Brent S Miller @ ucsb: Professional home page
Funding
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, received in 2002 to fund three years of graduate education
- UC Regents Fellowship, received in 2001 to fund first year of graduate education
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Award, $200, received in 1998 to fund senior thesis research
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Publications
- Miller BS, Mazer SJ. 2004. Male-male competition, female mate choice and mating system: new predictions regarding sexual selection in plants. Manuscript in review.
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Talks presented
- CalPEG 2003: "Genetic variation in pollen tube growth rates: Implications for sexual selection and future experiments."
- California Botanical Society 2003 graduate student meeting: "The maintenance of genetic variation in pollen growth rates through pollen attrition"
Winner, Best Sport award
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Teaching experience
General experience
Teaching assistantships
- EEMB 103b: California Vegetation and Flora, for Prof. Bob Muller, taught Spring 2003, Spring 2004
- EEMB 127: Introduction to Botany, for Prof. Susan Mazer, taught Winter 2002, Winter 2003
- EEMB 127: Introduction to Botany, for Dr. Kristina Hufford, taught Summer 2004
- EEMB 146: Biometry, for Prof. Allan Stewart-Oaten, taught Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Summer 2003
- INT 93: Research Mentorship Program, for Prof. Miriam Polne-Fuller, taught Summer 2002
Guest lectures
- "Gymnosperm reproduction: structure and function," for EEMB 127, Winter 2003
- "Gymnosperm diversity: the 10 families of conifers," for EEMB 127, Winter 2003
- "Climate, communities and biodiversity of California," for EEMB 127, Summer 2004
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Committee Work
- Graduate Student Advisory Committee to the Chair (GSAC) member, 2002-2004
- Graduate Student Advisory Committee to the Chair (GSAC) chair, 2004-2005
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Language Proficiency
- Native French fluency
- Japanese operational fluency
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