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James W. Gillett
Professor

8B Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph: 607-255-2163
Fx: 607-255-0238
e.mail: jwg3@cornell.edu
James W. Gillett

Ph.D - University of California - Berkeley - 1962
B.S. - University of Kansas - 1955

Jim Gillett joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1983. He conducts research in Environmental Toxicology and Risk Analysis, Communication & Policy and pursues questions such as: What exposure do people and wild species have through the food web and drinking water? What tests might be applied to toxic chemicals, genetically modifed organisms, and other human activies to resolve uncertainties about risks?

Research

His current research examines (i) food web dynamics of persistent organic chemicals, (ii) evaluation of citizen participation in environmental regulation, and (iii) adapting ecological risk assessment paradigms to other areas of decision making.

Teaching

Selected Publications

  • Ram, R.N., J.W. Gillett (1992). An aquatic/terrestrial foodweb model for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). IN: J. Hughes, W. Landis and M. Lewis (eds) Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment. First ASTM Symposium on Ecological Risk Assessment, Atlantic City, NJ. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 192-212.

  • Ram, R.N., J.W. Gillett (1993). Comparison of alternative models to predict the uptake of chlorinated hydrocarbons by oligochaetes. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety 26:166-140.

  • Keating, G.A.,T.E. McKone, J.W. Gillett (1997). Measured and estimated air concentrations of chloroform in showers: effects of water temperature and aerosols. Atmos. Environ. 31:123-130.