertise, and accomplishments for transfer when appropriate to public-facing web sites.