Technical Manager, Forestry
Umesh Chaudhari, Technical Manager, Forestry, provides technical expertise to support forest carbon offset projects in the California compliance and voluntary markets. He is responsible for reviewing project listing applications, data reporting, verification and the development and approval of new quantification methodologies.
Prior to joining ACR, Dr. Chaudhari was an Assistant Professor of Forestry at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), where he taught quantitative methods in forest resources, forest measurement and mapping, forest finance, timber management, and advanced silviculture. He has also served as an Assistant Professor of Forestry at Andrew College, where he developed an accredited two-year Forestry Program. His MS research studied the impacts of forest management on carbon sequestration and the impact of carbon markets on landowner decision-making. His Ph.D. research explored the economics of non-traditional timber commodities (i.e., carbon and bioenergy) and traditional timber commodities from planted loblolly pines. Dr. Chaudhari holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the Institute of Forestry of Tribhuvan University in Nepal. He received his MS in Forest Resources from the University of Arkansas at Monticello and his Ph.D. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia.
