Ralph
Seelke , Ph.D.
Department of Biology and Earth Sciences,
University of Wisconsin-Superior
The contents of these pages do not necessarily reflect the views of UW-Superior and are not officially endorsed by the university.
Read my FAVORITE Christmas story here (well, other than Luke 2 and Matthew 1)
IN MEMORIUM: DR. JACK ZAENGLE, 1956-2007
I’m in a MOVIE! (at least, I’m in the super-trailer). I gave an interview in Nov. 2006, about my research and some of the events that led to my sabbatical at Stanford. It’s part of a major documentary that’s coming out this spring. http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playground.php is the link. You have to look quick- I show up for < a second right at the end.
My daughter Heidi, who was in college when some of these things happened, wrote a nice summary, which you can read.
This is me with two of my evolving bacterial cultures.
BABY PICTURES! As of June 29, 2007,
Julie and I are GRANDPARENTS! Clara Grace Seelke, daughter of Andrew and Janet
Seelke.
Photos
are online at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.seelke/ClaraGraceSeelkeSBabyPhotos
Office: McCaskill 119A
Telephone: (715)-394-8320; Fax: (715)-394-8418; E-mail: rseelke@uwsuper.edu
Office hours ( Fall 2007):
9-10, 3-4, MWF, or by appointment. If I’m in, I’ll almost always talk to you!
Class schedule (Fall 2007):
Biol 330-1,5, Genetics, three hours lecture (MWF, 10:00, B-205) and two, two hour labs (probably on Tuesdays, AM and PM, Mc119)
Biol 355-1,5, Microbiology, Three hours lecture (MWF, 11:00, Mc 126 or Mc 119), Lab 8-10 Th, Mc 119
Class Schedule, Spring :(Times may be subject to change)
I’ll be teaching Cell Biology and either Immunology or Lab Techniques each Spring- :
Biol 440-1,5,Cell Biology: 10:00 MWF, B-103; Labs 10-12 and 1-3, T., Mc 119
Biol 318, Immunology, 11:00 MWF, Mc126
In even springs, I teach
Biol/Chem 465, lab techniques- this will run, in 2008, from Jan 9-16, with some items turned in after that time.
Course Material and other resources:
Supplemental application for Chemistry Department Scholarships
Animal Physiology Genetics Cell Biology Botany Biol 123 Microbiology Immunology Environmental Science Research web page
Cloning homework Cloning take-home exam Descriptive Inorganic take-home exam
Some of my favorite quotes
For inspiring/controversial/interesting views from John Piper, go to the Desiring God web site.
Here are some papers and presentations that I've written/given on science, evolution, and some links to similar topics:
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Scientist: a paper I wrote for the 1996 "Truth" seminars Science and Faith: Why science actually makes belief in a personal God very reasonable Origin of Life: a critique of the standard story |
Many of these are similar- the older ones have more complete arguments, while the newer ones have more recent data. What can evolution REALLY do? 5/08 Why I am a doubter of evolution- 11/06 What Can Evolution REALLY DO? Paper 8/05 |
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Culture Wars : The future of Science Education
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After Darwin's Black Box: Where Does A Laboratory Scientist Go To Contribute? Some Ways to test evolutionary theory |
Links to my favorite web sites:
- Science magazine: an excellent way to keep up with science.
- the UWS Biolgy department: information about other faculty, programs, and activities. Dr. Morden's site has LOTS of good information about advisement, jobs, graduate schools, etc.
- Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (I'm faculty advisor)
- Leadership U., Facutly Commons Ministry’s web site: LOTS of good stuff on the intellectual validity of Christianity. In particular, Phillip Johnson's web site is a good one. He is probably the leading critic of evolution today.
- The most challenging theologian that I know- who's provoked thought about the nature of God and purpose that I hadn't EVER had in 50+ years, is John Piper. The web site for Bethlehem Baptist Church has links to his thoughts on Desiring God
Some things about myself:
I'm 56 years old, and was educated through my BS in the South (
My hobbies include my work- I’m greatly privileged to be able to ask a monumental research question: What can evolution REALLY do?? Answering that question is one of my great passions in life. My family is also my hobby. I cross-country ski with my daughter and my wife, occasionally run with my daughter (and also with my sheltie, Tacy, who isn't really fond of running), and am usually found doing things with my family when I'm not at work. I also have an ongoing interest in Christian apologetics, which sometimes overlaps my professional career. I am convinced that Christianity is not only true, but that it is perhaps the only way of viewing the world that allows you to have both meaning and rationality in life. I'll have more to say about this in a separate web entry.
Book Reviews:
Still under construction, but I hope to present reviews on several of my favorite books, including Darwin on Trial, (Phillip Johnson), Creator and the Cosmos (Hugh Ross), and Reason in the Balance (Phillip Johnson)
This web page last updated on December 3, 2007 by Ralph Seelke