Dr. Bogdan Strimbu

Project

Cumulative Impact Assessment in Northeastern British Columbia

Themes

Cumulative impact

Interests

I am intersted in mathematical representation of the surounding reality.Subsidiary activities are: spatial and time dependent processes, scaling, algebra and set theory

Title

Analytical platform for cumulative impact assessment in Northeastern British Columbia

Research Experience

2005-2006. Lodgepole pine regeneration analysis. Research associate
1999. Fundaments of the private Romanian forest management plans: Coordinator
1999. Inventory of the Forest State of the Romanian private forest: Researcher
1994. Design and elaboration of the software for predicting the harvesting volume to be used in the Forest Management Plans: Forest planner

Professional Experience

2007-present. Louisiana Tech University, USA: Assistant Professor
2006 – 2007. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC , Canada: Graduate research assistant
2005 – 2006. Foothills Model Forest , Canada: Research and Development Associate
2000 – 2005 Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC , Canada: Graduate research assistant
1995 – 2000. Forest Research and Management Institute , Romania: Forest Management Analyst
1992 – 1995. Forest Research and Management Institute , Romania: Forest Planner

Professional Affiliations

International Association of Landscape Ecology
American Geophysical Union
Canadian Institute of Forestry

Teaching Experience

Jan-Apr2007. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Introductions to computers (FRST232)
Jan-Apr 2005. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Advanced Statistical Methods in Forest Hydrology (FRST 590), Forest Engineering Hydrology (FOPR388)
Sept-Dec 2004. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Integrated Field School (CONS451), Advanced biometrics (FRST430/533)
Jan-Apr 2004. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Forest Mensuration (FRST339), Sampling design (FRST539)
Sep-Dec 2003. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Watershed hydrology (FRST385) , Integrated filed school (CONS451)-GIS
Jan-Apr 2003. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Integrated resources management (FRST423)
Sept-Dec 2002. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Introduction to biometrics (FRST231), Advanced biometrics (FRST430/533)
Jan-Apr 2002. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Sampling Methods (FRST531), Integrated resources management (FRST423)
Sep-Dec 2001. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Biometrics (FRST231)
Jan-Apr 2001. Department of Forest Resource Management, UBC :Teaching Assistant: Integrated resources management (FRST423)

Conference Presentations

Jan 2007: An analytical platform for cumulative impact assessment
CEA working group, Fort St. John, BC Canada
Aug 2005: Deterministic scheduling using unbiased estimates of the harvesting age.
IUFRO 4.03, Cairns, Australia
Feb 2005: Common mistakes in environmental modelling. International Conference of Forestry Graduate Students, Quebec City, Quebec
Feb 2005: Probabilistic spatial distribution model for rainfall intensity – applications. International Conference of Forestry Graduate Students, Quebec City, Quebec
Oct 2004: Forecasting the evolution of forested landscapes undergoing rapid developments
CIF/SAF Joint Annual General Meeting and Convention, Edmonton, Alberta Jun 2004: Forecasting the evolution of forested landscapes undergoing rapid changes under oil and gas development
IUFRO 4.11- Statsitical Methods, Mathematics and Computers Conference, Taipei, Taiwan
Feb 2004: Forecasting landscape evolution under oil and gas development in northeastern British Columbia
CONFOR-North America forest graduate students conference, 20th annual meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Feb 2004: Debris flow/debris slide travel distance prediction using set theory
CONFOR-North America forest graduate students conference, 20th annual meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 2002: Application of sets theory to the modeling of runout distances of slope failures in steep terrain
The Geological Society of America, 98th Annual Meeting, Corvallis, Oregon

Awards, Grants and Scholarships

2004. Namkoong family award. Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
1990. Traian Lalescu Award (equivalent Puterman Award), Ministry of Education, Romania
Other Awards, Grants and Scholarships 2004 Ph.D. Tuition Fee Award, University of British Columbia, Canada
2003 Ph.D. Tuition Fee Award, University of British Columbia, Canada
1990 University Undergraduate Fellowship, Transylvania University, Romania
1989 University Undergraduate Fellowship, Transylvania University, Romania
2005 Sustainable Forest Management Network, Mattawa, Ontario, Travel Grant
2005 Sustainable Forest Management Network, Quebec City, Quebec, Travel Grant
2004 Canadian Institute of Forestry, Edmonton, Alberta, Travel Grant
2004 IUFRO 4.11 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel Grant
2004 Sustainable Forest Management Network, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Travel Grant
2002 Faculty of Forestry Scientific Poster Award, University of British Columbia, Canada
1990 Ministry of Education, Timisoara, Romania, Travel Grant

Academic Qualifications

2009 Faculty of Forestry , University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada Doctor of Philosophy
2003 Faculty of Forestry , University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada Master of Science
1997 – 2000 Faculty of Mathematics, Bucharest University
Bucharest, Romania Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics
1992 Faculty of Forestry, Transilvania University
Brasov, Romania Bachelor of Science (Honorous)