Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004
Dr. Clarence Harms, professor of biology emeritus, will continue the biology seminars at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center with a discussion of symbiotic relationships.
"I'll take about six examples that range from esoteric to mundane, like sexual parasitism in some marine fishes to the everyday lichens, describe their patterns of development, and comment on how evolution of symbiosis follows no standard pattern," Harms said. "I'll define terms, and show pictures of the creatures that I'm talking about. Some of this will be my own research, and some if it was a part of my former course, Symbiosis and the Ecology of Disease."
Harms retired from ¾¨Ó㴫ý in 2003 after 40 years of teaching. He is currently the Director of the Field Station and the Outdoor Laboratory for Biological and Environmental Sciences.
"He has a broad knowledge of symbiotic relationships based in part on his research on fish parasites in the United States and Pakistan," said Dr. Ann Throckmorton, chair and associate professor of biology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "His extensive travels with students in the tropics provided him many examples of fascinating symbiotic relationships in nature."
Harms was a Fulbright scholar in Pakistan, and has received several awards as outstanding faculty member at ¾¨Ó㴫ý for his ability to motivate students. He has led numerous travel classes in marine biology, and during his distinguished career at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, he has been department chair as well as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. He was elected to three national honorary fraternities-Phi Beta Kappa for scholarship; Sigma Xi for science; and Phi Sigma for biological sciences. Harms has earned a number of National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health fellowships for research and advance study.
Harms earned his undergraduate degree from Tabor College, his masters from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
For more information, contact Throckmorton at (724) 946-7209 or e-mail 
