and Physical Sciences
School of Science 
and Mathematics

Joseph M.Dirnberger, PhD
Professor of Biology

Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, The School of Science and Mathematics, Kennesaw State University


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  Marine Biology in Belize - Maymester 2008
 Biological Principles II
 Biological Oceanography - Summer 2008 (course info)
  Oceanography
 Invertebrate Zoology
  Limnology
  Ecology 
  Methods in Aquatic Ecology 
 Aquatic Biodiversity
 Science 1101
 Science 1102

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Academic Interests:

  • Aquatic ecology
  • Invertebrate zoology
  • Limnology
  • Lake management

    • Education:

  • Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. August 1983 - May 1989. Research conducted at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas. Dissertation: Variable settlement of planktonic larvae in a marine benthic population: Spirorbis spirillum (Polychaeta: Spirorbidae) settling on blades of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum.
  • M.S. in Zoology. The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. August 1980 - July 1983. Fields of study: Ecology and aquatic invertebrate zoology. Thesis: The influence of wind mixing and river inflow on zooplankton vertical distribution and abundance in a large impoundment.
  • B.S. in Biology with co-major in Environmental Studies. Baylor University, Waco, Texas. August 1976 - May 1980.


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    		 Department of Biological and Physical Sciences
    Building #12
    Kennesaw State University
    1000 Chastain Road
    Kennesaw, GA 30144    		  
    E-mail: jdirnber@kennesaw.edu
    Phone: (770) 423-6546

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