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RICHARD A. CELLARIUS
Emeritus Member of the Faculty (since 1999)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Education:
- B.A. (Physics), Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1958
- Ph.D. (Biological Science), The Rockefeller University,
New York, New York, 1965
- Postdoctoral Study (Biophysics), The University of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, 1965-66.
Academic Honors and Recognitions:
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Sigma Xi
- U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health,
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1965-66
- Honorary Vice President, Sierra Club, 2000-2017
Previous Position:
- Graduate Advisor (2000–2008), Associate Faculty (2006–2011), and Interim Chair (2007–2009),
Degree Program in Environmental Studies ,
Master of Arts Program (MAP), Prescott College,
- Director, Graduate Program in Environmental Studies
(1996-1999) and
Member of the Faculty (Plant Biology; Biophysics; Environmental Policy)
(1972-1999), The Evergreen State College
- Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, The University
of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, 1966-72 (Promoted to Associate Professor, 1972)
Academic and Teaching Interests:
Bioenergetics, biology, biophysics, biophysical chemistry, botany,
conservation, environmental studies (resource assessment; environmental
history, philosophy, policy), forest ecology, forest management,
geographic information systems (GIS), history and philosophy of
science, photobiology, plant biology,
plant physiology, photobiology, scientific computing (applications),
statistics, technical writing.
Memberships:
Sierra Club,
U.S. Association
for the Club of Rome, Former: American Society of Pland
PhysiologistsAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences, Northwest
Association for
Environmental Studies, Northwest Scientific Association.
Service:
- Director (national), Sierra Club (16 years between 1974
& 1995); President, 1988-90; Vice President for Science and
Research, 1974-76. Also served as member and chair of the Sierra Club's
Publications (Books) and International Committees at various times from
1972 to 2017.
- Trustee, Northwest Scientific Association, 1987-88;
President-Elect, 1996-97; President, 1997-98; Past President, 1998-99.
- Trustee, The Sierra Club Foundation, 1988-96, 1997-2003.
- Deputy Chair and Finance Officer, Commission on
Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) (2012–2016)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland,
Switzerland
Publication List (selected):
R.A. Cellarius and D. Mauzerall (1966). A model for the photosynthetic
unit: Photochemical and spectral studies on pheophytin a
adsorbed
to small particles. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 112:
235-255.
H.N. Christensen and R.A. Cellarius (1972). Introduction
to Bioenergetics: Thermodynamics for the Biologist. (W.B.
Saunders, Philadelphia) 224
pp.
R.A. Cellarius and J. Platt (1972). Councils of Urgent
Studies. Science 177: 670-676.
Reprinted in Current, No. 144: 4-14 (1972) as
"Needed: A general staff for humanity;" in Thrust 3(5):
28-37
(May 1974); and in R.H. Stephens, ed., Management of Science
and Technology. (Industrial College of the Armed Forces,
Washington, D.C., 1976) 141-155.
R.A. Cellarius (1986). U.S. can help save the tropical
forests. The Seattle Times, July 18, 1986 p. A9.
R.A. Cellarius (1987). Environmental Action: Education and
Citizen Responsibility. In Environmental Education:
Transition to an Information Age. Proceedings of the
Fifteenth Annual Conference of the North American Association for
Environmental Education [1986], J.M. Stone, ed. (North American
Association
for Environmental Education, Troy, OH), pp. 219-220 (Summary).
Cellarius, R.A., and D.S. DeBell (1988). Effect of irrigation
on growth and photosynthesis in alder and cottonwood plantations. Northwest
Sci. 62: 70 (Abstract).
Cellarius, Richard (1989). Wilderness: Rejuvenation and
Responsibility. Wilderness 1990: Sierra Club Engagement
Calendar. (Random House,
New York).
Cellarius, R.A. (2000). Review of J. Woodward, Waterstained
Landscapes: Seeing and Shaping Regionally Distinctive Places.
Environmental Practice 2: 327.
Theses Supervised:
Ph.D.: 1 (University of Michigan); Masters: 26 (The Evergreen State
College and Prescott College).
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Last Updated 24 November 2020, last reviewed 12 October 2022 by Richard Cellarius