KENT G. APOSTOL, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences         
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, MN 55112
k-apostol at bethel.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Forest tree seedling physiology, effects of environmental stresses (low root temperature, salinity, hypoxia, and UV-B) on structure and function of seedlings, and nursery seedling culture.

COURSES TAUGHT

1. Principles of Biology
2. Plant Physiology
3. Economic Botany
4. Organismic Biology

EDUCATION

Ph.D in Forest Biology and Management, June 2003
University of Alberta, CANADA
Dissertation: Salinity interactions with boron, root hypoxia and naphthenic acids in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings
Advisor: Dr. Janusz J. Zwiazek
 
MSc in Forestry, (Major: Silviculture, Minor: Environmental Science), October 1998
University of the Philippines, Los Banos, PHILIPPINES
Master's thesis: The effects of propagule length and weight on planting stock quality of bakauan-babae (Rhizophora mucronata Lamarck)
Advisor: Dr. Arturo SA. Castillo
 
BSc in Forestry (General Forestry), April 1994
University of the Philippines, Los Banos, PHILIPPINES
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, IN, USA
(May 2005 – August 2006)
Advisor: Dr. Douglass F. Jacobs

 

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, IN, USA
(February 2004 – May 2005)

Advisor: Dr. Richard H. Grant

Sessional Instructor, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, CANADA,
(September 2003 – December 2003).

Research Assistant, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, CANADA,
(June 2003 – August 2003)

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, CANADA
(September 1999 – May 2003)

Teaching Assistant, REN R 320: Tree Physiology, Department of Renewable Resources,
University of Alberta, CANADA,
(Fall 1999, 2000 & 2001)

Research Trainee, Japanese Government Research Scholarship (MONBUSHO)

October 1, 1998 – September 8, 1999

Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JAPAN

Teaching Fellow, Department of Silviculture and Forest Influences, University of the Philippines,
Los Baños, PHILIPPINES
(1995-1998)

Research Assistant, GAIA South Inc., Development Academy of the Philippines, PHILIPPINES, (August 1994)

 H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

1. Apostol KG, Jacobs DF, Wilson BC, Salifu KF, and Dumroese K. 2007. Growth, gas exchange, and root respiration of Quercus rubra seedlings exposed to low root zone temperatures. Forest Ecology and Management (In press).

2. Salifu KF, Apostol KG, Jacobs DF, and Islam MA. 2007. Growth, gas exchange, and nutritional responses in (15NH4)2SO4 fertilized Quercus rubra seedlings. Annals of Forest Science (In press).

3. Grant RH, Apostol KG, and Gao W. 2005. Biologically-effective UV-B exposures of an oak-hickory forest understory during leaf out. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 132: 28-43.

4. Apostol KG, Zwiazek JJ, and MacKinnon MD. 2004. Naphthenic acids affect plant water conductance but do not alter shoot Na+ and Cl- concentrations in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings. Plant and Soil. 263: 183-190.

5. Apostol KG and Zwiazek JJ. 2004. Boron and water uptake in jack pine seedlings (Pinus banksiana) seedlings. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 51: 145-153.

6. Apostol KG and Zwiazek JJ 2003. Hypoxia affects root sodium and chloride concentrations and inhibits water conductance in salt-treated jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings.Trees: Structure and Function 17: 251-257.

7. Apostol KG, Zwiazek JJ, and MacKinnon MD.  2002. NaCl and Na2SO4 alter responses of jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings to boron. Plant and Soil 240: 321-329.

8. Apostol KG 1995. Needing Immediate Nurture for Mother Nature. Canopy International Jan-Feb 21(1-2) 17-22.


CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Goodman RC, Apostol KG, Jacobs DF, Wilson BC, and Gardiner ES 2007. Comparing cold stored and freshly lifted water oak (Quercus nigra) seedlings based on physiological parameters. In Riley, L.E., and R.K. Dumroese, technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2006. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings (In press).

2. Grant RH, Apostol KG, and Gao, W. 2004. Biologically effective UV-B exposures in understories of forest canopies: potential impacts of climate change. In: Proc., 26th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. August 23-26, 2004, Vancouver, BC, Canada

3. Apostol KG, Grant RH, Bawhey CI, and Gao W. 2005. Short-term impacts of elevated UV-B radiation on soybeans. Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 5886 Ultraviolet Ground- and Space-based Measurements, Models, and Effects V Editor(s): Germar Bernhard, James R. Slusser, Jay R. Herman, Wei Gao. July 31-August 4, San Diego, California, USA

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

1. Apostol KG, Jacobs DF, Dumroese RK, and Islam MA. Transient negative impacts of planting frozen root plugs of Psedutsuga menziesii seedlings" 19th North American Forest Biology Workshop, Bloomington, IN. May 20-23, 2007.

2. Jacobs DF, Apostol KG, and Dumroese RK. From freezer storage to the planting site: Is thawing of frozen root plugs necessary? Symposium entitled: Components of Successful Reforestation Programs: From Seed to Free-to-Grow. Western Forestry and Conservation Nursery Association. Eugene, OR. 26-27 September 2006.

3. Apostol KG, Goodman RCC, Jacobs DF, Wilson BC, and Gardiner ES. Water oak dormancy. Southern Forestry Nursery Association Biennial Conference. Tyler, TX. July 10-13, 2006

4. Grant R, Vermerris V, Campos J, Bawhey C, Apostol KG, and Housley T. Characteristics of the UVB-induced biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in Glycine max (L). 33rd Meeting American Society for Photobiology. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2006.

5. Apostol KG. Performance of jack pine as a potential reclamation species for oil sands reclamation. Research Seminar. February 2, 2005. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Purdue University

6. Apostol KG and Zwiazek JJ. Salt and water uptake in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings grown under hypoxic conditions. Plant Biology Canada 2002. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists. University of Calgary, Alberta.  June 8-12, 2002 (Oral presentation).

7. Apostol KG and Zwiazek JJ. Boron and water uptake in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings. 17th North American Forest Biology Workshop and Western Forest Genetics Association Meeting. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. July 15-18, 2002 (Oral presentation).

8. Apostol KG and Zwiazek JJ Hypoxia and salinity stresses in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings. Canadian Oil sands Network for Research and Development (CONRAD)/ Oil sands Reclamation Research Network (OSRRN) Environmental Research Group Technical Symposium. Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta. May 27, 2002 (Poster presentation).