ROBERT BRIAN GENTER
Department of Environmental & Health Sciences
Johnson State College
337 College Hill
Johnson, Vermont 05656
Office: (802) 635-1398
FAX: (802) 635-1461
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI&SU), Blacksburg, VA, 1986
M.S., Biology, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Bowling Green, Ohio, 1983
B.S., Oceanography, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor of Biology, Johnson State College (JSC), Johnson, VT, 1998 - Present
Associate Professor of Biology, JSC, Johnson, VT, 1992 - 1998
Assistant Professor of Biology, JSC, Johnson, VT, 1986 - 1992
Faculty Research Fellowship, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Department of Energy & Associated Western Universities, summers 1993-95
Faculty Representative, JSC Semester-in-London Program, London, England, 1990
Ecological Consultant, to the law firm of Langrock, Sperry, Parker & Wool, Middlebury, VT, 1988-1989
Project Counselor, NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program, Kennedy Space Center / Florida A&M University, Cape Canaveral, FL, 1987
Teaching Assistantships
Biology Department, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA, 1983-86
University of Michigan Biological Research Station, Ann Arbor, Michigan, summer 1984
Biology Department, BGSU, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1981-83
Research Assistantships
University Center for Environmental Studies, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA, 1984
Phytoplankton Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Division, Ann Arbor, MI, 1980-81
Zooplankton Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Division, Ann Arbor, MI, 1979-80
Courses Taught
Environmental Toxicology; Limnology; Stream Ecology; Fundamentals of Ecology; Coastal and Marine Resources; Cellular and Organismic Biology; Introduction to Environmental Problems; Principles of Resource Management and Environmental Planning; Water Resources Management; Ecology in Ancient Civilizations; Ecology of Subtropical Ecosystems; Tropical Ecology; Biology of Algae.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Genter, R.B. 1996. Ecotoxicology of inorganic chemical stress to algae. Pages 403-468, In: Stevenson, R.J., M. Bothwell, and R. Lowe (Eds.), Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
Genter, R.B. 1995. Benthic algal populations respond to aluminum, acid, and aluminum-acid mixtures in artificial streams. Hydrobiologia 306:7-19.
Genter, R.B. and D.J. Amyot. 1994. Freshwater benthic algal population and community changes due to acidity and aluminum-acid mixtures in artificial streams. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13:369-380.
Genter, R.B., J.R. Pratt, N.B. Pratt, and J. Cairns, Jr. 1989. Algal and protozoan community response to individual and combined treatments of phosphate and zinc. Curr. Prac. Environ. Sci. Eng. 4:133-149.
Genter, R.B., D.S. Cherry, and J. Cairns, Jr. 1988. Attached-algal abundance altered by individual and combined treatment of zinc and pH. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 7:723-733.
Genter, R.B., F.S. Colwell, J.R. Pratt, D.S. Cherry, and J. Cairns, Jr. 1988. Changes in epilithic communities due to individual and combined treatments of zinc and snail grazing in stream mesocosms. Toxicol. Indust. Health 4(2):185-201.
Genter, R.B., D.S. Cherry, E.P. Smith, and J. Cairns, Jr. 1987. Algal periphyton as indicators of zinc stress in stream mesocosms. Hydrobiologia 153:261-275.
Smith, E.P., R.B. Genter, D.S. Cherry, and J. Cairns, Jr. 1986. Confidence intervals for the similarity between algal assemblages. Hydrobiologia 139:237-245.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Impact and Recovery of Freshwater Algae and Bacteria to Metal Stress in Iron Creek, Idaho. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 1996.
Periphyton Response to Aluminum and Acid Stress in Artificial Streams. SETAC, 1991.
Earlier Growth Inhibition of Periphyton by Increasing Concentration of Aluminum in Acidic Water in Artificial Streams. North American Benthological Society (NABS), 1991.
Periphyton Population Abundances Altered by Dissolved Aluminum and Acidic Water in Artificial Streams. Northeastern North America Chapter Meeting of SETAC, 1991.
Periphyton Community Change Due to Individual and Combined Treatments of Aluminum and pH in Artificial Streams. NABS, 1990.
A Graphical Method for Interpreting Interaction Between Two Toxicants in Aquatic Systems. SETAC, 1988; NABS, 1988.
Structural-functional Artificial Stream Responses of Microbial-periphyton Communities and Clam-snail Populations to Zinc. J.L. Farris, R.B. Genter, F.S. Colwell, S.E. Belanger, D.S. Cherry, and J. Cairns, Jr., SETAC, 1987.
Altered Abundance of Algal-Periphyton Taxa in Response to Individual and Combined Treatments of Zinc and Phosphate. R.B. Genter and J. Cairns, Jr., NABS, 1987.
Attached-Algal Abundance Altered by Individual and Combined Treatments of Zinc and pH in Stream Mesocosms. R.B. Genter, D.S. Cherry, E.P. Smith, J. Cairns, SETAC, 1986.
Periphyton Response to Zinc and Snail Grazing in Stream Mesocosms. R.B. Genter, J. Cairns, D.S. Cherry, Phycological Society of America, 1986.
Diatom Response to Zinc Stress in Artificial Streams. R.B. Genter, D.S. Cherry, J. Cairns, 8th North American Diatom Symposium, 1985.
Seasonal Response of Periphyton to Zinc Stress in Artificial Streams. R.B. Genter, D.S. Cherry, J. Cairns, SETAC, 1985.
INVITED PAPERS
Heavy-metal toxicity to freshwater benthic algae: a review. North American Benthological Society (NABS), 1993.
Periphyton communities harmed by aluminum and acidic streamwater in artificial streams. New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 1991.
Ancient people and the environment: A survey of environmental impact. Concordia University, Montréal, P.Q., 1991.
Earlier growth inhibition of periphyton by increasing concentration of aluminum in acidic water in artificial streams. NABS, Santa Fe, NM, 1991.
Zooplankton: Identification techniques, sample handling, and field methodologies. Vermont Water Resources Research Center, University of Vermont, 1991.
Attached algal population changes due to aluminum and acidic pH stress in artificial streams. University of Leeds, England, 1990.
RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED
Biological Assessment of Metal Stress Using Communities of Algae in a Small Stream, Vermont EPSCoR (NSF) 1997
Community Response of Freshwater Benthic Algae to Metal Stress in a Natural Stream, Faculty Development Fund (FDF), JSC, 1997.
Faculty Research Stipend, Associated Western Universities with the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 1993, 1994, 1995.
Effect of Stress on Freshwater Benthic Algae in Artificial Streams, FDF, JSC, 1993.
Attached-Algal Response to Acidity and Aluminum, FDF, JSC, 1990.
Attached-algae Stressed by Aluminum and Acidic pH, Vermont Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (National Science Foundation), 1989.
Aluminum Toxicity and Acid Rain: A Test with Attached-Algae in Artificial Streams, FDF, JSC, 1989.
Community Bioassay for Environmental Protection, VT-EPSCoR (NSF), 1988.
Artificial Streams for Teaching and Research, JSC, 1986.
Periphyton Population and Community Response to Zinc Stress, Sigma Xi, Grant-in-aid of Research, 1984-85.
Periphyton Response to Individual and Combined Treatments of Zinc and Phosphate, U. of M. Biological Station, ARCO Grant, 1984.
Effect of Different Initial Colonists on Periphyton Succession in a Small Stream, BGSU, Thesis Improvement Grant, 1982.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Faculty Research Fellowship, U.S. Department of Energy & Associated Western Universities (D.O.E. & A.W.U.); Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Idaho Falls, ID, Summers 1994, 1995
Sabbatical, JSC, Spring 1994
Faculty & Student Research Fellowship, D.O.E. & A.W.U., EMCORE Program; INEL, Summer 1993 (Two JSC students subsequently won competitive national awards)
Chosen by Environmental & Health Science Graduating Seniors as the Departmental Representative for Commencement, 1990
Tuition Waiver Scholarship, VPI&SU, 1983-1984
Dean's List, University of Michigan, Fall 1976, Summer 1978
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Committee Service
Policy 101 Review: Biology Program, JSC, 1997
General Education Task Force, JSC 1995-97
Executive Board, Lake Champlain Research Consortium, 1991-96
Executive Director, 1993-95
Lake [Champlain] Studies Advisory Panel, 1991-1995
Lake Champlain Research Consortium Toxics Subcommittee, 1990-1995
VSC Working Group on Faculty Development, 1989-1993
Calendar Committee, JSCFF, 1989-1990, 1997-98
Promotion, Tenure, & Review Committee, 1989-90, 1992-3
Freshman Orientation Advisor, JSC, 1988-1990
Academic Status Committee, JSC, 1987-1989
Curriculum Committee, BGSU, 1982-1983; JSC, 1991-1992
Faculty Search Committees, JSC, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992 (two), 1999
Reviewer
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Diatom Research
National Science Foundation
Hydrobiologia
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Vermont Water Resources Research Center
Environmental Technology
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
National Science Foundation, EPSCoR
Professional Associations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
North American Benthological Society
Phycological Society of America
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Other Associations
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity University of Michigan Chapter
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