Biology Department
Carl J. George
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Ecology and natural history of aquatic (including marine) habitats with special reference to birds, fishes and other vertebrates; role of graphics in science; and early natural history of the Americas.
email: georgec@union.edu
George Smith
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Cell motility, microtubule polymerization and alpha-fetal protein effects on salamander regeneration
Email: smithg@union.edu
Karen Williams
Associate Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Psychosocial and biological risk factors for postpartum depression
Email: williamk@union.ed
George Butterstein
Barbara C. Boyer
Professor Emeritus
Research interests: Development of locomotory systems of larval and juvenile polychaete annelids
Email: boyerb@union.edu
Paul Willing
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Research Interests: The response of plants to environmental stress; and alternative energy sources
Email: willingp@union.edu
Barbara Danowski
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Cell locomotion, cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton. I am currently investigating the relationship between contractility and organization of the cytoskeleton in living cells.
Email: danowskb@union.edu
Steve Rice
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Ecology and physiology of mosses and conservation biology
Email: rices@union.edu
Barbara Pytel
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Research Interests: Include phylogeny of North American water frogs (Rana) and the evolution of primitive snakes.
Email: pytelb@union.edu