Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer

Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer, an ecological researcher with 30 years of experience, currently serves as the Director of the University of Michigian Biological Station in Pellston, Michigan in the center of the Great Lakes Basin. He is also a professor in the Department of Ecology and Environment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he has worked for the past eight years.

Dr. Nadelhoffer recently testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power on climate science and the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas regulations. For more discussion of Dr. Nadelhoffer’s testimony, see the accompanying post on ESA’s blog, Ecotone.

Capitol Hill testimony [ 8:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Alexis Erwin, ESA Graduate Student Policy Award winner

Alexis Erwin is one of this year’s three ESA Graduate Student Policy Award winners. Her Ph.D. research at Cornell University focuses on plant reproductive strategy and is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.  Alexis talks about the value of federal research to society and her own experiences engaging with others in her community.

For more discussion on  the impact of federal investment in science and technological research, see the accompanying post on ESA’s blog, Ecotone.

This is the final in a series of three episodes featuring graduate students recognized by ESA in 2010 for their work at the interface of science and society. For more information on the GSPA, click here.

Investing for the Future [ 8:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download