Forestry & Natural Resources
We prepare the next generation of professionals, discover new knowledge, and engage key stakeholders in the science, management and sustainable use of natural resources. Our world-class expertise in forestry, wildlife, fisheries & aquatic sciences, natural resources social science, and interdisciplinary ecology is helping solve some of the most important natural resource problems around the globe.
Contact Us
Forestry and Natural Resources
purduefnr@purdue.edu
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-3590
Department Directory
Contact Us By Area & Find Building Emergency Plans
Main Office
Zhao Ma, Interim Department Head & Professor
zhaoma@purdue.edu, 765-494-3590Telaina Minnicus, Lead Administrative Assist.
tminnicu@purdue.edu, 765-494-3590
Graduate Program
Patti Foster, Graduate Program Administration Specialist
foster43@purdue.edu, 765-496-0439Mike Jenkins, Chair & Professor
jenkinma@purdue.edu, 765-496-2199
Office of Student Services
Austin Glidden, Senior Academic Advisors
atglidde@purdue.edu, 765-496-4819Melissa Ledman, Senior Administrative Assistant
mledman@purdue.edu, 765-494-3591Molly Weber, Academic Advisor
weber77@purdue.edu, 765-494-3629FNR Job Board
fnrjobs@purdue.edu
Alumni, Scholarships & Awards
Patti Foster, Graduate Program Administration Specialist
foster43@purdue.edu, 765-496-0439
Extension & Web (inquiries: trees, wildlife, outreach, events)
Diana Evans, Ext. & Web Communications Specialist
evans44@purdue.edu, 765-494-3583
Building Deputy Questions Contact
Telaina Minnicus, Lead Administrative Assist.
tminnicu@purdue.edu, 765-494-3590
View all building plans- Building Emergency Plan
Pfendler Bldg. Emergency Plan
Forest Products Bldg. Emergency Plan
Forestry Bldg. Emergency Plan
John S. Wright Center
Elizabeth Jackson, Engagement Specialist & Executive Dir.
jackson@purdue.edu, 765-496-5013
Wright Center Bldg. Emergency PlanTelaina Minnicus, Lead Administrative Assist.
tminnicu@purdue.edu, 765-494-3590
Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE)
Mike Saunders, Co-Chair, Associate Professor
msaunder@purdue.edu, 765-430-1440
Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC)
Matthew Ginzel, Director & Professor of Forest Entomology
mginzel@purdue.edu, 765-494.9369
Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (TropHTIRC)
Doug Jacobs, Director & Fred M. van Eck Professor
djacobs@purdue.edu, 765-494-3608
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program (IISG)
Tomas Höök, IISG Director/Assoc. Professor of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
thook@purdue.edu, 765-496-6799
USGS Indiana Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Unit
Shawn Crimmins, Unit Leader
scrimmins@usgs.gov, 765-494-3575
