Management Assistant

Dr. Difei Zhang

Assistant Professor in Dept of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Contact: 008C Agricultural Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078

Tel: 405-***-**** Email: *****.*****@*******.***

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Education:

PhD: University of New Hampshire, Durham,2001-2007, Natural Resource

Economics and Environmental Science (Specialize in Forest Economics and Forest

Management)

o University of New Hampshire PhD Cognate Teaching Certificate, 2007

o Sorbonne, University of Paris IV, 2002, Forest Economics, Doctoral

Research and Advanced Exchange Studies in France

o PhD admission to Harvard University, 1999, Economics

MS: University of New Hampshire, Durham, 2001, Resource Economics

PhD admission to Harvard University, 2004 Romance Language and Literature (BA:French,

Harvard, 2004)

BA: Zhejiang University, China, 1999, Economics (secondary BS: Zhejiang

University, China, 1999, Mathematics)

Native Proficiency in Chinese, French, English, Italian, Japanese; Intermediate level

in German, Elementary level in Spanish and Korean.

Honors and Awards:

1. 2001: University of New Hampshire M.S Academic Excellence Honor Award

2. 2002-2003: International Fulbright Scholar Award, International Education Academic

Excellence Award, Foreign Language Award and National Soci t d Honneur

Francaise Fellow Award for advanced doctoral research exchange studies in France

3. 2004-2007: University of New Hampshire Cognate Interdisciplinary Teaching Excellence

Award in Natural Resource Economics and Environmental Science

4. 2005-2006: Outstanding International Lecturer Award, Outstanding International

Education Award from CMEP for the US Dept of Defense, Pentagon Was D.C and New

Hampshire s Partners for Peace program

5. 2007: University of New Hampshire Ph.D Academic Excellence Honor Award

6. 2007 University of New Hampshire Thompson School Award Certification of

Licensed New Hampshire Forester

7. 2008: Epsilon-Upsilon Active Member Award from Honor Society for International

Scholars Phi Beta Delta

8. 2008: International Presentation Excellence Award from Figures for Forests IUFRO

international workshop in Freiburg, Germany (Nov 24-26, 2008)

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Research Award:

2009:USDA forest service research federal financial assistance award:

Principal Investigator for Analysis of Shortleaf Pine Growth and Yield Data and

Forest Economic Impact Assessment

2009: USDA CSREES OKLO2738 grant award

Principal Investigator for Small Scale Forestry in Oklahoma: an Efficiency Analysis

and Economic Monitoring program

Grant proposal submitted in OSU:

1. McIntire-Stennis grant proposal: Small Scale Forestry in Oklahoma: an Efficiency

Analysis and Economic Monitoring program, Difei Zhang, John Burwell, and

Thomas B. Lynch. Submitted in May, 2009. Grant amount requested: $37,500 per

year (2009-2014) (Funded and Approved in September, 2009 with USDA

CSREES review comments: very interesting project, approved with no revision,

obtained IRB Certification valid for three years.)

2. USDA Forest Service grant proposal: Analysis of Shortleaf Pine Growth and

Yield Data and Impact Assessments. Difei Zhang,Thomas B. Lynch and James M.

Guldin. Submitted in March, 2009. Requested amount: $44,310 per year (2009-

2012). Award name: USDA Forest Service Research Federal Financial Assistance

Award (Funded and Approved by USDA forest service federal research in April,

2009.)

3. OCAST grant proposal: Wood Plastic Composite wood products manufacturing

from eastern redcedar, Salim Hiziroglu and Difei Zhang, submitted on Sept 1,

2010. Grant amount requested: $140,000 (2010-2012) pending

4. USDA FS Grant proposal: New Measurements of Growth and Yield Study,

Thomas B. Lynch, Difei Zhang, Submitted on July, 2010, Grant amount

requested: $60,000 per year (2011-2013) pending

5. OCAST grant proposal: Development of a cottonwood plantation system for

woody biomass as a potentional biofuel feedstock, Thomas C. Hennessey, Rodney

Will, Chuck Tauer and Difei Zhang, submitted in Oct, 2010. Grant amount

requested: $100,000 (2011- 2012) pending

6. AFRI proposal: Prosperity of Small and Median Sized Farms and Rural

Communities: small scale farm forestry efficiency Analysis and farm accountancy

data network in the southeastern US. Difei Zhang, Thomas B. Lynch and Salim

Hiziroglu, John Burwell and Kurt Atkinson. Submitted in July, 2010. Grant

amount requested: $470,000 (2011-2016) pending

7. OCAST Grant proposal: Exterior particleboard panels from eastern redcedar,

Salim Hiziroglu and Difei Zhang, submitted on Sept 1, 2009. Not funded. Grant

amount: $129,000 per year (2009-2012).

8. Joint Fire Sciences Program Proposal: Restoring Prairie Chickens by Managing

Fuel Heterogeneity, Dwayne E, S. Fuhlendorf, D. Zhang and D. Engle, submitted

on Nov 17, 2008. Funding requested: $718,430 (2009-2014) (not funded but

recommended for resubmission.)

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Academia Work Experience:

2008-present Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor in Natural Resource

Economics and Finance in Dept of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

1999-2007 University of New Hampshire Research Scientist and Instructor, Research

assistant and Teaching assistant in Dept of Natural Resources, Dept of Resource

Economics and Dept of Economics. Cognate Teaching Excellence Award in: Econ

402 Principles of Microeconomics, NR 643 Forest Economics, EREC

528BioStatistics, NR713Quantitative Ecology, NR 770 Decision Science in Natural

Resource Management

2005 -2006 Center of International Education and Research Director Assistant and

work as coordinator and translator with Ambassador George Bruno, USA Group

International and Max Alston, Chief of CMEP for the US Dept of Defense, Pentagon

Was D.C, New Hampshire s Partners for Peace program in Europe and delegation

visits in Russia, Latvia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

2003-2005 Research Scientist and Doctoral Research in Climate Change Center and

Complex Systems, and International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) in

Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space in University of New Hampshire

and for Harvard Forests in Harvard. IGBP research and presentation in Germany,

Switzerland, Canada (Southern Quebec), and France.

2002-2004 GAIM Director Research Assistant and GAIM Editor in Global Analysis,

Integration and Modeling (GAIM) Task Force. Worked on IGBP, GAIM Fast-Track

Initiatives (Nitrogen) and Earth System Atlas Data Sets Analysis: include marine,

terrestrial and atmospheric data and integrated approach being pursued by the Global

Carbon Project (GCP) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). Maintained

and co-designed two websites: http://EarthSystemAtlas.sr.unh.edu and

http://gaim.unh.edu. Completed NASA Model Intercomparison projects and atlas

explanatory text in three versions for scientific community, public and policy

community and K-12 educational community.

Professional Memberships:

Member of Society of American Foresters

Member of NACTA-North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture

Member of Northeastern Agriculture and Resource Economics Association

Member of Honor Society for International Scholars Phi Beta Delta

Fellow of National Soci t d Honneur Francaise Pi Delta Phi

Teaching in UNH:

Instructor

Econ 401 Principles of Macroeconomics,

Econ 402 Principles of Microeconomics,

NR 643 Forest Economics,

EREC 528BioStatistics,

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NR713Quantitative Ecology

NR 770 Decision Science in Natural Resource Management

Teaching in OSU:

Instructor

NREM 3233 Forest Economics and Finance

NREM 4333 Forest Resource Management: Planning and Decision Making

Recent Publication:

Peer-reviewed Journals

Difei Zhang, 2010. Utilization and Modification of Point Sampling and Line

Sampling in the Forestry Survey. American Journal of Biostatistics 1(1): 67-74,

2010, ISSN 1948-9889

Difei Zhang and Salim Hiziroglu, 2010. Impact Assessment and Utilization of

Eastern Redcedar. American Journal of Applied Sciences 7 (8): 1032-1037, 2010,

ISSN 1546-9239

Difei Zhang, 2010. Forest Sector Modeling and Green Accounting in New

Hampshire. Freiburger Forstliche Forschung, Heft 84:159-172, 2010, ISSN: 1436-

1566.

Difei Zhang, Michael M. Huebschmann, Thomas B. Lynch, and James M. Guldin,

2010. Forest Policy Impact Assessment in the Ouachita National Forest and the

Valuation of Conserving Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers. American Journal of

Applied Sciences. (in press)

Difei Zhang, 2007. Sustainability of New Hampshire s Sawmill Industry and Its

Forest Resource Base. PhD Dissertation May, 2007. University of New

Hampshire. 278 pages.

Theodore Howard and Difei Zhang. 2006 Sustaining Forest Management and

Industry in a Changing Landscape: Developing a Practical Policy Model, IUFRO

8.01.03. Landscape Ecology, Pages 213-218.

Straussfogel, D., T. Howard, S. Masse, and D. Zhang. 2003. Transborder

interactions in the sawmill industry of Chaudi re-Appalaches, Qu bec: a survey

analysis. Forestry Chronicle. 79(5):936-947.

Editor -reviewed Publications

Thomas B. Lynch and Difei Zhang, 2010. Comparing the relative maxima of

diameter growth, basal area growth and volume growth for individual trees.

Proceedings of 2010 FIA Symposium, Monitoring across border, Knoxville, TN.

Proceedings or technical reports

Difei Zhang and Thomas B. Lynch 2009. An Ecological Economic Analysis of the

Shortleaf- Pine Bluestem Grass Ecosystem, Department of Natural Resource Ecology

and Management, Oklahoma State University

Thomas B. Lynch and Difei Zhang, 2009. Study of Shortleaf Pine Growth and Yield

Modeling, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma

State University

Difei Zhang, 2009. Forest Economics Research, Member Profile, Newsletter of the

OSU DASNR Environmental Quality and Waste management Team. Oklahoma State

University Press, Volume 1, Issue 1, summer, 2009.

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Difei Zhang, 2009, NREM gains Natural Resource Economist, Natural Resource

News, Newsletter of OSU DASNA Natural resource ecology and management,

Oklahoma State University Press, Cooperative Extension, Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring,

2009.

Difei Zhang, 2008. Figures for forests: Sustainability of New Hampshire s Sawmill

Industry and Its Forest Resource Base, Small Scale Forestry. IUFRO Working Party

3.08 and FVA international workshop, Freiburg, Germany, Nov 24-26, 2008.

Difei Zhang, 2006. A Spatial Equilibrium Model of Northern New England and

Southern Quebec in Forest Products and Wood Flow. IUFRO8.01.03 Landscape

Ecology, R. LaFortezza and G. Sanesi, eds. Presentation and proceedings of IUFRO

International Workshop in Bali, Italy on Sept 26-29 in 2006, Accademia Italiana di

Scienze Forestali, Pages 47-51. http://colsa1.unh.edu/test-nr/students.html#enstudies

Howard, T.E., D.Zhang, S.Smith and M.Cornelison, 2004. A profile of the Sawmill

Industry of New Hampshire and Vermont. Report to UNH Cooperative Extension,

Durham, NH. 22 p. Presented in Society of the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

conference, July, 2004,Concord,NH.

Cummings, M.E., D.Zhang and T.E. Howard. 2003. Measures of Forest Sector

Dependence and Exploration of the Maine Sawmill Industry in the Northern Forest

Region, Poster presentation in 2003 UNH GRC Graduate Research Conference,

MUB, Durham, NH.

Sahagian, D and D. Zhang, 2003. Research GAIM: the Newsletter of the Global

Analysis, Integration and Modeling Task Force (Volume Six, Number one, summer

2003), International Geosphere Biosphere Program.

Howard, T.E., Debra Straussfogel, Meghan Cummings, Sylvain Masse and Difei

Zhang. 2002. A Bioregional Assessment of Forest Dependent Communities in

Northern Maine. Report to UNH Cooperative Extension, Durham, NH. 13p.

Presented in 2004 UNH GRC Graduate Research conference, New England Center,

Durham, NH.

2010 in Review or in revision:

Thomas B. Lynch and Difei Zhang, 2011. On Relative Maxima of Diameter Growth,

Basal Area Growth and Volume Growth for Individual Trees. Forest Science.

Difei Zhang and Howard T. E. 2011. Economically healthy forest and forest industry

undertakings in New Hampshire and Vermont. Journal of Forest Economics.

Difei Zhang and Theodore E. Howard, 2011. Economic and Ecological Analysis of a

Sustainable Management of Late Successional Forest Stands. Journal of Forest

Economics.

Sudip Shrestha, Thomas B. Lynch and Difei Zhang, 2011. Estimating the probability

of survival of individual shortleaf pine (pinus echinata mill.) Southern Silviculture

conference, Feb, 2011.

Difei Zhang, 2011. The economic monitoring network for private forests in

Oklahoma. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2011 Allied Social Sciences

Association (ASSA) Annual meeting in Denver, CO, Jan 7-9, 2011.

Difei Zhang and Theodore Howard, 2011. A Profile of the New Hampshire Sawmill

Industry. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. Scientific Contribution of the New

Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station

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Difei Zhang and Theodore Howard, 2011. A Profile of the Vermont Sawmill

Industry. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. Scientific Contribution of the New

Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.

Abstracts and Presentations:

Thomas B. Lynch and Difei Zhang, 2010. Comparing the relative maxima of

diameter growth, basal area growth and volume growth for individual trees. 2010 FIA

Symposium, Monitoring across border, Knoxville, TN. Oct 5-7, 2010.

Difei Zhang and Theodore E. Howard, 2010. Economic and Ecological Analysis of a

Sustainable Management of Late Successional Forest Stands. AAEA national joint

meeting, Denver, CO, July 23-28, 2010.

Difei Zhang, 2010. Forest Policy Impact Analysis on Growth Projection and

Ecosystem Valuation, 6-12, IUFRO and United Nation sponsored annual meeting for

world forestry week: Emerging Economic Mechanisms: Implications for Forest

Related Policies. Fao Headquarters, Rome, Italy, Oct 5-7, 2010.

Difei Zhang and Thomas B. Lynch, 2009. Ecosystem Valuation and Economic

Impact assessment of the Shortleaf Pine Bluestem Grass Ecosystem, presentations

and proceedings of Northeast Measurationist Organization (NEMO) Annual

Conference, Nov. 2-3, 2009.

Difei Zhang, 2009. Forest Weak Sustainability and Strong Sustainability Case Study

in Southern Qu bec and Northern New England, proceedings in IUFRO International

Symposium: Change in governance as collective learning process: Management,

Politics and Ethics in Forestry, Pages 23-24, June 21-24, 2009, Nancy, France.

Difei Zhang and Howard T. E, 2009. An efficiency analysis and economic monitoring

program of Small Scale forestry, proceedings in IUFRO The first global forum of

Ecological Economics, pages 12-14, GFEEF, Nanjing, China, August 19-21, 2009.

Howard, T. E and Zhang. D. 2009. Managing Forest Stands for Biodiversity in the

Northeast United States: An Ecological Economics Analysis. Presentation and

proceedings in IUFRO the first global forum of Ecological Economics, pages 34-38,

GFEEF, Nanjing, China, Aug 19-21, 2009.

Difei Zhang, Nov, 19, 2009. Forest management policy modeling in Ouachita

National Forest, Presentation in International Agricultural Science and Natural

Resources program seminar and presentation for CASNA Kazakhstan delegation visit

to OSU, International AG program seminar presentation publication series.

Difei Zhang, 2009. Small-holder agro-forestry development and Carbon Financial

Markets. Presentation in Complex System, University of New Hampshire, Newsletter

of the Global Analysis, Integration and Modeling Task Force, International Geo-

sphere Biosphere Program

Shimaoka, T and D. Zhang. 2008. Dechlorination of Landfilled Incineration Residues

for Cement Material by Recyclable Landfill System. The Fifth Intercontinental

Landfill Research Symposium proceedings, Pages 43-44.2008, 09, presentation in

Denver, Colorado.

Theodore Howard and Difei Zhang. 2006 Patterns and Process in Forest Landscapes:

Consequences of Human Management. Presentation in the 4th Meeting of IUFRO

Working Party 8.01.03. Locorotondo, Italy. In R. LaFortezza and G. Sanesi, eds.

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Sahagian, D and D. Zhang, 2003. Connectivity in the earth system: GAIM Fast-Track

Initiatives (Nitrogen) and Earth System Atlas Data Sets Analysis. Presentations in

Third IGBP Congress, Earth System Science and Integrated Regional Studies,

Science: C4-C6, June 19-24, 2003, Banff, Canada.

Sahagian, D and D. Zhang, 2002. The Earth system atlas, EMICs and C4MIP. Poster

presentation to EGS congress: 39-4, April 22-27, 2002, IGBP 333 06906, Nice,

France.

Shimaoka, T and D. Zhang.2002. Application of Bottom Ash from Municipal Soild

Waste as Road Construction Materials. Presentation in Environmental Geotechnics

meeting, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Fukuoka, Japan.

Howard, T and D. Zhang. 2002. A Bioregional Assessment of Forest-Dependent

Communities in Northern New England and Southern Qu bec. Presentation in

Forestry and Forest Products Research Conference, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry

and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Japan.

Current Research Interests:

Natural Resource Economics and Finance especially Forest Economics

Natural Resource Econometrics, Biometrics and Biostatistics

Human dimensions modeling in natural resource ecology and management

Ecosystem and Ecosystem Service Valuation

Regional forest economics and forest accountancy network

Economics of forest management to mitigate global climate change and Economics of

Biocarbon and quantitative ecology

Small-holder agro-forestry development and Carbon Financial Markets

Quantitative decision support tools to aid forest and natural resource management

Mathematical Econ models that can quantify and visualize the resource trade-offs and

production possibilities between conflicting management objectives

Forest management planning: spatially explicit harvest scheduling models, multiple-

criteria forest planning

Operations research: forest accountancy network, AHP, Tree Growth and Yield

Simulator programming, linear programming, multiple-criteria optimization,

multiple-criteria decision support systems

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