Dr. William J. Henley

TEACHING:

• BIOL 1114, Introductory Biology, every fall.  This is a newly redesigned multi-instructor course employing the inquiry-based  learning style.  Diverse information is presented on a "need-to-know" basis in the context of real-world scenarios, rather than a traditional "march through the chapters."
• BIOL 3253, Environment and Society, every spring.  This is an environmental issues course primarily for nonmajors; we cover topics such as global climate change, biodiversity, air and water pollution, solid waste, energy issues, resource depletion, environmental economics and politics, etc. Prerequisite: BIOL 1114 or equivalent
• BOT 4213, Botanical Limnology, fall of even numbered years; a graduate/advanced undergraduate course emphasizing the ecology, physiology and morphology of phytoplankton and macrophytes in lakes and ponds. Lab involves both field trips and laboratory experiments. Prerequisites: graduate or advanced undergraduate standing; BOT 1404 (Plant Biology); some limnology and botany background would be helpful.

RESEARCH:

·         Current research focuses on the broadly halotolerant algae and cyanobacteria from the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge near Cherokee in northwestern Oklahoma .  This work comprises two NSF-funded projects:

·        LExEn: Response of photosynthetic microbes of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge to dynamic extreme conditions (MCB-9978203).

·        Collaborative Research: Salt Plains Microbial Observatory (MCB-0132097).

·         I also have a secondary interest in the impact of water quality on aquatic plants and phytoplankton in local lakes, particularly Boomer Lake .

Recent Publications:

·         Henley , W.J., Y. Yin. 1998. Growth and photosynthesis of marine Synechococcus (Cyanophyceae) under iron-stress. J. Phycol. 34:94-103.

·         Henley , W.J. 1998. Baseline limnology of Boomer Lake , Oklahoma , a recently reexcavated urban reservoir. J. Freshwater Ecol. 13:235-247.

·         Matlock, M.D., M.E. Matlock, D.E. Storm, M.D. Smolen & W.J. Henley. 1998. Limiting nutrient determination in lotic ecosystems using a quantitative nutrient enrichment periphytometer. J. Amer. Water Res. Assoc. 34:1141-1147.

·         Eladel, H.M., W.J. Henley & I.A. Kobbia. 1999. Effect of thiobencarb on growth and photosynthesis of the soil alga Protosiphon botryoides (Chlorophyta). J. Appl. Phycol. 10:547-553.

·         Yin, Y. & W.J. Henley. 1999. Iron-limited semicontinuous culture studies of marine Synechococcus. In: L. Charpy & T. Larkum (Eds.) Marine Cyanobacteria, Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco, special issue 19:365-368.

·         Henley, W.J. 2001. Algae and cyanobacteria under desiccation and ionic stress. Nova Hedwigia 123:443-452.

·         Henley , W.J., K.M. Major & J.L. Hironaka. 2002.  Response to salinity and heat stress in two halotolerant chlorophyte algae.  J. Phycol. 38:757-766.