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Timeline
The mushroom lab at UW has
had three supervisors throughout its 85-year history. They are as follows:
Dr. J. W. Hotson, Ph.D. Harvard, 1913. Joined
the Department of Botany at UW in 1914 and started the fungal herbarium
(WTU). Research interests included:
bulbiferous fungi, fireblight, Sphagnum as a surgical dressing, rusts
and Agaricaceae.
Dr. D. E. Stuntz, Ph. D. 1940: The genus Inocybe
in Western Washington (Yale University).
UW Professor of Botany, 1940-1979.
Instrumental in developing amateur mycology in the Pacific Northwest, including
instigation of the Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMS). Dr. Stuntz was an eminent North American
mycologist, excellent educator and scientist.
He performed continuous fieldwork in Washington for almost 50 years
documenting fungi and forming a large portion of the current fungal herbarium
at WTU. Research interests included:
taxonomy of Agaricaceae, particularly the genus Inocybe, and studies in
forest pathology.
Dr. J. F. Ammirati, Ph. D. 1972: The Section Dermocybe in North America (University of Michigan). Joined the UW Botany faculty in 1979; current Chairperson and Professor. Dr. Ammirati has continued documenting fungi from western US, particularly western Washington, is an excellent teacher and science advisor for PSMS.
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Joe Ammirati - Professor and Botany
Chairperson. Research interests include
taxonomy, distribution and ecology of the ectomycorrhizal genus Cortinarius
and other mushroom genera (Agaricales); macrofungi in the boreal and other coniferous
forests; arctic and alpine environments; poisonous mushrooms (taxonomy,
identification); life history studies in the Agaricales (mushrooms); macrofungi
of old growth forests; conservation of fungi. cort@u.washington.edu
Brandon Matheny current graduate student
studying the systematics of Inocybe with interests in the Agaricales and
Russulales. matheny@u.washington.edu
Suzanne Joneson current graduate student
studying the systematics within a species complex of the lichen genus Ramalina. joneson@u.washington.edu
Michelle Seidl - Ph. D. 1999:
Systematic Studies in Cortinarius (Agaricales, Cortinariaceae) Subgenus Myxacium, Sections Defibulati and Myxacium
in Western North America. Current Research Associate studying fungi of
western North America, monographing Cortinarius subgenus Myxacium
for western North America, documenting diversity of mycorrhizal fungi in mature
and old growth conifer forests of western United States. Research interests include systematics and
biogeography as it applies to Cortinarius species and other mushroom
genera; macrofungi of old growth forests; snowbank fungi; conservation and
databasing fungal collections at WTU. Co-coordinator of symposium on Cortinarius
at IMC-7 in Oslo, Norway,
August 2002. seidl@u.washington.edu
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Past members
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Sharmin Gamiet – unfinished MA. Fungal studies of Mt. Seymour watershed near
Vancouver B. C., Canada.
Katie Glew - Ph.D. 1998: Distribution
and Diversity of Alpine Lichens: Biotic and Abiotic Factors influencing Alpine
Lichen Communities in the Northeast Olympic and North Cascade Mountains. Currently an instructor at University of
Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. kglew@ups.edu
George Mueller - Ph.D. University of
Washington, 1985 - Research Scientist working on biology, molecular biology and
statistical analysis of fungi, particularly mycorrhizal fungi. Currently CEO of
GML Company, greater Seattle, WA area. george.mueller@worldnet.att.net
Lorelei Norvell - Ph.D. 1998: The Biology and Taxonomy of Pacific Northwest Species of Phaeocollybia Heim (Agaricales, Cortinariacece). Currently CEO of Pacific Northwest Mycology Service, Portland, OR. lorelei@teleport.com
Thom O’Dell - Ph.D. 1992 (Oregon State
University). Research Associate (NSF
Postdoctoral Fellow), 1992-1996 at UW; Old Growth Forest Fungi in Olympic
National Park, WA. Currently working
for the USDI at Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument.
Marcangelo Puccio - M.Sc.
(non-thesis)1997:Distribution of RAPD Phenotypes in a Natural Population of Coprinus
velox.
Stephen Rehner - Ph.D.1989: Systematics,
Mating Compatibility, and Ribosomal DNA Variation in Agrocybe section Pediadeae.
Lu-hsi Shih - M.Sc.1986: Basidia
Cytology of Laccaria species.
Judy Stanhope - M.A.1990: A Comparative
Study of the Upper Cortex of Platismatia glauca from Rural and Urban
Habitats in Western Washington State.
Briana Timmerman - M.Sc. 1999: Dispersal in
Epigeous Basidiomycetes: What the Probability of Spore Settlement into Various
Habitats and the Size and Relatedness of Genets Suggest About How Fungal
Populations Evolve and Spread.
Glenn Walker - M.Sc. (non-thesis)1995: A Preliminary Study of the Macrofungus Species Richness in Mature and Old-Growth Picea sitchensis/Tsuga heterophylla Forests of the Olympic Peninsula.
Recent sabbatical visitors, visiting scholars and collaborators
Dr. Bradley Kropp - Utah State University,
Logan, Utah, Associate Professor of Biology, sabbatical visit (1998-1999) to collect,
describe and study western fungi; collaborator. brkropp@biology.usu.edu
Dr. Roy Halling - New York Botanical
Garden, New York, NY; collaborator.
Dr. Terry Henkel - Duke University, Durham,
NC; soon to be Asst. Professor at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA;
collaborator.
Dr. Meinhard Moser - Professor Emeritus,
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Austria) - visiting scholar (1989,1995) to
study Cortinarius in western North America; collaborator on Cortinarius
taxonomy.
Dr. Greg Mueller - Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL; collaborator.
Dr. Ursula Peintner –Professor, University of
Innsbruck, Austria; collaborator.
Dr. Scott Redhead - Centre for Land and
Biological Research, Ottawa, Canada; visiting scholar 1993-1994 to study
western fungi; collaborator. REDHEAD@EM.AGR.CA
Dr. Tor Tønsberg - Botanical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway; visiting scholar 1991-present, to study terricolous lichens.
