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http://www.uakron.edu/biology/peter/First/
Left to Right: Peter Niewiarowski, David McConnell, Richard Londraville
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Biographies:
Peter Niewiarowski
Peter H. Niewiarowski is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist.
He is particularly interested in geographic variation in the life history traits
of lizards. After earning his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia, he was a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the University
of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) in Aiken, SC. Using a
variety of experimental techniques (including reciprocal transplants, supplemental
feeding and laboratory common gardens) and comparative data on biophysical environments,
his thesis work focused on revealing the relative contributions of genetic and
environmental sources of variation in life history traits of fence lizards.
During his tenure at SREL while developing a spatially explicit population dynamic
model of temporary pond breeding amphibians, Peter used large scale field enclosures
to test the effects of forest management practices on the demography of mole
salamanders. Peter joined the faculty of the University of Akron in 1995 and
teaches Vertebrate Zoology, Herpetology, Advanced Ecology, Field Ecology and
Principles of Biology. His research currently includes life history variation
and physiological ecology of lizards, long- term demographic study of amphibian
populations in Ohio, and computer simulation modelling of population dynamics.
David McConnell
David McConnell is an Associate Professor of Geology at
the University of Akron. He is in his tenth year of teaching at Akron. He has
directed the Geology department's Field Camp for six years. The program teaches
20-30 students each year the basics of field geology for five weeks in South
Dakota and Wyoming. One of David's current interests is the use of the Web for
instruction in introductory-level courses, especially the concept of virtual
field trips. He teaches environmental geology, natural science geology, and
structural geology. His research interests include rock deformation, specifically
the evolution of fault-related folds.
Dr. Londraville
Dr. Londraville is a cell physiologist who studies how fish
maintain cell function when challenged with different body temperatures. He
earned his Master's degree in 1989 and a Ph.D. in 1994 (Zoology) from the University
of Maine, Orono. His thesis work involved characterizing the structures and
function of fat-binding protein in the hemoglobiniess Antarctic icefish. After
earning his doctorate, he was a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Barbara's Block's
lab at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station. He joined the faculty at
the University of Akron, Dept. of Biology in 1996, where he teaches Ichthyology,
Principles of Biology, Cell Physiology, and Structure and Function of Proteins.
Currently he is funded by Ohio Sea Grant to develop an antibody test for the
hormone leptin, in hopes of reducing overwinter mortality in largemouth bass
fingerlings.
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