Teaching Responsibilities

• NR 1114 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resources
• FOR 3215, 3216 Forest Measurements
• FOR 3224 Foret Measurements Field Lab
• FOR 5214 Advanced Forest Inventory

Selected Research Activities

• Relationship of fixed radius plot sampling, variable radius plot sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling.
• Prior information to improve volume estimates.
• Remote sensing images and digital photos for stand delineation and inventory.
• Validation and corroboration of growth and yield models.
• Equation selection and coefficient estimation for growth and yield models using model properties.
• Relationship of tree taper models, tree volume equations, and growth and yield models.
• Application of global positioning systems to forest inventory.

Selected Publications

• Oderwald, R. G. 2005. An Incorrect Variance Calculation For Point-Double Sampling: A Technical Note. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, in press.
• Oderwald, R. G. 2003. Augmenting inventories with basal area points to achieve desired precision. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33(7):1208-1210.
• Oderwald, R. G. and B. A. Boucher. 2003. GPS after Selective Availability: How accurate is accurate enough? Journal of Forestry 101(4):24-27.
• Oderwald, R. G. and S. Popescu. 2003. A simplified method of predicting percent volume in log portions. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 27(3):149-152.
• Rodrigue, J. A., J. A. Burger, and R. G. Oderwald. 2002. Forest productivity and commercial value of pre-law reclaimed mine land in the eastern United States. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 19(3):106-114.
• Sharma, M., R. G. Oderwald and R. L. Amateis. 2002. A consistent system of equations for tree and stand volume. Forest Ecology and Management. 165:183-191.
• Sharma, M. and R. G. Oderwald. 2001. Dimensionally compatible volume and taper equations. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 31: 797-803.
• Oderwald, R. G., and R. H. Wynne. 2000. Field Applications for statistical data and techniques. Journal of Forestry. 98(6):58-60.
• Wynne, R. H., R. G. Oderwald, Gregory A. Reams, and J. A. Scrivani. 2000. Optical remote sensing for forest area estimation. Journal of Forestry. 98(5):31-36.

Professional Achievements

• Curriculum Clubs' Teaching Excellence Award, School of Forestry and Wildlife Resources, Virginia Tech, 1990, 1986, 1979, 1977
• Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award of Merit, Virginia Tech, 1992
• Certificate of Teaching Excellence, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech, 1992