From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1983 (University of Georgia) Position Associate Professor of Biology Department Department of Natural Sciences Organization Johnson C. Smith University When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? My interest in ecology was shaped as a…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. (Duke University) Position Director Department Science Programs Organization Ecological Society of America When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I knew at a very early age, seven or so, that I wanted to be…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. (University of Wales)Position Tropical EcologistDepartment Instituto de EcologíaOrganization Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRodolfo Dirzo has long been fascinated with patterns in nature. From his childhood bugwatching in Mexico to his graduate studies with slugs and snails in Wales to a career in tropical ecology,…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Position Graduate Research Assistant Organization University of Kansas When did you become interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I became interested in ecology near the beginning of college. Professors Mike Swift and Charles Umbanhower from St. Olaf College influenced…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1979 (University of California, Davis) Position Director & Associate Dean Department Environmental Science and Policy Organization Michigan State University Sustainability Science Award 2005 When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? My earliest interests in…
The July Bulletin of the ESA offers a wealth of history-related material, collected here (along with a few republished from April) for your browsing convenience. Resolutions honoring the memories of recently deceased ecologists: Historical Records Committee Newsletter: Upcoming Sessions at the Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Bill Reiners reflects on the “Cowles-Cooper” tradition in plant ecology, as demonstrated by Murray…