Kati returned home to Berlin in November with her husband Steffen and daughter Clara in tow after completing her six month fellowship here. A week after her return home, Kati writes that she was still recovering from jet lag, but very excited to share all the pictures of the wonderful things she saw here with her family. During
her fellowship, Kati worked to understand the social and scientific complexities surrounding the creation and implementation of the NW Forest Plan. She interviewed numerous people directly involved with the plan and discovered the many intricacies that made it one of the landmark forest management decisions of its time. More about the results of her study can be found on the WFI website in the presentations and posters sections.German Fellow Kati Brueckner at Harry
Merlo’s ranch in summer 2009.
Merlo’s ranch in summer 2009.
Xie returned to Beijing in early December to a happy homecoming with his wife and son. He says that he is happy to be with his family again and also happy that he “…does not have jet lag problem at all!” (Kati would be jealous!)
Xie will resume work as the Division Director for the Department of Forest Resource Management at China’s State Forestry Administration after a short break to readjust to being back at home after a year’s absence. Xie spent his year at WFI studying policy and management styles of sustainable forestry and
will use the knowledge gained during his fellowship to help guide decisions back home. Already, he is looking back fondly on his time here at WFI and writes that everything he learned during his time here he will share and apply to his work and life in the future.
Xie will resume work as the Division Director for the Department of Forest Resource Management at China’s State Forestry Administration after a short break to readjust to being back at home after a year’s absence. Xie spent his year at WFI studying policy and management styles of sustainable forestry and
will use the knowledge gained during his fellowship to help guide decisions back home. Already, he is looking back fondly on his time here at WFI and writes that everything he learned during his time here he will share and apply to his work and life in the future.Chinese fellow Shouxin Xie at the USFS Dorena
Genetic Resource Center in Cottage Grove.
Yu-jen is our most recent departee, leaving just after the Christmas holiday for home in Taipei. He is happy to be back at home with is wife, but also misses Portland and the WFI. After spending nearly a year here studying biomass utilization processes, Yu-jen returned home with a research proposal in hand, ready to present to his work unit at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. Yu-jen did exhaustive research regarding methods and
materials used for forest biomass utilization in the Pacific Northwest. His research led him to the idea of using the bamboo resources readily available in Taiwan to make wood pellets for energy. He will propose this research upon his return to work and hopes to propel Taiwan towards the biomass utilization industry.
materials used for forest biomass utilization in the Pacific Northwest. His research led him to the idea of using the bamboo resources readily available in Taiwan to make wood pellets for energy. He will propose this research upon his return to work and hopes to propel Taiwan towards the biomass utilization industry.Taiwanese fellow Yu-jen Lin with his wife
Tsai Ling-chuan outside WFI’s Merlo Hall.
Tsai Ling-chuan outside WFI’s Merlo Hall.
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