Reviews:
Reviewer for Tree Physiology (1999)
Reviewer for Oecologia (2000)
Reviewer for National Research Foundation Grant Awards (South
African funding agency) (2002, 2005)
Professional Conferences attended:
August 2002 - Gordon Research Conference on CO2 fixation in green
plants. Mt. Holyoke College.
July 2003 - International Plant Biomechanics Conference. Michigan State University.
July 2004 - American Association of Plant Biologists. Orlando Florida.
August 2005 - Ecological Society of America. Montreal, Canada.
August 2006 - Fynbos Forum, Rawsonville, South Africa.
March 2007 - American Society of Plant Biologists Midwest Regional Meeting, East Lansing, MI.
July 2007 - American Society fo Plant Biologistis Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Talks presented:
The physiological response of Fraser fir seedlings to drought
related stress in weedy and non-weedy field locations. Michigan
Academy of Science Meeting. Hope College. (March 2003)
From flowers to seed and all that goes with it. HASP spring
horticultural series. Hope College. (May 2003)
Effects of aphids on stomatal conductance and photosynthesis in tall fescue grass. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Montreal. (August 2005)
An endophyte facilitates homeostatic control of water-use efficiency in a cool season grass: Are these associations lurking in the fynbos? Fynbos Forum, Rawsonville, South Africa. (August 2006)
Water-use efficiency and photosynthesis in drought-stress endophyte infected and non-infected K-31 Tall fescue grasses. American Society of Plant Biologists Midwest Regional Meeting. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (March 2007)
Photosynthesis and photorespiration in plants: where do all the light energy, water and nitrogen go? Hope College Biology Seminar Series, Holland, MI. (November 2007)
Gas exchange measurements, what can they tell us about the underlying limitations to photosynthesis in tall fescue grasses. Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. (December 2007)