Biology Department
Dr. Ed Devlin, Chair
Professor of Biology
Gilmer Hall
Box 123
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden Sydney, VA 23943
edevlin@hsc.edu
(434) 223-6173
Hampden-Sydney
Journal of the Sciences
Stewart Joseph Neifert '12
Biology
Stew Neifert '12 received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion given to a member of the graduating class distinguished for excellence of character and generous service to his fellows.
Biology
Stew Neifert '12 received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion given to a member of the graduating class distinguished for excellence of character and generous service to his fellows.
Biology Department
Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 5:00 PM
Hampden-Sydney Journal of the Sciences Release Reception
Library 4th Fl Cabell Room
Contact Mike Wiolyniak, phone 6175
Alex Werth Publishes Research
Many whales filter food from water using racks of baleen plates in their mouths, but no one had ever investigated how baleen behaves. According to Alexander Werth, Venable Professor of Biology at Hampden-Sydney College, baleen had been viewed as static material; however, he discovered that baleen streams in water just like long hair and fringes from adjacent baleen plates tangle to form the perfect net for trapping food at natural whale swimming speeds. Full Story...
Bill Shear Awarded NSF Grant
Dr. William Shear of the Hampden-Sydney College Biology Department and his research group's proposal to the National Science Foundation of the United States has been funded in the amount of $585,000. The proposal involves team members at Auburn University, the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago), VMI, VPI, and international collaborators from Denmark, South Africa, Mexico and other countries around the world. Full Story...
One of the most popular majors at Hampden-Sydney, the biology program offers individually tailored preparation for graduate and professional work in research, industry, education, medicine, or government. Computer-aided experimental analysis and data presentation play a key role in many of the department’s courses. Gilmer Science Center, equipped with sophisticated instrumentation, computers, microscopes, aquaria, animal room, cold room, photographic darkroom, and research space, is ideal for for undergraduate training, faculty research, and student-faculty projects.
