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School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University
Daowei Zhang, Alumni and Peake Professor
On behalf of
Janaki Alavalapati
Dean, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University
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ImproveEconomic, Social &
Environmental
well-being of
Alabama, Nation &
World
Alumni
Friends
Stakeholders
School of Forestry and Wildlife SciencesLand-grant mission……committed to serve
Faculty
Staff
Students
State/Federal/
International
NGOs
Private sector
Teaching
Research
Extension
Quality, Inclusive, Connectivity
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Forests cover 71% of land
area
2nd largest timber producing
state
Forest industry contributes -
$20 billions/122K jobs
Hunting, sport-fishing, and
wildlife watching contribute
- $3.6 billions and 42K jobs
SFWS is the backbone for
these industries
Alabama’s forests, wildlife, and other natural resources
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SFWS strengths
Flagship for Alabama’s
forests, wildlife and
natural resources
academic programs
It has world class faculty,
staff, and facilities
Ranked 5th in forestry
research in the U.S.
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Undergraduate programs
School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences
Forestry
Forest Engineering
Wildlife
Natural Resources
Geospatial and informatics
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Graduate programs
School of Forestry and Wildlife
Sciences
Forestry – MS & PhD
Wildlife – MS & PhD
Applied Economics -PhD
Natural Resources - MS
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SFWS Research
• Focuses on both
basic and applied
research
• Spans across
biophysical,
geospatial, and
socioeconomic
disciplines
• Ranges from
molecular to
landscape level
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Moving Forward
• Increasing the number of international
undergraduate student enrollment
– Degrees, interns, exchanges of students
• Expanding international collaboration in
education, research, and extension
– Have collaborative agreements with more than a
dozen of forestry schools
– IUFRO
– APFNet
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