Nelson G. Hairston, Jr.
I am Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus, former Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, past Sr. Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, and former member of the Cornell Board of Trustees. Before retiring, I taught a variety of courses including Ecology and the Environment, Limnology, and Tropical Field Ecology.
My current research is on the ecology of populations of an invasive copepod in ponds on Hawaii Island.
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email: ngh1@cornell.edu
My current research is on the ecology of populations of an invasive copepod in ponds on Hawaii Island.
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email: ngh1@cornell.edu
Former Members of the Hairston Lab
PhD students – current position
David H. Kesler, Professor Retired, Rhodes College
Bart T. De Stasio, Dennis and Charlot Nelson Singleton Professor, Lawrence University
Valerie S. George, Law Firm, Vermont
K. David Hambright, Regents’ Professor of Biology, University of Oklahoma; Editor in Chief Limnology and Oceanography
Gregory T. Epp, Freelance editor, Buffalo, NY
Carla E. Cáceres, Professor & Director, School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois
Andrew J. Bohonak, Professor & Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, San Diego State University
Cami L. Holtmeier, Science Teacher, Washington state
David M. Post, Professor, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty, Yale University
Jennifer A. Fox, Teaching Professor, Director of Biology Major, Georgetown University
Gretchen Gerrish, Associate Professor & Director of Trout Lake Station, University of Wisconsin
Rebecca Doyle-Morin, Professor, University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Michael Booth, Assistant Professor - Visiting, University of Cincinnati
Cayelan Carey, Professor, Roger Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech. University
Juniper Simonis, Data Analyst, University of Florida: Founder, Dapper Stats, Portland, OR
Sarah Collins, Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
Christopher Dalton, Science Teacher, The Rivers School, Weston, MA
Lily Twining, Marie Słowdowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Eawag, Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Switzerland
Katherine Sirianni, Technical Curriculum Developer, Starburst
Rachel Wilkins, STEM Instructional Designer, eCornell, Cornell University
MS students – current position
Kao T. Li - Principle-Retired - Cultural Brokerage Business Consulting, Massachusetts
Carol J. Meise - Scientist-Retired, National Marine Fisheries Service
Valerie S. George - Law Firm, Vermont
Jacqueline V. Jackson - unknown
Sara F. Tjossem - Sr. Lecturer, Columbia University
Alene M. Onion - Scientist, USGS
Lindsay R. Schaffner - Executive Administrative Assistant, Cornell Institute of Biotechnology
Postdocs – current position
Robert W. Black II, Professor - deceased, Cornell College, IA
William E. Walton, Professor - deceased, Univ. California, Riverside
Marc G. Boileau, self-employed, Ontario, Canada
Anne-Mette Hansen, Research Scientist, Department of Environment, Odense, Denmark
Elisabeth M. Gross, Professor, Université de Lorraine, France
Gregor F. Fussmann, Professor, McGill University
Janet M. Fischer, Dr. E. Paul & Frances H. Reiff Professor of Biology, Chair of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College
Takehito Yoshida, Professor, University of Tokyo
Ryan Thum, Associate Professor, Montana State
Lutz Becks, Professor, University of Konstanz
Mikael Gyllström, Government position, Sweden
Aldo Barreiro Felpeto, Research Fellow, CIIMAR, University of Porto
Teppo Hiltunen, Professor, University of Turku
Masato Yamamichi, Associate Professor, National Institute of Genetics/Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, Japan
Brooks Miner, Associate Professor, Ithaca College
Allie King, Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Lab technicians – current position
Lindsay R. Schaffner, Executive Administrative Assistant, Cornell Institute of Biotechnology
Colleen M. Kearns, Team Lead & CALS Grants and Contracts Officer, Cornell University
Julie Geyer, Postdoc, Cancer Screening Technology, University of North Carolina
Becky Poulson, Postdoc, University of Georgia
Justin Meyer, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego
Terry Dillon
Emily Olds
The Hairston Lab in Photos |
Corson Hall @ CornellCornell University offers a variety of excellent opportunities for in situ study of living organisms from fresh water. Off-campus locations such as the Cornell Experimental Ponds Facility and Cornell Biological Field Station provide facilities for replicating experiments in natural and controlled aquatic environments.
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