George receives discerning critique of his latest book from a long-term colleague.
I have been a member of the biology department since 1972 and currently teach Biology 100A (Introduction to Biology) and Biology 109A (Biology of Dinosaurs), general courses for non-majors.
During the period 1972-1982, I pursued an active research career focusing on genetic variation at enzyme loci, the degree to which this may reflect evolutionary responses to particular environmental selective pressures, and ways in which such variation ma y be used to assess evolutionary history. This work has resulted in over fifty published papers.
Since 1983 I have substituted writing for research, authoring eight different college texts. Three of these have been in collaboration with Peter Raven, Engelmann Professor of Botany and director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. From 1987 to 1990 I ser
ved as director of the Living World Education Center at the St. Louis Zoo. In this capacity I was responsible for development of a broad range of innovative exhibits and an array of new educational programs. The Living World opened to the public in June
1989 and attracted over one million visitors in its first year. I have recently authored two interactive CD-ROMS providing students with the opportunity to explore concepts in detail.