last updated: 24 November 2001

Mendoza, Guillermo

Guillermo Mendoza is an Associate Professor of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research has focused on the development and application of management models for forests and other natural resource environments. He has concentrated on developing methodologies for integrating social and ecological concepts for sustainable natural resource management.

Prof. Mendoza also serves on the Long Range Planning Task Group of the Illinois Council on Forest Development and as an alternate delegate to the Conservation Congress Consultant, Criteria and Indicators of Forest Sustainability. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters Associate, and editor of the Forest Science journal from 1992 to 1996, vice president of the ORSA/TIMS Special Interest Group on Energy, Natural Resources and Environment and member of the Phil-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE).

Description of Research

My research activities have concentrated on two major problem areas, namely the development of forest management models for planning and decision making, and the development of efficient techniques for wood processing and utilization. Another important research area which I have recently been involved with is Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My research in this area has primarily involved enhancing the roles and functionalities of GIS by strengthening its modeling capabilities.