Canadian Forest Service employee directory
John Letourneau
Technical Services Supervisor
Atlantic Forestry Centre
1350 Regent Street, P.O. Box 4000
Fredericton,
New Brunswick,
E3B 5P7
Tel.: (506) 292-5739
Profile
- Joined the Canadian Forest Service in 1996
Responsibilities:
- Investigate the factors controlling plant growth and bioproducts production
Areas of Knowledge:
- Bioproducts isolation and chemical analysis
- Field studies in bioproduct/non-timber forest product growth and yield
Current Research Projects
- Non-timber forest products (NTFP) research
- Development of genetically elite Canada yew as a crop for pharmaceutical production
- Sterile hybrid willow as a bioproduct production platform
Education
- BSc in Chemistry (1993), University of New Brunswick
- MSc in Chemistry (1997), Memorial University of Newfoundland