Paul Cooper as of 2024[update] is the editor-in-chief of the Australian Journal of Zoology.[1] He was appointed associate professor, in the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment of Australian National University in 1987–present.[2]
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He received his PhD from UCLA by investigating water balance in desert beetles. He obtained postdoctoral positions at University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Arizona and University of British Columbia and La Trobe University. Directly following this last position, in 1987 he was appointed as a contract lecturer at Australian National University. Cooper has lectured in physiological, behavioral and introductory ecology; invertebrate and vertebrate zoology; entomology; and courses in physiology.[3] He was awarded a 2015 Award for Excellence in Education by the ANU Colleges of Science.[4] Cooper's areas of expertise are life histories, crop and pasture protection (pests, diseases and weeds), invertebrate biology, comparative physiology, animal neurobiology, animal physiology biophysics, and animal physiology systems.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Editorial Structure". Australian Journal of Zoology. CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Researchers - Associate Professor Paul Cooper". Research Services Division. Australian National University. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Cooper Lab - Insect physiology, salt and water regulation (11 July 2016). "Research School of Biology". ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment. Australian National University. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Cooper Lab - Insect physiology, salt and water regulation awards". ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment. Australian National University. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.