Northeastern Research Station

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Meeting Our Scientist - Matthew Bumgardner

Matthew S. Bumgardner
USDA Forest Service
241 Mercer Springs Road
Princeton, WV 24740
Phone: (304) 431-2707
Fax: (304) 431-2772
email:mbumgardner@fs.fed.us

Education:

• Ohio State University - BS, Forest Resources Management; 1993
• Ohio State University - MS/MA, Natural Resources Policy/Public Admin; 1995
• Virginia Tech - PhD, Forest Products Marketing and Management; 1998
  
  

Career Summary:

Bumgardner has worked for the Eastern Forest Use in a Global Economy research unit at the NE Station's lab in Princeton, WV, since joining the Forest Service in 1999. His current research includes improving the use of low-grade hardwood materials, various aspects of marketing forest products, and assessing domestic competitiveness in the global economy.

Specific Experience:

• Research Forest Products Technologist, RWU NE-4803, Princeton, WV; 1999-present
• Systems Analyst, Champion International Corporation, Camden, TX; 1998-1999
  

Civic and Professional Affiliations:

• Forest Products Society
• Society of Wood Science and Technology
• Society of Forest Economics Workers
• Ohio State University - Adjunct Faculty