BACKGROUND/TEACHING/RESEARCH
Roger D. Meicenheimer
Office:
358 PSN
Phone #:
529-7012
Email:
MeicenRD@MUOhio.edu
Internet Home Page: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd
Biographical Information:
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Native
of eastern Oregon
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BA (1975) - University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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MS (1978) - Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
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Ph.D. (1980) - Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
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Postdoctoral Position (1980) - North
Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander,
WI
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Assistant (1981); Associate (1987);
Professor (1992) - Miami University,
Oxford,
OH
Courses that I teach:
Research Interests:
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Developmental Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
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Emphasis on pattern formation processes in
stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
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Development and utilization of Plant Identification
Expert Systems.
Skills that can be learned in my laboratory:
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Light microscopy techniques (Fixation, Infiltration,
Embedding, Sectioning, Mounting)
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Scanning
electron microscopy techniques (Fixation, Dehydration, Critical Point
Drying, Sputter Coating, Mounting)
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Digital Imaging (Scanning, Digital Still Cameras,
Dissecting Scopes, Compound Light Microscopes)
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Computer Aided Image Analysis (Thesholding,
Segmentation, Quantification)
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Additional Computer Programs (Spreadsheets,
2D and 3D Graphics, Statistical Analysis, Expert System Authoring, GIF89A
Animation, HTML, Basic Programming)
On-going Research Projects Involving Undergraduate
Students:
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Development of Miami
University Dendrology Expert System (Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Trees,
Woods, and Diseases)
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Development of Expert Systems for Local Herbs
and Tropical Woods
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Light Microscopy Investigation of Influence
of Phytohormones on Leaf Trace Development.
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Scanning Electron and Laser Confocal Microscopy
Investigation of Decussate to Spiral Transitions in Phyllotactic Patterns
of Dicot Seedlings.
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Immunolocalization of Free Auxin in Shoot
Apical Meristems
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Biophysics of Pine Leaves