Thomas Iliffe:
CLASS OF 1966
Academy High SchoolClass of 1966
Erie, PA
University of Texas Medical BranchClass of 1977
Galveston, TX
Florida Institute of TechnologyClass of 1974
Jensen beach, FL
Florida State University - Graduate SchoolClass of 1973
Tallahassee, FL
Pennsylvania State UniversityClass of 1970
State college, PA
Thomas's Story
Life
Tom Iliffe was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned degrees in Biochemistry and Oceanography at Penn State, Florida State and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Prior to coming to Texas A&M University at Galveston, Tom worked for 11 years as a Research Scientist at the Bermuda Biological Station. It was in Bermuda that he became interested in marine cave biology. On this relatively small, low lying island, all its numerous limestone caves are close to the sea. In their interior, these caves contain tida...Expand for more
l, saltwater pools inhabited by a great variety of crustaceans and other marine animals that are found only in this environment. Diving explorations of Bermuda caves resulted in the discovery of more than 200 species, 70 of which were new to science. Tom has led many expeditions worldwide to study and collect animals from underwater caves. Tom is currently a Professor of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston where he teaches courses in Biospeleology, Scientific Diving and Tropical Marine Ecology.
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