I was born in Melbourne, Australia and after completing my high school education embarked on a Bachelor of Education in Environmental Studies. During the course of the four year degree, I developed a passion for botany and physical geography. My first encounter with bryophytes was during the third year of my degree where I was…
I first began working in ecology and conservation in Australia in the late 1990s. I’ve had an eclectic career, working on the conservation of both threatened flora and fauna for state governments and consultancies, but I’ve always had a passion for community ecology, and since completing a PhD at Monash University, Australia, on the drivers…
Born and raised in West Baltimore (Maryland, USA), I was originally exposed to botany in the context of an urban trail system near my house as well as an Ecology class taught at my Quaker elementary school. My interest in bryology, however, was piqued when I was fortunate to be a student of Robin Wall…
I was born in East Sussex, United Kingdom, where I grew up until I moved away to undertake an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at Leicester University. My degree was very focussed on vascular plants, and I don’t remember bryophytes being mentioned outside of learning their life-cycle. I first became interested in bryophytes after graduating,…
I am from the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico, where I grew up and currently live. I have been working with bryophytes for about 20 years. I find bryophytes beautiful and fascinating, and I feel very fortunate for the mentors, friends, and colleagues that I have found in this dynamic and supportive community of bryophyte-loving…
I was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and growing up in rural New Zealand allowed me to spend lots of time outdoors and pursue my passion of the natural world. From a young age I was always interested in Botany and knew that I wanted to study at university so I set myself on that…
Eagle Hill Institute’s 2022 Bryology and Related SeminarsEagle Hill is right on the coast of Eastern Maine, between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge. *Please note that proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (including booster) is required for acceptance into our seminars. June 5–11 — Introduction to Bryophytes — Fred OldayJune 12–18 — Introduction to Tardigrade Study…
I was born in Bizana, a small rural town of Eastern Cape province, South Africa. I started working on bryophytes in 2005 as an intern under the mentorship and leadership of Dr Jacques van Rooy (South African National Biodiversity Institute) until I was a full scientist. He allowed me to take off right away by…
I am an assistant professor in the department of biology at Université de Moncton in New Brunswick (Canada) since 2021. The research conducted in my lab focuses on the ecology of bryophytes and understory plants in the boreal forest, from its southern edge with the temperate forest to its northern edge. We study plant community…
I was born in Graz, Austria, where I also graduated with a diploma in plant sciences at the Karl-Franzens-University. For three years I’ve been curating the bryophyte collection of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (GJO). In addition to my primary job, I’m also working on my doctoral thesis focusing on the morphology and genetics of…