J. (Jack) Warren Ranney
Research Ecologist
Energy, Environment and Resources Center
University of Tennessee
311 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4134
Phone: 865-974-4251
Fax: 865-974-1838
jwranney@utk.edu
Selected Publications:
J.W. Ranney and R.D. Perlack, "Biomass Supply Management for Advanced Energy Applications in Developing Countries," Proceedings of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization , December 1995.
J.W. Ranney and L.K. Mann, "Environmental Considerations in Energy Crop Production," Biomass and Bioenergy 6(3), 1994.
Master of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University.
B.S., Forestry, North Carolina State University.
Dr. Ranney's principle role as EERC ecologist is to organize initiatives and multidisciplinary teams across campus, at times partnering with other institutions, to address various ecological and resource management needs across Tennessee and the Southern Appalachian region. Dr. Ranney also serves as an adjunct professor in UT's forestry, wildlife and fisheries department and coordinates the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), which is based in the ecology and evolutionary biology department. He also leads initiatives in the Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Cooperative on native and invasive species and serves as principle investigator on numerous EERC and CESU research projects.
Dr. Ranney's professional specialties include invasive plants, ecological health, aesthetics and ecology, landscape ecology, resource management, and biomass energy. He has managed such projects as " Native Habitat Landscaping at Saturn Corporation " and "Construction Site Sediment Retention Problems and Small Stream Sustainability in East Tennessee." His projects often involve implementing research ideas, especially along riparian corridors. Currently, he is monitoring invasive plants, assisting the National Park Service in selecting ecological health indicators, evaluating U.S. natural landmarks, evaluating biomass energy opportunities in Tennessee, and training volunteers to monitor ecological health.
Dr. Ranney has published some 100 technical reports, professional meeting proceedings, book chapters, and articles for peer-reviewed journals, focusing on biomass energy, environment, and economics. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and the American Society of Landscape Architects.