2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

the general science curriculum. Students are urged to transfer to
degree programs as early as possible.
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ............................................................. 4
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................... 4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................... 4
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SPRING
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 or PHY 1001 Physics 1 ........................ 4
CHM 1102 General Chemistry 2 ............................................................... 4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 .............................................................................. 4
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Students in this program are advised by the education and interdisciplinary
studies department head until a degree program is
selected. Once 30 credit hours (not including remedial courses)
have been successfully completed, continued registration is contingent
on selection of a degree program. Acceptance into the desired
degree program is automatic unless the student has been academically
dismissed.
DePARTMenT OF BiOLOGiCAL SCienCeS
Richard B. Aronson, Ph.D., Head
Director, Graduate Programs
David J. Carroll, Ph.D.
Director, Undergraduate Programs
Richard L. Turner, Ph.D.
Degree Programs
Biochemistry, B.S.
Biomathematics, B.S.
Biological Sciences
Aquaculture, B.S.
Conservation Biology and Ecology, B.S.
General Biology, B.S.
Marine Biology, B.S.
Molecular Biology, B.S.
Premedical Biology, B.S.
Biological Sciences
Biotechnology, M.S.
Cell and Molecular Biology, M.S.
Ecology, M.S.
Marine Biology, M.S.
Biological Sciences, Ph.D.
Conservation Technology, M.S.
Undergraduate Minor Program
Biology
Professors
Richard B. Aronson, Ph.D., coral reefs, climate change, paleoecology, marine
ecology, Antarctica.
Mark B. Bush, Ph.D., paleoecology, biogeography, Amazonian speciation,
tropical conservation, wetland ecosystems.
Julia E. Grimwade, Ph.D., DNA replication, DNA-protein interaction,
bacterial cell cycle control, antibiotic discovery.
Alan C. Leonard, Ph.D., molecular biology, microbial growth control, DNA
replication, superhelicity and methylation as regulators of DNA bioreactivity,
DNA-protein interactions.
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Junda Lin, Ph.D., molluscan and crustacean aquaculture, marine ecology.
Richard R. Sinden, Ph.D., molecular biology, biochemistry, DNA structure
and function.
Richard A. Tankersley, Ph.D., ecology, physiology and behavior of marine and
freshwater invertebrates.
Ralph G. Turingan, Ph.D., vertebrate functional morphology, community
structure of fishes, ecological morphology of feeding systems.
Robert Van Woesik, Ph.D., population and community ecology of coral reefs,
emphasis on mechanisms underlying large scale patterns in coral community
structure and diversity.
Associate Professors
David J. Carroll, Ph.D., molecular basis of signal transduction at fertilization.
Michael S. Grace, Ph.D., molecular control of photoreceptors in the retina
and nonretinal photoreceptors of the brain, pineal and parietal organ.
Charles D. Polson, Ph.D., application and development of biotechnology in
undergraduate education, nucleic acid analysis, electrophoretic separation.
Jonathan M. Shenker, Ph.D., finfish aquaculture, biology and ecology of early
life stages of fishes, environmental toxicology.
Richard L. Turner, Ph.D., reproduction and life histories of marine
organisms, physiological ecology of marine organisms, general biology of
echinoderms.
Shaohua Xu, Ph.D., protein structure, function and relationship to
osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s, molecular imaging, nanoscience.
Assistant Professors
Tristan J. Fiedler, Ph.D., university advancement and development,
genomics, bioinformatics, molecular and cellular biology; genetics, marine
biology, fisheries.
Christin L. Pruett, Ph.D., bird population genetics, endangered species,
speciation, adaptation, bird conservation.
Research Faculty
David R. Breininger, Ph.D.; Lisa K. Moore, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Eleanor E. Storrs, Ph.D.
Professors Emeriti
Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D.; Charles E. Helmstetter, Ph.D.;
John G. Morris, Ph.D.; Russell C. Weigel, Ph.D.; Gary N. Wells, Ph.D.
Overview
The biological sciences examine every aspect of living organisms,
from the biochemical reactions involved in supporting cellular
processes to the interaction of organisms with their environment.
Research is an integral part of the study of biological sciences, and
students are encouraged to participate in ongoing research directed
by departmental faculty. Each option allows research courses to
fulfill up to nine credit hours of restricted or free elective credit.
Between the sophomore–junior and junior–senior years, students
can elect to participate in the summer field biology, and conservation
biology and ecology programs. Field biology courses serve as
required courses in the conservation biology and ecology option
and can serve as restricted electives for various programs. Students
wishing to participate are encouraged to consult with their advisers
early during the academic year to reserve places in the classes.
Courses in the summer field program are taught in Africa,
Australia, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru and Puerto
Rico, and the Appalachian Mountains in the United States.