斯蒂芬·斯特恩, PhD, has been faculty at Colorado Mesa University since 2011. He has taught many subject within the field of biology, including general human biology, principles of plant biology, 植物分类学, 禾本科植物分类学, 植物鉴别, tropical field biology and various research and internship classes.
"Students in my classes learn in a variety of ways, from classroom lectures and videos, to hands on activities in the lab or the field. 特别是, I love utilizing the amazing ecosystems near Grand Junction, 包括沙漠, 大台面, and the San Juan Mountains,他说.
His primary interest lies in understanding the biodiversity and the evolution of vascular plants through both taxonomic and phylogenic approaches. His research focuses on the plants genus Solanum, which includes the eggplant, potato and tomato. Students in his lab gain experience with DNA extraction, PCR扩增, DNA sequencing and phylogenic analysis.
He is curator of the Walter Almond Kelley Herbarium 卡内基梅隆大学 and a board member for the non-profit Desert Ecosystem Analysis and Restoration. This includes evaluating grant proposals and educating the general public about the desert of the Colorado Plateau. 斯特恩 is also President of the Colorado Native Plant Society Plateau Chapter. Through the society, he has organized numerous workshops, field trips and events. He is also an online mentor for the Botanical Society of America's Planting Science program. This involves mentoring groups of students online and guiding them through experiments using plants.
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S. 斯特恩,L. 啵, & J. 基林. In press (accepted for publication Jan 3rd, 2014) Botanical Research Institute of Texas. New species and combinations in Solanum section Androceras (Solanaceae).
S. 斯特恩等. 在新闻. Solanaceae Treatment in Flora de Argentina.
S. 斯特恩,L. 啵,我. Giacomin J. Stehmann, & S. 克纳普. 2013. A revision of Solanum section Gonatotrichum (Solanaceae). 系统植物学. 38 471-496.
M. Vorontsova,年代. 斯特恩,L. b和S. 克纳普. 2013 African Spiny Solanum (subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae) A thorny phylogenetic tangle. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 1 1-18.
S. 斯特恩. 2012. Solanaeae Treatment in The Flora of Oregon. available online at http//www.oregonflora.org/flora.php