M.S. Assistantship Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Developing Bioenergy Agroforest Plantations
The School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello has a M.S. Assistantship available beginning in the summer or fall of 2009. The assistantship is half time and carries a stipend of $15,000 per year plus tuition. The assistantship will work on a project developing cottonwood/switchgrass agroforest systems for supplying cellulosic bioenergy feedstocks in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV). The intent of this project is to develop a range of agroforest systems that can produce cellulosic feedstocks on marginal land as well as ecosystems services such as wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, nutrient retention, and soil sustainability. Funding for this project is through the Department of Energy and US Department of Agriculture and is a coordinated effort between scientists in Arkansas and Louisiana. The MS assistantship will focus on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in these developing agroforests compared to that in traditional agriculture ecosystems that commonly occur on marginal soils in the LMAV. Details on the project can be accessed at http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/liechtyh/Bioenergy%20Agroforest.htm Contact Dr. Hal Liechty, SFR-UAM, PO Box 3468, Monticello, AR 71656; (870- 460-1452); [email protected]. For more information http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/liechtyh/bioenergy_agro.htm
