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Bill Williams
Professor Emeritis of Biology
Office: Schaefer 237
Email: wewilliams@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-4329
Education:
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Research Interests
Current Research: The physiological ecology of light and leaves. In collaboration with Dr. H.L. Gorton and Thomas Vogelmann (University of Vermont), I am working on several aspects of the interaction between light and leaves in different environments and species of plants. Recent work involves differences in how leaves process diffuse vs. direct light, and the significance of chloroplast movements in photosynthetic performance. Recent Research: The physiological ecology of snow algae. Also in collaboration with Dr. Vogelmann and Dr. Gorton, I studied the adaptations of snow algae (Chlamydomonas nivalis) to life in the extreme environment of high-altitude summertime snow fields.
