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Biology at Marietta College is your gateway to many exciting educational opportunities. Our department emphasizes small classes with plenty of opportunity to interact with the faculty. From Anatomy to Immunology and on to Zoology, our courses cover the traditional areas of biology as well as the newest areas of research.
We are particularly excited about our facilities in the Rickey Science Center, opened in the spring of 2003. Click here for a tour of our facilities in the Rickey Science Center. All of our laboratories and equipment are available to students. Many of our courses emphasize field trips to the local natural areas along the Ohio River.
We have placed a lot of material on our web site for the use of our students and anyone else who is interested. You can access the material from the menu at the left; you can get to faculty web pages directly by clicking on the appropriate icon in the logo below. Some special links are also highlighted here:
News:
2008 Utah Field Trip
8 students and 3 professors joined with the annual Geology Department Dino Dig in Utah. In addition to helping at the dinosaur quarry, biology students studied the desert ecosystem, and visited Bryce Canyon National Park.
A web site with pictures from the 2006 trip is at:
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/utahtrip06/utah_trip_06.htm
Images from the 2008 Utah trip will be added in a set of PDF handbooks - keep an eye open on the site!
New Faculty! The Department of Biology and Environmental Science will welcome 2 new faculty members in the fall, 2008! Jennifer Hancock comes to us from Ohio University, where she conducted research on movement in birds and will be completing her PhD. She will be teaching anatomy and physiology in both the Biology and Environmental Science Department and for the Physician's Assistant Program, as well as Human Anatomy for the Sports Medicine Department.
Dr. Katrina Lustofin comes to Marietta from Washington College in Maryland. Her PhD is from the University of Illinois where she worked on toxicology of plant chemicals on various animal models. She will be teaching general biology and advanced courses in developmental biology.
Congratulations to our 2008 Graduates: 2008 Capstones BS Biology
- Stacey Burgess
- Ami Casis
- Jessica Craig
- Melissa Isennock
- Brianne Kosar
- Oliva Newsome
- Valerie Niedermier
- Justine Pagenhardt
- Gabrielle Sanders
- Toni Stephenson
- Yong Yang Wang
BS Biochemistry
- Patrick Burke
- Michelle Geissler
- Nicole Gwisdalla
- Christopher Hamlin
- Joseph McMahan
- Tyler Okel
- Kyle Ryder
- Sarah Zumbro
- Paige Williams
BA Environmental Studies
- Sotiria Anagnoustou
- Ryan Callihan
- Matt Kundmueller
BS Environmental Science
- Bill Barron
- Sam Dahler
- David Merckle
- Pierce Morris
- Sean Wainwright
- Di Yang
BS Health Science
- Megan Bartley
- Nicole Budzinski
- Jessica Moss
- Kenzie Schafer
- Joe Schanken
- Alison Schindler
- Jonathan Sidle
- Devan Ward
- Jennifer Wickerham
- Jeffrey Wojton
- Lindsay Zettle
BS Allied Health
- Kimberley Becker
- Nikki Crippen
- Joel Nau
- Bradley Roberts
- Brian Venci
The Spring Picnic followed the senior capstone poster presentations on April 25th. Above left, Biology and Environmental Science safety and lunch-sniffing dog Tasha inspects all consumables for freshness and quality. Speaking of quality, top-notch food was prepared by gourmet chef (really) Dr. Dave Brown and natural foods consultant Dr. Steve Spilatro (left). A good time was had by all, including departmental secretary Judy Dunn's grandson (Class of '27).
Fall 2007 marked the opening of the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station. The first class was on site and conducting field work September 4th, 2007. Dedication of the station, made possible by the generosity of Ralph Voorhees and dedicated to the memory of his wife, Barbara A. Beiser Voorhees, was held on September 15th, 2007.
Dave Sands a Marietta College graduate, and his uncle, Ralph Voorhees, at the dedication.
Above: Sampling in the Little Muskingum River at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station. On September 19th, 2007, such sampling revealed the furthest upstream presence of Palaemonetes kadiakensis, the Mississippi Grass Shrimp, in the Ohio River drainage.
Zoology Class at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
Student Projects
- Seoul Women's University/Marietta College Cooperative Stream Study
- Butterflies of Washington County
- Odonata! (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
- Mussels of the Ohio River
Community Resources: Course Resources:
- Biomes of the World
- MolnQuiry Molecular Models
- Pachyderm (ID drill)
- MicroID Microbe Viewer
- MicroID Microbe Quizzer
Costa Rica - Maine - Utah.....
Faculty web pages: McShaffrey Spilatro Utah Dinosaur Dig/Desert Ecology 2006
