PhD (agronomy-biochemistry) - Ohio State University (1956)
MS (agronomy-microbiology) - Ohio State University (1954)
BS (soil science) - California Polytechnic State (1952)
Guenther Stotzky
1931 - 2015
Microbial ecology; environmental microbiology and virology.
Various aspects of microbial ecology and environmental microbiology and virology, with emphasis on the role of surfaces in the activity, ecology, and population dynamics of microorganisms, especially in soil. Fate, gene transfer, and effects of genetically modified microbes in natural environments. Persistence and ecological effects of the insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis in soil, especially when bound on clays and humic substances. Effects of heavy metals on procaryotic and eucaryotic cells.
Fellowships/Honors
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
- Fellow, Soil Science Society of America
- Fellow, American Society of Agronomy
- 1996 Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
- 1994 Excellence in Teaching Award, New York City Branch, American Society for Microbiology
- 1994 Golden Dozen Teaching Award, New York University
- 1992 Honored Alumnus of the Year Award, California Polytechnic State University
- 1990 Fisher Scientific Company Award for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology
- 1989 Selman A. Waksman Honorary Lecture Award, Theobald Smith Society (New Jersey Branch, American Society for Microbiology)
- 1986-89 Distinguished Visiting Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 1984 Foundation Guest Speaker, Australian Society for Microbiology