Associate Professor of Biology at Harvey Mudd College. Studies ants & bees in the lab, the field, and the alternate reality of mathematics.
Claremont, CA
Joined May 2013
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M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
Hi #ICN2024 #neuroethology folks! I am hiring a postdoc! We study the neurobiology of ecologically relevant social behavior in honey bees. Looking for expertise in gene editing and other bioinformatics techniques. Come see my poster Thursday! PS2.128 employment.marquette.edu/pos…
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We are glad to announce the NetLogo forum as part of our NSF-sponsored effort to build up the NetLogo user community. We hope the forum will become a hub for our open-source community. Check out the full announcement here: forum.netlogo.org/t/announce…
From Day 1 of my Experimental Ecology class, Chan's been focused on🌱(and avoiding 🕷️). But in this new student blog post, he discovers that to really understand plants, you need to learn about other organisms too -- like 🍄 & even (gasp)🐞! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/04/… @harveymudd
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
IUSSI-NAS Spring Student Awards fund graduate students studying social insects🐝
Find details about these 4 awards here: iussi.cyberbee.net/2024/03/i…
Follow the links in the comments to find instructions and application details for each award!
Applications due April 15th!⏱️
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Calling all grad students in N. America studying #ants, #bees, #wasps or #termites! We're accepting applications for @IUSSI_NAS Spring Research Awards, plus nominations for Best Student Paper on behavior/evolution in social arthropods. For more info: iussi.cyberbee.net/2024/03/i…
See individual announcements at iussi.cyberbee.net/awards/ for info on how to apply
In the third natural history blog post from my ecology class, Marissa writes about her seemingly fruitless search for coyotes, and how much she has learned about them from, well, their 💩. hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/03/… @harveymudd #NaturalHistory #scat
ALT Photo of a coyote at the Bernard Field Station by Jon Wright.
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
🚨 Open postdoctoral position in our lab @MPI_CE! Clonal ants, social glands, behaviour and chemistry. More details here: bit.ly/3IBA6OO and on ulrichlab.com. Please RT!
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
Our lab is hiring a #Postdoctoral Researcher! 🐝 Bees genomics, landscape ecology, viruses, pollinator health collaborator with @OhioState @sanrehan careers.centralstate.edu/pos… Please RT
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
Ants! Robots! What more could you want?
There's still time to apply for this PhD opportunity (but be quick - applications close in April). Open to domestic AND international students, 4 years funding secured.
!!Funded PhD available (start 2024)!! Do you want to study #collectivebehaviour in weaver ants (in particular how they build their ultra-cool and totally unstudied silk nests), and develop #bioinspired #3Dprinting #swarmrobotics? Let me know! And please RT!
New student blog post about keeping a #NaturalHistory notebook: This week, Josie writes about how she started out *looking* for #birds -- but found that *listening* (along w/ @MerlinBirdID app) was more fruitful! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/03/… @harveymudd
ALT Bright blue Scrub Jay flying in front of green vegetation. Photo by Arman Khasru.
Students in my #FieldEcology course are blogging about their experiences keeping a #NaturalHistory notebook. This week, Sarah writes about lizards: taking a closer look gave her a new appreciation for their individuality & cuteness 🦎😍 hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/02/… @harveymudd
ALT Drawing of a lizard by Sarah Williams
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
Please RT! Myrmecological News - Best Paper Award 2023: Follow the link for details and to vote for your favourite paper 2023! The prize for the authors: A waiver for Article Processing Charge (700 EUR) for one contribution to be used within 2 years.
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M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
Recruiting a PhD student in Collective Robotics at @CBehav @UniKonstanz @MPI_animalbehav 🇩🇪
Excellent opportunity to design the technologies of our future by combining collective animal behaviour🐜🐝🐟🐦 and large-scale robotics🤖
more info: giovannireina.com/phd24.pdf
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Collective behaviour is all around. The Cluster of Excellence @CBehav @UniKonstanz and @MPI_animalbehav investigates #collectivebehaviour since 2019! With this film we invite you to take a look at our research and dive into the swarm to learn more about us. @dfg_public
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
!!Funded PhD available (start 2024)!! Do you want to study #collectivebehaviour in weaver ants (in particular how they build their ultra-cool and totally unstudied silk nests), and develop #bioinspired #3Dprinting #swarmrobotics? Let me know! And please RT!
Today I'm excited to start reviewing applications for our #TenureTrack #FacultyJob in #biology and #climate @harveymudd! If you are a biologist whose research centers climate, & you love teaching, but haven't got your application in yet, it's not too late: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
M. Donaldson-Matasci retweeted
In California, 13,000 years ago, ice age mammals that roamed the landscape for millennia, suddenly ceased to exist. The cause? Humans, fires, and an ecosystem made vulnerable by climate change.
Read about the groundbreaking study by #TarPits curators: bit.ly/ExtinctionSurvival
ALT An illustration depicting a lush, green ice age as a saber-toothed cat hunts its prey in the wild. Illustration by Cullen Townsend, courtesy of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County.