Education:

• Ph.D., Forest Resources, 1988, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• M.S., Forestry, 1983, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• B.S., Forest Biology, 1979, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Positions:

• 2008 – Present. Associate Professor, Forest Resources Dept., University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

• 1990 – 1998. Research Plant Physiologist USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, Rhinelander, WI and Research Scientist, Michigan Technological University, School of Forestry, Houghton, MI

• 1983 – 1989. Graduate Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, Seattle, WA

• 1981 – 1983. Research Forester, International Paper Co., Natchez Forest Research Center, Natchez, MS

Specialty Areas of Interest:

• Forest tree nutrition
• Bioenergy feedstock production
• Intensive silviculture
• Belowground processes

Current University of Idaho Courses:

• Forest Resources Seminar - Grad

Recent Publications:

• Im, J., J.R. Jensen, M. Coleman and E. Nelson. 2008. Hyperspectral remote sensing analysis of short rotation woody crops grown with controlled nutrient and irrigation treatments. Geocarto.
  (in press).

• Samuelson, L.J., M.G. Farris, T.A. Stokes and M.D. Coleman. 2008. Fertilization but not irrigation influences hydraulic traits in plantation-grown loblolly pine. Forest Ecology and Management. 255:3331-3339.

• Coyle, D.R., M.D. Coleman and D. Aubrey. 2008. Above-and below-ground biomass accumulation, production and distribution of sweetgum and loblolly pine grown with irrigation and fertilization. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:1335-1348.

• Sanchez, F.G., M. Coleman, C.T. Garten, R.J. Luxmoore, J.A. Stanturf, C. Trettin and S.D. Wullschleger. 2007. Soil carbon, after three years, under short rotation woody crops grown under varying nutrient and water availability. Biomass and Bioenergy. 31:793-801.

• Coleman, M. 2007. Spatial and temporal patterns of root distribution in developing stands of four woody crop species grown with drip irrigation and fertilization. Plant and Soil. 299:195-213.

• Aubrey, D., D.R. Coyle and M.D. Coleman. 2007. Fertilization increases the risk of loblolly pine to ice storm damage. Forest Science. 53:580-589.

• Johnson, J.M.-F., M.D. Coleman, R. Gesch, A. Jaradat, R. Mitchell, D. Reicosky and W.W. Wilhelm. 2007. Biomass-Bioenergy Crops in the United States: A Changing Paradigm. The Americas Journal of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology. 1:1-28.

• Samuelson, L.J., T.A. Stokes and M.D. Coleman. 2007. Influence of irrigation and fertilization on transpiration and hydraulic properties of Populus deltoides. Tree Physiol. 27:765-774.

• Coleman, M.D. and J.A. Stanturf Eds. 2006. Proceedings of the 5th biennial meeting of the Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group. Biomass & Bioenergy Vol 30 (8-9) pp. 121.

• Coleman, M.D. and J.A. Stanturf. 2006. Biomass feedstock production systems: Economic and environmental benefits. Biomass Bioenergy. 30:693-695.

• Coleman, M.D., D. Tolsted, T. Nichols, W.D. Johnson, E.G. Ween and T. Houghtaling. 2006. Post-establishment fertilization of Minnesota hybrid poplar plantations. Biomass & Bioenergy. 30:740-749.

• Coyle, D.R., M.D. Coleman, J.A. Durant and L.A. Newman. 2006. Survival and growth of 31 Populus clones in South Carolina. Biomass Bioenergy. 30:750-758.

• Coyle, D.R., M.D. Coleman, J.A. Durant and L.A. Newman. 2006. Multiple factors affect pest and pathogen damage on 31 Populus clones in South Carolina. Biomass Bioenergy. 30:759-768.

• Coyle, D.R. and M.D. Coleman. 2005. Forest production responses to irrigation and fertilization are not explained by shifts in allocation. For Ecol Manag 208: 137–152.

Research Projects:

• Processes controlling growth of forest stands under a range of resource availability

• Belowground carbon budgets in developing stands of poplar and pine

• Carbon and nutrient budgets of short rotation woody crop plantations

• Fine root dynamics of pine and poplar grown for seven years with different moisture and nutrient conditions

• Developing geospatial site type classification systems for forest nutrition management

• Sustainable forest bioenergy production using in-woods fast-pyrolysis conversion including bio-oil production and bio-char incorporation

• Diagnosis of forest tree nutrient requirements using tree and site factors

• The Short Rotation Woody Crops Cooperative Research Program

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