Title:
Professor of Forest Resources
Degrees:
B.S., University of Michigan, 1963
M.F., Duke University, 1964
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970
Professional Licenses Held:
Licensed Professional Forester -- State of Maine
Current Research Interests:
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Wood property-age relationships
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Intensive forest management effects on wood properties
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Effects of woodash and papermill sludge applied to clearcuts on tree growth
and soil properties
Selected Publications:
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Deresse, T. and R.K. Shepard. 2000. Wood properties of red
pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.). Coop. For. Res. Unit, Univ. Maine,
Orono. Info. Rept. 42 (Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Misc. Rept. 412).
18 p.
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Deresse, T., R.K. Shepard, and R.W. Rice. 2002. Longitudinal
shrinkage, kiln-drying defects, and lumber grade recovery of red pine (Pinus
resinosa Ait.) from a 125-year-old natural stand and a 57-year-old
plantation. For. Prod. J. 52(5):88-93.
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Deresse, T., R.K. Shepard, and S. Shaler. 2003. Microfibril
angle variation in red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) and its relation
to the strength and stiffness of early juvenile wood. For. Prod.
J. 53(7/8):34-40. (I largely wrote both papers with Deresse, a former
graduate student, as lead author.)
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Rice, R.W. and R.K. Shepard. 2004. The thermal conductivity
of plantation grown white pine (Pinus strobus L.) and red pine (Pinus
resinosa Ait.) at two moisture content levels. For. Prod. J.
54(1):92-94.
Courses Taught for Graduate Credit:
FTY 457 -- Forest Watershed Management
FTY 532 -- Forest Influences
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