Name:            Ben David Spong

Title:               Extension Specialist - Forest Operations and Assistant Professor

Unit:                Agriculture & Natural Resources -
                                  
Appalachian Hardwood Center

Location:        206F Percival Hall, P.O. Box 6125, Morgantown, WV 26506-6125 

E-mail:           Ben.Spong@mail.wvu.edu


Phone:
304-293-2941 Ext.2302            Fax: 304-293-7553

Area of Expertise:

Forest Operations

Program or Curriculum Responsibilities: Forestry, Logging, and Milling

Conduct research on forest operations for WV loggers, forest products companies, and landowners.
Provide information on forest operations, products, business practices, economic indicators and other items of importance for the WV forestry sector.
Teach undergraduate courses in the Wood Science and Forest Management sections of the Division of Forestry.

Background: Hometown: Olympia, WA

1994 - Bachelor of Science, Department of Forest Resources, University of Washington
2001 - Master of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State University

Career Highlights:

2005 - Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, West Virginia University
1998-2005 - Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University
1995-1998 - Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry

Related Experience:

Peace Corps Service as an Agroforestry Extension Agent in Mauritania, West Africa