Background
Wiersma, G. Bruce was born on October 26, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of George and Marjorie (Zeedyk) Wiersma.
Dean forest resources educator
Wiersma, G. Bruce was born on October 26, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of George and Marjorie (Zeedyk) Wiersma.
Bachelor of Science, U. Maine, 1964; MF in Forestry, Yale University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy College Environmental Science & Forestry, State University of New York, 1968.
Teaching assistant, 1965-1966;
research biologist College Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, 1968;
combat developers staff officer, United States Army Institute Land Combat, Alexandria, Virginia, 1968-1970;
head monitoring section, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1970-1972;
chief ecological monitoring branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1972-1974;
chief pollutant pathways branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1974-1979;
senior ecologist, Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1979-1980;
manager environmental earth science group, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Idaho, Inc., 1980-1987;
instructor Idaho Falls Campus of Higher Education, U. Idaho, 1981-1990;
affiliate graduate faculty College Forestry Wildlife and Range Sciences, U. Idaho, 1988-1990;
manager, director Center Environmental Monitoring and Assesment, Environmental Science and Technology Group, 1989-1990;
director Center Environmental Monitoring and Assesment, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, 1988-1990;
dean College Forest Resources, associate director Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, professor Forest Resources, U. Maine, Orono, 1991-1993;
dean College Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, director Maine Agricultural and Forest Experimental Station, U. Maine, Orono, since 1993. Director Center Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1980-1990. Member ad-hoc task force to plan global environmental monitoring system,1993-1995.
Trustee Nature Conservancy, 1993-1995. Member United Nations ad hoc task force to plan global terrestrial observing system, 1993-1995. Board directors Maine Forest Products Council, since 1993.
United States National Committee on Data for Science and Technology, 1990-1992. Chairman of Commission on databased National Research Council, 1990-1994, member commission on marine monitoring, 1986-1990. Member secretary's forest research advising committee USDA, 1998-1999.
Captain United States Army, 1968-1970. Member National Research Council (chair commission on databases, 1990-1994, commission on marine monitoring, 1986-1990, National Association Professional Forestry Schools (Executive Committee since 1993), Assn.Expt. Station Dirs. (Executive Committee N.E. region since 1996, chairman 1998-1999, commission on policy since 1997).
Married Ann Becker, August 15, 1964. Children: Heather, Robin, Jennifer, Joshua.