We have ample high quality research laboratory space for graduate students because we believe these students are an important part of our Department's research effort. In addition our students have access to one of the largest growth chamber facility in North America, as well as greenhouse space and University farm lands in close proximity to campus. Students have access to laboratories, which have equipment and personnel that facilitate combustion and heat transfer studies as well as nutrient studies. Our Program has well established ties to government agencies with responsibilities in fire management. These include the Alberta Land and Forest Service, which has its headquarters in Edmonton, the Canadian Forest Service, which has a research facility within 3 km of campus and most nearby National Parks of the Canadian Parks Service.
All agencies are supportive of our research efforts and have participated in joint projects.
Staff members from these organizations have served on graduate student committees and have given many special lectures to classes. They are an important resource. The contibutions of our valued Associates are extremely important in our goal to provide the highest quality of the educational experience possible in the area of forest fire management and science. Our staff maintains international linkages with most active fire science programs in the world. As a result we have a large number of international students because of these contacts.