The paths that ecologists and environmental scientists take are varied – no one is born a scientist and often one career can lead to another. In this section EREN ecologists tell us how they became scientists and what obstacles they had to overcome in their career journeys. It is our hope that this feature will inspire others to join us in exploring and restoring our natural world.
Brian R. Shmaefsky
Professor of Environmental Science at Lone Star College – Kingwood in Houston, TX Why did you become an ecologist? As an undergraduate, I had an interest […]