SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Dr. Stephen Ebbs

 

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 

Department Committees and Responsibilities

2011-present               Interim Department Chair

2008-2011                   Assistant Department Chair

2008-2010                   Evaluation and Awards Committee

2007-present               Recruitment and Retention Committee

2007                            Search Committee (Chair), Phytochemist

2004-2005                   Curriculum Committee

2004                            Search Committee, Ecosystem Ecologist

2004                            Search Committee, Plant Biologist

2004                            Search Committee (Chair), Phytochemist

2002-present               Safety Committee (Chair)

2001-present               Equipment Committee (Chair)

2003-present               Space Committee (Chair)

2003-2004                   Planning and Advisory Committee

2001                            Search Committee, Phytochemist

2000-2002                   Curriculum Committee

1999-2000                   Search Committee for Department Chair

 

Additional contributions to Department

2010                            Wrote/revised text for the self-study associated with the Departmental Review

2010                            Wrote/revised text for production of new departmental brochure

2008-present               Representative at SIUC Open House events

2008-present               Regional community college and high school outreach

2007                            Developed a 3-yr strategic plan for recruiting undergraduate majors

2007                            Developed a fund-raising plan for the department

2006                            Created a new undergraduate assessment system for the department

2005-2011                   Faculty Mentor, Dr. A. Anterola

2004-2008                   Faculty Mentor, Dr. S. Baer

 

College Committees

2009-2011                   Life Science Task Force

2008-2010                   Policy Committee

2005                            Selection Committee, Outstanding Faculty Member

 

Additional contributions to College

2011                             Co-developer of an Ecotoxicology specialization in the Biological Sciences MS program

2010                            SIUC representative to the Illinois Articulation Initiatives GECC physical and Life Sciences panel

2010                            SOAR presentations, College of Science

2009-2010                   Presenter, College of Science Living-Learning Community (4 sessions; selected by students as best faculty presenter for 2009-2010 academic year)

2008-present               Regional community college and high school outreach

2007-2008                   SOAR presentations, College of Science

2004                            Usher, College of Science, Graduation Ceremony                

 

University Service

2013                            Distance Education Council, Academic Assessment Subcommittee

2013                            University Bookstore RFP review committee

2013                            eText pilot project, Faculty Participant

2012-2013                   Instructor Course Evaluation Redesign Team

2012                            Internal program review, Illinois Soybean Center

2012                            Course Substitution/Waiver Committee

2011-2012                   Program Changes Review Committee

2011-2012                   Faculty Senate Executive Council

2011-2012                   Faculty Senate Undergraduate Education and Policy Committee Co-Chair

2011                            Search Committee, Associate Provost for Academic Programs

2010                            Search Committee Chair, Director, University Core Curriculum

2010-present               Distance Education Council

2010-2012                   Honors Advisory Council

2009-2010                   Search Committee, Dean, College of Applied Science and Arts

2007-2012                   Chemical Oversight Advisory Committee

2007, 2009                  Faculty Marshal, SIUC Graduation ceremony

2007                            SIUC delegate to the Sigma Xi National Convention

2007                            Lobby Day, Springfield, IL

2006-2012                   Faculty Senate

2006-2008                   Faculty Seed Grant Review Committee

2005, 2007                  SIUC representative to the meeting of the Board of Governors for the Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources

2004-2012                   Core Curriculum Executive Council

2004-2006                   Non-Traditional Student Services Advisory Council

2004-2005                   Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Concept Team

2004                            Internal program review panel, Center for Excellence for Soybean Research, Teaching, and Outreach

2004                            SIUC delegate to the Sigma Xi National Convention

2003                            SIUC delegate to the Sigma Xi National Convention

2002, 2003                  Saluki Finals Finish

2000                             Poster Judge, 6th Annual SIU Molecular & Cellular Biology Symposium

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

Current Memberships in Professional Associations

2007-present               International Phytotechnology Society (Treasurer, 2011-present)

2001-2005, & Sigma Xi (Treasurer, 2013-present)

2013-present

 

Evaluation of Journal Manuscripts, Book Chapters and Grant Proposals

Journal Review (>175 total manuscripts reviewed; number in parentheses following the titles of moderate- to high-impact journals indicates approximate number of reviews post-tenure)

 

American Journal of Botany, Bioremediation Journal (4), Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology Progress, Chemosphere (9), Ecological Engineering (5), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Pollution (5), Environmental Science and Technology (26), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Functional Plant Biology, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, International Journal of Phytoremediation (19), Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of Experimental Botany (2), Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Medicinal Food, Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (3), Marine Biology, New Phytologist (12), Plant and Soil (6), Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant Physiology (25), Plant Science, Planta (4), Soil Science, The Bryologist, Water Research, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

 

Textbook review

2013                             Environmental Plant Physiology, Taylor and Francis Group

2010                             Environmental Plant Physiology, Taylor and Francis Group

2008                             Biology: Science for Life 3rd edition, Pearson:Prentice Hall Publishers

2007                             Web of Life, Brooks-Cole Publishing

2006                             Concepts in Biology, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

2004                             Biology: Today and Tomorrow, Brooks-Cole Publishing

 

Proposal Panel Review

2013                            USDA AFRI Grant Panel, Foundation Program A1331

2013                            NIH R21 Review IAM review

2013                            U.S. EPA STAR Fellowship Program

2012                            NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel, Superfund Basic Research Program

2011                            NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel, Superfund Basic Research Program

2010                            NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel, Superfund Basic Research Program

2010                            NSF SBIR/STTR Phase IB, Plant Agriculture Panel

2009                            NSF SBIR/STTR Phase IB, Agricultural Biotechnology Panel

2006                            NSF SBIR/STTR Phase IB, Environment Treatment Panel

2005                            USDA, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program

2005                            NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel, Superfund Basic Research Program

2004                            USDA, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program

2004                            NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel, Superfund Basic Research Program

2004                            EPA, National Center for Environmental Research

 

Proposal Review 

2013                            National Science Foundation, STTR program, ad hoc reviewer

2012                            National Science Foundation, Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (Bread) Program

2011                            U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center

2011                            Iraq Science Fellowship Program, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2010                            Iraq Science Fellowship Program, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2010                            U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center

2009                            Thomas F. & Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust, Commonwealth of Virginia

2009                            Louisiana Board of Regents

2009                            U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center

2008                            Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

2008                            National Science Foundation, Molecular and Cellular Biology Division

2007                            U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2006                            U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center

2006                            USDA, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program

2006                            Louisiana Board of Regents

2006                            Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

2005                            Swiss National Science Foundation

2005                            National Science Foundation, Integrative Organismal Biology Division

2004                            National Science Foundation, Integrative Organismal Biology Division

2004                            National Science Foundation, 2010 program

2004                            TALENT fellowship, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

2004                            U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2003                            National Science Foundation, Integrative Plant Biology

2003                            National Science Foundation, Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology

2003                            National Science Foundation, SBIR/STTR program, Phase II proposals

2002                            U.S. Geological Survey, National Institutes for Water Resources

2002                            U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Management Science Program

2002                            U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2001                            U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

2001                            University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute

2001                            U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research

2001                            National Science Foundation, SBIR/STTR program, Phase II proposals

1998                            U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research

 

Book Chapter Review

2004                            Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere, Elsevier

 

Peer-Review of Conference Proceedings

2006                             Computational Approaches to Metabolomics, 2007 Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing

2006                             Proceedings of the Biological Solutions for Site Remediation, Restoration and Rehabilitation (BIOSOLR3) Symposium

 

Other Professional Synergistic Activities

2013                             Session co-chair, “Nano-materials”, 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements. Athens, GA, 17-20 June.

2012                             Session co-chair, “Metals: Uptake and toxicity”, The 9th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Sept 12-14, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

2012-present                Editor-in-Chief for Inorganics, International Journal of Phytoremediation

2011-present                Treasurer, International Phytotechnologies Society

2011                             Session co-chair, “Stormwater and Greenroofs”, The 8th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Sept 14-16, Portland, OR.

2010-2011                   Senior Associate Editor for Inorganics, International Journal of Phytoremediation

2009                             Session chair, “Metals in terrestrial systems”, The 6th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Session C2, Dec 2-4, St. Louis, MO.

2009                             Associate Editor, International Journal of Phytoremediation

2007-2009                   Editorial Board, International Journal of Phytoremediation

2004-2006                   Editorial Board, Environmental Pollution

2003-present                Member, Center for Ecology

2002-2003                   American Society of Agronomy Tri-Society Special Committee on Biosecurity

2002                             Moderator, 94th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science

2002                             Poster Judge, 94th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science

2002                             Session chair, “Phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils”, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Division S-11, Nov 10-14, Indianapolis, IN.

2000                             Session chair, “Soil metal loading and phytoremediation”, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Division S-11, Nov 5 – 11, Minneapolis, MN.

1999                             Phytostabilzation/phytosequetration working group, Workshop on Phytoremediation of Inorganic Contaminants, U.S. Department of Energy   Nov 30 - Dec 2, 1999 Chicago, IL.

 

Honors and Awards (Service)

2009                             Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology          

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

2011                             Judge, Region 8 Science Fair

2009                             Judge, Region 8 Science Fair

2009                             Guest lectures in two biology courses at Shawnee Community College

2008, 2010                   Organized a Science Day for Carbondale Community High School students

2005-2008                   Project paper review committee, Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

2004, 2009                   Judge, Region 8 Science Fair

2004                             Presenter, Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

2004                             Liquid nitrogen magic show, Science Night, Lewis School, Carbondale

2001-2004                   Expand Your Horizons

2001-2003                   Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

2001                             Liquid nitrogen magic show, Science Night, Winkler School, Carbondale

2000-2001                   Science Fair Judge, Illinois Junior Academy of Science

 

 

 

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