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Biographies — Page 13

Daniel Gavin

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree                                                       Ph.D. 2000 (University of Washington) Position                                                     Research Associate Department                                               Department of Botany Organization                                             University of Vermont W.S. Cooper Award for 2005 When did you get interested in ecology?  Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I have always enjoyed traveling and…

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Jerry Franklin

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree                                              Ph.D. Position                                            Professor of Ecosystem Analysis Department                                      College of Forest Resources Organization                                    University of Washington When did you become interested in ecology? I got interested in ecology when I was about 8 years old but I didn’t know what it was called. We began…

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David R. Foster

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree                                                Ph.D. 1983 (University of Minnesota) Position                                              Director of the Harvard Forest Department                                        Ecological Research Institute Organization                                      Harvard University Cooper Award for 2003 When did you become interested in ecology? I grew up in the farming countryside of Connecticut with a summer place in the…

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Portrait of Pedro Flombaum with a stucco backdrop.

Pedro Flombaum

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree                                                               Ph.D. 2008 (Brown University)Position                                                             Graduate StudentDepartment                                                       BiologyOrganization                                                     Brown UniversityE. Lucy Braun Award 2004 When did you get interested in ecology?  Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology?As a kid, I always felt attracted to nature and I enjoyed spending time outdoors. At…

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Joseph Fail, Jr.

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…

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Clifford Duke

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…

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Portrait of Rodolfo Dirzo in a tree.

Rodolfo Dirzo

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,…

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Timothy L. Dickson (2004)

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…

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