Abel Bult-Ito's Home Page Academic Background and Degrees: Employment Teaching Experience Master's and Ph.D. Studies Undergraduate Research Student Awards Peer-Reviewed Publications Published Meeting Abstracts Invited Seminars and Symposia Research Funding Awards Honors Public Service University Service Scholarly Service Memberships Research Interests Peer-Reviewed Publication Abstracts
 Abel Bult-Ito, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory Alaskan Basic Neuroscience Program Institute of Arctic Biology & Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000 Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000 Tel: 907-474-7158 Fax: 907-474-6967 E-mail: ffab@uaf.edu
University Service:

63. Member of the Baccalaureate Admission Standards Working Group, September 2006-January 2007.
62. Showed seven biology majors around in the Biology & Wildlife Department as part of freshmen orientation 2-3pm, 29 August 2006.
61. Faculty participant in the academic lunch with students during Freshman orientation 12:30-2pm, 29 August 2006.
60. Faculty panelist for students at freshmen orientation 1:30-2:30pm, 28 August 2006.
59. Faculty panelist for parents at freshmen orientation 1:30-2pm, 27 August 2006.
58. Welcomed new faculty during a United Academics sponsored welcoming reception 5:30-7:30pm, 23 August 2006.
57. Vice-Chair of the Chancellor's Campus Diversity Action Committee (May 2006-May 2007).
56. Member of the University of Alaska Statewide Retirement Committee (January 2006-May 2006).
55. Member of the University of Alaska Statewide Human Resources Council (January 2006-May 2006).
54. Member of the University of Alaska Statewide Applications Service Director search committee (January 2006-May 2006).
53. Member of the University of Alaska Statewide Director of Training and Development search committee (December 2005-April 2006).
52. Member of the Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development (DANRD) Peer Review Committee (November 2005).
51. Representative Assembly member of United Academics (October 2005-present).
50. Member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Manger search committee (July-September 2005).
49. Faculty panelist for students at Freshman orientation 11am-12:30pm, 29 August 2005.
48. Co-Chair of the Chancellor's Campus Diversity Action Committee (Spring 2005-May 2006).
47. Attended a dinner at the Chancellor’s house to thank Flint Hill Resources for their ongoing generous support for undergraduate research at UAF.  I was sponsoring an undergraduate doing research in my laboratory (25 April, 2005.)
46. Represented the faculty at an event for UA Scholars (Swing into Spring) on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, from 1:00-2:00pm in the Alumni Lounge.
45. Assisted a JRN 456 student (Barbara Travis) with a science magazine article. (2004-2005)
44. Ex-officio member of the Staff Council Workplace Ethics Committee. (2004-2005)
43. Ex-officio member of the Staff Council. (2004-2005)
42. Represented the faculty and presented at a local Alaska high school counselors reception on Tuesday, January 19, 2005, from noon-2pm in the IARC 501.
41. Represented the faculty and presented on a faculty panel at a Freshman orientation on Wednesday, December 14, 2004, from 1-1:30pm in the Wood Center Ballroom.
40. Member of the Chancellor appointed Enrollment Management Task Force. (2004-present)
39. Member of the Chancellor's Campus Diversity Action Committee (2004-present).
38. Represented the faculty at a UA Scholars Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, from 1-2pm in the Alumni Lounge.
37. Represented the faculty and presented at a recruitment event for UA Scholars (UA Scholars Reception) on Wednesday, October 13, 2004, from 6:00-8:00pm in the Wood Center Ballroom.
36. Member of the Provost's Council. (2004-2005)
35. Member of a UA Statewide Ad Hoc Committee to hire a general council for UA. (October-December 2004)
34. Member of the UA System Governance Council. (2004-2005)
33. UAF Faculty Senate President. (2004-2005)
32. Member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities UAF campus team. (2003-present)
31. Member of the UAF Governance Coordinating Committee. (2003-2005)
30. Member of the University of Alaska Faculty Alliance. (2003-2006)
29. Authored an article, which appeared in the UAF Senate News, Volume 2 (6), April 15, 2003, entitled “AAHE & AIBS (American Institute of Biological Sciences) Conference.”
28. UAF Faculty Senate President-Elect. Elected 7 April 2003. (2003-2004)
27. Chair of the Faculty Senate Administrative Committee. (2003-2004)
27. Alice Velsko, Drs. Christa Mulder and Abel Bult-Ito. Spring 2003. Installation of the Phi Nu Chapter of Beta Beta Beta at UAF, in: The Students Beyond the Classroom section: UAF College of Science, Engineering & Mathematics Newsletter 2 (2):6.
26. Member of the Assistant Professor of the Integrative and Molecular Physiologist Search Committee. (2003)
25. Faculty Senate Budget Liaison. Nominated by Faculty Senate President Godwin Chukwu on 23 September 2002 and accepted by Provost Paul Reichardt on 25 September 2002. (2002-2003)
24. Member of the Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria. (elected by Faculty Senate; 2002-2003)
23. Member of the Faculty Senate Administrative Committee. (2002-2005)
22. Chair of the Faculty Senate Faculty Development Assessment, and Improvement Committee, elected 09-17-2002. (2002-2003)
21. Co-Chair of the Faculty Senate Faculty Affairs Committee, elected 09-09-2002. (2002-2003)
20. Member and chair of the Department of Biology and Wildlife Teaching Advisory Committee. (2002-2003)
19. Member of the Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology Search Committee. (2002)
18. Member of the Institute of Arctic Biology Director Search Committee. (2002)
17. Faculty Parade Marshal for CSEM faculty at UAF’s 2002 commencement. (05-12-02)
16. Translated a segment of a Dutch television news cast for Amy Mayer to be used in her journalism course (JRN 421, Journalism in Perspective). (April 16, 2002)
15. Staffed the CSEM table at the Secondary Schools Career Showcase event in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. (February 12, 2002)
14. Member of the Department of Biology and Wildlife Ad Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria for Promotion and Tenure. (2002-2003)
13. Chair of the Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Search Committee – successful search. (2002)
12. Member of the Faculty Senate Faculty Affairs Committee. (2002-2003)
11. Member of the Committee on Program Review of the Allied Health Department.  Primary author of the Review of the Allied Health Department, which was finalized on 13 March 2002.
10. Edited an article, which appeared in the UAF Senate News, Volume 1 (3), December 17, 2001, entitled “College of Science, Engineering & Mathematics.”
9. Faculty advisor for Biological Sciences Honor Society and Beta Beta Beta National Biological Sciences Honor Society UAF Chapter led by undergraduate students Alice Velsko and Laura Walters. (2001-2005)
8. UAF Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program Advisor (http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/vet/prevet.shtml). (2001-2005)
7. Member of the Space Committee of the Institute of Arctic Biology.  Representative of the program group "Environmental Physiology and Neuroscience, and Biomedical Sciences." (2001-2002)
6. Member of Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB).  Representative of the program group "Environmental Physiology and Neuroscience, and Biomedical Sciences." (2001-2002)
5. UAF Faculty Senator representing the faculty of the College of Science Engineering and Mathematics. (2001-2003) 
4. Member of the Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement Committee. (2001-2003)
3. Member of the Assistant Professor of Biology (Molecular Physiologist) Search Committee.  Reviewing applications, interviewing and hosting candidates, and participating in search committee meetings and activities. (2001)
2. Member of the Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Neuroscience) Search Committee.  Reviewing applications, interviewing and hosting candidates, and participating in search committee meetings and activities. (2001-2002)
1. Co-coordinator for the Life Sciences Seminar Series.  Scheduling and hosting of seminar speakers, and setting up audio-visual equipment. (2000-2002)