The University of Texas at Arlington
Office of Media Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media contact: Susan M. Slupecki, (817) 272-7078, slupecki@uta.edu

ARLINGTON—University of Texas at Arlington Honors College Dean and Professor of Biology Dr. Robert McMahon has been named by the U.S. Department of Interior as a member of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC), which advises the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) on matters pertaining to the biology and control of invasive species in the United States.

Dr. McMahon received his doctorate in zoology at Syracuse University and his Bachelor of Arts in Zoology at Cornell University. He has been with UT Arlington since 1972 and has authored more than 125 research and scholarly publications. His areas of research expertise include comparative physiology/physiological ecology of aquatic invertebrates; population bioenergetics/life history strategies; biology and control of macrofouling animals; freshwater and marine invertebrate zoology; molluscan biology (malacology) and biology and control of non-indigenous invasive aquatic and marine invertebrates.

ISAC is made up of 30 individuals representing a broad range of stakeholders including those in the scientific, conservation, agriculture communities, state and tribal governments and industry organizations that are impacted by invasive species.

NISC was established in February 1999 and is co-chaired by the secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce. Its members include the secretaries of State, Defense, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security and the administrators of the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration, the National Air and Space Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Trade Representative.

For more information on the NISC, visit the Department of Interior’s Web site at www.doi.gov.

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