Biology
Department

Education:

BA, June 1977, Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, California; PhD, October, 1981, Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford California.

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.