[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Graduate Assistantship in Forest Entomology

Greetings all, An M.S. assistantship in forest entomology is available at the State University of New York, Environmental and Forest Science in Syracuse NY. The proposed research involves deploying and monitoring sentinel logs for evidence of parasitism by native parasitoids of Sirex noctilio larvae, the invasive European wood wasp, in stands with low vs high densities of S. noctilio as well as documenting stand variables associated with S. noctilio densities and parasitism rates. Information on our lab and research can be found at: http://www.esf.edu/EFB/faculty/fierke.htm Inquiries are welcome for more information on this specific project, other potential projects in our lab, and graduate school in the SUNY-ESF Environmental and Forest Biology department. Melissa K. Fierke, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Forest Entomology Department of Environmental & Forest Biology SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 146 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse, NY 13210 Email: mkfierke(a)esf.edu Phone: (315) 470-6809 Fax: (315) 470-6934 "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant