Dr. Walter F. Bien

Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology
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Background: : Ph.D. - Drexel University (1999).
Dr. Bien conducts applied research in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and supervises student projects at the New Jersey Air National Guard Warren Grove Gunnery Range. Dr. Bien has a Marine Operator's Certification (Master's Class) from the United States Coast and operates the Drexel University research vessels. Dr. Bien has been a co-principal investigator of the Leatherback Turtle Conservation Project in Costa Rica (1998-2002). Before coming to Drexel University Dr. Bien was a public educator for 31 years.

Research Interests: Sphagnum ecology, herpetology, paleoecology, marine ecology, restoration ecology, fire ecology, and plant community ecology. restoration ecology, Aquatic Studies, Mammal Studies

Current or Pending Research Grants:
 
2003-2004 New Jersey Air National Guard: Monitoring Home Range Movements and Identifying the Location of the Timber Rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus ) and Pine Snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus ) at Warren Grove Range . $114,668
 
2003 New Jersey Air National Guard: Herbarium and Voucher Plant Specimens Collected at Warren Grove Range $21,760
 
2004-05 New Jersey Air National Guard: Small mammal study at Warren Grove Range $348,800

Courses Taught

Field Methods in Marine Ecology
Marine Biology
Field Methods: Ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Field Botany of the New Jersey Pinelands
Great Work of the National Park System: Yosemite National Park