Past Members
Tanvir Ahmed Shovon
During his postdoc in Dr. Nock’s lab, Shovon played a central role in designing a network of plots to compare the attributes and dynamics of post-harvest and post-fire island remnants in the boreal forests of Alberta, Canada, and conducted research into the effects of tree diversity on ecosystem function. He is currently conducting postdoctoral work at UQO.
Kyle Kovach
Kyle completed his PhD at the University of Freiburg on the German Science Foundation funded project “TreeSpec”. His thesis focused on understanding tree species interactions in field experiments manipulating tree species and functional diversity. He applied novel methods of remote sensing of canopy structure using drone-based RGB and hyperspectral imaging.
Matt Follett
Matt completed an MSc working on the NSERC IRC in the Control of Tree-growth held by Christian Messier (UQAM). At the time, Dr. Nock was a postdoc in the Messier lab and co-supervised Matt’s work on response of trees to pruning. Matt was also instrumental in experimental freezing rain work completed within the Chair program by Dr. Nock. He is currently pursing a PhD at UQAM in urban forestry.
Clara Arranz
Clara completed her PhD at the University of Freiburg in 2020 working on resource competition and biomass production in willow short rotation coppice. She was co-supervised with Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen. She is currently working in nature conservation in Baden-Württemberg.
Alexander Kaulen
Alex completed his MSc in in Forestry through the TRANSFOR-M international dual degree program under my supervision. Alex came from the University of Freiburg to work on his thesis at U of A. His thesis work focused on prediction of aboveground biomass of young trees using allometric equations. He is currently employed at as a Project Manager, German Forestry Council (DFWR).
Marcel Schneider
Marcel completed an MSc working on the IRC Ecosystem-based Forest Management research program. His thesis investigated understory plant community composition and functional diversity responses to island remnants. In addition to forest ecology, Marcel is broadly interested in glaciology and ecological anthropology.
Rosanise Odell
Rosanise graduated in 2018 from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah with a BSc in Environmental Science. Since then, she has worked on various forestry projects across the United States from the islands of Hawaiʻi and Puerto Rico to the mountains of the Sierra Nevadas and Southern Cascades.
Rosanise finished her thesis on the mortality of trees in retention patches and fire islands in January 2023 and is currently working with the Government of Alberta as a Resource Analyst in the Ministry of Forests and Parks Growth and Yield.
Lance Moore
Lance obtained his Bachelor's in Biology with an emphasis on botany at Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Eastern Finland. His work has included working with the Connecticut Agricultural Research Station and the Appalachian Highlands Inventory & Monitoring Network. At U of A, Lance worked on MSc work comparing coarse woody debris characteristics in post-harvest and post-fire island remnants a decade after disturbance. Lance is currently contributing to land stewardship at the Island Nature Trust in Prince Edward Island.
Marion Noualhaguet
Marion is currently finishing PhD in Environmental Sciences at UQAT in Quebec, working with Dr. Nicole Fenton. Marion visited in the summer of 2021 to conduct research at the EMEND experiment and is investigating how understory community change compares to that observed in the SAFE experiment in Quebec.
Her research project is on ecosystem-based forest management. She is looking at the regeneration of forest ecosystems in response to different harvesting intensity in a context of forest productivity but also biodiversity conservation. Marion has a master's degree in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution with a specialization in Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Services, and a bachelor's degree in Biology, obtained in France.
Andrea Sanchez-Ponton
Andrea is currently in the International Dual Degree Masters program in Forestry and Land Management at the University of Alberta. Her Master's research, which consisted of assessing the effectiveness of sheep grazing as a strategy for controlling competitive vegetation in conifer seedling plantations in northern Alberta, was completed prior to relocating to Padova, Italy, where she finished the second year of the Transfor-M program.
Andrea is currently employed with the Government of Alberta as an Environmental Protection Officer.