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Grushecky, Shawn

Associate Professor of Energy Land Management

Dr. Shawn Grushecky is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University with a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Science. His research connects energy, land use, and environmental markets, supported by over $10 million in grant funding. He has co-led major USDA and USDOE projects and authored more than 120 professional publications and 150 presentations

In addition to academic work, Shawn engages in business development across the energy, renewable fuels, and natural resources sectors, helping translate research into applied, market-ready solutions. He also serves on the WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research steering committee and is a longtime board member of the West Virginia Botanic Garden.

Publications

  1. V.E. Ayres, T.P. Boltz, K.M. Bowen, S. Grushecky, J. Wang, J.S. Moritz. 2025. Applied research note: Heating system and feed additive effects on foot pad quality, broiler performance, and immune status. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japr.2025.100557
  2. Famobuwa, V., D. Talan, O. Sanyal, S. Grushecky, and H. Amini. 2025. A review of biomass-based adsorption for rare earth elements recovery. Journal of Rare Earths. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jre.2025.03.006
  3. Grushecky, S., S. Knopka, S. Owen, and J. Edwards. 2025. Enhancing Pollinator Habitats: The Role of Reclaimed Natural Gas Pipeline Rights-of-Way in the Appalachian Region. Northeastern Naturalist. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.032.0110
  4. Hu, W.; Wang, J.; Hu, J.; Schuler, J.; Grushecky, S.; Jiang, C.; Smith, W.; Nan, N.; Sabolsky, E.M. Combustion Behaviors, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Naturally Decomposed and Torrefied Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Forest Logging Residue. Energies 2024, 17, 1607. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071607
  5. Brown, D.J., S.C. Knopka, S.T. Grushecky, S.F. Owen, J.W. Edwards. 2023. Influence of natural gas pipeline right-of-ways on eastern red-backed salamander occurrence in the Northern Appalachians. Journ. Fish & Wildlf Manage 10.3996/JFWM-22-032
  6. Mesa, A. N., Strager, M. P., Grushecky, S. T., & Kinder, P. 2023. Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Evaluate Revegetation Success on Natural Gas Pipelines. Environmental Management, 1-11.
  7. Hu, W., Wang, J., Hu, J., Schuler, J., Grushecky, S., Nan, N., W. Smith & Jiang, C. 2023. Thermodegradation of naturally decomposed forest logging residues: Characteristics, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Bioresource Technology, 376, 128821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128821
  8. Vance, J., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Grushecky, S., & Spinelli, R. 2023. Chipping operations and chip quality from mixed hardwood forests for bioenergy. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2023.2187677
  9. MacKenzie, A., W. E. Veselka, P. Kinder, M. P. Strager, S. T. Grushecky, J. A. Hubbart, and J. T. Anderson. 2023. Restoring a first order stream and adjacent riparian wetlands in West Virginia: Integrating lessons from wetland science and practice. Wetland Science and Practice 41(2):61-69 (Technical Report)
  10. Grushecky, S.T., K. Harris, M. Strager, J. Wang, and A. Mesa. 2022.  Land Cover Change Associated with Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in the Appalachian Region.  Environ Manage. 70(5), 869-880 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01702-y