Curriculum Vitae
Born: 17 June 1952
Education:
Elementary, middle, and high schools in Ithaca, New York
A.B. 1974, Dartmouth College, in chemistry
Ph.D. 1978, Harvard University, in biologyProfessional Experience
1978-80 Junior Fellow Harvard University, Society of Fellows 1980-85 Assistant Professor Yale University, Department of Biology 1985-86 Associate Professor Yale University, Department of Biology 1986-88 Assistant Professor Cornell University, Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior 1988-93 Associate Professor Cornell University, Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior 1993-present Professor Cornell University, Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior 1993-94 Fellow Institute for Advanced Study - Berlin 2000 Visiting Professor Honeybee Science Research Ctr., Tamagawa Univ., Japan 2001-2004 Visiting Professor University of Würzburg, Germany 2005 Visiting Scientist Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panama Research Interests:
Behavior, Sociobiology, Ecology, Evolution
Publications:
2 books, over 100 technical articles
Honors:
W.W. Eggleston Botany Prize, Dartmouth College, 1972
F.L. Town Scientific Scholar, Dartmouth College, 1972
E.B. Hartshorne Chemistry Medal, Dartmouth College, 1974
Phi Beta Kappa, 1974
Graduation with Highest Distinction, Dartmouth College, 1974
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1974
John S. Parker Natural Sciences Fellowship, Harvard University, 1977
Morse Prize Fellowship, Yale University, 1983
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1992
Fellowship, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study - Berlin), 1993
J.I. Hambleton Award, Eastern Apicultural Society, 1994
Bee Neocorynurella seeleyi named by Michael S. Engel and Barrett A. Klein , University of Kansas and American Museum of Natural History, 1997
Gold Medal Award for Best Science Book, Apimondia, 1998. For The Wisdom of the Hive
Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis, 2001
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, 2001
Felix Santschi Distinguished Lecture, University of Zürich, 2004