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DOE funding could boost Daniel Hayes' forest management research The Department of Energy funding provides roughly $1 million in increments over multiple years for the research project led by Daniel Hayes. This funding will be used to pay for equipment and employ researchers and graduate students. Specifically, the grant allows Hayes to conduct more data collection using a UMaine plane and drones to scan the Howland Research Forest. This expanded scope will help model how intensive forest management changes energy and water cycles.

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  • Each of the two projects will receive roughly $1 million in increments over multiple years.bangordailynews.com
  • Daniel Hayes uses lidar technology to scan above-grown growth in the Howland Research Forest.bangordailynews.com
  • The research will use a UMaine plane and drones, in partnership with the Oak Ridge Laboratory in Tennessee.bangordailynews.com

Why it matters

For Daniel Hayes, this funding is critical as it allows him to move beyond existing research limitations. The grant enables the use of advanced tools like UMaine planes and drones, significantly increasing the volume and scope of data collection on forest management and carbon storage. This allows his work to contribute to global models tracking energy and water cycles.

This research is also relevant to regional industry. Hayes noted that while the research is global in scope, it could also be used by Maine-based land and forest management companies to better understand how harvesting and logging change growth and carbon storage.

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  • How will the data collected by the UMaine plane and drones be integrated into the existing earth cycle models?
  • What specific changes in forest management practices might be recommended to Maine-based companies based on this research?

What would change this answer

The partnership with the Oak Ridge Laboratory expands its scopeThe research could become more influential on global energy and water cycle modeling, increasing the academic impact of Hayes' work.
American Forest Management changes its logging practicesThe data collected by Hayes could be immediately applied to assess the impact of those changes, making the research more practically relevant.

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