7/11/2017 0 Comments About Dr. MeG LowmanNot only is it a huge honor to receive a fully paid for expedition to the Amazon rain forest with Jason Learning and to have CoSN fund this experience, but it is also a very rare and exciting honor to be able to learn and study under Dr. Margaret Lowman, a world renowned ecologist and biologist who studies the canopies of rain forests around the world. Her goal is to educate the public about current scientific discoveries and major global issues such as deforestation and global warming. She also advocates for women who are mothers and also have a career. I am currently reading her book and it is very empowering to hear of a scientist, who is a woman and an active mother. Her career has not taken away from her motherhood, but instead enriched her children's lives. She originally focused on the hows and whys of ecology, but now has transitioned into conservation and education of the public and locals to make a difference. She truly is inspirational and very well respected across the globe. I am SO fortunate to be learning under her. She has been filmed by National Geographic, written about by numerous publications, organized educational conferences, formed conservation organizations, and built canopy walkways around the globe to save rain forests through education, research, and ecotourism. She is a powerful force in the scientific world and is helping bridge the gap between the public and science community.
Her bio on canopymeg.com illustrates her saying, "Nicknamed the “real-life Lorax” by National Geographic and “Einstein of the treetops” by Wall Street Journal, Meg Lowman pioneered the science of canopy ecology. For over 30 years, she has designed hot-air balloons and walkways for treetop exploration to solve mysteries in the world’s forests, especially insect pests and ecosystem health. Meg is affectionately called the mother of canopy research as one of the first scientists to explore this eighth continent. She relentlessly works to map the canopy for biodiversity and to champion forest conservation around the world, gaining her start in the rain forests of Australia. Her international network and passion for science have led her into leadership roles where she seeks best practices to solve environmental challenges and serves as a role model to women and minorities in science. Her numerous awards include the Margaret Douglas Medal for Excellence in Conservation Education from the Garden Club of America, Girls Inc. Visionary Award, the Mendel Medal for achievements in science and spirit, the Lowell Thomas Medal for canopy exploration, Kilby Laureate and Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow. She has authored more than 125 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and her first book, “Life in the Treetops,” received a cover review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review. Working tirelessly on sustainability initiatives at home and abroad, “CanopyMeg” was a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar to both India and Ethiopia; and National Geographic and National Science Foundation fund her conservation work on Ethiopian church forests. She is the proud mother of sons Edward and James, both science majors from Princeton University." http://canopymeg.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3M68CXhq50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNJT-ZbHDXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTb5SJVgxOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC9mqCTjfAA Dr. Meg Lowman has written 3 books, all very empowering and educational, great reads! I am currently reading "It's a Jungle Up There", the first book listed below. It’s a Jungle Up There : More Tales from the Treetops by Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess, and James Burgess Yale University Press (March 11, 2006) Forest Canopies by Lowman M.D. and H.B. Rinker Elsevier Press (2004) Life in the Treetops : Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology by Margaret D. Lowman Yale University Press (June 10, 1999) Amazon Links for the books above: It's a Jungle Up There Forest Canopies Life in the Treetops
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AuthorHannah Cotten is a 5th grade science teacher at Hill Elementary in Austin, Texas. She applied for and received a teacher travel research grant through Jason Learning, and will be traveling with Jason Learning on a research trip with Dr. Meg Lowman. CoSN is sponsoring Hannah, funding her entire expedition! ArchivesCategories |