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Dr. Peter Small
EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, OH, Ph.D., 1972, Forest Ecology
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 1968, Biology
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, 1966, Biology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1985-present | Professor of Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1993-1999 | Associate Academic Dean, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1991-1997 | Grant Administration, HHMI Program Grant, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1986-1993 | Chair, Department of Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1983-1993 | Assistant Academic Dean, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1984-1988 | Director, Ursinus College Summer School, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1984-1988 | Coordinator, Freshman Advising Program, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1979-1985 | Associate Professor, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1972-1979 | Assistant Professor, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 1971-1972 | Instructor, Miami University, Oxford, OH |
| 1968-1971 | Teaching Fellow and Graduate Associate, Miami University, Oxford, OH |
AWARDS & FUNDING
Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Ursinus College, 1980
Program Grant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, co-author, 1993
Program Grant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, co-author, 1991
Equipment Grant, Merck Foundation, co-author, 1991
Science Initiative Grant, Kresge Foundation, co-author, 1991
National Science Foundation, ILI Grant, Co-PI, 1991
The Pew Charitable Trusts, Building Renovation, co-author, 1990
VanSant Student Research Grant, Ursinus College; 1987, 1989-1996
Curriculum Development Grant, Ursinus College; 1990, 1991
Summer Research Grant, Ursinus College, 1986
Curriculum Development Grant, Glenmede Trust, 1985
Summer Research Grant, Glenmede Trust, 1983
Grant-In-Aid-Of-Research, Society of Sigma Xi, 1980
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
& PRESENTATIONS
Kindt,
A. C. and P. F. Small. 2002.
Correlation
between temperature, colonization rate, and
population density of the
diatom Cocconeis placentula
in freshwater streams.
Journal
of Freshwater Ecology (in press)
Small,
P.F. and *C.E. Malone. 1998.
Seasonal variation in the structure of
diatom communities in two Pennsylvania streams.
Journal of Freshwater Ecology, Vol. 13 (1).
Small,
P.F. and *R.A. Constable, 1991.
Diatom periodicity in a southeastern
Pennsylvania stream.
Journal of Freshwater Ecology.Vol. 6 (4).
Small,
P.F., 1987.
Review of Wetlands, by Mitsch and Grosselink.
Bios
58:47-48.
Small,
P.F., 1980.
Trees of the northeast United States.
A key copy-righted for
sale.
Small,
P. F. and F.H. Barclay, 1973.
New county records of Tennessee orchids.
Castanea
45:189-195.
Small,
P.F., 1998.
“Why Diatoms? or why a forest ecologist now wades in
streams.”
Baden Faculty Lecture.
Baganski,
L., R., Coughlin, A. Gates, M. Jalboot, D. Letting, C. McBride,
R. Sappe,
C.
Eichelberger, and P.F. Small, 1997.
A comparison of benthic and planktonic diatom communities in two ponds in Montgomery County, PA.
Centennial Conference Student Research
Colloquium.
Eichelberger,
C. and P.F. Small, 1996.
Temperature effects on selected diatom
populations in two southeastern
PA streams.
Centennial Conference Student Research Colloquium.
Eichelberger,
C. and P.F. Small, 1995.
Diatom periodicities in two southeastern
Pennsylvania streams.
71st Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Malone,
C .E. and P. F. Small, 1995.
Seasonal
variation in diatom diversity in two southeastern Pennsylvania
streams.
71st Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Munro,
R. K. and P. F. Small, 1994.
Heavy
metal analysis of the diatom flora of the Perkiomen Creek,
Montgomery County, PA.
70th Annual
Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Landis,
R.M. and P.F. Small, 1992.
An analysis of the species composition of
alluvial and upland forests
in southeastern Pennsylvania.
68th
Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of
Science.