Department of Zoology

Dr. Mark A. McPeek (PhD '89 Zoology-EEOB) received the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) President's Citation, on May 18th.  The President's Citation recognizes meritorious accomplishments by an individual or group in the biological sciences.

Professor McPeek's research integrates empirical and theoretical studies of the ecological processes that structure biological communites and examines how some ecological processes have shaped the adaptation and diversification of the organisms that constitute these communities.

McPeek is a David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College and a Fellow, AAAS.  McPeek is also Editor-in-Chief of the American Naturalist.

Read the AIBS news announcement here