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Call Number: SC0977
Creator:
Epel, David, 1937-
Title: David Epel papers
Dates: circa 1959-2009
Physical Description:
22 Linear feet
Summary: The collection consists of the professional papers of Dr. David Epel, including correspondence with colleagues; administrative
files from his tenure as acting dean of Stanford Universty's Hopkins Marine Station; lab notebooks; research files and drafts
of published work; files on grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other funding
sources; files on conferences attended; and lecture notes, syllabi, examples of student work, and other materials from courses
taught by Epel.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
This collection was given to the Stanford University Archives by David Epel in 2009.
Files in series 10 are restricted until January 1, 2060. Otherwise the collection is open for research; materials must be
requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must
be reformatted to a digital use copy.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], David Epel Papers, SC0977. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
David Epel received his Ph.D. in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied under Daniel Mazia.
He joined Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in 1965. In 1970, he accepted a position at the University of California
San Diego's Scripps Institute of Oceanography. He returned to Hopkins in 1977, where he remained until his retirement as Professor
Emeritus in 2009. Epel's research focused on fertilization and development in the marine environment, often using sea urchin
gametes. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, the Cox Medal for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research
at Stanford and the Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Marine Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and the California Academy of Sciences.
The collection consists of the professional papers of Dr. David Epel, including correspondence with colleagues; administrative
files from his tenure as acting dean of Stanford Universty's Hopkins Marine Station; lab notebooks; research files and drafts
of published work; files on grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other funding
sources; files on conferences attended; and lecture notes, syllabi, examples of student work, and other materials from courses
taught by Epel.
Files are arranged into ten series: correspondence; biographical/career; Hopkins Marine Station; Marine Biological Laboratory,
Woods Hole; lab notebooks; grants; writing/research; events; courses; and restricted files.
Hopkins Marine Station--Curricula.
Hopkins Marine Station--Faculty.
Hopkins Marine Station
Developmental biology
Embryology
Sea urchins.