Catia Arcangeli, MSc, PhD

 

Research Scientist, Biometrics, Surveys and Statistics Division

Email: catia.arcangeli@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1420 22255
Tel direct: +44 (0)1420 526282
Fax: +44 (0)1420 23563

Address:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
UK

Catia graduated in Physics at the University of Modena (Italy) in 1990 and in 1994 she completed her Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Ferrara (Italy).

From 1994 to 2001 she conducted research in the field of theoretical and computational solid state physics at the Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz (Germany) (1994-1995), at the Max-Planck Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart (Germany) (1995-1999) and at the Department of Physics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy) (1999-2001). Her research activity was mainly devoted to the development of ab-initio computational methods for electronic structure calculations and to the investigation of electronic properties of low-dimensional systems (semiconductors and metals surfaces, interfaces and multilayers).

Catia joined Forest Research in 2001 to work on the development of forest growth and yield models.

Current role

Research Scientist, Biometrics, Surveys and Statistics Division

Development of both empirical and process-based models of forest structure and growth. Main responsibilities include:

• Development of improved growth and yield models at the stand level for all main UK species, with the aim of defining a more flexible approach to growth and yield forecasting, able to adapt to real stand conditions and variable silvicultural treatment and management regimes.
• Development of mathematical models for describing and predicting the impact of thinning on potential production and the future composition of stands.
• Development and implementation of a rainfall interception model to be included in a process model of forest growth and environmental interactions.

Current programmes

Forest measurement, monitoring and forecasting.

Research areas

• Forest growth and yield
• Forest ecosystem modelling
• Mathematical and computational descriptions of forest model concepts.

Main recent publications

Arcangeli, C., Matthews, R.W., Knowles, L. and Kimberley, M. (In press). Modelling changes in stand stocking and production from thinnings under different silvicultural regimes. Proceeding of the Edinburgh 2005 IUFRO conference on Sustainable forestry in theory and practice, Edinburgh, 6-8 April 2005.

Evans, S.P., Randle, T., Henshall, P., Arcangeli, C., Pellenq, J., Lafont, S. and Vials, C. (2004). Recent advances in mechanistic modelling of forest stands and catchments, Forest Research Annual Report 2003-2004.

Monastra, S., Manghi, F., Rozzi, C. A., Arcangeli, C., Wetli, E., Neff, H.-J., Greber, T. and Osterwalder, J. (2002). Quenching of majority-channel  quasiparticle excitation in Cobalt. Phys. Rev. Lett. 88.

Tank, R.W. and Arcangeli, C. (2000). An Introduction to third-generation LMTO method. Physica Status Solidi (B) 217 89-130.

Springborg, M. and Arcangeli, C.  (2000). Charged trans-poyacetylene: a density functional study. J. Mol. Struct. (TheoChem)  531 211-222.