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Thomas Chrzanowski

[Thomas Chrzanowski]

Professor, Biology
Last Updated: July 28, 2021
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Education

Education

    • 1981 PhD in Microbiology
      Occidental College CA
    • 1976 MS in Mycology
      Occidental College CA
    • 1974 BA in Nursing
      Bloomfield College
    • 1974 BA in Nursing
      Bloomfield College

Awards and Honors

    •  2015 Inducted to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers sponsored by University of Texas System
    •  2008 Research Excellence Award sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington
    •  2007 Research Excellence Award sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington
    •  2006 Research Excellence Award sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington
    •  2005 Professional Development Award sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington
    •  2005 Research Excellence Award sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington
    •  1993 Elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology sponsored by American Academy of Microbiology
    •  1992 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by University of Texas - Arlington

Support & Funding

Support & Funding

This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.
    • May 2011 to Dec 2012 Equivalence Verification of Bioluminescene-based Assay Technologies sponsored by  -  $36000
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • Jan 2008 to Dec 2008 Evaluation of the Nuance Multi-spectral Imaging Systems for Identification and Discrimination of Particulates from Viable Microorganisms Recovered from Pharmaceutical Solutions. sponsored by  -  $28000
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • June 2006 to Dec 2007 Comparison of Microbial Enumeration of Metabolically Stressed Microorganisms in Aqueous samples by the SCAN RDI and Plate Methods sponsored by  -  $40000
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • Nov 2004 to Nov 2007 Control of Biofilm Formations on Cochlear Implants by Micro-and Nano-patterned Silicone Surfaces sponsored by  -  $10000
      (Funded)
    • Dec 2004 to Dec 2005 Dispersion of Fungal spores and assessment of growth in ophthalmic preparations sponsored by  -  $40000
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 ARP - Water Quality Issues: Real time assessment of nutrients in equatic systems sponsored by  -  $100368
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • Mar 2001 to Aug 2001 Kinetics of Algal Growth in Metroplex Reservoirs: Bioassay Experiments on Summertime Populations sponsored by  -  $19358
      (Funded)
    • Sept 1993 to July 1995 Undergraduate Research Supplement to: Trophic Structure and The Stoichiometry of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in The Pelagic Food Web sponsored by  -  $8500
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)
    • June 1992 to Aug 1992 Undergraduate Research Supplement to Trophic Structure and The Stoidhiometry of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Pelagic Food Web sponsored by  -  $4750
      Thomas Chrzanowski (Funded)

Publications


      2009
      • Journal Article
        The invasive Sorghum halepense harbors endophytic N 2-fixing bacteria and alters soil biogeochemistry
        [Rout, MarnieE, Chrzanowski, Thomas]. Plant and Soil. 315, 163-172. "Springer Netherlands".

      2007
      • Journal Article
        Prey food quality affects flagellate ingestion rates
        [Shannon, SPaul, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Grover, JamesP]. Microbial Ecology. 53, 66-73. "Springer-Verlag".

      2006
      • Journal Article
        Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton in two warm temperate reservoirs: association of taxonomic composition with temperature
        [Grover, JamesP, Chrzanowski, Thomas]. Journal of Plankton Research. 28, 1-17. "Oxford University Press".

      2004
      • Journal Article
        Limiting resources, disturbance, and diversity in phytoplankton communities
        [Grover, JamesP, Chrzanowski, Thomas]. Ecological Monographs. 74, 533-551. "Ecological Society of America".

      2001
      • Journal Article
        Effects of mineral nutrients on the growth of bacterio? and phytoplankton in two southern reservoirs
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Grover, JamesP]. Limnology and Oceanography. 46, 1319-1330. "Wiley-Blackwell".

      2000
      • Journal Article
        Pelagic C: N: P stoichiometry in a eutrophied lake: responses to a whole-lake food-web manipulation
        [Elser, JamesJ, Sterner, RobertW, Galford, AmyE, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Findlay, DavidL, Mills, KennethH, Paterson, MichaelJ, Stainton, MichaelP, Schindler, DavidW]. Ecosystems. 3, 293-307. "Springer-Verlag".

      1998
      • Journal Article
        Stoichiometric constraints on food-web dynamics: a whole-lake experiment on the Canadian Shield
        [Elser, JamesJ, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Sterner, RobertW, Mills, KennethH]. Ecosystems. 1, 120-136. "Springer-Verlag".

      1997
      • Journal Article
        Clay turbidity and the relative production of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton
        [Lind, OwenT, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Davalos-Lind, Laura]. Hydrobiologia. 353, 1-18. "Kluwer Academic Publishers".
      • Journal Article
        The light:nutrient ratio in lakes: the balance of energy and materials affects ecosystem structure and process
        [Sterner, RobertW, Elser, JamesJ, Fee, EverettJ, Guildford, StephanieJ, Chrzanowski, Thomas]. The American Naturalist. 150, 663-684. "JSTOR".

      1996
      • Journal Article
        Element ratios and growth dynamics of bacteria in an oligotrophic Canadian shield lake
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Kyle, Marcia, Elser, JamesJ, Sterner, RobertW]. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 11, 119-125.
      • Journal Article
        Ratios of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in Pseudomonas fluorescens as a model for bacterial element ratios and nutrient regeneration
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Kyle, Marcia]. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 10, 115-122.

      1995
      • Journal Article
        Elemental ratios and the uptake and release of nutrients by phytoplankton and bacteria in three lakes of the Canadian Shield
        [Elser, JJ, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Sterner, RW, Schampel, JH, Foster, DK]. Microbial Ecology. 29, 145-162. "Springer-Verlag".
      • Journal Article
        Nutrient enrichment and nutrient regeneration stimulate bacterioplankton growth
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Sterner, RW, Elser, JJ]. Microbial Ecology. 29, 221-230. "Springer-Verlag".

      1992
      • Journal Article
        Direct and indirect evidence of size-selective grazing on pelagic bacteria by freshwater nanoflagellates
        [Simek, Karel, Chrzanowski, Thomas]. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 58, 3715-3720. "American Society for Microbiology".

      1991
      • Journal Article
        Annual material processing by a salt marsh-estuarine basin in South Carolina, USA
        [Dame, RF, Spurrier, JD, Williams, TM, Kjerfve, B, Zingmark, RG, Wolaver, TG, Chrzanowski, Thomas, McKellar, HN, Vernberg, FJ]. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 72, 153-166. "Inter-Research".

      1990
      • Journal Article
        Prey-size selection by freshwater flagellated protozoa
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Simek, Karel]. Limnology and Oceanography. 35, 1429-1436.

      1988
      • Journal Article
        Siderite formation in anoxic deep-sea sediments: A synergetic bacteria controlled process with improtant implications in paleomagnetism
        [Ellwood, BrooksB, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Hrouda, Frantisek, Long, GaryJ, Buhl, MargaretL]. Geology. 16, 980-982. "Geological Society of America".

      1986
      • Journal Article
        The outwelling hypothesis and North inlet, South Carolina
        [Dame, R, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Bildstein, K, Kjerfve, B, McKellar, H, Nelson, D, Spurrier, J, Stancyk, S, Stevenson, H, Vernberg, J, others]. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 33, 217-229. "Inter-Research".

      1984
      • Journal Article
        Applicability of the fluorescein diacetate method of detecting active bacteria in freshwater
        [Chrzanowski, Thomas, Crotty, RhondaD, Hubbard, JamesG, Welch, RobertP]. Microbial Ecology. 10, 179-185. "Springer-Verlag".

      1981
      • Journal Article
        Estimation of material fluxes in an estuarine cross section: A critical analysis of spatial measurement density and errors1
        [Kjerfve, Bjorn, Stevenson, LHarold, Proehl, JeffreyA, Chrzanowski, Thomas, Kitchens, WileyM]. Limnology and Oceanography. 26, 325-335. "Wiley-Blackwell".

Presentations

    •  2014
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Prey element stoichiometry controls ecological fitness of the flagellate Ochromonas danica", Baylor University, Waco TX. ( , 2014).
    •  2009
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Integrity, Morals, and Ethics: In science, in career, and in workplace", University of North Texas, Dallas, TX. ( , 2009).
    •  2009
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Life in the plankton: Trophic dynamics at the base of the food web", University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX. ( , 2009).
    •  2006
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Microscale surface patterns retard biofilm formation on implantable materials", Alcon Research Labs, Ft. Worth, TX. ( , 2006).
    •  2006
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Microscale surface patterns retard biofilm formation on implantable materials", Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Louisiana State University. ( , 2006).
    •  2000
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Nutrient limitation of microbial growth in southern reservoirs", Baylor University, Waco TX. ( , 2000).
    •  1997
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Element stoichiometry in aquatic microbial food webs", Arizona State University, Arizona State University. ( , 1997).
    •  1997
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Element stoichiometry in aquatic microbial food webs", University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX. ( , 1997).
    •  1993
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry and freshwater microbial food webs", University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX. ( , 1993).
    •  1993
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Sources of nutrients supporting the growth of bacteria in oligotrophic Canadian Shield lakes", University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. ( , 1993).
    •  1993
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Stoichiometry and freshwater microbial food webs", University of Manitoba, Canada, University of Manitoba, Canada. ( , 1993).
    •  1986
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Activities of bacterioplankton in a southwestern reservoir", Baylor University, Waco TX. ( , 1986).
    •  1986
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Bacterioplankton-phytoplankton coupled carbon flow", University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX. ( , 1986).
    •  1985
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Some factors influencing the transport of microbial biomass in a defined tidal basin", University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX. ( , 1985).
    •  1984
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Dynamics of microbial populations in salt-marsh flux studies", University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX. ( , 1984).
    •  1983
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "A summary of an ecosystem study in outwelling", Belle W. Baruch Marine Field Station, Georgetown, SC. ( , 1983).
    •  1982
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "The theory and utility of microbial biomass measures in aquatic systems", Belle W. Baruch Marine Field Station, Georgetown, SC. ( , 1982).
    •  1981
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Material flows through the North Inlet ecosystem", University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin. ( , 1981).
    •  1981
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Microbial biomass transports through a temperate salt marsh", State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY. ( , 1981).
    •  1981
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "The ecology of coastal wetlands", University of Michigan at Flint, Flint, MI. ( , 1981).
    •  1981
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Transports of total microbial biomass, fungi, and bacteria through a temperate marsh system", State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. ( , 1981).
    •  1980
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Filamentous fungi as indicators of sediment-detritus resuspension in a tidal inlet", Clemson University, Clemson, SC. ( , 1980).
    •  1980
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Microbial biomass transport through a southeastern salt marsh", Marine Biological Laboratory, Texas A&M University. ( , 1980).
    •  1980
      Chrzanowski, Thomas, "Transport of microbial biomass and carbon through a major marsh creek", Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University. ( , 1980).

Students Supervised

    • 2011
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Briony Foster, (Biology)
    • 2010
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Miranda Newberry, (Biology)
    • 2010
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Savanna Bradford, (Biology)
    • 2007
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Natalie Hanna, (Biology)
    • 2006
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Doty Laurel, (Biology)
    • 2006
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Guimel Molina, (Biology)
    • 2005
      Dissertation Committee Chair
      Paul Shannon, (Biology)
    • 2004
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Kory Pennebaker , (Biology)
    • 1998
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Michael Hurt, (Biology)
    • 1995
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Marcia Kyle, (Biology)
    • 1995
      Other
      Linda Blum, (Biology)
      Visiting Scientist
    • 1989
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Stanly Williams, (Biology)
    • 1989
      Postdoctoral Research Supervision
      Karel Simek, (Biology)
    • 1987
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Rhonda Crotty, (Biology)
    • 1986
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Gregory Hubbard, (Biology)
    • 1986
      Master's Thesis Committee Chair
      Judy Yates, (Biology)

Courses

      • BIOL 3328-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107671)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • BIOL 5351-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107821)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • BIOL 3327-001 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
        (Course Id: 107670)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 3328-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107671)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 5351-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107821)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Summer - Five Week - First - 2016
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • BIOL 3327-001 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
        (Course Id: 107670)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 4289-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107718)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Summer - Five Week - First - 2015
      • BIOL 3328-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107671)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 5351-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107821)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Summer - Five Week - First - 2014
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 4388-005 INSTR TECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107755)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 3327-001 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
        (Course Id: 107670)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 5391-022 INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107843)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 5393-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107844)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Summer - Five Week - First - 2013
      • BIOL 3328-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107671)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • BIOL 3444-001 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 4289-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107718)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 4379-022 DIRECTED STUDY
        (Course Id: 107754)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 5391-022 INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107843)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 4388-001 INSTRUC TECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107755)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 3327-001 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
        (Course Id: 107670)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 4289-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107718)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5698-022 THESIS
        (Course Id: 107859)
        Summer - Eleven Week - 2011
      • BIOL 4279-022 DIRECTED STUDY
        (Course Id: 107716)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 3328-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107671)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5351-001 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107821)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 3444-002 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107701)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5293-022 RESEARCH
        (Course Id: 107784)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 4189-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107713)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5693-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107858)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 5101-002 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
        (Topic: Biology Colloquium | Course Id: 107770)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • BIOL 4345-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107739)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • BIOL 5346-001 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107817)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • BIOL 5693-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107858)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • BIOL 5693-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107858)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • BIOL 6591-022 ADVANCED RESEARCH
        (Course Id: 107866)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • BIOL 5593-022 RESEARCH
        (Course Id: 107857)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • BIOL 5193-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107776)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • BIOL 5393-022 RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
        (Course Id: 107844)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • BIOL 5310-003 SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
        (Topic: Micro Structure & Function | Course Id: 107792)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • BIOL 3311-001 SPEC TOPICS MICROBIOLOGY
        (Topic: Micro Structure & Function | Course Id: 107659)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009