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Texas State Department of Biology
Supple Building
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2129
hustonma@txstate.edu

MICHAEL A. HUSTON

Professor
Department of Biology
Texas State University – San Marcos
San Marcos, TX 78666

Phone/Fax: (512)-245-2129
E-mail: mh54@txstate.edu

Professional Objective:

Demonstrate how an understanding of ecological concepts and processes can  help resolve  perceived  conflicts between human  physical and economic well-being and the conservation of the Earth's natural resources. 

Education:

1977-1982  Ph.D. University of Michigan
1975-1977 M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1971-1973  B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
1968-1971  Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, California

Professional Experience:

2003-  Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX   
1999-  Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Solutions for Environmental Sustainability, Inc (ISESI), Oak Ridge, TN
1995-2003 Senior Scientist, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1988-1993 Project Leader, Walker Branch Watershed Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1983-1995 Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1978-1982 Research Assistant, University of Michigan
1975-1976 Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan


Professional Activities:

Climate Change Research Program, Moderator and writing team member on priority research issues, Interagency Ecosystems Working Group, February 2004.

Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Biological Invasions and Biodiversity, Editorial Board. 1999 -

Ecology and Ecological Monographs, Associate Editor, 1996-2000.

Ecological Stewardship Project, Lead author for Genetic and Species Diversity,   Sponsored by U.S.Forest Service, other land management agencies and private foundations,Tucson, Arizona, December, 1995. 

Office of the White House, Panel Member and Writing Coordinator, Interagency Task Force for Environmental Research and Monitoring, Office of  Science and Technology Policy, 1995.

UN Commission for Sustainable Development, Consultant and Lead Author for land management report,  1994-1995.

South Florida Task Force for Everglades Restoration, Workshop Facilitator for Science Subgroup, Miami, FL, 1994.

National Institute for Global Environmental Change, Advisory Committee for Southeastern Center, University of Alabama, 1992-1995.

Community Activities:

 Environmental Quality Advisory Board, Oak Ridge, TN, 1986-1988

Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, Member 1986 -

Vestry, St. Stepen's Episcopal Church, 1993-1996, 1998-2001

Cub Scout (Webelos) Den Leader, 2000-2002

Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, 2000-

Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light, Ecumenical organization to support energy conservation and use of renewable energy sources, charter member, 2001.

Oak Ridge High School Parent Teacher Student Organization, Treasurer, 2002-2004.

Professional Memberships:

Ecological Society of America, Society for Conservation Biology, Association for Tropical Biology,American Society of Foresters,  AAAS, AIBS, American Geophysical Union, Natural Areas Association,  Association of Southeastern Biologists, Xerces Society

Awards:

2000  Technical Achievement Award from UT-Battelle for international leadership in addressing the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function
1998 Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication on design of biodiversity experiments. 
1997 BER 50 Exceptional Service Award from DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program at 50th Anniversary Symposium for work on ecosystem functioning and biodiversity (other recipients included Warren Washington, Jay Edmonds, and Craig Venter).
1996 Author of the Year Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication of book on biological diversity
1996 Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for publication of  book on biological diversity
1996 Technical Achievement Award from Lockheed Martin, for continuing leadership in the field of ecology.
1995 Technical Achievement Award from Martin Marietta, for contributing to integration of ecology and economics.
1995 Distinguished Scientist Award, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1990 Award of Distinction (First Place) in the International Competition of the Society for Technical Communication in category of Scholarly and Technical Articles, for "New Computer Models Unify Ecological  Theory," coauthored with D.L. DeAngelis and W.M. Post. 
1983 Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, ORNL
1982 Organization for Tropical Studies - Noyes Fellowship
1980 Organization of American States Research Fellowship
1978 Charles Lindberg Foundation Grant
1976 NSF Predoctoral Fellowship
1972 Phi Beta Kappa, Grinnell College
1968 National Merit Scholarship
  

Reviewer:

Annals of Botany Holarctic Ecology
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Oecologia Plantarum
Garden Oikos
American Naturalist Science
Biotropica NSF Ecology and Ecosystems
Conservation Biology Organization for Tropical Studies
Ecology and Ecological Monographs Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Ecotoxicology USDA Competitive Grants
Environment International  The Nature Conservancy
Environmental Management Vegetatio
UNESCO Global Biodiversity Assessment Journal of Vegetation
Natural Environment Research Council, Great Britain  Nature
Science
The Royal Society Proceedings B

Panel Member:

EPA Regional Synthesis Panel, June, 1997
USDA Competitive Grants, May, 1995
NSF Site Review Team, Center for Ecological Synthesis, September, 1994.
USFS Biodiversity Program Review, Savannah River Site. May, 1994
EPA Ecosystem Stress Detection Panel, Oct. 1991, May, 1992, Jan. 1993
NSF LTER Site Review Team, Desert Ecosystems, June, 1992. 
DOE Southeastern National Institute of Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) Panel, 1992, 1993
NSF Restoration and Conservation Biology Panel, 1992, 1995.
DOE Hollaender Fellowship Panel, Apr. 1992.

Symposia Organized and Chaired:

Ecosystem and community implications of population processes, ESA/INTECOL meetings, Syracuse, New York,  1986.

Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1990.

Individual-based Models and Approaches in Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1990.

Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1991.

Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1992.

Regional Watershed Research Symposium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1993.

Oak Ridge Climate Change Symposium,  Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 1994.

The biophysical landscape: implications for ecological, economic, and cultural processes, ESA annual meeting, 1997.