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Mark Masterton Littler. Presentation by: Erica Hudson. Education and Career. Received his BS at Ohio University Received his PhD at the University of Hawaii Served as a visiting professor at Stanford Held faculty positions at UC Irvine, USC, and George Mason University
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Mark Masterton Littler Presentation by: Erica Hudson
Education and Career • Received his BS at Ohio University • Received his PhD at the University of Hawaii • Served as a visiting professor at Stanford • Held faculty positions at UC Irvine, USC, and George Mason University • Is a member of the Phycological Society of America, the International Society for Reef Studies, and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography • He is currently the Chairman and Curator of the department of botany at the Smithsonian Institution
Current Research • Top-down vs bottom-up interactions in coral reef systems • The relative dominance theory • Seaweed experimental taxonomy • The causes of variability in biodiversity, ecology, productivity, and evolution of marine systems
Awards • The Prescott Prize 2003 from Phycological Society • The American Academy for Underwater Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 • (Both were awarded jointly to Mark and his wife Diane)
Fun Facts • Mark and his wife Diane work jointly on nearly everything • They have published over 150 papers in scholarly journals and have published several books • They hold a Guinness record for discovering the deepest plant on earth (268 meters!)
Sources • http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/algae/Staff-ml.htm • http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/G/20035430.html • http://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUS%202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%20award.htm