Robert S. Egan Professor of Biology Joined UNO Faculty in 1979

Ph.D. University of Colorado- Boulder 1971

Teaching

Each course I teach has its own home page including the catalog description, course syllabus, sample tests, and other information. Click and explore!

 Biology 1450 (Biology I)

 Biology 4350 (Lichenology)

 Biology 4380 (Morphology of Non-Vascular Plants)

To see information on graduate student theses (Master of Arts or Master of Science) completed under my direction, click on the button below.

Graduate Student Theses

Research

My research interests include the systematics, ecology and phytogeography of the lichen-forming fungi and other cryptogamic plants. My current research in lichen taxonomy utilizes traditional morphological approaches as well as data from TLC chemical analyses. I maintain a lichen herbarium of approximately 18,000 identified specimens, cataloged on computer databases, and have a lichen exchange program. I also maintain computer database files on more than 30,000 lichen literature references published since 1950, and developed a reference database on the North American lichens for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) at: (http://plants.usda.gov).

For more research information and a list of WWW links on lichens, click here

Service

Service activities change from year to year. For the 2007-2008 academic year, I am participating in the following activities:

Secretary-Treasurer, American Bryological and Lichenological Society (2004-2009)

I will be on a Faculty Development Leave, Spring Semester 2008.

For a complete listing of service activities in earlier years, click on the button below.

Previous Service Activities

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[I last updated this web site on August 7, 2008]

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