1. Mark Masterton Littler Presentation by: Erica Hudson Erica Hudson

2. Education and Career  Received his BS at Ohio University  Received his PhD at the University of Hawaii  Served as a visiting professor at Stanford  Held faculty positions at UC Irvine, USC, and George Mason University  Is a member of the Phycological Society of America, the International Society for Reef Studies, and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography  He is currently the Chairman and Curator of the department of botany at the Smithsonian Institution

3. Current Research  Top-down vs bottom-up interactions in coral reef systems  The relative dominance theory  Seaweed experimental taxonomy  The causes of variability in biodiversity, ecology, productivity, and evolution of marine systems

4. Awards  The Prescott Prize 2003 from Phycological Society  The American Academy for Underwater Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award 2003  (Both were awarded jointly to Mark and his wife Diane)

5. Fun Facts  Mark and his wife Diane work jointly on nearly everything  They have published over 150 papers in scholarly journals and have published several books  They hold a Guinness record for discovering the deepest plant on earth (268 meters!)

6. Sources  http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/project s/algae/Staff-ml.htm http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/project s/algae/Staff-ml.htm http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/project s/algae/Staff-ml.htm  http://www.scienceblog.com/community/ol der/2003/G/20035430.html http://www.scienceblog.com/community/ol der/2003/G/20035430.html http://www.scienceblog.com/community/ol der/2003/G/20035430.html  http://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUS %202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%2 0award.htm http://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUS %202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%2 0award.htm http://www.research.usf.edu/diving/AAUS %202003%20Lifetime%20acheivement%2 0award.htm