Marius Boldor
Research Associate
Marius started to work for Bulkley Valley Research Centre in December 2008 and is currently involved in testing and calibrating SORTIE-ND, working toward improving the model results and establishing the model as a reliable timber supply analysis tool.
Marius was born in Romania where he worked as a forest professional and was involved in several ecology projects in the mountainous regions in the western part of the country. He obtained a bachelor degree in silviculture and a MF in forest transportations at the University of Transilvania in Brasov. Coming to Vancouver, he obtained an MSc in forest ecology and modelling at the University of British Columbia.
Over the past 7 years, since arriving in Canada, he was part of the Forest Ecology Simulation Group at UBC, where he was focused on complex forest ecosystems issues like nutrient cycling, biodiversity, biomass assessment, stand dynamics, complex cutblock designs, wildlife habitat suitability, windthrow and fire risks assessment and climate change. He is also a GIS and spatial analysis passionate.
Marius is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys exploring BC’s natural beauties with his wife and daughters.
Marius started with the Bulkley Valley Research Centre in December 2008.