Improbable Research

Hermes Huang is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and here to see an alternative view.)

HERMES HUANG
"I am a second-year graduate student at Yale University. Currently my research involves bioaerosol detection and identification using both optical and biochemical techniques."
Hermes Huang, LFHCfS
Graduate Student
Chemical Engineering
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
<Hermes Huang>

Danielle Medek, Anja Steinwendler and Everard Edwards are members. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and here to see an alternative view.)

THE MARILYN BALL GROUP
"We are a bunch of plant scientists, from left to right, Danielle Medek, Anja Steinwendler and Everard Edwards. Prof. Marilyn Ball, illustrious leader of the Ecosystem Dynamics Group, is seen separately." [See entry below for MARILYN BALL]
Danielle Medek, LFHCfS
Anja Steinwendler, Honors Student, LFHCfS
Everard Edwards, Ph.D., LFHCfS, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ecosystem Dynamics Group
Research School of Biological Sciences
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, Australia
<Ecosystem Dynamics Group>
<Everard Edwards>

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

MARILYN BALL
[see above entry for THE MARILYN BALL GROUP]
Marilyn Ball, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Professor and Group Leader
Ecosystem Dynamics Group
Research School of Biological Sciences
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, Australia
<Marilyn Ball>

Andrew Cooper is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

ANDREW COOPER
"I'm pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics. As a result of posing for this photo, I became deeply involved in knot theory."
Andrew Cooper, LFHCfS
Graduate Student in Mathematics
Michigan State University
Lansing, Michigan, USA
<Andrew Cooper>

Adam Crafter is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

ADAM CRAFTER
"I have included a picture of myself in my green labcoat. As labcoats are always picking up stains, I made sure that the coat was stained a color that suits me. I work at the Energy Balance Laboratory as a datamonger, while pursuing my PharmD goals."
Adam Crafter, LFHCfS
Research Assistant
Center for Physical Activity & Weight Management
Energy Balance Laboratory
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
<Adam Crafter>

Kenneth Lessnoff is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

KENNETH LESSNOFF
"My hair is both flowing and luxuriant and, although it's less obvious from my photo, I am a scientist. Specifically, I am a PhD student at the University of Bristol, where I doing work for the LHCb experiment at CERN."
Kenneth Lessnoff, LFHCfS
Graduate student
High Energy Particle Physics Group
University of Bristol
Bristol, UK
<Kenneth Lessnoff>

Dr. Wilson is a member.

DAVID W. WILSON
"Emily Smith insisted that I apply for membership. I discovered 'hair' to be one of the greatest teaching tools ever invented for breaking stereotypes and unfounded perceptions. Students don't know me the first day of class, but make assumptions based on the length of my hair. Later, they discover their assumptions were wrong, at which point I have a chance to break other prejudices, misperceptions or limitations to their thinking and learning about sustainable agriculture and agricultural ecology. When my hair falls out, I will have to retire and quit teaching."
David W. Wilson, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Associate Lecturer
Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
<David Wilson>

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

MIKAEL PARKVALL
Ph.D, LFHCfS
Department of Linguistics
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
<Mikael Parkvall>
"I would like to nominate my colleague Dr. Mikael Parkvall. He meets your criteria and is well known – both at the Department of Linguistics and soon also world-wide - for his long (sometimes with blue highlights) and luxuriant hair. He is an eminent linguist with a particular interest in creole languages."
(Nominated by investigator Eeva Klintfors)

Joanna Slusky is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

JOANNA SLUSKY
Joanna Slusky, LFHCfS
Graduate student in chemistry
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
<Joanna Slusky>
"I am distinctly honored to nominate Joanna Slusky. Not only is Ms. Slusky the possessor of duly luxuriant and flowing mane, she is also a scientist and soon-to-be PhD of impeccable credentials, including a publication in Nature. Her current research focuses on de-novo synthesis of proteins. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Princeton University."
(Nominated by investigator Jonathan J. Sapan)

Claudio Salim is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

CLAUDIO SALIM
"I got flowing hair, and I'd like to join the club. I'm a PhD student in neurobiology."
Claudio Salim, LFHCfS
Graduate student in neurobiology
University Pierre & Marie Curie
Paris, France
<Claudio Salim>

Dr. O'Linger-Luscusk is a member.

JOANN O'LINGER-LUSCUSK
"I'm nominating myself for membership in the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. I'm an astronomer employed by the California Institute of Technology to support Mission Operations for the Spitzer Space Telescope. I publish under the name of JoAnn O'Linger."
JoAnn O'Linger-Luscusk, LFHCfS
Staff Scientist
Spitzer Space Telescope
Caltech
Pasadena, California, USA
<JoAnn O'Linger-Luscus>

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

ALASDAIR SKELTON
Alasdair Skelton, LFHCfS
Professor i geokemi och petrologi
Department of Geology and Geochemistry
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
<Alasdair Skelton>
"With his permission I would like to submit the nomination of Alasdair Skelton, Professor of Geochemistry and Petrology to the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. He continues the proud tradition of Edinburgh (undergraduate) and Cambridge (graduate studies) Universities, those institutions that have given us so much scientific hair."
(Nominated by investigator Patrick Crill)

Sally Rosenthal is a member. Photo by NASA. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

SALLY ROSENTHAL
"I would be pleased, indeed humbled, to become a member of the LFHCfS. I am an inventor and producer of large-scale, real-time technologies and events that use them. Recent project: Senior Research Scientist, New York University, New Media Lab, Courant School of Mathematics, Dept. of Computer Science, produced real-time motion-capture-based game for 4,000 people."
Sally Rosenthal, LFHCfS
Inventor and NASA virtual reality pin-up
Palo Alto, california, USA
<Sally Rosenthal>

Sharotka Simon is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

SHAROTKA SIMON
"Please sign me up for the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. As you can see from my picture, I have luxuriant, flowing hair. You can also see from the picture that I work in a messy lab all day, so I must be a scientist, but if you would like to see other credentials, they can be found here."
Sharotka Simon, LFHCfS
Graduate Student in Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, USA
<Sharotka Simon>

Sterling Paramore is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

STERLING PARAMORE
"It's not just a graduate student pony tail. I've been a long-hair since 1994."
Sterling Paramore, LFHCfS
Graduate Student
Center for Biophysical Modeling and Simulation
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
<Sterling Paramore>

Rachel Blaser is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

RACHEL BLASER
"I have long admired the LFHCfS, and sincerely hope to be accepted into your distinguished ranks. I am a graduate student in comparative psychology, and would like to assure my advisor that this is the only sighting of my hair outside of lab in years."
Rachel Blaser, LFHCfS
Graduate Student in Comparative Psychology
Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology
Pacific Biomedical Research Center
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, USA
<Rachel Blaser>

Drs. Ribeiro and Avila are a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

RAQUEL RIBEIRO & MARCOS AVILA
"I am submitting my wife Raquel A. Ribeiro and myself as candidates for a married LFHCfS couple, at the request of our former group leader Paul C. Canfield from Ames Laboratory. Unfortunately he is follicularly challenged and cannot join your esteemed club, thus wishes to live vicariously through our participation. We are both Post-Doc Associates in the area of Condensed Matter Physics, currently working at Hiroshima University in Japan."
Raquel Ribeiro, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Marcos Avila, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Department of Quantum Matter, ADSM
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima, Japan
<Raquel Ribeiro>
<Marcos Avila>

Robin Kolnicki is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

ROBIN KOLNICKI
"My scientific research focuses on karyotypic diversification in mammals (particularly in prosimians and in chiropterans) with specificity in the role of kinetochore reproduction and in the behavior and the origins of ubiquitous motility proteins (such as mad and bub). Here is my hair in Madagascar."
Robin Kolnicki, LFHCfS
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Biology
Framingham State College
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
<Robin Kolnicki>

Drs. Engle, Franck, Toole, McPhee-Shaw and Stone are members. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

DIANA ENGLE
VALERIE FRANCK
DeDe TOOLE
ERIKA McPHEE-CHAW
SARAH STONE
Diana Engle, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Valerie Franck, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Dierdre (DeDe) Toole, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Erika McPhee-Shaw, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Sarah Stone, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Oceanographers Extraordinaire
<Diana Engle>
<Valerie Franck>
<Dierdre (DeDe) Toole>
<Erika McPhee-Shaw>
<Sarah Stone>
"I would like to nominate five oceanographers. I have permission from all. In the photo, from left to right are:
Dr. Diana Engle (who is now a freelance science writer);
Prof. Valerie Franck, Assistant Professor of Biology at Hawaii Pacific University;
Dr. Dierdre (DeDe) Toole, Assistant Scientist of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution;
Prof. Erika McPhee-Shaw, Assistant Professor at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University
Dr. (soon to be Prof.) Sarah Stone, now a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, soon to be at Humboldt State University as an Assistant Professor starting Jan 2006.
This photo was taken by me, Dr. Grace Chang, who at that time could have been a member of the LFHCfS, on the Pali Highway Overlook on Oahu, Hawaii in February 2002. Di (Diana Engle) regrets tucking her luxuriant hair into her sweatshirt as she had the longest hair of all. '"
(Nominated by investigator Grace Chang )

Jason Ybarra is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

JASON YBARRA
"I am a graduate student in Physics doing research in star formation. I would like to help LFHCfS bring awareness to an overlooked quality that many scientists possess."
Jason Ybarra, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Department of Physics and Astronomy
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California, USA
<Jason Ybarra>

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

BEN KENWARD
" I recently hand raised crows to see if they would start to use tools (they did), hence the baby crow sitting on my head in the picture. I realise you can't see my face but this is probably the best picture showing me doing science and also the extent of my hair. (This is also the best angle to judge the size of my sideburns). Since finishing my Ph.D., I just got a job researching motor development in babies at Uppsala University in Sweden. If you really need to see my face you can check my website."
Ben Kenward, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
<Ben Kenward>

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

JON SANDRIDGE
"I have a couple of degrees in biology from Southeast Missouri State University and a Ph.D. in the same from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Despite untold hours of tricking lizards into doing pushups, and then watching tape of them doing it, I find myself asking people if they want to add batteries to the purchase they are making. Perhaps membership in another august professional society will be just the spice my publication free CV needs to get me a teaching job."
Jon Sandridge, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Biologist and sales clerk
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
<Jon Sandridge>

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

ROBERT BRODMAN
"I am a herpetologist and I haven't had my hair cut since 2001 or 2002."
Robert Brodman, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Professor of Biology and Environmental Science
St. Joseph's College
Rensselaer, Indiana, USA
<Robert Brodman>

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

DARCY COX
"I would like to request consideration for membership. I hope that my hair, while graying, is sufficiently luxuriant and flowing to qualify."

Dr. Darcy Cox and her hair study brain-behavior relationships and neurodegnerative diseases.

Darcy Cox, Psy.D., LFHCfS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
<Darcy Cox>

Pooja Goswami is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

POOJA GOSWAMI
"I'm a graduate student in biochemistry in India, involved in studying immunotherapy of cancers, and I am interested in getting a free issue of the Annals of Improbable Research."
Pooja Goswami, LFHCfS
Graduate Student
Department of Biochemistry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India
<Pooja Goswami>

Frank Spada is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

FRANK SPADA
Frank Spada, LFHCfS
Assistant Development Engineer
Ocean Physics Laboratory.
University of Calififornia, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, USA
<Frank Spada>
"I would like to nominate Frank Spada. He is an oceanographer at UC Santa Barbara, who specializes in design, engineering, and implementation of deep- and shallow-water moorings.'"
(Nominated by investigator Grace Chang )

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

MARGARET KOSAL
"I am a PhD chemist affiliated with Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).Here are a recent picture of my long red hair and a slightly older one from my days of technicolor locks, while a graduate student at the University of Illinois, taken ~9,000 ft AGL above Archway Skydiving Centre in Vandalia, Illinois."
Margaret Kosal, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Science Fellow
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
<Margaret Kosal>

Dmitry Mendeleyev is an honorary member.

DMITRY MENDELEYEV
Dimitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, LFHCfS
(SEE HONORARY HISTORICAL MEMBERS PAGE)

Jack Liddle is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

JACK LIDDLE
"I am a 3rd year PhD student in the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics at Oxford University."
Jack Liddle, LFHCfS
Graduate Student in physics
Oxford University
Oxford, UK
<Jack Liddle>
<Jack Liddle>

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

SARAH WEAVER
Sarah Weaver, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. .
University of Southern Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana, USA
<Sarah Weaver>
"I hereby nominate Dr. Sarah Weaver. I've not had a chance to ask her if she had a shot that displayed her hair even more flowingly luxuriant, however, I did let her know I was planning to nominate her, to which she replied: 'I would be totally honored.'"
(Nominated by investigator Jim McLaughlin)

Jonathan Fisher is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

JONATHAN R.B. FISHER
"This is a picture of me and my hair carbon-filtering vodka into an erlenmeyer flask at home. My research involves the use of GIS and database design for wildlife management, but my computer isn't as cool looking as the flask."
Jonathan R.B. Fisher, LFHCfS
Research Associate
Ecological Engineering, Ecological Design, Aquatic Ecology, and Environmental Management Research Group
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, USA
<Jonathan Fisher>

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

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
"I have been told I might qualify."
Christopher R. Johnson, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Director, School of Computing.
Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute.
Co-Director, Center for Bioelectric Field Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization.
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science.
Research Professor of Bioengineering.
Adjunct Professor of Physics.
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
<Chris Johnson>

Almost most of the Trinity University Biology Department faculty are members. (Click on image to see an enlargement, and click here to see an alternate view.)

TRINITY UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
"We believe our application is unique in that we represent almost a majority of our department and for the past year we have been avoiding the shears in order to qualify, as a department, for this unique membership. Be assured that we will do everything possible to promote the ideals and flowing locks of the LHCfS."
David Ribble, LFHCfS
Jonathan King, LFHCfS
Kevin Livingstone, LFHCfS
Frank Healy, LFHCfS
Dennis Kelley, LFHCfS
Biology Department
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas, USA
<Trinity Biology Department>

Dr. Jacob is a member.

SUMA JACOB
"I am a Research-track resident investigating physiological influences of early emotion and social development.."
Suma Jacob, MD, Ph.D., LFHCfS
Clinical researcher
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
<Suma Jacob>

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

MICHAEL MILLIGAN
"I fear my hair is not currently at its best, as I was forced to shorten it somewhat in connection with a recent position in the Middle East. But I'm proud of it nonetheless."
Michael Milligan, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
<Michael Milligan>

Seth Zenz is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

SETH ZENZ
"I am a particle physics graduate student, working with Lawrence Berkeley Labs‚ ATLAS group. it was the appearence of your esteemed club in the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt that first alerted me to the existence of the LFHCfS, and supplements my naturally strong desire to join."
Seth Zenz, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Physics Department
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA
<Seth Zenz>

Tracie Ivy is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

TRACIE IVY
"I am a PhD student studying Behavioral Ecology/Evolutionary Biology, currently conducting research investigating the adaptive benefits to female decorated crickets gained by mating with multiple partners. I will be entering the job market soon, and I believe membership in LFHCfS will bolster my CV considerably."
Tracie M. Ivy, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Department of Biological Sciences
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois, USA
<Tracie Ivy>

Kristin Harbuck is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

KRISTIN HARBUCK
"My hair and I would both be highly honored to become part of your prestigious association."
Kristin Harbuck, LFHCfS
Graduate student
Dept. of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana, USA
<Kristin Harbuck>

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

MICHAEL CALDWELL
Michael Caldwell, Ph.D, LFHCfS
Associate Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
<Michael Caldwell>
"I would like to nominate (with his hearty approval) Dr. Michael Caldwell. He meets all of your criteria. In particular, he possesses luxuriant flowing hair (on head and chest!) which has earned him the moniker "Fabio" on campus. He is an eminent Canadian Palaeontologist with a particular interest in squamates, marine reptiles systematics, and evolution."
(Nominated by investigator Vivienne Robertson)

Klaus Frick is a member. (Click on image to see an enlargement.)

KLAUS FRICK
"My name is Klaus Frick (24) and I work as a research assistant (image processing) at the Institute for Computer Science, University of Innsbruck. I would like to nominate me and my hair for your fine association."
Klaus Frick, LFHCfS
Research Assistant
Institute of Computer Science
Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
<Klaus Frick>