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Lawrence E. Hurd, Ph.D., F.R.E.S., Herwick Professor of Biology

"Science is organized curiosity"

Education

B.A., Hiram College, 1969
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1972

   

Positions

  • John T. Herwick Professor of Biology 2008-present; Professor and Head, Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, 1993-2008.
  • Editor-in-Chief, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2007-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board of Oecologia, 1997-2003
  • Professor of Biology, Ecology Program, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 1973-1993.  Joint appointments: (1) College of Marine Studies (1974-1984); (2) Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, College of Agriculture (1985-1993).
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, 1972-1973.  Studies of population genetics and agro-ecosystems with D. Pimentel.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Costa Rica, summer 1972.  Behavioral ecology of tropical hummingbirds with L. L. Wolf

Memberships

     American Association for the Advancement of Science
     Ecological Society of America
     Entomological Society of America
     Royal Entomological Society of London (Fellow)

Courses Taught at W&L

 

    Fundamentals of Biology (BIOL111) 

    Field Entomology  (BIOL231)
    Ecology  (BIOL245)

    Zoology  (BIOL240)
    Biological Diversity (BIOL246)

    Ecology Seminar  (BIOL295)
    Environmental Biology (BIOL101)

    Conservation Ecology (BIOL398)

    Ethics of Conserving Biodiversity (ENV395)

  

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