A message from Dan Brown, SEFS Director: Winter 2023

As a busy and successful quarter draws to a close, the SEFS community gathered again this month for our annual holiday party, a tradition reaching back decades. Seeing many new and returning faces in the Forest Club room, marveling at the ingenuity of gingerbread creations for our second annual SEFS Gingerbread Competition, and reflecting on the last few months together was a welcome reminder of the passionate and creative community we have here at SEFS.  

SEFS Alumni Feature: Ed Draper, Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation Executive Director

Raised in the small logging town of Aberdeen, Washington, SEFS alumnus Ed Draper was aware of the variable nature of the forest products industry from a young age. “Both my parents told me to not work in the forest products industry given the nature of it, especially when I was growing up,” said Draper. 

SEFS assistant professor named Highly Cited Researcher

SEFS associate professor Greg Bratman was featured on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate, alongside over 40 UW researchers who received the honor this year.
Bratman was listed in the “cross-field impact” category, which recognizes researchers who focus on interdisciplinary work and contribute multiple highly cited papers in several different fields. 

SEFS in the news: November 2023

Browse recent mentions of SEFS researchers in the news. Have news to share? Send your updates to sefscomm@uw.edu.

SEFS Professor Patrick Tobin was featured in an AP News article about the impacts of climate change on Pacific Northwest forests. 

SEFS-led paper on forest productivity potential linked to UN Sustainable Development Goal

Research by SEFS alumna Angela Klock and SEFS emeritus faculty members Kristiina and Daniel Vogt was highlighted as contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal tackling global hunger, food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture.  

Employee Spotlight: Natasha Lavides, SEFS Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Get to know SEFS staff! This series provides an opportunity to find out more about SEFS staff members — what they do in their daily job and how they spend their time outside the office. 

2023 Pack Forest Summer Crew: Season Recap

For nine weeks this summer five SEFS undergraduate students-Hannah Carbajal, Shelby Felthoven, Mia, Mata, Lark Murphy, and Emily Rabus took part in this year’s Pack Forest Summer crew gaining field training in research and sustainable forest management! 

ONRC prepares autonomous ocean drone to monitor harmful algal blooms

Last month, researchers at the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC) launched a self-powered autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), called the Lightfish, off the coast of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula to improve our understanding and monitoring of harmful algal blooms (HAB) and resulting toxins. 

SEFS alumnus Chang Dou receives American Institute of Chemical Engineers 35 under 35 award

SEFS alumnus Chang Dou (SEFS/BSE MS ’13, Ph.D. ’17) was selected as one of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 35 under 35. This award, presented every three years, honors exceptional AIChE members under the age of 35 who have made significant contributions to the field of Chemical Engineering and to AIChE. 

SEFS in the news: October 2023

Browse recent mentions of SEFS researchers in the news. Have news to share? Send your updates to sefscomm@uw.edu.

Wendy Gibble, associate director of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, was featured in a FOX 13 article about climate impacts to wildflowers at Mount Rainier.