Background
Smith, Alan Paul was born on March 31, 1945 in Madison, New Jersey, United States. Son of Glenn Wilson and Ruth Geraldine (Hadley) Smith.
Plant ecologist and physiologist
Smith, Alan Paul was born on March 31, 1945 in Madison, New Jersey, United States. Son of Glenn Wilson and Ruth Geraldine (Hadley) Smith.
Bachelor, Earlham College, 1967. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1974.
Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1974-1981; associate professor, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1982-1987; staff scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama, 1974-1993; assistant director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama, 1989-1993.
Member American Society Naturalists, Ecological Society of America.
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