- PhD in Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University 2004
- BS training and MS in Forestry, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria 1998
Areas of expertise
Instructional program: Forestry
Research: Silviculture; forest diversity, productivity, and resilience; forest restoration; sustainable forest management
BIO
Luben's primary responsibilities are to teach undergraduate courses in the Forestry Program and to advise undergraduate forestry students and the Forestry Club. He also advises graduate students who are interested in the areas of forest ecology, silviculture, sustainable forest management, forest dynamics and resilience, diversity-productivity relationship, and agroforestry.
Awards and Achievements
UVM Bored Best Professor Award (2025)
CELO New Service Learning Faculty Award (2023)
Nominated for Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award (2024) and for UVM Outstanding Faculty Adviser (2023)
Bio
Luben's primary responsibilities are to teach undergraduate courses in the Forestry Program and to advise undergraduate forestry students and the Forestry Club. He also advises graduate students who are interested in the areas of forest ecology, silviculture, sustainable forest management, forest dynamics and resilience, diversity-productivity relationship, and agroforestry.