When Audrey Calhoun graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1973, she became the first Black woman in the country to earn a forestry degree. It was just the start of her one-of-a-kind career in the field. She’s worked all over the country, protecting and preserving nature and the history connected to it. She’s been a part […]
134. Heidi Adams and Nan Nan: Focus on the Forest
This episode features Dr. Heidi Adams and Dr. Nan Nan from Louisiana Tech University’s School of Ag Sciences and Forestry. Dr. Adams discusses the Forestry program’s accreditation, its concentrations, and its nearly 100% job placement rate. Dr. Nan highlights her role in teaching wood science and forest products, emphasizing sustainable management and innovative uses for […]
123. Chris Dicus: Good Fire, Bad Fire
Dr. Chris Dicus, Louisiana Tech alum and a professor of Wildland Fire and Fuels Management at Cal Poly, talks about his early interest in wildlife and his decision to study at Tech. Dicus shares his career path, including his work on the Black Saturday fires in Australia and the multiple wildfire outbreaks in California. He […]
53. Paul Jackson and Kelsey Shoemaker: The Sonderegger Pine
Have you ever seen a Sonderegger pine? If you visit a southern seedling nursery, you may find them in an unexpected spot… the trash. Dr. Paul Jackson and Kelsey Shoemaker from Louisiana Tech’s South Campus sit down to share their current research aspirations for this unique and often-ostracized hybrid tree. With little to no literature […]