Judith S. Weis

Dr. Judith S. Weis is a Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark. She received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and MS and PhD from New York University. Her research focuses on estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology, and she has published over 250 scientific papers, many of which focus on local estuaries. She is interested in stresses (including pollution, invasive species, and parasites), and their effects on organisms, populations and communities. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Indonesia in 2006. She has been on advisory committees for EPA, NOAA and the National Research Council. She was the Chair of the Biology Section of AAAS, and president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). She is now writing general interest books, hoping to convey to the interested general public the fascinating world of marine organisms and the urgent need to conserve the marine environment and its inhabitants.