Amy Weiss

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Contents 1 Amy Weiss 2 Current Position 3 Research Interests 4 Education 5 Teaching and Research Experience 6 Positions Held 7 Other Interests 8 Links

[edit] Amy Weiss

Ph.D. Candidate
Advisor: Don Les

Office: BioPharm 319
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: amy.weiss@uconn.edu

[edit] Current Position

RA on grant, Genetic Analysis of Cabomba: Ecology and Spread, funded by CSIRO Entomology and the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF)

[edit] Research Interests

To be updated soon...

[edit] Education

Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2003–Current
University of Connecticut

B.S. Marine Biology
1999–2002
University of California, Santa Cruz

[edit] Teaching and Research Experience

• Interim Plant Collections Manager at the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Feb 2006-May 2007.
• Teaching Assistant, EEB 204/304: Aquatic Plant Biology. Fall 2005. University of Connecticut.
• Teaching Assistant, BIOL 108: Introductory Biology Laboratory. 2003-2005. University of Connecticut.

[edit] Positions Held

• EEB Botanical Collections Representative. 2006-Present.
• EEB GSA Secretary. 2004-2006.

[edit] Other Interests

• I'm compiling a list of Songs about plants
• Resident pumpkin carver to EEB events

[edit] Links

• This is a cool site full of retro songs about science: http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/