Faculty Directory
Dr. Chris Dicus
Phone: (805) 756-5104
Office: 11-256
cdicus@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Wildland Fire & Fuels Management
Office Hours:* Tue 3:00 - 4:00 Wed 10:00-12:00 Thur 11:00 - 12:00 and 3:00 - 4:00
Dr. Brian Dietterick
Phone: (805) 756-6155
Office: 11-255
bdietter@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Director Swanton Pacific Ranch
- Geographic Information Systems
- Watershed Management
Office Hours: None at this time
Dr. Samantha Gill
Phone: (805) 756-6205
Office: 11-257
sgill@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Forest Mensuration
- Geographic Information Systems
Office Hours:* Tue 10:00 - 11:00 and 3:00 -4:00 Thur 10:00 - 12:00
Dr. John Harris
Phone: (805) 756-2426
Office: 11-218
jhharris@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Applied communication interpretation.
- Community development and leisure resources
- Human resource management and conflict resolution.
Office Hours:* Mon 8:00 - 10:00am Tue 9:00 - 10:00 Wed 8:00 - 9:00am Thur 9:00 - 10:00 Fri 8:00 - 9:00
Dr. Walter Mark
Phone: (805) 756-5028
Office: 11-248
wmark@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Forest Entomology and Pathology
- Forest Protection.
- Integrated Pest Management.
Office Hours:* Mon 12:00 - 1:00 Tue 12:00 - 1:30 Wed 12:00 - 1:00 Thur 12:00 - 1:30
Dr. Douglas D. Piirto
Phone: (805) 756-2968
Office: 11-217
dpiirto@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Department Head
- Forest Management
- Forest Harvesting and Utilization
Office Hours: By Appointment
Dr. Norman Pillsbury
Phone: (805) 756-2271
Office: 11-233
npillsbu@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Applied Statistics and Sampling Design
- Computer Applications
- Forest and Range Hydrology
Office Hours: None at this time
Dr. Scott Sink
Phone: (805) 756-2272
Office: 11-219
sesink@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Forest Management / Silviculture
Office Hours:* Mon 3:00 - 5:00 Wed 9:30-11:00
Dr. Richard Thompson
Phone: (805) 756-2898
Office: 11-252
rpthomps@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Natural Resource / Environmental Economics
- Natural Resources Policy
- Urban and Community Forestry
Office Hours:* Mon 10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 2:00 Tue 1:00 - 2:00 Thur 1:00 - 2:00
Dr. James R. Vilkitis
Phone: (805) 756-1262
Office: 11-214
jvilkiti@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
- Applied Interdisciplinary Resource Management of Sustainable Systems
- Applied Ecology in Landuse Management / Planning
- Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology / Planning
Office Hours:* Mon 9:00 - 10:00 Tue 12:00 - 1:30 Wed 9:30 - 10:00 Fri 9:00 - 10:30