Eva J. Pell

Eva J. Pell is author of the ResQ series—children’s adventure novels, focused on endangered species. She has a B.S. in Biology from City College of the City University of New York, and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Rutgers University. She was a professor of Plant Pathology at Penn State University from 1973-1999, internationally known for her studies on the impact of air pollutants on vegetation. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Pell served as Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Penn State from 1999-2009. The university named a building in her honor- the “Eva J. Pell Laboratory for Advance Biological Research.” Dr. Pell was Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution from 2010-2014 and awarded the Joseph Henry Medal for her contributions. Dr. Pell chairs the Board of Discovery Space in State College, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

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