George P. Kraemer, Ph.D.

Office: 0051 Natural Sciences Bldg
Tel: (914) 251-6640
Fax: (914) 251-6635
Email: george.kraemer@purchase.edu

Education

• Ph.D., 1989, Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.S., 1983, Oceanography, Texas A&M University
• B.S., 1980, Florida Institute of Technology

Positions

• 1997–present: Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology (Sept. 2008–present), Associate Professor (1997–2008), Purchase College, State University of New York
• 1996–1997: Research Associate, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
• 1993–1996: CNR Research Fellow, Stazione Zoologica di Napoli
• 1990–1993: Post-Doctoral Biologist, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
• 1989–1990: Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles

Courses Taught

Science in the Modern World
General Biology (Ecology lectures)
Marine Biology of the Mediterranean
General Ecology
Natural Resources
Aquatic Pollution
Ecology of Urban Environments
Marine Ecology
Environmental Studies Junior Seminar
Ocean World

Dr. Kraemer studies the production dynamics of marine macrophytes through organism-level physiological and growth responses. He has worked with seagrasses and macroalgae, the dominant producers and habitat formers in nearshore marine environments. He also applies basic ecological principles to aquaculture, and the mitigation of aquaculture impacts.

Dr. Kraemer's other research focuses on the ecological impacts of the non-native Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus), now an important and sometimes dominant member of the local intertidal community in the northeast U.S.  A new project examines the mechanisms underlying the spread of a non-native red seaweed (Grateloupia turuturu) into Long Island Sound, and bait products as vectors for non-natives and toxic microalgae.

Honors and Awards

2006: Purchase College Student Affairs Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of Student Life
2005: SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
2001: Robert O. Fehr Professorship in Environmental Research
1989: UCLA Schectman Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award
1989: UCLA Order of the Golden Bruin

Link to Selected Publications