From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1986 (Cornell University) Position Head of Education Organization Institute of Ecosystem Studies Eugene P. Odum Award for 2003 When did you become interested in ecology? As a child, I loved the outdoors, trees, rocks, rivers and mountains, and spent many hours in…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1980 (Cornell University)Position Head of the Department of EntomologyDepartment Department of EntomologyOrganization University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDr. Berenbaum is the winner of the Ecological Society of America’s 2004 Robert H. MacArthur Award, which is given biannually to an established ecologist in mid-career for meritorious…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1963 (University of Illinois)Position Mallinckrodt Professor of BiologyDepartment Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary BiologyOrganization Harvard University Describe your route to a career in (or using) ecology. What challenges did you need to overcome? What was your training, and what positions have you held?I was…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1981 (West Virginia University)Position Executive DirectorDepartment Invasive Species InitiativeOrganization The Nature Conservancy Describe your route to a career in (or using) ecology. What challenges did you need to overcome? What was your training, and what positions have you held?As an undergraduate student at Wilkes…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1991 (Colorado State University)Department Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory USGSOrganization Colorado State University Describe your route to a career in (or using)…
The world of ecology is saddened today by news of the passing of Robert Paine, who died last night after an illness. Dr. Paine was president of ESA in 1979-1980; his role is captured in his reflections on his presidency, written in 2012 as part of the Past Presidents timeline project. April 13, 1933 – June 13, 2016 Reflections on…