Ron Tjeerdema, Executive Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor
Email: rstjeerdema@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 752-6730
Education
1987 Ph.D. Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of California, Davis
1983 M.A. Marine Pharmacology, University of California, Santa Barbara
1980 B.S. Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1980 B.S. Natural Resource Planning & Interpretation, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Academic Experience
2003-present Chair, Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis
1999–present Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis
1999–present Environmental Chemist, Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis
1999–present Faculty Affiliate, Graduate Groups in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Ecology, University of California, Davis
1998–99 Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Fellow, Crown College, University of California, Santa Cruz
1994–98 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Fellow, Crown College, University of California, Santa Cruz
1992–94 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Fellow, Crown College, University of California, Santa Cruz
1987–92 Lecturer and Assistant Research Toxicologist (research faculty), Department of Ocean Sciences and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Professional Certification
1994-present, Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology (D.A.B.T.)
Membership in Professional Societies
Society of Toxicology (SOT; Mechanisms Section)
Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC)
American Chemical Society (ACS; Agrochemicals Division)
Honors, Awards, Grants
2011–present Donald G. Crosby Endowed Chair in Environmental Chemistry, UC Davis
2011 Nominee, 9th Annual ASUCD Excellence in Education Award
2008 Director’s Achievement Award for Service on the Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project, California Department of Fish & Game
2005 Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society for Agriculture
1997 Program Committee Tri-Chair (organizer and host), 1997 Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC), San Francisco, CA
