Hanover Forest Science Seminar Series

Spring 2025

 

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The Hanover Forest Science Seminar Series will be virtual and in-person for the Spring 2025 semester. All presentations will be delivered via Zoom and the passcode for all is forestry. Speakers will be available for questions immediately following their presentations.

Please note: the day, time, and location have changed for Hanover seminars this semester. They are now on Mondays, from 11:30-12:30PM ET, in room 338 Natural Resources. All seminars will continue to be broadcast over Zoom.

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FEBRUARY 3

Peter Reich

"The climate-forest-climate loop: can we use nature to fight climate change?"

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FEBRUARY 10

Andrew Cortese

"Ectomycorrhizal tree islands in arbuscular mycorrhizal forests: critical sources of inoculum for ectomycorrhizal tree seedling establishment."

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MARCH 10

George Berghorn

"Mass Timber Research at MSU: Addressing Needs in Workforce Development"

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MARCH 17

Pratima Devkota

"Battle at the Bark: What it Takes for Woody Hosts to Win Against Armillaria"

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MARCH 24

Melissa Kreye

"Engaging and Supporting Family Forest Owners in Climate-Smart Forestry"

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APRIL 7

Robert Fahey

"Aiding our threatened forests: Managing for complexity and resilience to multiple interacting stressors"

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Past Presentations:

2024-2025

2023-2024

2021-2022

2020-2021

 

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About

The Hanover Forest Science Seminar Series was established in 2002 to honor the memory of Dr. Jim Hanover.

Hanover was trained in forest genetics. His research ranged extensively from basic science—outlining the mode of monoterpene inheritance in western white pine—to the applied research—developing faster growing red and jack pines in Michigan. 

Hanover’s overriding passion was to develop genetically imHistoricPhotosJimHanover01proved planting stock and advance the science of forest genetics. He worked on conventional forest crops, biomass production, and the ornamental market. Hanover had many accomplishments throughout his career. He received the first patent granted to a woody plant under the Plant Variety Protection Act (for a blue and white spruce hybrid). He founded the Michigan Cooperative Tree Improvement Project, a collaboration with the Michigan DNR to provide genetically improved planting stock. He was also an MSU University Distinguished Professor.

Perhaps his greatest legacy is the many graduate students he mentored. His students have contributed to fields as varied as quantitative forest genetics, forest policy, forest economics, tree improvement, and even the development of peach rootstock and raspberry varieties.

Hanover was very active in the scientific community. He served as an officer on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. He also co-originated the biennial North American Forest Biology Workshop, chaired the Society of American Foresters Genetics and Tree Improvement Working Group, and served as Program Manager for the USDA Competitive Grants Program in Forest Biology.