FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED:

1975-1979

Natural Environmental Research Council Doctorate Fellowship.

1980-1982

Natural Environmental Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship.

1983-1984

Medical Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship.

1983-84

MRC Post Doctoral Research Associate. School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex. United Kingdom.
1980-82 NERC Post Doctoral Research Associate. Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Reading. United Kingdom.
TEACHING AWARDS AND HONORS:

1994-1995

Merryfield Award. Outstanding Faculty Member in College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

1996-1997

Associated Student Outstanding Instructor of the Year
STUDENT AWARDS:
  • GULLY, J. (1991). First Place CSU Student Research Competition, CSU Hayward.
  • SUGAR, M. (1991). First Prize ($10,000 award) National High School Science Fair. Awarded by President G. Bush.
  • LAYNE, J. (1994). Best Student Oral Presentation and Paper. 3rd CSU EM Colloquium.
  • BORJA, M. (1996). First Prize in Marine Biology ($10,000 award) California High School Science Fair.
EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:
1) Antibacterial coatings for endoprosthetic implants. Johnson Matthey Research/Scientific Engineering Research Council/National Research and Development Agency; to Institute of Orthopaedics, Univ. London. June 1983-June 1985. ($120,000)

2) An in vivo study of a novel bactericidal coating in man. Johnson Matthey Research/National Research and Development Agency; to Institute of Orthopaedics. Univ. London. July 1985-Feb. 1986. ($35,000)

3) SEM and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis of fractured orthopaedic components. H. Stangers; to Institute of Orthopaedics. Univ. London. Feb. 1984-Oct. 1985 ($30,000).

4) Metal metabolism and adaptation in the polychaete, Neanthes arenaceodentata. Department of Energy; to Molecular Ecology Institute. California State University Long Beach. July 1986-June 1987 ($510,310).

5) Bioavailability, metabolism and toxicity of barium and related metals. Environmental Protection Agency; to Molecular Ecology Institute. California State University Long Beach. May 1987-May 1989 ($281,885).

6) Determination of metal levels in sediments by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. CBM Bioventures; to Molecular Ecology Institute. California State University Long Beach. March 1988 $75,000.

7) Processes of metal selection and rejection by metal accumulating cells. National Institute of Health; to Department of Biological Sciences. California State University Long Beach. May 1988-May 1990 $65,000.

8) Instrumentation grant for the purchase of a transmission electron microscope; to National Science Foundation Biological Instrumentation program; to School of Natural Sciences, California State University Long Beach. Awarded April 89. $183,572.

9) Mechanisms of metal accumulation by cells. MBRS Program, NIEHS; to School of Natural Sciences, California State University Long Beach. 1989-1998. $35,000.per annum

10) ICPMS study of Cd induced alterations in Cu metabolism. National Institute of Health; to Department of Biological Sciences. California State University Long Beach. June 1993-June 1997. $101,407.

11) Food web structure and heavy metal accumulation in a recently established guild of Breeding Seabirds in Southern California; to Department of Biological Sciences. California State University Fullerton. 1996-1999. $134,000

12) Evaluation of the toxicity of ingested Cu and W/Bi/Sn pellets by the California Condor. U.S. Fish and Wiidlife. $30,000

13) Tributyltin induced Perturbations in Steroid Hormone Metabolism. National Institute of Health; to Department of Biological Sciences. California State University Long Beach. ($104,000; Review Pending).

14) Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer. National Science Foundation. ($180,000; Review Pending).

15) Opening Faculty Doors: The Key to Educational Reform. National Science Foundation. ($200,000; Review Pending). Nagel, G, Kenealy, P., Ambos, B., Mason, A.Z., Mena, R and Merryfield, M.