Ralph A. Ackerman Ackerman:  

Life I am a Professor of Zoology at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. I teach various kinds of physiology, typically premed, pre health professional and environmental/comparative types. I seem to be pretty good at it, though my courses are reputed to be very difficult and are approached with some trepidation by our students--will probably continue to teach for several more years until I can not remember my name. I do research on reptiles and especially their eggs and embryos. The interaction between the incubation environment and development is of special interest. I also work on soil climatology. I have been in Ames since 1981. I graduated from Rutgers U. in 1967, spent 2 years in the Army as an infantry medic and did graduate work at Duke and ...Expand for more