Professor
Department of Biology
Texas State University – San Marcos
San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone/Fax: (512)-245-2129
E-mail: mh54@txstate.edu
Demonstrate how an understanding of ecological concepts and processes can help resolve perceived conflicts between human physical and economic well-being and the conservation of the Earth's natural resources.
Education: |
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| 1977-1982 | Ph.D. University of Michigan |
| 1975-1977 | M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1971-1973 | B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa |
| 1968-1971 | Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, California |
Professional Experience: |
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| 2003- | Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |
| 1999- | Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Solutions for Environmental Sustainability, Inc (ISESI), Oak Ridge, TN |
| 1995-2003 | Senior Scientist, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 1988-1993 | Project Leader, Walker Branch Watershed Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 1983-1995 | Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 1978-1982 | Research Assistant, University of Michigan |
| 1975-1976 | Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan |
Climate Change Research Program, Moderator and writing team member on priority research issues, Interagency Ecosystems Working Group, February 2004.
Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Biological Invasions and Biodiversity, Editorial Board. 1999 -
Ecology and Ecological Monographs, Associate Editor, 1996-2000.
Ecological Stewardship Project, Lead author for Genetic and Species Diversity, Sponsored by U.S.Forest Service, other land management agencies and private foundations,Tucson, Arizona, December, 1995.
Office of the White House, Panel Member and Writing Coordinator, Interagency Task Force for Environmental Research and Monitoring, Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1995.
UN Commission for Sustainable Development, Consultant and Lead Author for land management report, 1994-1995.
South Florida Task Force for Everglades Restoration, Workshop Facilitator for Science Subgroup, Miami, FL, 1994.
National Institute for Global Environmental Change, Advisory Committee for Southeastern Center, University of Alabama, 1992-1995.
Environmental Quality Advisory Board, Oak Ridge, TN, 1986-1988
Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, Member 1986 -
Vestry, St. Stepen's Episcopal Church, 1993-1996, 1998-2001
Cub Scout (Webelos) Den Leader, 2000-2002
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, 2000-
Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light, Ecumenical organization to support energy conservation and use of renewable energy sources, charter member, 2001.
Oak Ridge High School Parent Teacher Student Organization, Treasurer, 2002-2004.
Ecological Society of America, Society for Conservation Biology, Association for Tropical Biology,American Society of Foresters, AAAS, AIBS, American Geophysical Union, Natural Areas Association, Association of Southeastern Biologists, Xerces Society
| 2000 | Technical Achievement Award from UT-Battelle for international leadership in addressing the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function |
| 1998 | Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication on design of biodiversity experiments. |
| 1997 | BER 50 Exceptional Service Award from DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program at 50th Anniversary Symposium for work on ecosystem functioning and biodiversity (other recipients included Warren Washington, Jay Edmonds, and Craig Venter). |
| 1996 | Author of the Year Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication of book on biological diversity |
| 1996 | Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication of book on biological diversity |
| 1996 | Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for continuing leadership in the field of ecology. |
| 1995 | Technical Achievement Award from Martin Marietta, for contributing to integration of ecology and economics. |
| 1995 | Distinguished Scientist Award, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 1990 | Award of Distinction (First Place) in the International Competition of the Society for Technical Communication in category of Scholarly and Technical Articles, for "New Computer Models Unify Ecological Theory," coauthored with D.L. DeAngelis and W.M. Post. |
| 1983 | Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, ORNL |
| 1982 | Organization for Tropical Studies - Noyes Fellowship |
| 1980 | Organization of American States Research Fellowship |
| 1978 | Charles Lindberg Foundation Grant |
| 1976 | NSF Predoctoral Fellowship |
| 1972 | Phi Beta Kappa, Grinnell College |
| 1968 | National Merit Scholarship |
| Annals of Botany | Holarctic Ecology |
| Annals of the Missouri Botanical | Oecologia Plantarum |
| Garden | Oikos |
| American Naturalist | Science |
| Biotropica | NSF Ecology and Ecosystems |
| Conservation Biology | Organization for Tropical Studies |
| Ecology and Ecological Monographs | Trends in Ecology and Evolution |
| Ecotoxicology | USDA Competitive Grants |
| Environment International | The Nature Conservancy |
| Environmental Management | Vegetatio |
| UNESCO Global Biodiversity Assessment | Journal of Vegetation |
| Natural Environment Research Council, Great Britain | Nature |
| Science | |
| The Royal Society Proceedings B |
EPA Regional Synthesis Panel, June, 1997
USDA Competitive Grants, May, 1995
NSF Site Review Team, Center for Ecological Synthesis, September, 1994.
USFS Biodiversity Program Review, Savannah River Site. May, 1994
EPA Ecosystem Stress Detection Panel, Oct. 1991, May, 1992, Jan. 1993
NSF LTER Site Review Team, Desert Ecosystems, June, 1992.
DOE Southeastern National Institute of Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) Panel, 1992, 1993
NSF Restoration and Conservation Biology Panel, 1992, 1995.
DOE Hollaender Fellowship Panel, Apr. 1992.
Ecosystem and community implications of population processes, ESA/INTECOL meetings, Syracuse, New York, 1986.
Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1990.
Individual-based Models and Approaches in Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1990.
Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1991.
Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1992.
Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1993.
Oak Ridge Climate Change Symposium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1994.
The biophysical landscape: implications for ecological, economic, and cultural processes, ESA annual meeting, 1997.