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 Charlton Loder
Associate Professor of Biology and Ecology/Department Coordinator
E-mail: loder@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Phone: 207-768-9442
Location: 306 South Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.A., M.A., Western State College.
Academic and professional interests: Charlton Loder's academic interests deal with the ecology of terrestrial plants
and plant communities, especially their response to and recovery from wildfires. His current research is focused on the
development and effects of fires which burn organic soils (ground fires).
Stuart Gelder
Professor of Biology and Zoology
E-mail: gelder@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Phone: 207-768-9443
Location: 308 South Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Hull; Ph.D., University of Leeds.
Academic and professional interests: Stuart R. Gelder's academic interests deal with Invertebrate Zoology and
Microtechnique (microscopes and staining cells) as they relate to biological and environmental problems. His current research is
focused on the biology of crayfish worms, which is one applied aspect of his broader teaching interest.
Andrea Gorman Gelder
Lecturer of Science
E-mail: gorman@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Phone: 207-768-9440
Location: 302 South Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Leeds.
Academic and professional interests: Dr. Gorman's academic interests deal with the taxonomy and geographic
distribution of parasitic flukes found in various vertebrate hosts.
Areas of Research: Her current research deals
with the helminth fauna of the mink frog.
Linda Graves
Associate Professor of Medical Lab Technology and MLT Program Director
E-mail: graves@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Personal web site: http://bliss.umpi.maine.edu/~graves/
Phone:
207-768-9451
Location: 317 South Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.A., University of Maine; M.T., Northeastern University; M.S., Ed.D., University of
Maine.
Academic and professional interests: Dr. Graves's academic interests include multidisciplinary case studies in clinical
labratory science, clinical chemistry, and immunohematology.
 Michael Knopp
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
E-mail: knoppm@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Phone:
207-768-9483
Location: 207 Folsom Hall
Academic and professional interests: chemistry, science, math.
Areas of Research: Organic synthesis
project in collaboration with Dr. Augustine Silveira Jr. done at SUNY Oswego.
Publications: Journal of
Chemical Ecucation, Vol. 75 No. 1 78, (1998) "Thermodynamically and Kinetically Controlled Enolates: A Project for a
Problem-Oriented Laboratory Course" Augustine Silveira, Jr., Michael A. Knopp, and Jhong Kim
Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 74, No. 4, 401, (1997) " Rayon from Dryer Lint: A Demonstration".
Kevin McCartney
Professor of Geology
E-mail: mccartney@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Personal web
site: http://bliss.umpi.maine.edu/~mccartnk/
Phone: 207-768-9482
Location: 302 Folsom Hall
Education: B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
Academic and professional interests: Kevin McCartney¹s academic interests deal with historical geology, especially
micro fossils recovered from the ocean by deep-sea drilling. His current research is focused on silicoflagellates (single-celled
algae with silicous skeletons) as well as a few minor groups such as ebridians and sponge spicules.
 Robert Pinette
Professor of Biology/Curator of the Herbarium
E-mail: pinette@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Phone:
207-768-9481
Location: 307 Folsom Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.S., University of Maine at Fort Kent; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Academic and professional interests: Robert Pinette¹s academic interests deal with the taxonomy of molds and
mushrooms. He is currently developing courses in biotechnology.
Areas of Research: Dr. Pinette's current
research interest is focused on wood-decaying fungi. This work involves field collections and cataloging of specimens including
the use of herbaria and computer databases to document the types of organisms which are responsible for disease of trees and
the degradation of wood.
Bonnie Wood
Associate Professor of Biology
E-mail: wood@polaris.umpi.maine.edu
Personal web site:http://www.umpi.maine.edu/~wood/
Phone: 207-768-9446
Location: 316 South Hall
Fax: 768-9553
Education: B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Cornell University Medical College.
Academic and professional interests: Genetics, General Biology I, and The Sciences II.
Areas of
Research: Dr. Wood's research deals with gender equity in education and precursors of mental spatial rotation
skills.
Publications: Wood, B.S. All-female math classes: An opportunity for classroom teachers and researchers
to collaborate, "New England Mathematics Journal";
Wood, B.S. & Brown, L.A. Participation in an all-female Algebra I class: Effects on high school math and science course
selection. "Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering".
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