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Education (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education and include postdoctoral training)

2. Professional Experience (Beginning with present position, list employment by title, affiliation, and dates in last 10 years)

1989- Professor, Department of Forestry; Adjunct appointment in Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University

3. Teaching Experience (Cite titles and summary catalog descriptions of undergraduate and graduate level courses for which you have had primary responsibility for teaching in last 5 years)

CSS 210 (3 cr) Fundamentals of Soil and Landscape Science - Agricultural and natural resources ecosystems: soil, vegetation and groundwater components. Energy, water and nutrient cycles. Soil classification and mapping. Land management and land uses.

FOR 420 (3 cr) Forestry Field Studies - Major Forest Management Concepts. Ecology, silviculture, soils, biometry. Timber harvesting and use. Forest protection.

FOR 409 (3 cr) Forest Hydrology - Global hydrologic cycle, balances and precipitation. Water storage and flows in vegetation, soil and groundwater of forest wildland, rural and wetland landscapes. Management effects on evapotranspiration, groundwater discharge and streamflow.

FOR 824 (4 cr) Forest Soils - Interrelationships of forest site and the growth of trees. Properties, classification, inventory productivity and management of forest soils. Effects of silvicultural and forest management practices on soil.

4. Research Interests: All aspects of productivity and environmental quality in forested landscapes; acid rain and waste application effects on ecosystems and groundwater; pesticide, agro-chemical and alternative treatment effects on landscapes and groundwater.

5. Thesis Committees Chaired (Cite titles and dates of Master's and doctoral theses completed or in progress by graduate students for whom you served as committee chair in last 5 years)

Chimner, R.A., M.S., 1994, The Effects of Hydrology, Microtopography and Water Chemistry on Northern White Cedar Regeneration in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Supriyandono, M.S., 1997, Effects of Sludge Fertilizer and Application Trails on Diameter and Basal Area Growth of Trees and Stands in Oak and Hardwood Forests.

Cleland, D.T., Ph.D., 1995, Understody Composition and Overstory Growth Relationships of Aspen and Hardwood Stands in NE Lower Peninsula, Michigan.

Kostuk, J., Ph.D., 1996, Nitrate, Atrazine, Simazine and Hexazinone in deep wells and shallow groundwater for intensively managed Christmas Tree Plantations.

6. Grants (Cite title, amount, source, and period of support for research and teaching/instructional projects directed or co- directed in last 10 years)

Dr. Hart has directed or co-directed research and/or teaching/instructional/demonstration projects which received $502,250 in support over the last 10 years and a total of $1,141,034 since beginning his faculty appointment at Michigan State University in 1977. See Appendix 4 for more detailed information relative to individual projects, their sponsors and the level of financial support.

Name HART, James B., Jr.

7. Professional Honors (Last 10 years)

Member, Gamma Sigma Delta

Member, Sigma Xi

8. Publications (List in chronological order the titles and complete references for printed publications in last 5 years)

Koelling, M.R., J.B. Hart and L. Leefers. 1992. Christmas tree production. In: Status and potential of Michigan Agriculture -Phase II. Special Report No. 61. Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Hart, J.B., Jr., P.V. Nguyen. 1994. Soil, Groundwater and Plant Resources in Sludge-Treated Bigtooth Aspen Sapling Ecosystems. J. Environ. Qual. 23(6):1257-1264.

Cleland, D.T., T.R. Crow, J.B. Hart and E. Padley. 1994. Resource Management Perspective: Remote Sensing and GIS Support for Defining, Mapping and Managing Forest Ecosystems. In: Remote Sensing and GIS in Ecosystem Management. Ed. V. Alaric Sample. American Forests. Forest Policy Center. Island Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 243-265.

Chimner, R.A. and J.B. Hart. 1996. Hydrology and microtophography effects on northern white-cedar regeneration in Michigan=s upper peninsula. Canadian Joural Forest Research 26:389-393.

Cleland, D.T., J.B. Hart, G.E. Host, K.S. Pregitzer and C.W. Ramm. 1993. Field Guide: Ecological Classification and Inventory System of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. USDA Forest Service. Huron Manistee National Forests. 421 S. Mitchell St., Cadillac, MI 49601. 9 chapters and 6 appendices.

Host, G.E., C.W. Ramm, E.A. Padley, K.S. Pregitzer, J.B. Hart and D.T. Cleland. 1992. Field Sampling and Data Analysis Methods for Development of Ecological Land Classifications: An Application on the Manistee National Forest, USDA Forest Service. NCFES. Gen. Tech Report NC-162. St. Paul, MN.