Meet the Faculty
 Dr. Drew Barton - Associate Professor of Biology; A.B., Brown University (1980), M.S., University of Florida (1984), Ph.D., University of Michigan (1991); Teaching/Research Interests - botany, plant ecology, conservation biology, forest succession and dynamics, fire ecology, forest practices and biological diversity; (207) 778-7397; email: barton@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~barton/ |
 Dr. Dan Buckley - Professor of Biology; B.A., SUNY at Oswego (1972), M.A., SUNY at Oneonta (1978), Ph.D., Syracuse University (1983); Teaching/Research Interests - aquatic biology, marine biology, evolution, ecology of freshwater mollusks, environmental monitoring/spatial analysis of freshwater habitats; (207) 778-7395; email: buckley@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~buckley/ |
 Dr. Ron Butler - Professor of Biology; B.A, SUNY at Oswego (1973), Ph.D. Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (1978); Teaching/Research Interests - ecology, conservation biology, zoology, behavioral ecology, seabird breeding ecology, lichen community ecology, dragonfly & butterfly ecology; (207) 778-7393; email: butler@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~butler/ |
 Dr. Julia Daly, Assistant Professor of Geology, B. A. Carleton College (1994), M. S. University of Delaware (1997), Ph.D., University of Maine (2002) Teaching/Research Interests hydrology, physical geology, climate change, surfacial geology, sea-level change, climate change, and glacial geology. email: dalyj@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~daly/ |
 Dr. Jean Doty - Associate Professor of Biology & Chair; B.S., California State University, Chico (1986), M.S., Oregon State University (1988), Ph.D.,Washington State University (1992); Teaching/Research Interests - microbial ecology, soil science, plant-microbe interactions, bioremediation; (207) 778-7366; email: jeandoty@maine.edu |
 Dr. Grace Eason - Assistant Professor of Science and Science Education, BS Biology(marine option) Florida Institute of Technology (1989), MA Education University of Central Florida (1995), Ed.S. Science Education (1999), Florida Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Science Education/Environmental Science Florida Institute of Technology (2000). Teaching/Research Interests - formative assessment and environmental service learning in undergraduate science courses for non-majors, pre-service and in-service science teacher professional development, and reflective practice in teacher preparation. (207-778-7478) email: geason@maine.edu |
 Dr. Thomas Eastler - Professor of Environmental Geology; Sc.B., Brown University (1966), M.A., Columbia University (1968), Ph.D., Columbia University (1971); Teaching/Research Interests - environmental geology, terrain analysis, GIS, remote sensing, rock mechanics and energy; (207) 778-7401; email: eastler@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~eastler/ |
 Dr. David Heroux - Assistant Professor of Chemistry; BA. Manhattanville College(1993). Ph.D., Kansas State University (2004). Teaching/Research Interests - inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry, Nanotechnology, environmental applications of nanoparticles, characterization of nanoscale materials, in-situ remediation of toxic compounds, chemistry magic (207-778-7368); email: David.Heroux@maine.edu |
 Dr. David Gibson - Associate Professor of Geology; B.Sc., The Queen’s University of Belfast (1977), Ph.D., The Queen’s University of Belfast (1984); Teaching/Research Interests - mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, hydrogeology and field mapping; (207) 778-7402; email: dgibson@maine.edu |
 Dr. Chris Magri - Associate Professor of Physics; B.A., University of Virginia (1983), M.S., Cornell University (1986), Ph.D., Cornell University, (1990); Teaching/Research Interests - physics, astronomy, radar remote sensing of asteroids; (207) 778-7369; email: magri@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~magri/ |
 Dr. Terry Morocco - Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Saint Vincent College (1983), M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1987), Ph.D. Washington State University (1992); Teaching/Research Interests - electroanalytical chemistry, spectroscopy, and chemical education; (207) 778-7389; email: terrym@maine.edu |
 Dr. Mariella Passarelli - Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Simmons College (1984), Ph.D., Emory University (1989); Teaching/Research Interests - organic chemistry, biochemistry, relationships of molecular structure to carcinogenesis and organ toxicity, synthesis of organic compounds from biomass (207) 778-7390; email: mariella@maine.edu |
 Ms. Nancy Kotchian Prentiss - Lecturer III; (207) 778-7396; B.S. University of Maine (1977), M.S., University of Maine (1986); Teaching/Research Interests - introductory biology, anatomy and physiology, field botany; (207) 778-7396; email: prentiss@maine.edu |
 Dr. Douglas Reucsh - Assistant Professor of Geology (1976), B.A. Middlebury College (1976), M.S., Memorial University (1983), Ph.D, University of Maine (1998); Teaching/Research Interests - geology - character and history of mountain belts, carbon cycle linkages between tectonic and climate systems; (207) 778-2622.email: reusch@maine.edu homepage: http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~reusch/ |
 Dr. Richard Robinson - Professor of Biology; B.S., Upper Iowa College (1964), Ph.D., Montana State University (1970); Teaching/Research Interests - anatomy and physiology, genetics, genetic detection through amplification of DNA sequences; (207) 778-7362; email: robinson@maine.edu |
 Dr. Mary Schwanke - Professor of Biology; B.S., Slippery Rock State College (1976), M.S., University of Rhode Island (1981), Ph.D, University of Rhode Island (1989); Teaching/Research Interests - developmental biology, comparative anatomy, neurophysiology, modulation of neuromuscular activity in invertebrates, calcium channels in cardiac muscle; (207) 778-8151; email: schwanke@maine.edu |
 Dr. Sarah Sloane - Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Florida (1977), Ph.D., University of Michigan (1992); Teaching/Research Interests - introductory biology, ornithology, evolution and ecology of avian social systems, cooperative breeding and nest structure in Bushtits in the western U.S., social behavior of chickadees; (207) 778-7484; email: sloane@maine.edu |
 Dr. Paul Stancioff - Associate Professor of Physics; B.A., University o f Maine (1978), Ph.D., Boston University (1989); Teaching/Research Interests - physics, astronomy, chaos theory; (207) 778-7371; email: pauls@maine.edu |