Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz

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Professor Emeritus of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

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Dr. Schoenholtz was a professor of forest hydrology and soils and the director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, a state and federally-funded research center. He retired in the Spring of 2024.

The mission of the Water Center is to provide research and educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students interested in water resources, to promote interdisciplinary research on practical solutions to water-resources challenges, and to facilitate timely transfer of water-science information to citizens, government leaders, and water specialists. Dr. Schoenholtz taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses, ranging from wetland ecology and management to silviculture.  

His research program at Virginia Tech focused on interactions between land management and water and soil resources. In relation to global change, he studied the effects of energy-extraction systems (e.g. coal mining and cellulosic biofuel production) on hydrology, water quality, and biodiversity. He also studied effects of managed forests on soil carbon storage.