Prof. Elisabeth Gantt University of Maryland, USA

Elisabeth Gantt is a graduate of Blackburn College and Northwestern University. In 1988 she was appointed as Professor at the University of Maryland (College Park), where she is currently a Distinguished University Professor. Her research interests have focused on photosynthesis, especially on how oxygen-evolving organisms maximize the absorption and utilization... read moreof light energy. She teaches courses on cell biology, including plant biology, at the graduate and undergraduate level, as well as bioethics. Over the years she has been active in many professional organizations especially with the American Society of Plant Biologists, the Phycological Society of America and the National Academy of Sciences (USA).