Chadwick Dearing Oliver

CV:http://environment.yale.edu/profile/oliver/

Website: http://campuspress.yale.edu/chadoliver/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-oliver-36844570/

Chadwick Dearing (Chad) Oliver’s father was a practicing forester and Chad used to follow him in the woods. His father would tell Chad what they wished they knew about forests, but didn’t. Chad went to college (University of the South), graduate school (Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), post-graduate studies (The Harvard Forest, Harvard University) and spent the next 45 years as a Professor—first at the University of Washington (Seattle) and then at Yale University. He first studied forests and then other resources as well.

During his career, he worked with forests and other resources in many countries, with governments and businesses in the United States and elsewhere, and testified in hearings, and convened national and international expert meetings. He is the recipient of the International Union of Forest Research Organization Host Country Scientific Achievement Award (given by the United States only once to three people) and two honorary Doctorate degrees from universities, is a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, has been a Fulbright Senior Fellow to Turkey, and is author of over 150 scientific and technical papers. He has testified in U.S. Congressional and Executive hearings and has advised other governments, private businesses, and ENGO’s.

Chad likes to concentrate on applied research—Pasteur’s quadrant (1), where one begins with an applied problem and, as necessary, develops or revises the theoretical underpinnings. His writing style is to include succinct, clear, readable information; cite many references; and include many figures, charts, and photographs. His interests have evolved from forestry to all resources and the environment at a global scale.

His books include Books with ISBN numbers are found on Amazon):

1. Forest Stand Dynamics

a. C.D. Oliver and B.C. Larson. Forest Stand Dynamics (McGraw-Hill, 1990); ISBN-13: 978-0070478299; ISBN-10: 0070478295

b. C.D. Oliver and B.C. Larson. Forest Stand Dynamics, Update Edition (Wiley, 1996); ISBN-13: 978-0471138334, ISBN-10: 0471138339

c. C.D. Oliver, and B. C. Larson. 2014. Forest Stand Dynamics. Translated to Chinese by X. Han and H. Ma, et al. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing, 561 pp.

d. P.J. Baker, C.D. Oliver, and B.C. Larson. Forthcoming. Forest Stand Dynamics. New Edition. (Dr. Baker is Professor, University of Melbourne)

2. C.D. Oliver and F.A. Oliver. Global Resources and the Environment. (Cambridge University Press, 2018). ISBN-13: 978-1316625415; ISBN-10: 9781316625415

3. Edited books:

a. Oliver, C. D., D. Hanley, and J. Johnson (Editors). 1986. Douglas-fir: Stand Management for the Future. (Proceedings of a Symposium). University of Washington College of Forest Resources, Institute of Forest Resources, Contribution No. 55. 388 pp. ISBN-13: 978-99977761422; ISBN-10: 9997761421

b. Oliver, C.D. and R.M. Kenady (Editors). 1983. Biology and Management of True Firs of the Pacific Northwest. (Proceedings of a Symposium co-sponsored by University of Washington College of Forest Resources, Institute of Forest Research; and U.S.D.A. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.) University of Washington College of Forest Resources, Institute of Forest Resources. Contribution Number 45.

c. Oliver, C., D.Adams, T.Bonnicksen, J.Bowyer, F.Cubbage, N.Sampson, S.Schlarbaum, R. Whaley, H.Wiant, and J.Sebelius. Report on Forest Health of the United States by the Forest Health Science Panel. A panel chartered by Charles Taylor, Member, United States Congress, 11th District, North Carolina.

i. Summary. April 7, 1997. 72 pp. (Available through internet through U.S. House of Representatives Resources Committee.) Also available as reprint through University of Washington College of Forest Resources CINTRAFOR RE43A.

ii. Main Report. April 7, 1997. 334 pp. (Available through internet through U.S. House of Representatives Resources Committee.) Also available as reprint through University of Washington College of Forest Resources CINTRAFOR RE43.

iii. Reviews and Errata. February, 1998. 72 pp. Available as reprint through University of Washington College of Forest Resources CINTRAFOR RE43B

d. Kelty, M.J., B. C. Larson and C. D. Oliver (editors) 1992. The Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed-Species Forests: A Festschrift for David M. Smith. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. ISBN-13: 978-0792316435; ISBN-10: 9780792316435

e. Hanley, D.P., C.D.Oliver, D.Maguire, and R.Fight (editors). 1995. Pruning Conifers in Northwestern North America: Opportunities, Techniques, and Impacts. University of Washington, Institute of Forest Resources Contribution No.77. 403 pp.

f. Hanley, D. P., J. J. Kammenga and C. D. Oliver (Editors). 1989. The Burning Decision: Regional Perspectives on Slash. College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Institute of Forest Resources Contribution No. 66, 374 pp.

(1) D.E. Stokes. Pasteur’s Quadrant. Brookings Institute Press. 1997.