Jacob Muller

Dr. Muller is an Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture Extension in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. He has over 15 years of forestry and research experience focused on sustainable forest management. He specialized in adaptive and mitigative silviculture aimed at climate change and forest carbon (sequestration and storage). He is the principal investigator for a new project aligned with the White Oak Initiative to train foresters and woodland owners on oak-focused forest management. Dr. Muller’s research focuses on long-term forest dynamics and testing the efficacy of classical and novel forest management approaches. His extension and teaching interests focus on the development of continuing education programs for woodland owners and natural resource professionals. This work includes the development of educational tools to better inform landowners of current and future management challenges while promoting sustainable forest practices.

Email: jacob.muller@uky.edu

Research Areas: forest adaptation to climate change, forest carbon and climate change mitigation, sustainable forest management practices

Collaborative Interests: grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, departmental seminars, graduate committees, publications