Warren Abrahamson | |
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Nationality | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions | Bucknell University (1973–2012) |
Warren G. Abrahamson is an American biologist. He is Professor of Biology Emeritus at Bucknell University. He retired in 2012, having begun at the college as a teacher and researcher in 1973. [1]
Abrahamson, who was born to Warren and Alice Abrahamson, [2] graduated from the University of Michigan. [1]
In 1972, he was awarded the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. A decade later, he was awarded The Class of 1956 Lectureship Award. [1] In 1984, he was awarded the National Audubon Society's William Dutcher Award for Outstanding Service to the Audubon Cause at the Regional Level (Mid-Atlantic Region).
He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008. [1] [3]
Around 1990, Abrahamson helped design the Bucknell Biology Greenhouse during the department's relocation from the Botany Building. [4] [5] He created a self-guiding tour for the greenhouse, [6] which is located on the fourth floor of the Robert L. Rooke Science Center. [7] Julia Knickerbocker was the greenhouse's caretaker at the Botany Building. [8] She was succeeded by Dr. Mark Spiro, who is now Associate Professor of Biology and Bucknell Farm's director. [9] Tasha Hall has held the role since 2022. [10]
Upon Abrahamson's retirement in 2012, Dr. Chris Martine succeeded him. [11]
Abrahamson is married to Chris, with whom he lives on Shamokin Mountain, near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. [1] Their daughter, Jill, died in 2017, aged 44. [2]