Christopher W. Chase

Biography

Christopher W. Chase is a forest ecologist and silviculture scientist and a current PhD student at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He completed his BSc in Forestry at the University of New Hampshire and his MSc in Natural Resources at the University of Idaho.  Chris has a broad background in forest management and applied research, including forest inventory, growth and yield modeling, silviculture, remote sensing, spatial analysis, soil monitoring, and database design.  At TUM, Chris is working on annualizing the SILVA growth model and incorporating climate sensitivity using tree-ring data across Central Europe.

Research interests

Silviculture / Forest management / Forest ecology / Forest inventory / Growth and yield modeling / Forest soils / Spatial analyses / Remote sensing

Key publications

Chase, C. W., Kimsey, M. J., Shaw, T. M., & Coleman, M. D. (2016). The response of light, water, and nutrient availability to pre-commercial thinning in dry inland Douglas-fir forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 363, 98-109. Chase, C. W., Reiter, M., Homyack, J. A., Jones, J. E., & Sucre, E. B. (2019). Soil disturbance and stream-adjacent disturbance from tethered logging in Oregon and Washington. Forest Ecology and Management, 454, 117672.

Education and professional experience

Since 2026 PhD Student, Tree Growth and Wood Physiology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), DE

2022-2025 Scientific Database Analyst, Weyerhaeuser

2017-2022 Research Forester, Weyerhaeuser

2015-2017 Forester, Idaho Department of Lands

2013-2017 Research assistant, Intermountain Forestry Cooperative

2013-2015 MSc in Natural Resources, University of Idaho

2008-2012 BSc in Forestry, University of New Hampshire