Paul Whitaker
Professor
Biological Sciences
University of Wisconsin
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Paul Whitaker completed his BS from Carnegie-Mellon University in the year 1986, MS in Entomology from UW-Madison in the year 1996 and PhD in Entomology w/ Plant Science minor from UW-Madison in the year 2004. His Presentation Topics are Entomology = Insect Biology: Presentations can focus on particular insect group, insect ecology, agricultural pest management, interactions between plants and insects, invasive species or other topics. (any age group) Plant Biology: Presentations can focus on particular kinds of plants, plant structure and function, ecology of seeds and seedlings, plants whose seed dispersers went extinct during the last ice age or other topics. (any age group) Organic Agriculture: What it is, what it isn't, what the science does and doesn't tell us about how it compares to conventional agriculture. (high school) Reef Madness: A historical perspective on competing theories on the origins of coral reefs. (high school).
Research Interest
General Botany, Animal Biology, Botany, Zoology.
