Faculty

Jason Hamilton

Jason Hamilton

Associate Professor

Department of Environmental Studies and Science

Specialty:Plant Ecophysiology, Global Change Biology & Sustainability Science
Phone:(607) 274-1439
E-mail:jhamilton@ithaca.edu
Office:252 Ctr for Natural Sciences
Ithaca, NY 14850
Jason Hamilton's Research

Jason and Eleanor Lahr looking at the response of  soybean leaf function to insect attack using a chlorophyll fluorscence imaging system that  Jason helped develop.     

Photo by Bill Truslow

Office Hours

Mondays & Thursdays:  12-1:00 p.m.

I have an open door policy. Feel free to stop by my office and talk to me at any time. If I happen to be busy, please do not be offended if I ask you to come back later. If the sign on the door indicates “do not disturb”, please do not knock
E-mail is also a good way to contact me and I welcome any questions you might have.  However, please do not turn in assignments by e-mail.
Recent Award

As announced on Intercom, the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of approximately $150,000 to four faculty members in the School of Humanities and Sciences for their project, entitled "Multidisciplinary Sustainability Modules: Integrating STEM Courses".

  • Under the direction of Ali S. Erkan, Department of Computer Science
  • Jason G. Hamilton, Department of Biology
  • Thomas J. Pfaff, Department of Mathematics
  • Michael Rogers, Department of Physics.

The proposed project will create a framework for incorporating multidisciplinary projects in scientific education. Specifically, the project will focus on the rich set of problems encountered in sustainability in order to formulate how they can be tackled by students from different disciplines working collectively, iteratively, but not necessarily simultaneously, over a set of online tools for exchanging data, code, reports, and expertise.  This award is effective June 1, 2009, and expires May 31, 2012.

The recently approved New Roots School has been approved and will open this September!

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Recent Presentations:

"Sustain This!  Total immersion in sustainability science and education" at the Biology Department Seminar Series. Ithaca College. September 2009.

"What Is Sustainability and Where Did It Come From?" at  Academic Enrichment Services/Office of Multicultural Affairs Summer Institute 2008. Ithaca College, July 2008.

This lecture served to build community and set the stage for academic immersion during this three-week program for new students.

"Envisioning a Sustainable Future:  A Leadership Role for Higher Educations" at the FOCUS the Nation: Global Warniing Solutions for America seminar series.  Rockland Community College. February 2008.

Sustainability. Is it just a buzz word? The latest feel-good idea? A new science? A unifying concept to envision a secure future? All of the above? Jason presented a thought-provoking look at the current state of people and our planet. He explored the evolution of sustainability and the role it plays in dealing with our current environmental, social, and economic dilemmas. The presentation ended with a discussion of how the concept of sustainability serves as a compass to help the RCC community move us, our institutions, and our country toward a more secure future.

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