Kociolek, John Patrick
Professor
Positions
Research Areas
Research
research overview
My research focuses on the taxonomy, systematics, evolution, biogeography and ecology of diatoms. These organisms play important roles in aquatic ecosystems, and provide us with oxygen through photosynthesis. Despite the important roles they play, we still know very little about their diversity, biogeography and ecology. I have focused my research on freshwater diatoms, and currently have projects on them in Colorado, China, Southeast Asia, India, Europe, South America, and Lake Baikal in Russia. I study both living and fossil species of diatoms, and use them to identify new possible renewable biofuels.
keywords
Diatoms, Algae, Taxonomy, Systematics, Ecology, Freshwaters, Biofuels, Evolution, fossils
Publications
Teaching
courses taught
EBIO 4840
Independent Study: Upper Division (Spring 2019)
EBIO 4870
Independent Research: Upper Division (Spring 2019)
EBIO 5840
Independent Study (Master's Level) (Spring 2019)
EBIO 6840
Independent Research (Master's Level) (Spring 2019)
EBIO 6940
Master's Degree Candidate - Plan II (Spring 2019)
EBIO 6950
Master's Thesis (Spring 2019)
EBIO 7840
Independent Study (Doctoral Level) (Spring 2019)
EBIO 8840
Independent Research (Doctoral Level) (Spring 2019)
EBIO 8990
Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2019)
MUSM 5041
Museum Administration (Spring 2019)
MUSM 6940
Master's Degree Candidate (Spring 2019)
MUSM 6950
Master's Thesis in Museum and Field Studies (Spring 2019)
EBIO 4080
Freshwater Phycology (Fall 2018)
EBIO 4870
Independent Research: Upper Division (Fall 2018)
EBIO 4990
EBIO Honors Thesis Research (Fall 2018)
EBIO 5080
Freshwater Phycology (Fall 2018)
EBIO 6840
Independent Research (Master's Level) (Fall 2018)
EBIO 6950
Master's Thesis (Fall 2018)
EBIO 7840
Independent Study (Doctoral Level) (Fall 2018)
EBIO 8990
Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2018)
MUSM 5900
Independent Study (Fall 2018)
MUSM 6940
Master's Degree Candidate (Fall 2018)
MUSM 6950
Master's Thesis in Museum and Field Studies (Fall 2018)
MUSM 6960
Master's Project or Paper in Museum and Field Studies (Fall 2018)
EBIO 2840
Independent Study: Lower Division (Summer 2018)
EBIO 4840
Independent Study: Upper Division (Summer 2018)
EBIO 4870
Independent Research: Upper Division (Summer 2018)
EBIO 5840
Independent Study (Master's Level) (Summer 2018)
EBIO 6840
Independent Research (Master's Level) (Summer 2018)
EBIO 6940
Master's Degree Candidate - Plan II (Summer 2018)
EBIO 6950
Master's Thesis (Summer 2018)
EBIO 7840
Independent Study (Doctoral Level) (Summer 2018)
EBIO 8840
Independent Research (Doctoral Level) (Summer 2018)
EBIO 8990
Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2018)
MUSM 6940
Master's Degree Candidate (Summer 2018)
EBIO 4840
Independent Study: Upper Division (Spring 2018)
EBIO 4870
Independent Research: Upper Division (Spring 2018)
EBIO 5840
Independent Study (Master's Level) (Spring 2018)
EBIO 6840
Independent Research (Master's Level) (Spring 2018)
EBIO 6940
Master's Degree Candidate - Plan II (Spring 2018)
EBIO 6950
Master's Thesis (Spring 2018)
EBIO 7840
Independent Study (Doctoral Level) (Spring 2018)
EBIO 8840
Independent Research (Doctoral Level) (Spring 2018)
EBIO 8990
Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2018)
MUSM 6940
Master's Degree Candidate (Spring 2018)
MUSM 6950
Master's Thesis in Museum and Field Studies (Spring 2018)
Background
education and training
International Activities
global connections related to teaching and scholarly work (in recent years)
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