James L Bowyer

Jim Bowyer
Professor Emeritus
[email protected]
Education
  • Ph.D. 1973, University of Minnesota
  • M.S. 1966, Michigan State University
  • B.S. 1964, Oklahoma State University

Areas of Interest

Applied wood science, life cycle analysis, environmental and forest policy

Research

  • Environmental life cycle assessment of alternative building materials
  • Global trends in wood and other raw materials availability
  • Environmental impacts of domestic forest policy
  • Forest carbon dynamics and carbon policy

Select Publications

  • Bowyer, J. 2016. The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise. Itasca Press.
  • Bowyer, J. 2016. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Premature Deterioration of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures – A Growing Concern. Dovetail Partners, Inc., Aug. 5. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2016/dovetailconcrete0816.pdf)  
  • Riebel, P. and Bowyer, J. 2016. Contrary to Popular Thinking, Going Paperless Does Not “Save” Trees. Print Works Magazine, Feb.
  • Bowyer, J., Bratkovich, S., Howe, J., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Hanessian, S., Groot, H. and Pepke, E. 2016. Modern Tall Wood Buildings: Opportunities for Innovation. Dovetail Partners, Inc., Jan. 15. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2016/dovetailtallwoodbuildings0116.pdf)
  • Fernholz, K. and Bowyer, J. 2015. The Spectrum of Forest Usage: From Livelihood Support to Large Scale Commercialization. In: Hansen, E. (ed.) Forest, Business and Sustainability, Ch. 1. 
  • Bowyer, J., Bratkovich, S., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Groot, H., Howe, J. and Pepke, E. 2015. Understanding Steel Recovery and Recycling Rates and Limits to Recycling. Dovetail Partners, Inc., March 23. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2015/dovetailsteelrecycling0315.pdf)
  • Bowyer, J. 2015. Wood: Future Availability. In: Hashmi, S. (ed.) Materials Science and Materials Engineering. New York: Elsevier Publishers, Inc.
  • Miner, R., Abt, R., Bowyer, J., Buford, M., Malmsheimer, R., O’Laughlin, J., Oneil, E., Sedjo, R. and Skog. K. 2014. Forest Accounting Considerations in U.S. Bioenergy Policy. Journal of Forestry 112(6): 591-606.
  • Miner, R., Malmsheimer, R., Abt, R., Bowyer, J., Buford, M., O’Laughlin, J., Oneil, E., Sedjo, R. and Skog, K. 2014. Carbon Accounting Insights for the Use of Forest Biomass from the United States. World Biomass, pp. 6-14. (http://www.dcm-productions.co.uk/flippages/flipbook/index.html)
  • Bowyer, J., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Howe, J., Bratkovich, S. and Pepke, E. 2014. Bamboo Products and their Environmental Impacts: Revisited . Dovetail Partners, Inc., March 10. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2014/dovetailbamboo0314.pdf)  
  • Bowyer, J., Howe, J., Pepke, E., Bratkovich, S., Frank, M. and Fernholz, K.  2014. Tree-Free Paper: A Path to Saving Trees and Forests?  Dovetail Partners, Inc., July 9.  (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2014/dovetailtreefree0714.pdf)
  • Malmsheimer, R., Bowyer, J., Fried, S., Gee, E., Izlar, R., Miner, R., Munn, I., Oneil, E. and Stewart, W. 2011. Managing Forests Because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products, and Land Management Policy. Journal of Forestry 109(7S): 1-51.