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Ph.D. in Aquatic Resources

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Doctoral Major and Degree Offered

Aquatic Resources, Ph.D.

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Candidacy & Dissertation
Courses Offered
Graduate Faculty

Doctoral Major and Degree Offered
       Aquatic Resources, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program
    Sustainable freshwater resources provide a foundation for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, as well as human use and economic development. However, inadequate understanding of aquatic resources and a prevailing inability to properly integrate scientific, technical, and socioeconomic elements continues to seriously hinder the goal of providing sustainable aquatic resources, not only in Texas, but also across the nation and around the world. The curriculum for the doctoral degree is designed to provide depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of aquatic resources and related disciplines with an emphasis on original research.

Educational Goal
    The doctoral program emphasizes original research and is designed to provide depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of Aquatic Resources and related disciplines, including basic and applied research, management, and policy. Students will apply research and knowledge, both independently and with other specialists, in a multidisciplinary environment to identify and solve complex problems and issues relevant to the sustainable use of aquatic resources.

Doctoral Faculty
(Eligible to chair Dissertation Committees and teach doctoral courses)
    Baccus, John Thomas, Professor. B.S.Ed., M.S., Midwestern University; Ph.D., University of North Texas. (Wildlife Management, Mammalogy, Community Ecology)
    Bonner, Timothy H., Associate Professor. B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., Texas Tech University. (Ichthyology, Fisheries Management)
    Dharmasiri, Nihal, Assistant Professor. B.Sc., M.Phil., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa. (Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology)
    Forstner, Michael R.J., Professor. B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; M.S., Sul Ross State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (Genetics, Systematics)
    Gabor, Caitlin Rathie, Associate Professor. B.A., University of Santa Barbara; M.S., Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana. (Environmental and Evolutionary Ecology)
    Garcia, Dana Michelle, Professor. B.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley. (Cell Biology, Physiology)
    Green, M. Clay, Assistant Professor. B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Sul Ross State University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Wildlife Ecology and Ornithology)
    Groeger, Alan Walter, Associate Professor. B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma. (Limnology, Aquatic Sciences)
    Hahn, Dittmar, Associate Professor. B.S., M.S., University of Hamburg; Ph.D., Wageningen Agricultural University. (Microbial Ecology)
    Huffman, David George, Professor. B.A., West Virginia University; M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire. (Fish Parasitology)
    Huston, Michael A., Professor. B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Ph.D. University of Michigan. (Landscape Ecology)
    Longley, Glenn, Professor and Director, Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center. B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah. (Limnology, Pollution Biology)
    Lopes, Vicente L., Professor. B.S., Federal University of Ceara; M.S., Federal University of Paraiba; Ph.D., University of Arizona. (Watershed Science)
    Martin, Noland H., Assistant Professor. B.S., The University of Texas at Austin; M.S., University of Oregon; Ph.D., Duke University. (Plant Speciation, Hybridization)
    McLean, Robert James Cameron, Professor. B.Sc., University of Guelph; Ph.D., University of Calgary. (Bacterial Structure and Function, Microbial Ecology)
    Moody, Sandra West, Associate Professor. B.S., M.S., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (Science Education)
    Nice, Christopher C., Associate Professor. B.S., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ph.D., University of California at Davis. (Population Genetics, Ecology)
    Nowlin, Weston Hugh, Assistant Professor. B.A., Austin College; M.S., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Victoria. (Wetlands Ecology)
    Rast, Walter, Professor and Doctoral Program Director. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S. (Molecular Biology), M.S. (Environmental Science), Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas. (Limnology, Water Quality, Aquatic Resource Management)
    Schwinning, Susan, Assistant Professor. Diploma, University of Göttingen; M.S., University of California, Davis; Ph.D., University of Arizona. (Plant Ecology, Quantitative Ecology)
    Tomasso, Joseph R., Professor and Chair. B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Stress and Environmental Physiology)
    Weckerly, Floyd, Assistant Professor. B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Biostatistics, Wildlife Ecology)
    Williamson, Paula S., Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate College. B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara. (Conservation Biology, Plant Reproductive Biology, Aquatic Plant Biology)
    Zhang, Yixin, Assistant Professor. B.S., Nanjing Normal University; M.S., Ph.D., Umeå University. (Stream Ecology)

Associate Doctoral Faculty
(Eligible to serve on Dissertation Committees and teach doctoral courses)
    Aron, Gary Michael, Professor. B.S., M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. (Microbiology, Virology)
    Koke, Joseph Ralph, Professor. B.S., M.S., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton. (Cell Biology, Physiology)
    Lemke, David E., Professor. B.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin. (Plant Systematics)
    Ott, James R., Associate Professor. B.S., George Mason University; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland. (Ecology, Evolutionary Biology)
    Rose, Francis L., Professor. B.S., M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Tulane University. (Ecology and Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles)
    Simpson, Thomas R., Assistant Professor. B.A., University of Dallas; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (Zoology, Wildlife Management)
    Upchurch, Garland R., Jr., Associate Professor. B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan. (Paleobotany, Paleoecology, Global Change)