Mr. Alfred Kahl was a German schoolteacher who took up microscopy mid-life and became a leading authority on ciliated protozoa. He taught English, French, and Natural History in Hamburg, Germany. He first became interested in ciliophora when his daughter, Lucia ...

Dr. Alfred (Al) Loeblich, Jr. was a North American micropaleontologist. He, along with his wife Helen, co-authored a number of important works on Foraminifera and related organisms. After his death, Dr. Loeblich was described as "one of the giants of ...

Dr. Rogerson the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sonoma State University. His research interests include: ecology, taxonomy, physiology cell and molecular biology of eukaryotic microbes and ballast water treatment.

Dr. Arthur C. Borror is a Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the University of New Hampshire - Durham. Much of his research focused on the Ciliophora family Urostylidae. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. Borror has ...

Dr. Bland Finlay is Professor of Microbial Ecology at Queen Mary University of London. Research Interests -Ecology and physiology of free-living Protozoa -Dimensions and dynamics of biodiversity at the microbial level -Rationalising biological and habitat complexity -Characterising the dimensions of ...

Dr. David Caron is North American microbiologist and professor at the University of Southern California. Dr. Caron's research interests via USC webpage: "Marine and freshwater microbial ecology, with emphasis on the trophic relationships between protists (microalgae and protozoa) and other ...

Dr. Denis Lynn is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Much of his research focuses on the ecology, and the biodiversity and phylogeny of ciliated protozoa. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of ...

Dr. Diane Stoecker is a professor at the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science. Area of Expertise: Physiological ecology and feeding biology of planktonic protists (one celled algae and protozoa); Role of microzooplankton (ciliates and dinoflagellates) in food webs ...

Research Interests Structural characterization of polar natural organic matter; role of protozoa in organic matter transformations in aquatic systems; elucidating the molecular-level changes in organic matter mediated by microorganisms. Oil Spill Research: -Mass Spectral Characterization of Water-Soluble Oil and Dispersants ...