Natural History
Moritz, Craig
Submitted by cmjones on March 5, 2007 - 2:51pm.Name:
Craig Moritz
Research Interests:
Craig Moritz's research centers on the use of molecular approaches to study ecology and evolution and addresses questions including; (1) the use of molecular markers to infer current and historical population processes at various spatial and temporal scales; (2) the effects of historical changes in habitat on current distributions and diversity of faunas, with particular reference to rainforest biotas; and (3) improving the use of molecular information in conservation biology and the development of strategies that recognize evolutionary processes.
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Integrative Biology, Professor
Merchant, Carolyn
Submitted by cmjones on March 5, 2007 - 2:44pm.Name:
Carolyn Merchant
Research Interests:
As Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics, Carolyn Merchant conducts research on these three topics and their interrelationships. She focuses on American environmental and cultural history in the overall context of Western history, philosophy, and the history of science.
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ESPM, Professor
Hass, Robert
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 3:04pm.Name:
Robert Hass
Research Interests:
20th-Century American Literature. Creative Writing. Poetry. Professor Hass works on contemporary American poetry and translation; he has also been interested recently in environmental history and literature.
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English, Professor
Fairfax, Sally
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 2:30pm.Name:
Sally Fairfax
Research Interests:
Sally Fairfax's research has always focused on public resources, principally those managed by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Within that broad topic, her interests include legal aspects of resource administration, agency history and culture as it affects management decisions, and the relationship between federal and state governments.
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ESPM, Professor
Carson, Cathryn
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 1:57pm.Name:
Cathryn Carson
Research Interests:
History of science in Germany and the U.S.; science and politics, including science advising; nuclear waste management.
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History, Associate Professor
Berry, William
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 1:37pm.Name:
William Berry
Research Interests:
Major research interests presently are in global climate change and paleogeographic, oceanographic and life changes in the Ordovician and Silurian. The primary focus of his research at present is on the major developments before, during and after the Late Ordovician glaciation.
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Earth and Planetary Science, Professor
Barnosky, Anthony D.
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 1:20pm.Name:
Anthony D. Barnosky
Research Interests:
Anthony Barnosky studies how changes in the physical environment (such as climate change and mountain building) contribute to the evolution of mammal species and faunas at varying temporal and geographic scales. Field aspects of the work include collecting fossils from long stratigraphic sequences that can be well-dated by biostratigraphic, paleomagnetic, or radioisotopic techniques. Lab analyses utilize database and GIS systems to identify faunal changes through space and time; the faunal patterns are then compared with independently identified changes in the physical environment to test various evolutionary and biogeographic predictions.
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Integrative Biology, Professor
Baldwin, Bruce
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 1:14pm.Name:
Bruce Baldwin
Research Interests:
biology, systematics and evolution of vascular plants, floristics, conservation biology, evolutionary processes, historical biogeography, evolutionary ecology
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Integrative Biology, Professor
Amundson, Ron
Submitted by cmjones on March 2, 2007 - 1:05pm.Name:
Ron Amundson
Research Interests:
The thin veneer of soil that mantles the earth's surface is an active participant in the world's geochemical cycles and can, if buried, act as a store of information about the earth's past. Ron Amundson's laboratory studies these processes and problems using stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry.
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ESPM, Professor
Berkeley Geochronology Center
Submitted by cmjones on February 23, 2007 - 2:13pm.Name of Research Center:
Berkeley Geochronology Center
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The Berkeley Geochronology Center (BGC) is a non-profit scientific research institution dedicated to establishing the history of the Earth, its various inhabitants, and its interactions with the rest of our Solar System, throughout the 4.6 billion years of our Planet's existence. Using the most advanced technology available, BGC scientists determine the ages of rocks and other materials to date important events in geological and biological history. Through understanding such information in geologic context, BGC research provides key insights into such processes as continental drift, volcanism, mountain building, mass extinctions, climate change, and the evolution of humankind itself.
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