Heather L' Milliken

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1933-1993
Michael Neushul
When you have a brand new hammer, everything
looks like a nail

• by
• Heather L. Milliken

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Background

• Shanghai, China
• His father
• The move to Los Angeles

Phycologist Michael Neushul
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Education

• Undergrad at UCLA
• Continuation at UCLA
• Postdoc at the University of London

Phycologist Michael Neushul
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Personal Qualities

• Encouragement of his students
• Support of new technologies
• Care for people

Phycologist Michael Neushul
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Contributions

• More than 130 publications
• SCUBA
• Underwater microscope
• Neushul Mariculture Inc.

Phycologist Michael Neushul
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Principle Contributions

• Understanding the biology of Macrocystis in its
  natural environment and applying that knowledge
  to kelp farming
• Breeding and hybridization of Macrocystis and
  related kelps
• Understanding the functional morphology of
  macroalgae in relation to their hydrodynamic
  environment
• Pioneered use of SCUBA and associated underwater
  techniques to study marine macroalgae
• Ultrastructure of algal gametes, spores, nuclei
  and plastids

Phycologist Michael Neushul
From the book Prominent Phycologists