Tim Rademacher
Director of Scientific Research, Proctor Maple Research Center
Assistant Professor
PRONOUNS he/him
Proctor Maple Research Center
Department of Plant Biology
BIO
After studying Geography and Plant Science at the University of Cambridge, Tim explored the global carbon cycle during his PhD, focusing on how long carbon stays in various pools of terrestrial ecosystems. This large-scale research sparked a deeper interest in wood formation and carbon cycling within trees, which he pursued during postdoctoral research at Harvard Forest and Northern Arizona University, where he led observational studies and manipulation experiments to understand how carbon cycles within trees.
At Harvard, Tim also led the creation of the Witness Tree project, an award-winning science engagement initiative, that used innovative ways to engage the public on topics such as how trees function and how this changes with seasons. After moving to Canada, he fell into maple syrup and developed expertise on maple sugaring during a postdoc at the University of Quebec in Outaouais and through his applied work at the Centre ACER.
Now, as Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center, Tim鈥檚 research spans many aspects of maple sugaring, with a particular focus on forest health, sap collection systems, sap and syrup quality, and sap processing. He works with a dedicated team that taps thousands of trees every year, studying everything from how to manage maple forests to the factors that influence syrup quality.
Publications
Bio
After studying Geography and Plant Science at the University of Cambridge, Tim explored the global carbon cycle during his PhD, focusing on how long carbon stays in various pools of terrestrial ecosystems. This large-scale research sparked a deeper interest in wood formation and carbon cycling within trees, which he pursued during postdoctoral research at Harvard Forest and Northern Arizona University, where he led observational studies and manipulation experiments to understand how carbon cycles within trees.
At Harvard, Tim also led the creation of the Witness Tree project, an award-winning science engagement initiative, that used innovative ways to engage the public on topics such as how trees function and how this changes with seasons. After moving to Canada, he fell into maple syrup and developed expertise on maple sugaring during a postdoc at the University of Quebec in Outaouais and through his applied work at the Centre ACER.
Now, as Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center, Tim鈥檚 research spans many aspects of maple sugaring, with a particular focus on forest health, sap collection systems, sap and syrup quality, and sap processing. He works with a dedicated team that taps thousands of trees every year, studying everything from how to manage maple forests to the factors that influence syrup quality.
Publications