Libin Thaikkattil Louis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Forestry

Natural Science Unit

University of Maine at Fort Kent

23 University Drive

Armory Building, Room 118

Email: libin.thaikkattil@maine.edu

Ph: (207) 834-7614

Ph.D. Forest Resources (University of Maine, Orono)

M.Sc. Forestry (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

B.Sc. Forestry (Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala)

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Dr. Libin Louis joined the Natural and Behavioral Sciences at the university of Maine, Fort Kent in January 2022. He has received a PhD in Forest resources from the University of Maine, Orono and his research focusses on production economics of harvesting, small diameter tree harvesting, effects of silvicultural prescriptions on harvesting, and residual stand damages. His doctoral research is focused on evaluating the operational feasibility of harvesting small-diameter tree and exploring the constraints in harvest decision making. He has developed a very novel technique to estimate the cost of harvesting small-diameter trees. Libin currently teaches forestry related courses at undergraduate level such as Forest Ecology, Forest Mensuration, and Timber harvesting, Products and Transportation. Throughout his career he has received prestigious scholarships in his excellence in the field such as Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship, University of British Columbia for Green Leaders, and Ralph H. Griffin Memorial Scholarship from University of Maine for meritorious graduate student in silviculture, forest management or forest soils.

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UMFK hires new forestry professorFORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to welcome Dr. Libin Thaikkattil Louis as a new assistant professor of forestry.

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