{"id":5115,"date":"2016-07-08T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/?p=5115"},"modified":"2016-07-08T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:29:29","slug":"likens-gene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/2016\/07\/likens-gene\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Likens"},"content":{"rendered":"

From an \u201cEcologist Directory\u201d maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.<\/em>
\nDegree<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ph.D. 1962 (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
\nPosition<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President and Director
\nOrganization<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook NY
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\nWhen did you get interested in ecology? \u00a0Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology?<\/strong>
\nI grew up on a small farm in northern Indiana. While growing up I enjoyed \u2018poking around\u2019 in nearby lakes , forests and woodlots. That is really where my interest in ecology began. Dr. Emerson Niswander, a professor at my undergraduate school, Manchester College in North Manchester, Indiana, was critically influential in my pursuit of a graduate degree. But it was Dr. Arthur D. Hasler at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who sparked and focused my interest in limnology and aquatic ecology.
\nDescribe 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?<\/strong>
\nHaving decided rather late in my undergraduate career to go on for an advanced degree, I had much course work to make up. My undergraduate experience, however, provided a very firm base for how to think and approach problems critically. My Ph.D. was in zoology with a minor in botany, and I have held faculty positions since 1961 at Dartmouth College, Cornell University, Rutgers University and Yale University. A fuller description can be found at http:\/\/www.ecostudies.org<\/a>.
\nHow did you learn about ecological careers? \u00a0What is your position title now?<\/strong>
\nI am the president and director of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York, and I hold faculty appointments at Cornell, Rutgers and Yale Universities. At the time I was thinking about a career in science, most of the information I received was by word of mouth from professors at my undergraduate institution.
\nWhat key advice would you offer a student today?<\/strong>
\nIf you are interested in science, \u201cgo for it!\u201d It can be an extremely rewarding and fun career. Always keep your eyes, ears and mind open to new opportunities.
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From an \u201cEcologist Directory\u201d maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ph.D. 1962 (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Position\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President and Director Organization\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook NY When did you get interested in ecology? \u00a0Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I grew up on a small farm in northern Indiana. While…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,155,165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biographies","category-ecologist-directory","category-personal-accounts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}