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| ABRAHAMSON, Lawrence P., Senior Research Associate, Entomologist, Director Salix Consortium (and Coordinator, Extension and Continuing Education). PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1969. Forest entomology; IPM of gypsy moth and other defoliators; insect monitoring and survey; pest management (insects, fungi and weeds); pesticide science; Vegetation Management; Rights-of-Way Management; Short-Rotation Woody Crops (willow biomass crops). www.esf.edu/willow |
470-6777 | labrahamson@esf.edu |
| BALDASSARRE, Guy A., Distinguished Teaching Professor. PhD, Texas Tech University, 1982. Waterfowl and wetland wildlife ecology; shorebird ecology; nongame birds; ornithology; wildlife management. |
470-6739 | gabaldas@esf.edu |
| BEAL, Rick, Professor. PhD, SUNY at Buffalo, 1997. Instructor for Fall and Spring semester Global Environment EFB 120 and Co-instructor for EFB 497 SEMINAR/EFB 797 SEMINAR--Energy and History. Permanent position: SUNY ESF Educational Outreach Associate in the SUNY ESF Office of Educational Outreach http://www.esf.edu/eo. |
470-6817 | Rebeal@esf.edu |
| BRUNNER, Jesse, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Pathology. Introduction, transmission, persistence, and evolution of infectious diseases in wildlife populations. |
470-4937 | jbrunner@esf.edu |
| CASTELLO, John D., Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1978. Plant virology; viruses and mycoplasma in urban and forest tree decline; forest pathology; microbiology. |
470-6789 | jdcastel@syr.edu |
| DOVCIAK, Martin, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 2001. Plant Ecology; Forest Ecology; Plant Population & Community Dynamics; Biodiversity; Spatial Ecology; Ecosystem Management & Restoration. |
470-6749 | mdovciak@esf.edu |
| FABER-LANGENDOEN, Donald, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Residence. PhD, St. Louis University, 1989. Conservation biology, biodiversity assessment, plant community classification and dynamics, vegetation ecology, ecological monitoring. Permanent position: Senior Ecologist, NatureServe, http://www.natureserve.org. Mail to: don_faber-langendoen@natureserve.org |
470-6788 | dfl@esf.edu |
| FARRELL, John, Senior Research Associate (and Director of the Thousand Islands Biological Station), PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1998. Fisheries Science and Management, Aquatic Ecology, Wetlands Restoration, Invasive Species. |
470-6990 | jmfarrell@esf.edu |
| FERNANDO, Danilo D., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Alberta, 1996. Plant reproductive biology, plant structure and development, in vitro fertilization in conifers, pollen transformation and microarray/proteomic analysis of pollen tube development |
470-6746 | fernando@esf.edu |
| FIERKE, Melissa K. Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Arkansas, 2006. Forest entomology, forest ecology, invasive forest pests, insect-tree interactions. |
470-6809 | mkfierke@esf.edu |
| FRAIR, Jacqueline L., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Alberta, 2005. Wildlife and landscape ecology; animal movements and habitat use; predator-prey interactions. |
470-4905 | jfrair@esf.edu |
| GIBBS, James P., Associate Professor. PhD, Yale University, 1995. Conservation biology, ecological monitoring, population genetics, applied demography, undergraduate conservation education. |
470-6764 | jpgibbs@syr.edu |
| HALL, Charles A. S., Professor. PhD, University of North Carolina, 1970. Systems ecology; meaning synthetic studies of populations and ecosystems, including studies of fish migrations, estuaries, tropical land use change and energetics of both natural and human-dominated ecosystems. Emphasis on measuring and modeling human-dominated ecosystems and geographic modeling as well as biophysical economics. |
470-6870 | chall@esf.edu |
| HORTON, Thomas R., Associate Professor. PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1997. Mycorrhizal plant ecology, molecular ecology, mycology, fire ecology. |
470-6794 | trhorton@esf.edu |
| KIMMERER, Robin W., Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1983. Ethnobotany, conservation biology and bryophyte ecology. |
470-6785 | rkimmer@esf.edu |
| KRETZER, Annette, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Göttingen, 1993. Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Ectomycorrhizae. |
470-4825 | kretzera@esf.edu |
| LEOPOLD, Donald J., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair. PhD, Purdue University, 1984. Forest and freshwater wetland ecology, conservation, and restoration; peatland ecology and conservation; local and regional controls of species richness and rarity; dynamics of plant communities as affected by man and environment; management for unique communities and rare species; dendrology; native plants. |
470-6760 | djleopold@esf.edu |
| LIMBURG, Karin E., Associate Professor. PhD, Cornell University, 1994. Fisheries ecology, ecosystem ecology, watershed ecology, fish migration, biogeochemical tracers, modeling, ecological economics. |
470-6741 | klimburg@esf.edu |
| LOMOLINO, Mark V., Professor. PhD, SUNY Binghamton, 1983. Biogeography; conservation biology; diversity in isolated ecosystems and habitat islands. |
470-6805 | island@esf.edu |
| McGRATH, Kathleen E., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Residence, Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2003. Coldwater stream systems; salmonid ecology; aquatic habitat restoration; hyporheic-surface interaction; spatial distribution of aquatic habitats; watershed influences. |
470-4814 | kmcgrath@esf.edu |
| MCGEE, Gregory G., Biology Instructor, PhD, SUNY-ESF, 1998. Ecology, management and restoration of forest ecosystems; effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on northern hardwood forests. |
470-6792 | ggmcgee@esf.edu |
| McNULTY, Stacy A.. Resesarch Associate. M.S., Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-ESF, 1997. Forest ecology, landscape ecology, long-term monitoring, and applied Geographic Information Systems. Focused on exploring long-term changes, conservation of biodiversity, and impacts of recreation, development, and forest management in the Adirondack Mountains and Northern Forest. |
518-582-4551 | smcnulty@esf.edu |
| MITCHELL, Myron J., Distinguished Professor. PhD, University of Calgary, 1974. Biogeochemical cycling in forests and freshwater ecosystems. |
470-6765 | mitchell@syr.edu |
| NAKAS, James P., Professor. PhD, Rutgers University, 1976. Microbiology; transformation and decomposition processes; nutrient cycling; soil and aquatic microbiology; microbial biomass; solvent production; microbial ecology. |
470-6769 | jpnakas@syr.edu |
| NAKATSUGAWA, Tsutomu, Professor. PhD, Iowa State University, 1964. Toxicology; role of liver in chemical defense; chemical ecology and health impacts of nature's chemical warfare; health effects of pesticides and other pollutants. |
470-6942 | tnakatsu@esf.edu |
| NORTON, Roy A., Professor (and Curriculum Director). PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1977. Acarology; soil biology; systematics and ecology of oribatid mites; arachnid community structure; effect of human disturbances on soil microarthropods; mite-insect interrelationships. |
470-6752 | ranorton@esf.edu |
| PARRY, Dylan, Associate Professor. PhD, Michigan State University, 2000. Population dynamics and evolutionary ecology of defoliating Lepidoptera and their natural enemies (predators, parasitoids, and pathogens), invasive species in forested environments, insect-plant interactions, and conservation of moths and butterflies. |
470-6753 | dparry@esf.edu |
| PORTER, William F., Professor (Director, Adirondack Ecological Center and Director, Roosevelt Wildlife Station). PhD, University of Minnesota, 1979. Wildlife population dynamics; integrated forest-wildlife management, habitat analysis and landscape ecology. |
470-6798 | wfporter@esf.edu |
| POWELL, William A., Professor. PhD, Utah State University, 1986. Forest biotechnology, molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant genetic engineering, antimicrobial peptide design, and plant gene design. Please visit my faculty home page for more information. |
470-6744 | wapowell@esf.edu |
| RAYNAL, Dudley J., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies. PhD, University of Illinois, 1974. Plant population and community dynamics; influences of stress and disturbance on forest ecosystems; systematic botany. |
470-6599 | djraynal@esf.edu |
| RINGLER, Neil H., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Dean of Research. PhD, University of Michigan, 1975. Fish ecology, foraging behavior of fishes; salmon reproduction; vertebrate anatomy; aquatic insect ecology; stream ecology and management. |
470-6606 | neilringler@esf.edu |
| SAUNDERS, D. Andrew, Research Associate. MS, Utah State University, 1970. Environmental Interpretation. Science Communications; Nature Photography and Illustration; Natural History Literature; Applications of Environmental Interpretation to Conservation/Science Education. Using environmental interpretation to engage students in the process of science through the guided exploration of conservation themes and nature in the local environment. |
470-6759 | dasaunde@esf.edu |
| SCHLAEPFER, Martin A., Assistant Professor. Ph.D. Cornell University, 2002. Conservation biology, herpetology, evolutionary ecology, behavioral ecology, invasive species. |
470-6783 | mschlaepfer@esf.edu |
| SCHULZ, Kimberly L., Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996. Nutrient and exotic species effects on aquatic ecosystems; ecological stoichiometry; aquatic community and ecosystem ecology; bioenergetics; nutrient cycling; lower food web studies; Great Lakes; Finger Lakes. |
470-6808 | kschulz@syr.edu |
| SHIELDS, William M., Professor. PhD, Ohio State University, 1979. Animal behavior; evolution and genetics; evolution of animal communication and dispersal systems; effects of genetic constraints on the evolution of social behavior; sociobiology and behavioral ecology, the use of DNA in identity testing and conservation biology, the interface between science and the law. |
470-6771 | wms1@syr.edu |
| SMART, Lawrence B., Associate Professor. PhD, Michigan State University, 1992. Plant physiology and genetics; regulation of gene expression and signal transduction in response to environmental stimuli; genetics and physiology of willow as bioenergy crop. |
470-6737 | lbsmart@esf.edu |
| STEWART, Donald J., Professor, PhD, University of Wisconsin 1980. Fish ecology and fisheries management; ecological energetics; modeling predation and production processes; Great Lakes ecosystems; Amazonian ecosystems; ecology and systematics of Neotropical freshwater fishes. |
470-6924 | djstewart@esf.edu |
| TEALE, Stephen A., Associate Professor, PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1990. Forest entomology; chemical ecology; pheromones of forest insects; evolution of pheromone communication. |
470-6758 | sateale@esf.edu |
| TURNER, J. Scott, Associate Professor. PhD, Colorado State University, 1982. Animal physiology; physiological ecology; thermal energetics; biology of body size; physiology of gas exchange. |
470-6806 | jsturner@syr.edu |
| UNDERWOOD, H. Brian, Adjunct Associate Professor in Residence, PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1990. Applied population analysis; life-history evolution; trophic dynamics; quantitative ecology and biostatistics; modeling and simulation; large mammal management. Permanent position: Field Station, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, SUNY-ESF |
470-6820 | hbunderw@syr.edu |
| WEIR, Alexander, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997. Systematics and evolutionary biology of fungi using classical and modern molecular approaches; fungal biodiversity and conservation; fungal-arthropod interactions; biology of parasites and symbionts. |
470-6791 | alexw@esf.edu |
| WHIPPS, Christopher, Assistant Professor, Fish and Wildlife Diseases. PhD, Oregon State University, 2004. Evolution and biology of disease causing organisms in animal populations using molecular systematics. Diagnosis, epidemiology and control of pathogens of ecological and veterinary importance. |
470-4762 | cwhipps@esf.edu |
