Quang Cao

Professor

Forestry

Room 323, RNR Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

phone: (225) 578-4218
email: qcao@lsu.edu

Quang Cao Website

Research Interests

Growth and Yield Modeling:

  • Whole-stand models
  • Diameter-distribution models
  • Stand-table projection models
  • Individual-tree models
  • Linking models of different resolutions
  • Taper, Volume, and Biomass Models

Application of Mathematical and Statistical Principles in Forestry

  • Leaf area distribution
  • Self thinning
  • Inherent correlations between stand biomass calculated from tree measurements

Education

  • Ph. D. in Forest Biometrics; 1981. Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
  • M. S. in Statistics; 1980. Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
  • M. S. in Forest Biometrics; 1978. Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
  • B. S. in Forestry; 1973. National Agricultural Institute, Saigon, Vietnam

Courses Taught

  • RNR 2102 – Natural Resource Measurements. 2 hrs. Fall & Spring.
  • RNR 3103 – Forest Biometrics. 2 hrs. Spring.
  • FOR 3036 – Field Studies in Forest Mensuration. 2 hrs. Spring.

Refereed Publications

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