NEW DIRECTOR FOR NSF'S DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

On 31 May 2007, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that
the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) announced that Dr.
Robert Sterner of the University of Minnesota has been named director
of the Division of Environmental Biology. Sterner is currently a
professor of biology in the University of Minnesota's Department of
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Bob Sterner," said Dr. James
Collins, NSF assistant director for biological sciences. "His
accomplishments and long-standing interest in environmental biology
and evolutionary and ecological processes will serve NSF, the
Biological Sciences Directorate, and the Division of Environmental
Biology well."

An ecologist and limnologist, Sterner's research involves studies of
ecological stoichiometry: understanding the biological and chemical
links among elements in ecosystems. Sterner has served on the board
of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and is an
associate editor of the journal Ecology. Previous academic and
professional positions include appointments as a faculty member at
the University of Texas at Arlington, and postdoctoral research at
the Max Planck Institute in Germany. He received his doctorate in
ecology from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor's degree in
biology from the University of Illinois.