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Noted watershed ecologist Nancy Grimm, Ph.D., will deliver the public presentation 鈥淯rbanization of the desert: patterns and processes of a socioecosytem鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Grimm鈥檚 lecture will be in the James E. and Beverly Rogers Black Box Theatre in the 网曝吃瓜 L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center. It is the first 鈥淕.W. Minshall Lecture in Ecology,鈥� a new lecture series sponsored by the 网曝吃瓜 Department of Biological Sciences that will become an annual 网曝吃瓜 event.

She also will give a professional research seminar titled 鈥淎 long-term perspective on biogeochemistry of desert streams鈥� at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in Room 10 of the 网曝吃瓜 Lecture Center.

Grimm, a professor of life sciences at Arizona State University, is one of the world鈥檚 leading ecologists and has recently served as the president of the Ecological Society of America. She has been a pioneer in the study of arid-land ecosystems and ecology of urbanized watersheds.  

鈥淗er public lecture is a great opportunity for University and community members to learn about the ecological effects urbanization is having on the West, including processes that are happening in our own Portneuf Watershed,鈥� said Colden Baxter, 网曝吃瓜 assistant professor of Biological Sciences.

The 网曝吃瓜 Department of Biological Sciences established the G.W. Minshall Lecture Series in Ecology to provide lasting recognition of the scientific contributions of Dr. Wayne Minshall, an 网曝吃瓜 professor emeritus who has been an international leader in the study of streams and rivers.

 鈥淣ancy is one of the world鈥檚 leading ecologists and it is especially fitting she is the first recipient of this lectureship because her roots in the field are similar to Minshall鈥檚,鈥� Baxter said.

Baxter also noted that like Minshall, Grimm is an exceptional scientist and has an outstanding record of public service within and outside of her field.

Grimm has been a faculty member since 1990 at ASU, where she earned both her master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees. Her research interests center on the cycling and retention of the element nitrogen. She has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and 20 book and symposia chapters.

In addition, the ASU professor has also demonstrated exceptional leadership during her career. As co-director of the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, she oversees and coordinates interdisciplinary research in urban ecology involving over 100 scientists in more than 10 departments. Grimm has served on numerous advisory panels and review teams for the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies.

For more information on this lecture call (208) 282-3765 or visit www.isu.edu/bios/.