Background
Mares, Michael Allen was born on March 11, 1945 in Albuquerque. Son of Ernesto Gustavo and Rebecca Gabriela Mares.
ecologist educator association administrator
Mares, Michael Allen was born on March 11, 1945 in Albuquerque. Son of Ernesto Gustavo and Rebecca Gabriela Mares.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, U. New Mexico, 1967. Master of Science, Fort Hays Kansas State University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas-Austin, 1973.
Adjunct professor of University Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, 1971-1972.
Adjunct professor.U. Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina, 1972, visiting professor, 1974. From assistant to associate professor of University Pittsburgh, 1973-1981.
Visiting scientist U. Arizona, Tucson, 1980-1981. Associate professor, curator mammals U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1981-1983, director Oklahoma Museum National History, 1983, associate professor zoology, 1983-1985, professor, 1985.
NUS Grad. Medical School Graduate. Medical School consultant, Venezuela, 1980-1981.
Consultant Argentine National Science Foundation, Institute Arid Zone Research, Mendoza, 1983. World Wildlife Fund consultant, Brazil, 1986. Member Council International Exchange of Scholars, American Republics Board, Fulbright Commission, 1983-1986, 88-91.
Board directors Council International Exchange of Scholars, 1988-1991.
Oklahoma representative to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Mammal Species Commission, 1987-1995. Company-chair International Programs Committee Systematics 2000, 1991-1994.
Science consultant interim working group White House Biodiversity, Ecology, and Ecosystems, 1992-1994;appointed advisory board Center Biological Diversity, Department Interior. Member Commission onFuture of Smithsonian Institutions, 1993-1996.
National Science Foundation grantee, 1974-1979, 82-93;National Fulbright research fellow, 1976.
National Geography Society grantee, 1992-1995. Active Chicano Council on Higher Education research fellow, 1978. Ford Foundation Minority Research fellow, 1980-1981.
Brazilian National Academy Science Research.award, 1975-1978.
From assistant to associate professor University Pittsburgh, 1973-1981. Associate professor, curator mammals University Oklahoma, Norman, 1981-1983. Director Oklahoma Museum National History, 1983—2003.
Associate professor zoology University Oklahoma, 1983-1985, professor, 1985—2003, presidential professor, since 2003. Adjunct professor University Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, 1971-1972, University Nacional de Tucuman, Argentin, 1972, visiting professor, 1974. Visiting scientist University Arizona, Tucson, 1980-1981.
Consultant Argentine National Science Foundation, Institute Arid Zone Research, Mendoza, 1983, World Wildlife Fund, Brazil, 1986. Member Council International Exchange Scholars, American Republics Board, Fulbright Commission, 1983-1986, 88-91. Board directors Council International Exchange of Scholars, 1988-1991.
NUS Grad. Medical School consultant, Venezuela, 1980-1981. Science consultant interim working group White House Biodiversity, Ecology, and Ecosystems, 1992-1994. Appointed advisory board Center Biological Diversity, Department Interior.
Member Commission on Future of Smithsonian Institutions, 1993-1996, Smithsonian Council, since 2000.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (Western Hemispheric cooperative committee 1989-1993), American Society Mammalogists (1st. vice president 1990-1994, C. Hart Merriam award 2000), American Ecological Society, Interam. Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Science, American Society Naturalists, Society Study of Evolution, Southwestern Association Naturalists (Donald W. Tinkle research excellence award), Paleontological Society, Natural Science Collections Alliance (pres), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Beta Beta.
Married Lynn Ann Brusin, August 27, 1966. Children: Gabriel Andres, Daniel Alejandro.