. Jon Johnson WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center 7612 Pioneer Way E Puyallup, WA 98371-4998 253-445-4522 Website: www.puyallup.wsu.edu/poplar Associate Scientist Intensive Forestry; Hybrid Poplar Program

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Jon Johnson is an associate scientist at the Puyallup Research site located near Puyallup Washington. He is the director of the short rotation hardwood program for Washington State University and is also a cooperative program with the University of Washington with long term funding from the Department of Energy. Dr. Johnson received his undergraduate education at Colorado State University, M.S. at the University of Minnesota, and his Ph.D at Oregon State University. Dissertation : "Ecophysiological and Environmental Control of Stomates in Douglas-fir and other Species". His honors include the Bush Foundation Fellowship from the University of Minnesota, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, and has been the top extramural funding recipient from the University of Florida from 1987 - 1990 before coming to Washington State University in 1997.

Stress ecophysiology of forest trees, including effects of abiotic (water, nutrition, carbon dioxide, air and soil pollution) and biotic (disease) stresses.  I am researching aspects of riparian zone ecology and management including the role of trees in protecting stream water quality.  As Director of the WSU Poplar Research Program, I oversee the development and testing of hybrid poplars for growth and disease resistance, manage clone arboreta for breeding purposes, and conduct research on the production physiology of fast growing species including Populus and Salix.

Education
BS (Forest Biology, summa cum laude), Colorado State University, 1975
MS (Forestry/Plant Physiol.), University of Minnesota, 1977  Thesis: "The Characterization of the Water Relations of Populus 'tristis #1' Under Intensive Culture"
Ph.D. (Tree Physiology/Soils), Oregon State University, 1981 Dissertation: "Ecophysiological and Environmental Control of Stomates in Douglas-fir and other Species"

Academic Appointments

1997-present Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University - Puyallup
1988-97  Associate Professor, Department of Forestry, U. of Florida
1984-88 Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, U. of Florida
1981-84 Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981-1984

Awards

-Bush Foundation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
-South Santiam Fellowship, Oregon State University
-Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
-Sigma Xi
-Gamma Sigma Delta
-1987-1988: Top 50 Extramural Funding Recipient, University of Florida
-1988-1990: Top 100 Extramural Funding Recipient, University of Florida
-1993: Recipient of Research Fellowship in Agricultural Sciences, Special Project RAISA, Rome, Italy: "Photo-inhibition of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) as Related to Forest Gaps"
-1994: Recipient of Research Fellowship in Agricultural Sciences, Special Project RAISA, Rome, Italy: "Genetic Adaptations of Mediterranean Oaks to Elevated CO2"
 -1996 & 1997: School of Forest Resources and Conservation Teacher of the Year

Society Involvement
Sigma Xi
Society of American Foresters