Marilyn I. Cannon
Professor Emeritus
Biology Department, Sonoma State University

Marine Biologist/Microbiologist

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

Marine Biology/Algae; Algal Molecular Biology & Physiology; Biomineralization (Electron Microscopy Images);
Other Interests: Marine Ecology; Coral Reef Ecology; Environmental Field Studies
Some other work I've been involved with in the past few years: Pomegranates

Education Grants:

Intersegmental Faculty Articulation Projects in Contextual Learning, Sonoma County Career -to-School Partnership
Funded by a grant from California School to Career Interagency Partners, CSU, Hayward to Petaluma School District
January 2001 - January 2003

Hidden Waters Uncovering Natural History and Cultural History through Urban Stream Restoration
Funded by a grant from CUEREC (California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center) to Northbay Environmental Education and Restoration group (NEER)
August 1999 - February 2001

What I am teaching during Fall 2009:

• Univ. 102, section 7,  Pre-Health Professions
            See Pre-Health Students' Research Webpages! (Fall 2008)
• Biol. 115, section 6,  Introduction to Biology

Other Courses I teach include :

• Biol. 110, Introduction to Biology
  
• Biol. 115, Introduction to Biology
  
• Biol. 116, General Botany
  
• Biol. 116, Botany (College of Marin, Spring 2007)
  
• Biol. 121, Diversity, Structure and Function ---- 
  See our Bodega Bay Field Trip Photos!
• Biol. 215, General Molecular Biology
• Biol. 240, The World of Protists, Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses: General Microbiology
  See Our Microbiology Research Webpages!  (Spring 2009)
  
• Biol. 303, Natural History of the North Bay Region
  
• Biol. 308, Environmental Toxicology
  
• Biol. 312, Biological Oceanography 

See a Slide Show and other information on Coral Reef Decline.

Go on a Virtual Field Trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium!

• Biol. 314, Field Biology :
       Go on a Virtual Field Trip to a Riparian woodland in Mendocino County!
       See our Student Field Biology Research Projects!
• Biol. 334, Plant Physiology
• Biol. 501, Marine Ecology
  
• Biol. 535, Nonvascular Plant Morphology
  
• Biol. 495, Special Studies & Research Projects
  
• ITDS 200/ English 200 California Cultural Analysis
  
• ITDS 280/ English 280 Intro. to Calif. Cultural Studies
  
• ITDS 301, CCS 301 Garden on the Edge: California and the Environmental Imagination See SSU California Cultural Studies Program for requirements for the Major and Minor in CCS!
• Univ. 102, FIG Program Pre-Health Professions Freshman Seminar

• Univ. 102, Marine Biology Freshman Seminar
  
• Expanding Your Horizons Workshops for Jr. High Girls

More GRADUATION Photos!

More GRADUATION Photos!

Questions or comments?

Marilyn I. Cannon, September 2, 2009