Warren Abrahamson
American biologist
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Warren G. Abrahamson is an American biologist. He is Professor of Biology Emeritus at Bucknell University.[1] He retired in 2012, having begun at the college as a teacher and researcher in 1973.[2]
Warren Abrahamson | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Bucknell University (1973–2012) |
Early life and career
Abrahamson, who was born to Warren and Alice Abrahamson,[3] graduated from the University of Michigan.[2]
In 1972, he was awarded the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. A decade later, he was awarded The Class of 1956 Lectureship Award.[2] In 1984, he was awarded the National Audubon Society's William Dutcher Award for Outstanding Service to the Audubon Cause at the Regional Level (Mid-Atlantic Region).
He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008.[2][4]
Bucknell Greenhouse
Around 1990, Abrahamson helped design the Bucknell Biology Greenhouse during the department's relocation from the Botany Building.[5][6] He created a self-guiding tour for the greenhouse,[7] which is located on the fourth floor of the Robert L. Rooke Science Center.[8] Julia Knickerbocker was the greenhouse's caretaker at the Botany Building.[9] She was succeeded by Dr. Mark Spiro, who is now Associate Professor of Biology and Bucknell Farm's director.[10] Tasha Hall has held the role since 2022.[11]
Upon Abrahamson's retirement in 2012, Dr. Chris Martine succeeded him.[12]
Personal life
Abrahamson is married to Chris, with whom he lives on Shamokin Mountain, near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.[2] Their daughter, Jill, died in 2017, aged 44.[3]
