Background
Nilsen, Erik Tallak was born on July 8, 1953 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of Tallak and Joan (Oxby) Nilsen. came to the United States, 1960.
Nilsen, Erik Tallak was born on July 8, 1953 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of Tallak and Joan (Oxby) Nilsen. came to the United States, 1960.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, U. Miami, Florida, 1975; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1980.
Research assistant biology Department, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1974-1975;
teaching assistant, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1975-1976;
graduate teaching assistant department biological science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976-1980;
instructor department learning resources, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978;
postdoctoral research associate department ecology and biology, University of California, Irvine, 1980-1983;
instructor expert school, University of California, Irvine, 1981;
visiting assistant research ecologist, Laboratory biomedical and Environmental Sciences University of California at Los Angeles, summers 1983-1985;
assistant professor biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1983-1989;
associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1989;
visiting research ecologist department biological science, Stanford (California) U., 1992-1993. Staff research assistant U. Miami, Florida, 1973-1975. Panel member environmental and evolutionary ecology National Science Foundation, since 1993.
Lecturer various universities.
Member Ecological Society American (judge Buell award 1982-1988, chairman physiological ecology society annual meeting 1984 ), Botanical Society American, American Society Plant Physiologists, Torrey Botanical Society, International Rhododendron Society (publicity committee convention 1988, coordinator fall meeting 1987, technical advisor Middle Atlantic chapter since 1988.
Married Karen Ann Cohen, February 6, 1953. 1 child, Joel.
