Margaret Bryan Davis

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Dr. Margaret Bryan Davis (née Margaret Bryan; born October 23, 1931) is an American palynologist, paleoecologist, and behavioral biologist who has developed new techniques in her field. She received a Bachelors degree at Radcliffe College,[1] was a Fulbright Scholar in Scandinavia, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1957. In 1983, she became Regents’ Professor at the University of Minnesota's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior.[2] Davis served as president of the American Quaternary Association and the Ecological Society of America. In 1982, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and she is a member of the International Association for Vegetation Science.[3] In 1993, she became the 6th recipient of the Nevada Medal, awarded by the Desert Research Institute.[4] That same year she became the 3rd woman to receive the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America.[5] In 2009, she became an honoree of National Women's History Month.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Coons, Phyllis (June 11, 1988). "Radcliffe Alumnae Group Honors NBC's Jane Pauley". The Boston Globe. 
  2. ↑ "4 Women Honored for Roles in Science". Pioneer Press. January 25, 1991. 
  3. ↑ "Biography Center". National Women's History Project. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ "PALYNOLOGISTS IN THE NEWS". NEWSLETTER (American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists) 26 (2): 12. April, 1993. ISSN 0732-6041. 
  5. ↑ ESA Awards page
  6. ↑ National Women's History Project

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