James (Trey) Melton

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Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Alabama
Email: melto006@crimson.ua.edu

CURRENT POSITION

  • PhD student, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Alabama, Fall 2011.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Phycology, Systematics, Green Algae (Ulva)

EDUCATION

  • B.S. Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. May 2009.
  • Doctoral Program, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.
    • Specialization: Phycology
    • Advisor: Dr. Juan Lopez-Bautista

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Veterinary Technician. Banfield Pet Hospital of Hoover, AL. July 2009 – July 2011.
  • CYE German Foreign Exchange Program. July 2010 and July 2011
    • Teaching and preparing German high school students for their senior year of high school in the United States.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.

FIELD WORK

  • March 2008. Collected intertidal algae at Dauphin Island.
  • September 2011. Collected macroalgae (primarily Ulva) from Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, and Orange Beach.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

  • Graduate Student Research Fund Fall 2011. The University of Alabama Graduate School. $300
  • The Biological Sciences Department Travel Fund Fall 2011. The University of Alabama. $300
  • Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Graduate School. The University of Alabama. Fall 2011 $7,227

AFFILIATIONS AND SOCIETIES

Phycological Society of America

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

BSC 115 Introductory Biology Laboratory
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Alabama
Fall 2011