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CURRICULUM VITAE

ANDREW L. HIPP, Ph.D

Plant Systematist and Herbarium Curator
The Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293

E-mail: ahipp@mortonarb.org

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
    Dissertation Title -- Molecular Systematics of Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae)
    Advisor -- Dr. Paul E. Berry
  • B.A. in English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994: Creative Writing emphasis
  • Wildlands Studies Program, San Francisco State University, Fall 1991
APPOINTMENTS
  • 2004-present -- Plant Systematist and Herbarium Curator, The Morton Arboretum
  • 2004-present -- Honorary Research Fellow, UW-Madison Department of Botany
  • 2004-present -- Research Associate, The Field Museum of Natural History
  • Summer 2004 -- Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Graduate Research Fellow,
  • School of Computing at the University of Leeds (U.K.)
  • 2003-2004 -- Graduate Research Fellow, UW-Madison Department of Botany
  • Summer 2003 -- Lecturer, UW-Madison: Vascular Flora of Wisconsin
  • 2002-2003 -- Project Assistant: Vascular Flora of the UW Arboretum
  • 2001-2003 -- Research Assistant: Molecular Systematics of Croton
  • Summer 2000, 2001 -- Lecturer, UW-Madison: Biology of Aquatic Plants, Landscape Interpretation
  • 1999-2002 -- Teaching assistant, UW-Madison
  • Spring 2000 -- Project assistant, UW-Madison Herbarium (WIS)
  • Summer 1999 -- Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee: Biology of Aquatic Plants
  • 1994-1998 -- Ranger and Naturalist, UW-Madison Arboretum
  • 1994-1998 -- Naturalist, Preschool of the Arts (Madison, WI)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. Accepted pending minor revision. Taxonomy of Hill's oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill): Evidence from AFLP data. Systematic Botany.

Hipp, A.L. In press. Phylogeny and patterns of convergence in Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae): Evidence from ITS and 5.8S sequences. In: Naczi, R.F.C. and B. Ford (eds), Proceedings of Sedges 2002. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, A.A. Reznicek, and P.E. Berry. In press. Changes in chromosome number associated with speciation in sedges: A phylogenetic study in Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae) using AFLP data. In: J. T. Columbus, E. A. Friar, J. M. Porter, L. M. Prince, and M. G. Simpson (editors). Monocots: Comparative biology and evolution-Poales. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont.

Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, and E.H. Roalson. In press. The evolution of chromosome arrangements in Carex (Cyperaceae). The Botanical Review.

Reznicek, A.A., A.L. Hipp, and M. Socorro González-Elizondo. 2007. A new species of Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae) from Michoacán, México. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 225-230.

Hipp, A.L. 2007. Non-Uniform processes of chromosome evolution in sedges (Carex: Cyperaceae). Evolution (online early reference: doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00183.x).

Luo, R., A.L. Hipp, and B. Larget. 2007. A Bayesian Model of AFLP Marker Evolution and Phylogenetic Inference. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology 6(1), article 11: 1-30.

Hipp, A.L., A.A. Reznicek, P.E. Rothrock, and J.A. Weber. 2006. Phylogeny and Classification of Carex Section Ovales (Cyperaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 167(5): 1029-1048.

Van Ee, B., N. Jelinski, P.E. Berry, and A.L. Hipp. 2006. Population genetics and phylogeography of Croton alabamensis, a rare shrub disjunct between Texas and Alabama, based on DNA sequences and AFLP data. Molecular Ecology 15: 2735-2751.

Berry, P.E., A.L. Hipp, K.J. Wurdack, B. Van Ee, and R. Riina. 2005. Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TrnL-F DNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany 92(9): 1520-1534.

Hipp, A.L., J.C. Hall, and K.J. Sytsma. 2004. Congruence versus Phylogenetic Accuracy: Revisiting the Incongruence Length Difference (ILD) Test. Systematic Biology 53: 81-89.

Hipp, A.L. 1998. Checklist of carices for prairies, savannas and oak woodlands of southern Wisconsin. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 86: 77-99.

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION

Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. In prep. Trials and Tribuloides: Greenhouse studies of plasticity in stolon production and establishment in Carex tribuloides and C. projecta (Cyperaceae).

Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. In prep. Eastern North American black oak species are genetically cohesive across wide geographic ranges.

Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, and J.A. Weber. In prep. Interaction between chromosome divergence and isolation by distance in gene flow and speciation: evidence from Carex scoparia (Cyperaceae).

Kettenring, K.M., A.L. Hipp, and K. Feldheim. In prep. Microsatellite primers for Carex scoparia (Cyperaceae).

Rothrock, P.E., A.A. Reznicek, and A.L. Hipp. In prep. Morphological, chromosomal, and AFLP variation in the Carex tenera group (Cyperaceae) and a clarification of the taxonomy of Carex tenera var. echinodes.

FIELD GUIDES

Hipp, A.L., with illustrations by R.D. Davis, maps and appendices by T.S. Cochrane. Accepted for publication. In press [spring 2008 publication date]. Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae). University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 280 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Spring Woodland Wildflowers of the University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum. University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, WI. 70 pp.

REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. 2007. Taxonomy of Hill's Oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) in the Chicago Region: preliminary molecular evidence. Proceedings of the Fifth International Oak Conference.

Hipp, A.L. 2005. When oak leaves fail to fall. Plant Health Care Report 2005.03: 11-12.

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Behavior of Dobzhansky-type epistatic hybridization models under varying dominance and selection: preliminary numerical simulations. Report submitted to Worldwide Universities Network.

Hipp, A.L. 1994. Ground-truthing of Apostle Islands vegetation maps. Report on file at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, Wisconsin.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Oak Trees. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Olive Trees. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Sunflowers. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Maize. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Peanut-Head Bugs. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Dung Beetles. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Gardening Ants. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Assassin Bugs. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Leafhoppers. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Orchid Mantids. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of an Earthworm. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Mouse. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Snail. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Painted Turtle. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Duck. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.

INVITED SEMINARS AND PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL WORKGROUPS

  • Taxonomy and hybridization in Hill's Oak in the Chicago Region: Evidence from molecular data.
    • Invited lecture at St. Mary's College (Notre Dame IN) and at the Fifth International Oak Conference (Dallas TX). 2006.
  • Oaks, Sedges and the Origins of Species: Where Did All Those Plants Come From?
    • Invited lecture at Madison Area Naturalists' Enrichment Series. Madison WI, 2006.
  • Chromosome evolution in tribe Cariceae (Cyperaceae): Comparative studies at several hierarchical levels with emphasis on Carex section Ovales
    • Invited lecture at International Botanical Congress. Vienna, Austria 2005.
  • Reconstructing phylogenies and character evolution
    • Invited seminar for the BioSystems Reading Group, University of Leeds, U.K, June 2004.
  • Sedges in Your Own Backyard / Knowing and Growing Midwest Sedges
    • Invited lectures at WildOnes Native Landscaping Conference, WildOnes Milwaukee Chapter Meetings, and Midwest Native Landscaping Conference. Oshkosh 2003, Milwaukee 2003, and Madison WI, 2002.
  • Phylogeny and Evolutionary Trends in Carex section Ovales
    • Invited lecture at 2nd International Conference on Uses and Systematics of Cyperaceae. Dover DE, 2002.
  • Wisconsin DNR Floristic Quality Assessment Work Session. Stevens Point WI, 2002.
    • Report available at www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/publications/SS_986_2003.pdf.
  • Pondweeds, Water-lilies, and Danged Sedges: the natural history of aquatic and wetland plants
    • Invited lecture at Madison Area Naturalists' Enrichment Series. Madison WI, 2001.
  • U.S. Forest Service Population Viability Assessment Work Session. Duluth MN, 2001.
    • Report available at www.fs.fed.us/r9/wildlife/tes/docs/population-viability-assessment.pdf.
  • A Trail Through the Planted Oaks: The Natural History of a Restored Oak Savanna
    • Invited lecture at Wisconsin DNR State Parks Naturalist Training. Green Lake WI, 1998.
  • Science is everywhere: introducing children to the natural world
    • Invited workshop at Quality Opens Doors Conference, Satellite Family Child Care. Madison WI, 1993.
REVIEWING

Manuscript reviews for American Midland Naturalist, Bioinformatics, The Botanical Review, Canadian Journal of Botany, Ecological Restoration, Evolution, Illinois Natural History Survey, International Journal of Plant Sciences, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Plant Systematics and Evolution, Proceedings of Sedges 2002 (Monographs in Systematic Biology), Systematic Biology, Systematic Botany.

Grant reviewer for IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) Conservation grants (2006), Iowa Academy of Science grants (2007).

SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS

  • 2007 -- Michigan Botanical Club Hanes Fund grant ($11,200)
    Taxonomy and Hybridization in Michigan Black Oak and Hill's Oak
  • 2006 -- Diversity Inventory Group Grant for work on Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges ($2,000)
  • 2006 -- USDA Forest Service and USFWS, through Chicago Wilderness ($14,900)
    How Far is Too Far? Genetic Consequences of Seed Provenance Decisions in Sedges
  • 2006 -- Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through Midewin Tallgrass Prairie Fund ($14,500)
    Evaluating Provenance Limits in Prairie Sedges: Development of microsatellite markers in Carex scoparia (Cyperaceae)
  • 2006 -- Institute for Museum and Library Services (Herbarium portion: $10,500 of $150,000 grant total) Vegetation and Land-use History of Arboretum Woodlands
  • 2005 -- American Philosophical Society Research Grant ($6,000)
    Molecular investigations of taxonomy and hybridization in Hill's Oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis: Fagaceae) and relatives
  • 2003 -- NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant ($10,000)
    Systematics of Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae)
  • 2002 -- Diversity Inventory Group Grant for work on the Wisconsin Flora ($5,000)
  • 2002 -- Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Lawrence Memorial Research Award ($2,000)
  • 2002 -- UW Madison Letters and Sciences Teaching Fellowship ($1,000)
  • 2002 -- UW Madison Innovation in Teaching Award ($500)
  • 2001 -- John Jefferson Davis Research Fellowship ($3,000)
  • 2001 -- Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences Lois Almon Small Grants Award ($1,000)
  • 2001 -- UW Madison Graduate School Vilas Award for research and conference travel ($600)
  • 2001 -- Indiana Academy of Sciences Award for Student Presentation (membership in AAAS)
  • 2000 -- UW Natural History Museums Council Research Award ($1,000)
  • 2000 -- UW Botany Department John Jefferson Davis Research Award ($800)
  • 2000 -- Botanical Society of America's Karling Graduate Student Research Award ($500)
  • 1999 -- UW Botany Department John Jefferson Davis Research Award ($1,600)
  • 1999 -- American Society of Plant Taxonomists Research Award ($1,000)
  • 1999 -- Botanical Club of Wisconsin John W. Thomson Research Award ($300)

Updated: 10 September, 2007

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