UNDERGRADUATE
COURSES
Plant Diversity and Evolution 11: 704: 411
An overview of the evolution and
diversity of vascular plants, from ferns to conifers and flowering plants. Field
identification, morphology, principles of classification, and basic concepts in
evolutionary research.
Given: Spring 2002,
Fall 2003, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011
Planned for: Fall 2013
4 credits, 2 lectures/week,
1 lab/week,
independent project
Introduction to Ethnobotany
11: 776: 205 (with James Simon)
Given: Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009
Planned for: TBA
3
credits, 2 lectures/week, independent projects
Fundamentals in Evolution (with Siobain Duffy)
Given Spring 2012
Planned for: Spring 2013
3 credits, 2 lectures/week, poster project
Evolution of Eukaryotes (with Debashish Bhattacharya)
Planned for Fall 2012
3 credits, 2 lectures/week, independent project
GRADUATE COURSES
Methods of Plant Systematics 16: 765: 503
Hands-on course in plant systematics methods and techniques
used in plant systematics, phylogenetics, and biogeography. Lab, software demos,
and lectures will be intermingled with independent projects and discussions. how
to write a good paper, peer-review.
Given: Fall 2002,
Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012
Planned for: TBA
3
credits, 2 lectures/week, 1 lab/week, substantial independent lab project
Advanced Vascular Plant Systematics
16: 215: 507
Broad, evolutionary overview of all vascular plants, from club mosses and
ferns to conifers and flowering plants. Principles of classification and
field identification, morphology, and basic concepts in evolutionary studies
in botany. Independent project.
Given: Fall 2003, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011
Planned for:
Fall 2012
4 credits, 2 lectures/week, 1
lab/week, independent project
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS
If
you are an undergraduate student and are interested in working in my lab for research credits
or in the herbarium as a work study student, please contact me directly.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dr. Lena Struwe
Office:
237A Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, Cook Campus, Rutgers.
Office hours: By appointment.
E-Mail:
struwe@aesop.rutgers.edu
Phone: (848(932-6343
Fax: (732) 932-9411
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