Students particularly interested in studying plants can take advantage of course offerings at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, the Joint Sciences Department of The Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd College, and the Botany Department of the Claremont Graduate University to construct a biology major with a strong emphasis in plant biology. Research opportunities for undergraduates are available with faculty at all of the institutions. More information is available at the website.
Claremont Plant Biology Faculty
- , Claremont Graduate University
- Frances Hanzawa, ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ
- Fabien Jammes, ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ
- , Claremont Graduate University
- Bryan Thines, Keck Science Department
- Diane Thomson, Keck Science Department
Plant Biology Courses
The participating departments and programs offer a wide variety of plant biology courses, including anatomy and morphology, ecology and evolution, physiology, growth and development, systematics, phylogenetics, plant-animal interactions, molecular biology, and population genetics. Pomona courses include:
- Biology 1C: Biology of Garden Plants
- Biology 116: Ecology and Evolution of Plants with Laboratory
- Biology 166: Plant Physiology with Laboratory
Plant Biology Facilities
A wide variety of resources, facilities, and equipment for plant biology are available among the participating institutions. Some of these include:
- Pomona Biology Department:
- State of the art greenhouses and growth chambers
- Modern molecular and field biology laboratories
- Instrumentation for measuring variable fluorescence, gas exchange in leaves
- Flash spectrophotometry
- HPLC
- Ultracentrifuges
- Oxygen polarographs for measurements on isolated chloroplasts
- Digital microscopy facility
- (home of the Botany Department of the Claremont Graduate University):
- Comprehensive herbarium (over one million specimens)
- Wood and pollen slide collections
- Automated DNA sequencer
- Anatomy and imaging laboratory
- Long-term seed storage facilities
- Experimental plots
- Extensive California native living plant collections