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…
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…
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 “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Cecilia Nuñez Degree Ph.D. 2005 (University of Montana) Job Position Assistant Postdoctoral position Organization University of Montana Department Dr. Brewer’s Lab Professional Affiliation Academic Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I just finished a Ph.D. in Organismal Biology…
From an “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Rachel Thiet Full Name Rachel Thiet Degree Ph.D. 2002 (Ohio State University) Job Position Professor and Director Organization Antioch University New England Department Environmental Studies Professional Affiliation Academic Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I am an Environmental Studies professor…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1993 (Wyoming) Position Associate Professor Department Biology Department Organization University of Montana 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 a kid, I…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2011. Profile circa 2004. Degree Ph.D. 1972 (UC Berkeley) Position Wildlife Biologist (Research) Organization USGS: Riverside, CA When did you get interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? From early childhood, my interests were focused on the outdoors, especially the plants and animals. From…
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…