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Members of Long Standing (and long hair) -- Gallery 5
(Most of these members joined in 2004 and 2005)

These are some Members-in-Good-Hair of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists.
(NOTE: Some entries include comments; these were supplied by the LFHCfS member or by the person or organization who or which nominated her or him.)

Duncan Hull is a member.

DUNCAN HULL
"I'd love to join the hairy club for scientists. It would be a great honour to stand shoulder to shoulder with eminent and hirsute scientists such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and Brian May from Queen."
Duncan Hull, LFHCfS
PhD candidate
School of Computer Science
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
<Duncan Hull>

Josh Newby is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

JOSH NEWBY
"I am nominating myself because my new lab group won't stop pestering me. By being admitted into the club, I might be able to get back to work."
Josh Newby, LFHCfS
Graduate student in physical chemistry
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
<Josh Newby>

Dr. Longenecker is a member.

KEN LONGENECKER
"Aloha. I would like to be a member of your fine association. The Museum's Vice President of Sciences implied that my annual performance evaluation will be heavily influenced by your decision. I hope he meant positively."
Ken Longenecker, Ph.D, LFHCfS
Assistant Zoologist
Hawaii Biological Survey Staff
The Bishop Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
<Ken Longenecker>

Paul Ionescu is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

PAUL IONESCU
"Hi! My name is Paul Ionescu. I'm a PhD student in Firenze, Italy. To see my credentials, use this link [below] -- at the staff link you'll find me between PhD students."
Paul Ionescu, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Center of Magnetic Resonance
University of Florence
Fireenze, Italy
<Paul Ionescu>

Olga Kubassova is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

OLGA KUBASSOVA
"My name is Olga Kubassova and I am a Ph.D student in the University of Leeds. It would be a great honour to me and my hair belonging to the same LFH club.."
Olga Kubassova, LFHCfS
Ph.D student
School of Computing
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
<Olga Kubassova>
<Olga Kubassova>

Dr. Walters is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

ERIC WALTERS
"I am a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and co-author of the book Scientists Must Speak."
D. Eric Walters, Ph.D, LFHCfS
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mato Pavlovic is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

MATO PAVLOVIC
"I have graduated Mechanical Engineering at University of Zagreb, Croatia, now I am a Ph.D. candidate working at The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin, Germany. It would be a great honor to my hair belonging to the same club as Steven Pinker's."
Dipl. Ing. Mato Pavlovic, LFHCfS
Ph.D. candidate
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Berlin, Germany
<Mato Pavlovic>

Michael Dean is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

MICHAEL DEAN
"This photo shows my long hair (which is longer now). I am currently a computer engineer for the US Army, and am returning to my alma mater, the University of Delaware, for a master's degree in computer engineering."
Michael Dean, LFHCfS
Graduate student in computer engineering
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, USA

Dr. Hammarström is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

HARALD HAMMARSTROM
Harald Hammarström, LFHCfS
Gruaduate Student
Department for Computing
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
<Harald Hammarström>
"I would like to nominate my colleague Harald Hammarström, who is a linguist, skilled chess player, vegan, and has a terrible taste for music."
(Nominated by investigator Torbjörn Karfunkel)

Dr. Fix is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

KATHLEEN FIX
"My name is Kathleen Fix and I received my doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University. I am currently working as a Senior Scientist at Steris Corporation in New Product Development. My hair has almost always been long and has not been cut in 23 years. It is currently in excess of 27 inches. In support of my admission as a scientist I submit the patent numbers 5,403,496 and 5,300,247 (I am co-inventor)."
Kathleen Fix, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Senior Scientist
Steris Corporation
Mentor, Ohio, USA

Dr. Bernstein is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and here for an alternate view.)

RALPH BERNSTEIN
"I am a Biologist working at the FDA at the NIH campus in Bethesda. I got my PhD at the University of Tucson, Arizona, in Micro /Immuno. I currently research the chromatin structure of the IgH locus, in mice."
Ralph Bernstein, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Biologist
The Food and Drug Administration
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
<Ralph Bernstein>

Dr. Daw is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

REBECCA DAW
"My colleagues have asked me to request membership of your prestigious club. My hair and I have been working together for many years now and I feel it deserves some recognition."
Rebecca Daw, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Senior Analyst
FDAS Ltd
Biocity Nottingham
Nottingham, UK
<Rebecca Daw>

Darius Widera is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

DARIUS WIDERA
"I am a PhD candidate in Biochemistry at the Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. Here is a photograph of me and my evident luxuriant flowing hair."
Dipl. Biochem. Darius Widera, LFHCfS
Institute for Neurobiochemisty
Witten/Herdecke University
Witten, Germany
<Darius Widera>

Dr. Slayton is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

REBECCA SLAYTON
"Here is my application for the LFHCfS. Yesterday I finally heard opportunity knocking on the door, as our hike got very windy at the peak."
Rebecca Slayton, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Science Fellow, Stanford University
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford, California, USA
<Rebecca Slayton>

Gretchen Holtzer, Mary Parent, Priti Pharkya and Aron Parekh are members. (Click to see enlargements of Gretchen, Mary, Gretchen and Mary, Priti, and Aron.)

GRETCHEN HOLTZER
MARY PARENT
PRITI PHARKYA
ARON PAREKH
"My name is Gretchen Holtzer, and I am a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at Penn State. I am nominating myself and three other fine candidates for the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. We found out about the club in Chemical & Engineering News."
Gretchen Holtzer, LFHCfS
Mary Parent, LFHCfS
Priti Pharkya, LFHCfS
Aron Parekh, LFHCfS [Dr. Parekh is now a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh]
Graduate students
Chemical Engineering
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
<Gretchen Holtzer> <Mary Parent> <Priti Pharkya> <Aron Parekh>

Dr. Lippert is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

DOROTHY LIPPERT
"I am an archaeologist working in the Repatriation Program of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution."
Dorothy Lippert, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Archaeologist
NMNH Repatriation Office
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC, USA
<Dorothy Lippert>

Dr. Keeling is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

CHRIS KEELING
"I would like to join the club. I started growing my hair longer when I started grad. school. Now I'm a postdoc in the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia."
Christopher I. Keeling, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Michael Smith Laboratories
(formerly called the UBC Biotechnology Laboratories)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
<Chris Keeling>

Melissa Towler is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

MELISSA TOWLER
"I would like to join the club. I plan to cut at least 10 inches off and donate it to Locks of Love after I complete my dissertation this Spring. A lot of people are waiting for that day -- this is the longest my hair has ever been."
Melissa J. Towler, LFHCfS
Interdisciplinary PhD student in Biochemical Engineering
Dept. of of Biology/Biotechnology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
<Melissa Towler>

Dr. Kline is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

ROBERT S. KLINE, III
"A (chemistry professor) friend of mine sent me the link to your wonderful club. I am a licensed psychologist running an inpatient dementia unit in Florida, teaching at a local college, and working in private practice. In addition, I also perform as the singer in a death metal band in my spare time."
Robert S. Kline, III, Psy.D., LFHCfS
Senior Psychologist
Unit 14/15
Florida State Hospital
Chattahoochee, Florida, USA
<Rob Kline>

Dr. Deschainesis a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and click here to see an alternate view.)

TIMOTHY DESCHAINES
Timothy Deschaines, LFHCfS
Chemistry Professor
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
<Tim Deschaines>
"I am writing to nominate Dr. Timothy Deschaines. I met Tim while I was a postdoc at the University of New Hampshire, where he is teaching Chemistry."
(Nominated by investigator Kim Rickert)

Dr. Kinzie is a member.

ROBERT KINZIE
"I am so excited! I would like to nominate myself (no one else would.)"
Robert Kinzie, LFHCfS
Professor, Department of Zoology
Associate Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
<Bob Kinzie>

Sharlie Huffman is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

SHARLIE HUFFMAN
Sharlie Huffman, P.Eng., LFHCfS
Bridge Seismic Engineer
Ministry of Transportation
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
<Sharlie Huffman>
"I’d like to nominate my mom-in-law, Sharlie Huffman, P.Eng. for the Club."
(Nominated by investigator Corrina Craig)

Michael Finkler and Emily Taylor are members. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

FINKLER & TAYLOR
"We would be most honored to join this prestigious organization. There are many wonderful heads of hair to be found among researchers of reptile ecological physiology, and we hope ours are representative."
Michael S. Finkler, LFHCfS
Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Natural, Information, and Mathematical Sciences
Indiana University Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
and
Emily N. Taylor, LFHCfS
Ph.D. Candidate
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, USA
<Michael Finkler>
<Emily Taylor>

Dr. Merrill is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and click here to see an alternate view.)

WILLIAM MERRILL
"I work mostly as a research scientist on DARPA programs. Unfortunately I don't have a great website release, as I work at a small company and have not put together a personal website. I have included a resume as an additional reference."
William Merrill, LFHCfS
Lead Wireless Architect
Sensoria Corporation
San Diego, California, USA
<William Merrill>

Dr. Borella is a member.

FRANCES BORELLA
"My research specialty is human population genetics. I would like to nominate myself to become a member of this prestigious organization."
Frances T. Borella, LFHCfS
Professor of Anthropology
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, California, USA
<Frances Borella>

Dr. Hicks is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

ROBIN HICKS
"I'd like to join the Luxuriant Hair Club for Scientists. The accompanying photo hopefully qualifies me for membership in this prestigious group."
Robin Hicks, LFHCfS
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
<Robin Hicks>

Kim Dill is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

KIM DILL
Kim Dill, LFHCfS
Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor
Physical Sciences Dept.
St. Louis Community College at Meramec
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
<Kim Dill>
"I would like to nominate my sister Kim Dill for the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists."
(Nominated by investigator Todd J. Dill)

Dr. Fiorello is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

CATHERINE FIORELLO
"I would like to nominate myself for the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (tm)!"
Catherine Fiorello, LFHCfS
Associate Professor, Program Coordinator
School Psychology Program
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
<Cathy Fiorello>

Dr. Ross is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

CYNTHIA ROSS
"I would love to be a member."
Cynthia Ross, LFHCfS
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University College of the Cariboo
Kamloops, British Columbia,Canada
<Cynthis Ross>

Rubèn Serral Gracià is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and click here to see an alternate view)

RUBÈN SERRAL GRACIÀ
Rubèn Serral Gracià, LFHCfS
Ph.D. Candidate
Physics Department
Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Netherlands
<Rubèn Serral Gracià>
"Some friends and I are planning several gifts for a friend who is defending his Ph.D. on the 25th of this month on theoretical physics. One of the presents would be to register him to the club. Can it be possible?"
(Nominated by investigator Diego Altamirano)

Dianne Egnor is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

DIANNE EGNOR
"I hope the following articles are sufficient to establish my credentials, both scientific and hair-wise.."
Dianne Egnor, LFHCfS
Electrical Engineer
Signal Processing
BAE Systems
Nashua, New Hampshire,USA
<Dianne Egnor>

Colin Perry is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and here to see an alternate view)

COLIN PERRY
[BUT NOT COLIN PERRY]

"As a genuine rocket scientist and a life-long long-hair (although curly is a more accurate adjective than flowing), I should be honored to become a member. The somewhat visible rat tail in back is ~6.73e+8 nanometers long when unbraided."
Colin Perry, LFHCfS
Senior Software Systems Engineer
NavAstro Company
Gravity Probe-B Project at Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
<Colin Perry>

Dr. O'Brien is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

PATRICK J. O'BRIEN
"Colleagues have pointed out this site to me and suggested I join. I thought it is about time someone with long hair added their contribution."
Patrick J. O'Brien, LFHCfS
Institut fuer Geowissenschaften
Full Professor, Chair of Petrology
Universität Potsdam
Germany
<Paddy O'Brien>

Dr. Shen is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

AMY SHEN
"I always have long hair."
Amy Shen, LFHCfS
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
<Amy Shen>

Dr. Mann (seen here at left) is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

ROBERT MANN
"Attached evidence [of my hair qualifications] was taken at my wedding (Oct 25 2003)."
Robert Mann, LFHCfS
Consultant Ecologist
Auckland, New Zealand
<Robert Mann>

Dr. Glasauer is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement)

GLASAUER
Stefan Glasauer, LFHCfS
Senior Scientist of the Department of Neurology and Neurological Research Center
Dept. of Neurology
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Neurological Research Center
Munich, Germany
<Stefan Glasauer>
"I herewith nominate Dr. Ing. Stefan Glasauer."
(Nominated by investigator Jens Philipp)



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