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Iliana Baums

Iliana Baums is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Iliana Baums rather than just read about it. In short: Iliana B. Baums is a professor at Pennsylvania State University known for her work on coral reef ecology.

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Reference excerpt

Iliana B. Baums is a professor at Pennsylvania State University known for her work on coral reef ecology.

Education and career Baums' education began at the University of Tuebingen and the University of Bremen. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Miami in 2004, where her dissertation received the F.G. Walton prize for best dissertation. In 2017 and 2018 Baums was a fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Baums joined the Pennsylvania State University in 2006 and, as of 2022, is a professor in the department of biology.

Research Baums' early research examined the genetic diversity in Elkhorn coral and the use of genetic tools to aid restoration efforts in coral reefs. She has used genetic tools to track the distribution of Porites lobata, Porites astreoides, and the connections between corals and the organisms that live within the coral tissue. Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Baums investigated the impact of the dispersant on deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico. Baums' research has revealed that when corals mutate, they are able to pass on beneficial mutations to the next generation and she has dated elkhorn corals found in the Caribbean to more than 5000 years old.

Selected publications Baums, Iliana B.; Miller, Margaret W.; Hellberg, Michael E. (2005). "Regionally isolated populations of an imperiled Caribbean coral, Acropora palmata". Molecular Ecology. 14 (5): 1377–1390. Bibcode:2005MolEc..14.1377B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02489.x. ISSN 0962-1083. PMID 15813778. S2CID 6345970. Baums, Iliana B.; Paris, Claire B.; Chérubin, Laurent M. (2006). "A bio-oceanographic filter to larval dispersal in a reef-building coral". Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (5): 1969–1981. Bibcode:2006LimOc..51.1969B. doi:10.4319/lo.2006.51.5.1969. S2CID 6663638. Baums, Iliana B. (2008). "A restoration genetics guide for coral reef conservation". Molecular Ecology. 17 (12): 2796–2811. Bibcode:2008MolEc..17.2796B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03787.x. ISSN 0962-1083. PMID 18482262. S2CID 22017194. Foster, Nicola L.; Paris, Claire B.; Kool, Johnathan T.; Baums, Iliana B.; Stevens, Jamie R.; Sanchez, Juan A.; Bastidas, Carolina; Agudelo, Claudia; Bush, Phillippe; Day, Owen; Ferrari, Renata (2012). "Connectivity of Caribbean coral populations: complementary insights from empirical and modelled gene flow: CARIBBEAN CORAL CONNECTIVITY". Molecular Ecology. 21 (5): 1143–1157. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05455.x. PMID 22276913. S2CID 9701167. DeLeo, Danielle M.; Ruiz-Ramos, Dannise V.; Baums, Iliana B.; Cordes, Erik E. (2016-07-01). "Response of deep-water corals to oil and chemical dispersant exposure". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. The Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem - before, during and after the Macondo Blowout. 129: 137–147. Bibcode:2016DSRII.129..137D. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.028. ISSN 0967-0645.

References

External links Iliana Baums publications indexed by Google Scholar "138: Dr. Iliana Baums: Deep-Seated Fascination with How Corals Adapt to Changing Environments". People behind the science podcast (Podcast). August 22, 2014.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Iliana Baums

In research: Iliana Baums appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Iliana Baums in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Iliana Baums is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American ecologists, Living people, Pennsylvania State University faculty, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Iliana Baums outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Iliana B. Baums is a professor at Pennsylvania State University known for her work on coral reef ecology.

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