Faculty & Professional Staff
Faculty
Richard A. Fluck
Dr. E. Paul and Frances H. Reiff Professor of Biology
717-358-4517
Office: OLD 103
Cell Biology. Developmental physiology of fish embryos; public health research and policy.
Kirk Miller
B. F. Fackenthal, Jr. Professor of Biology
717-291-3974
Office: LSP 232C
Physiology; Ecological Physiology. Respiration, metabolism, and growth of amphibians and reptiles; epidemiology of pregnancy outcomes.
Carl S. Pike
Harry W. and Mary B. Huffnagle Professor of Botany
717-291-3958
Office: LSP 354B
Plant Physiology; Biochemistry. Physiology of photosynthesis; role of misfolded proteins in heat-shock proteins.
Molecular Genetics. Molecular biology of ribosomal RNA; bioinformatics of ribosomal mutations.
Biochemistry; Marine Biology. Biochemical and physiological adaptations to extreme environments.
Ecology. Dynamics of freshwater zooplankton communities; effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems; ecology of alpine lakes.
Neurobiology; Signal transduction in visual systems; central regulation of retinal function and metabolism.
Developmental Biology. Molecular genetics of development; effects of trisomy on heart development and defects in mice.
Mark H. Olson
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Biology
717-291-4323
Office: LSP 232 A
Ecology. Size-structured interactions in freshwater fish communities; effects of UV radiation and temperature on pelagic food webs.
Daniel R. Ardia
Assistant Professor of Biology
717-291-3949
Office: LSP 354A
Office Hours: On leave 2009-2010 Academic Year
Jaime E. Blair
Assistant Professor of Biology
717-291-3959
Office: LSP 332C
Office Hours: Fall 2009: Monday 2-4pm, Friday 9-10am, by appoitment
Joseph T. Thompson II
Assistant Professor of Biology
717-291-4117
Office: LSP 254B
Brian C. Barringer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-4732
Office: LSP 354C
Evolution, Ecology, Heredity. Evolution/Ecol. of plant mating systems; population genetics; inbreeding/outbreeding depression; speciation.
Aaron L. Cecala
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-5832
Office: LSP 254C
Neuroscience. Neural control of coordinated movements; effects of aging motor control; neurophysiology; bioethics.
Pablo D. Jenik
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-4431
Office: LSP 254A
Developmental Genetics; Development of the embryo in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Jorge I. Mena-Ali
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-4867
Office: LSP 232B
Pavithra Vivekanand
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-4404
Office: LSP 332A
Michael R. Morris
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
717-358-4470
Office: LSP 361
Erik G. Puffenberger
Adjunct Associate Research Professor of Biology
717-687-9407
Office: LSP
Kevin Adams Strauss
Adjunct Associate Research Professor of Biology
Office: LSP
Professional Staff
James T. Engleman
Greenhouse Manager & Laboratory Technician
717-358-4729
Office: LSP 384
Janice L. Kaufman
Academic Department Coordinator
717-291-4118
Office: LSP 140
Office Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Elizabeth B. Rice
Assistant Program Director, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant
717-358-4681
Office: LSP 361
Science outreach, Population genetics.
