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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantships (MS or PhD) in Forest Soil
Carbon Dynamics and Gas Fluxes at Virginia Tech

Graduate Research Assistantship in

Forest Soil Carbon Dynamics and Gas Fluxes

Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Virginia Tech

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at
Virginia Tech is seeking applicants for a USDA-funded graduate research
assistantship (MS or PhD) expected to begin in the summer or fall of 2011.

Research will focus on understanding the temporal and spatial variability in
soil CO2 efflux in a novel bioenergy production system where traditional
loblolly pine silviculture is intercropped with switchgrass as a cellulosic
feedstock.  Additional research will center on partitioning
autotrophic/heterotrophic soil respiration, characterizing the fluxes of
other greenhouse gasses (N2O, CH4), investigating soil organic matter
stability, and using stable isotope (13C) techniques to understand the fate
and fluxes of switchgrass-derived C.

This research is part of a large collaborative effort between Weyerhaeuser,
NC State University, Virginia Tech and the US Forest Service that will allow
the student a great opportunity to establish contacts with a diverse group
of scientists.

Research assistantships include a full tuition waiver, benefits, and a
competitive annual stipend including summer support (~$19,000 - $21,000). 
For more information on the graduate program in the Department of Forest
Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech, please visit:
www.frec.vt.edu.

Interested students should contact:

Dr. Brian D. Strahm
Assistant Professor of Forest Soils and Ecology Department of Forest
Resources and Environmental Conservation
228 Cheatham Hall (0324)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
540-231-8627
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