David Carlini
,Department Chair, Biology
I conduct research in the fields of molecular evolution and population genetics. Current projects focus on the functional significance of genetic variation in protein coding genes. For example, we have demonstrated that "silent" variation in DNA sequ... [More]
CAS - Biology
Albert Cheh
,Department Chair, Environmental Science
Albert Cheh received a BA in Chemistry from Columbia and a PhD in Biochemistry from UC Berkeley. His research focuses on the biochemistry of enzymatic digestion of biomass to produce cellulosic ethanol biofuel. He recently supervised two NIH postdocs... [More]
CAS - Environmental Science
Victoria Connaughton
,Associate Professor
Dr. Connaughton’s research interests encompass the disciplines of developmental biology (nervous system development) and neurobiology. Specifically, she is interested in examining the relation between visually-guided behaviors in larval teleosts and ... [More]
David Culver
,Professor
David C. Culver did his undergraduate work at Grinnell College and his PhD at Yale University.The author or editor of five books and over 100 articles, he has studied many aspects of the biology of subterranean animals, especially cave animals.His fi... [More]
CAS - Environmental Science
James Girard
,Department Chair, Chemistry
Dr. James Girard teaches analytical, environmental and forensic chemistry, as well as chemistry for non-science majors. He is the author of a textbook for environmental and chemistry students, Principles of Environmental Chemistry. He is also the aut... [More]
CAS - Chemistry
Michael Gray
,Associate Professor Emeritus
Prof. Gray received his PhD in Physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1968, after which he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto in 1968-1969. In 1969-1972, he was an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Oregon Graduate Cente... [More]
Kiho Kim
,Associate Professor
Dr. Kim is a marine ecologist specializing in tropical coral reefs of the Caribbean. He received his PhD at the University of Buffalo and did his post-doctoral work at Cornell University. His research focuses on the role of diseases in coral populati... [More]
CAS - Environmental Science
Monika Konaklieva
,Associate Professor
Dr. Konaklieva’s research is in the area of exploring different approaches for delaying of microbial resistance. Current projects include computer-aided design and synthesis of novel beta-lactams as well as development of synthetic methodology for pr... [More]
CAS - Chemistry
Stephen MacAvoy
,Assistant Professor
Working in biogeochemistry and ecology, Stephen E. MacAvoy has been particularly interested in areas where marine and freshwater systems interface such as those that appear in tidal aquatic environments. He studies how nutrients flow through and are ... [More]
CAS - Environmental Science
Catherine Schaeff
,Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Schaeff's main research interests are conservation biology, molecular ecology and behavior. She uses molecular DNA techniques in conjunction with behavioral data to investigate gene flow patterns within and between populations (e.g., right whales... [More]
CAS - Dean's Office
Christopher Tudge
,Associate Professor
Dr. Tudge is primarily a reproductive biologist with particular interests in the reproductive biology of invertebrates. His research focuses on the reproductive cells and associated structures, evolutionary mechanisms, and reproductive behaviors of m... [More]
CAS - Biology
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