Authors

Michael Castellano

Michael was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1956. He received an A.A.S. in Forestry in 1978 from Paul Smith's College, New York, a B.S. in Forest Management in 1981 from Oregon State University, a M.S. in Tree Physiology in 1983 from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology in 1989 from Oregon State University. Dr. Castellano began his professional career in 1979 as a technician with the research office of Weyerhaeuser Co. in Columbus, Mississippi. He began working for the USDA, Forest Service, PNW Research Station in 1980. His current position is that of Research Forester assigned to the USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Mycology team in Corvallis, Oregon. He is an adjunct Associate Professor of Forest Science at Oregon State University. His main interests and expertise include biodiversity of macrofungi in forests, and managing rare, sensitive, and endemic fungi.