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James W. Grier, Professor of Zoology -- Curriculum Vitae / Summary

Dept of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5517
(701) 231-8444, james.grier@ndsu.nodak.edu,   http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/grier/jwgrier.html

Education:
	B.A. 1965	University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Science (Biology) and Education
	M.S. 1968	University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Zoology
	Ph.D.1975	Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Professional Positions: NDSU --
	1973	Assistant Professor of Zoology
	1978	Associate Professor of Zoology
	1983	Professor of Zoology

Teaching: Courses taught (at NDSU and elsewhere, current ones italicized) --
	General Biology (labs), General Zoology, General Botany, Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates, 
	Comparative Vertebrate Embryology, Wildlife Ecology, Animal Behavior, Animal Population Dynamics, 
	Biological Research Principles, Humans and Natural Resources (Multi-discl.), Herpetology, 
	Human Anatomy and Physiology (labs), Assisted with physics dept. Astronomy course, Summer 
	workshops for ND public school teachers

Research: primary research -- eagles and other birds of prey, animal populations, animal behavior, computer 
		modeling; secondary research interests -- paleontology, herpetology, and aquatic organisms. 
	Funding from several state, provincial, and federal (U.S. and Canada) agencies and private 
		organizations/foundations (1973-present, total approx. $900K).

	field research with bald eagles since 1959, mostly in northwestern Ontario, Canada;
	first person to successfully breed eagles in captivity using artificial insemination (1972, Cornell); 
	involved with work on the Philippine eagle since 1977;
	team leader for the Northern States Bald Eagle Recovery Team, 1978-93, (an endangered species 
		advisory team for federal and state agencies and universities in a 25 state region, 
		appointed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service);
	zebra mussels and aquatic nuisance species;
	plus involved with graduate students working on a broad spectrum of species, invertebrates to vertebrates

	major advisor and committee member for numerous graduate research projects --
	26 graduate students completed as major advisor (16 M.S., 10 Ph.D.), 5 others current major advisor

Publications: over 100 publications in scientific and technical journals (1964 up to in-press),
	books, and popular media, including: college textbook on animal behavior (two editions), a popular book on 
	bald eagles, chapters and introductions etc. in several books, several scientific articles on eagles and other 
	birds of prey, including a cover article in Science, several articles on snakes, aquatic organisms (including zebra 
	mussels), fossil ammonites and misc. other items 
	[over 30 refereed, over 20 non-refereed professional, over 50 popular]

Presentations: several presentations at scientific meetings, chairing of workshops, and over 100
	seminars,  talks, and programs at universities, schools, institutions, etc., incl. the Smithsonian Inst. and Yale Univ. 
	On several tv and radio programs and featured in other media, incl. an appearance on the Johnny Carson, 
	Tonight show, the BBC Wild World of Animals, PBS and A&E tv shows with Bill Kurtis; 
	advised the White House on Presidential speech on the bald eagle.

Awards include: first Sigma Xi research award at NDSU (1982), citation from the Premier of 
	Ontario for research on bald eagles (1984), honorary citizenship in a town in Ontario (1984), honorary member of 
	the Philippine Eagle Conservation Program Foundation (1990), Dean's award in Science and Mathematics (1991), 
	Blue Key Distinguished Educator Award (1993), Fargo Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Professor (1993), 
	Mortar Board Preferred Professor (1994)

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