- Department, Office, or School
- Department of Biology
- Associate Professor
- emaileroberts@ric.edu
- phone401-456-9632
- location_onFogarty Life Science, 219
Away for Spring 2023
Education
Ph. D., University of Texas, Austin
A.B. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Selected Publications
1.Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in algae and seedless plants. Cellulose 11(2004):419-435.
2.Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in the green alga Mesotaenium caldariorum. Eukaryotic Cell 1(2002):847-55.
Courses
BIOL 108 Basic Principles of Biology
BIOL 354 Plant Growth & Development
BIOL 491 Problems in Biology
Activities & Research Interests
Activities
Honors Program Liaison
Research Interests
Plant cell biology, plant physiology, synthesis of plant polysaccharides and cell walls, biology of algae and cryptogams.