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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:
New Faculty!
The Department of Biology and Environmental Science welcomes 2 new faculty members:
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.
Road construction at the Barbara A. Beiser Field station is ahead of schedule and should be ready for students early in the fall semester. 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/below: Pictures of the road construction. Overall road length is almost 4/10ths of a mile. When complete, the road will allow college vehicles to drive to the Marietta College Property in the middle of the larger Barbara A. Beiser Nature Preserve. Marietta College manages the nature preserve for the Friends of Lower Muskingum River, a land conservancy organization.
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!
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
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
