In 1917, shortly after its founding, ESA published a detailed directory, or “handbook,” based on questions asked of its early members. The list provided documentation of the individuals’ professional position, field of study, research methods, and other details, making it an invaluable resource for historians. See full directory spreadsheet here. In placing this text version here, our goal is to…
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Helen Foot Buell, 1902-1995Ed. Note: In anticipation of a new essay on Murray (and Helen) Buell, scheduled to appear in the Bulletin‘s July 2016 issue, we wanted to share a brief profile of Helen Foot (sometimes spelled Foote) Buell, Murray’s long-time partner in life and field work—the other Dr. Buell.Dr. Jean Langenheim met Dr. Buell during Jean’s graduate studies at…
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From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 2001 (University of Maryland)Position DirectorDepartment Estuarine Research CenterOrganization Morgan State University“There be Scientist”. When early European mariners constructed maps of the world, at the edges of their known world they wrote, “There be Dragons”. They were wrong. For it is at the edge of…
Read MoreFrom an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1988 (University of Minnesota) Position Professor Department The Nicholas School of the Environment and Biology Organization Duke University When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I spent my early years chasing bugs, birds, crayfish,…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1996 (University of Montana) Position Postdoctoral Fellow Department Division of Biological Sciences Organization University of Montana When did you become interested in ecology? I grew up on a beautiful farm in Missouri, which had a creek, hardwood forest, lake, river and…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1979 (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Position Professor of Zoology Department Center for Limnology Organization University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. Carpenter, along with his colleagues, is the recipient of ESA’s 2004 Sustainability Science Award, which is given annually to the authors of the peer…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Position Science Instructor Department Tribal Environmental Science Department Organization United Tribes Technical College When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I come by my passion for the environment, nature, and what we now refer to as…
From an “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Charles Krebs Degree Ph.D. 1962 (University of British Columbia) Job Position Retired Organization University of British Columbia Department Department of Zoology Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Population Biology Research Habitat Forest Research Organism Terrestrial vertebrates Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that…