Chung, Woodam
Position Type:
              Faculty
          Job Title:
              Stewart Professor of Forest Operations
          Department:
          Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
              Office Location:
              238  Peavy Forest Science Center (PFSC)
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    Advising: 
      Graduate Major Advisor
    
  Education
          PhD, 2003, Forest Engineering, Oregon State University
          MS, 1995, Forestry, Seoul National University, Korea
          BS, 1993, Forestry, Seoul National University, Korea
              Research Areas
          Forest Operations Planning and Management
              Research Interests
  
            - Forest Management
 - Forest Planning
 - Harvesting
 
Forest operations planning and management, forest biomass, forest management planning, wildland fire management
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          Selected Publications:
  
            - Wells, L.A. and W. Chung. 2023. A deformable shape model for automatic and real-time dendrometry. Forests 2023, 14, 2299.
 - Kim, J.H. and W. Chung. 2023. Forestry professionals’ perspectives on exoskeletons (wearable assistive technology) to improve worker safety and health. International Journal of Forest Engineering.
 - Wells, L.A. and W. Chung. 2023. Vision-Aided Localization and Mapping in Forested Environments Using Stereo Images. Sensors 2023, 23, 7043.
 - Pokharel, M., F. Belart, W. Chung, B. Morrissette. 2023. Assessment of Timber Faller Working Conditions in Mixed Hand and Tethered-machine Cut Harvest Units on Steep Slopes- A Case Study in Western Oregon, International Journal of Forest Engineering.
 - Wells, L.A. and W. Chung. 2023. Real-Time Computer Vision for Tree Stem Detection and Tracking. Forests 2023, 14(2), 267.
 - Belavenutti, P., A. Ager, M. Day, W. Chung. 2022. Multi-Objective Scheduling of Fuel Treatments to Implement a Linear Fuel Break Network. Fire 2023, 6, 1.
 - Aparício, B.A., F. Alcasena, A. Ager, W. Chung, J.M.C. Pereira, A.C.L. Sá. 2022. Evaluating priority locations and potential benefits for building a nation-wide fuel break network in Portugal. Journal of Environmental Management 320, 115920.
 - Belavenutti, P., A. Ager, M. Day, W. Chung. 2022. Designing forest restoration projects to optimize the application of broadcast burning. Ecological Economics 201, 107558.
 - Chung, W., B. Morrissette, P. Green, B. Garrelts, B. Leshchinsky, F. Belart, J. Sessions, J. Wimer, J. Garland. 2022. Effects of pre-bunching trees with a tethered feller-buncher on cable logging productivity and costs: A case study in Southern Oregon. Forest Science 68(3): 325-333.