Institute of Arctic Biology
Department of Biology and Wildlife
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Research interests

Education

• Ph.D. in Zoology; minor in physiology. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
• M.A. in Zoology; minor in botany. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
• B.S. in Biology; minor in philosophy. Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.

Research, Teaching, and Professional Experience

• Associate Professor of Zoology, INSTITUTE OF ARCTIC BIOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND WILDLIFE, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 1989 to 1996. Research on predator biology and ecology, wildlife diseases, and application of telemetry techniques. Taught courses in vertebrate biology, anatomy and physiology, biotelemetry, and basic wildlife science. Student advising.
• Senior Research Associate in Zoophysiology, INSTITUTE OF ARCTIC BIOLOGY, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 1979 to 1989. Conducted reproductive, age and disease surveys in arctic foxes; evaluated orally administered rabies vaccine for foxes. Experimented with new radio-telemetry and acoustic systems. Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in vertebrate anatomy and physiology and biotelemetry; graduate student advisement.
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 1985 to 1986. Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology, Vertebrate Anatomy, Mammalogy, and Biotelemetry  while replacing a faculty member on sabbatical leave.
• Post-doctoral Research Associate, NAVAL ARCTIC RESEARCH LABORATORY, University of Alaska, Barrow. 1976 to 1979. Conducted research on cold adaptation in arctic foxes, wolves, wolverines, and grizzly bears using radio-telemetry. An Affiliate in Zoophysiology, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, Alaska.
• Senior Biologist, WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS: Clifton, New Jersey; Houston, Texas; Anaheim, California; and Anchorage, Alaska. 1972 to 1976. Specialized in terrestrial biology, vertebrate wildlife ecology, and mammalogy. Terrestrial surveys, environmental reports and impact statements were completed for the following projects: a 420-mile gas pipeline and compressor stations in Texas; a crude oil pipeline, gas pipeline, marine terminal, and synthetic natural gas plant in New Jersey; a gas pipeline in Pennsylvania; and a crude oil pipeline, gas pipeline, marine terminal, and pump stations in Alaska. Principal Investigator for a  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study to determine the effects of gravel removal from arctic and subarctic streams with the goal of preparing guidelines for resource managers to ensure environmentally acceptable exploitation of gravel resources. As Assistant Project Manager on a U.S. Navy contract, responsibilities included the entire biological program for an Environmental Impact Statement dealing with the exploration of National Petroleum Reserve Alaska on the North Slope. General responsibilities involved supervision of scientists and engineers representing terrestrial, freshwater and marine biology, forestry, air quality, meteorology, water quality, hydrology, and geotechnical engineering. Assumed leadership of the environmental section when the Woodward-Clyde Alaska Task Group was established in 1974. In 1975 became Acting Manager of the WCC Environmental Office in Anchorage which included office administration, supervision of six biologists and preparation of proposals. The Alaskan projects required administrative and budgetary responsibilities for over 2 million dollars.
• COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE RESEARCH LABORATORY, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. 1966 to 1967, 1968 to 1971, 1972.
• Researcher. Developed a field survey of mammals on the Mississippi River floodplain between St. Louis, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois. This study, in conjunction with other terrestrial surveys, was for a proposed river channelization project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Research Assistant. Laboratory analysis of internal organs and male reproductive tracts of white-tailed deer. Analyzed the yearly reproductive cycle of male gray foxes. Assisted in population surveys and nesting studies of bobwhite quail and meadowlarks, and in the capture of white-tailed deer, wild turkey and bobwhite quail. A 3-year field study of the ecology and behavior of red and gray foxes. Experience in the use, design and construction of radio-telemetry equipment.
• Teaching Assistant, ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT, Southern Illinois University. 1971. Developed laboratory sessions in Wildlife Management (Zoology 463).
• Graduate Assistant, PINE HILLS FIELD STATION, Southern Illinois University. 1967. Conducted limnological investigations in the Pine Hills region of the Shawnee National Forest.

Affiliations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Society of Mammalogists
• The Wildlife Society
• The Arctic Institute of North America
• International Society on Biotelemetry
• International Association for Bear Research and Management
• Wildlife Disease Association

Grants Awarded (1992-present)

• Lynx Ecology on Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. Support for graduate student. Funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. $38,707. 1991-94.
• Lynx Ecology on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Support for graduate student. Funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. $41,100. 1991-94.
• Survey of Polar Bear Sera for Antibodies against Rabies, Distemper and Infectious Canine Hepatitis Viruses. Funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Biological Service. $3,000. 1992-present.
• Safety of Avirulent Oral Rabies Vaccine (SAGI) for non-target species. Funded by UA President's Special Projects Fund. $1,600. 1992-93.
• Winter Diet of Marten at Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. Funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. $2,375. 1993-94.
• Disease, Age and Reproductive Survey of Arctic Foxes from Prudhoe Bay. Funded by LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc./British Petroleum. $5,500. 1994-95.
• Supplement to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Lynx Study. U.S. National Biological Service. $1,200.
• Evaluation of Wolf Density Estimated for Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. U.S. National Biological Service. $5,760.
• Consumption of Chum Salmon by Brown Bears at McNeil River, Alaska. National Park Service. $14,000. 1996-97.
• Seasonal Movements of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Fresh Waters of the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field.  Funded by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and BP Exploration.  $53,050.  1997-2000.
• Evaluation of Lyophilized Oral Rabies Vaccine in Arctic Foxes.  Funded by the Morris Animal Foundation.  $16,542.  1998-99.
• Assessing and Managing the Impacts of Humans along National Park Service Coastlines in Southcentral Alaska: Bears as an Indicator.  Brown Bear Study in Katmai National Park and Preserve.  Funded by the National Park Service and the Cooperative Unit Program of the USGS Biological Resources Division.  $65,000.  1998-01.
• Winter Ecology of Arctic Foxes in Prudhoe Bay.  Funded by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  $20,000.  1998-99.
• Human and Chemical Ecology of Arctic Pathways by Marine Pollutants.  Funded by NOAA/Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research.  $40,000.  1998-01.
• Assessing and Managing the Impacts of Humans along National Park Service Coastlines in Southcentral Alaska: Bears as an Indicator.  Black Bear Study in Kenai Fjords National Park.  Funded by the National Park Service and the Cooperative Unit Program of the USGS Biological Resources Division.  $60,000.  1999-04.

Publications

• Follmann, E.H., D.G. Ritter and G.M. Baer. 1992. Oral Rabies Vaccination of Arctic Foxes (Alopex lagopus) with an Attenuated Vaccine. Vaccine 10:305-308.
• Smith, M.E. and E.H. Follmann. 1993. An Observation of Grizzly Bear Predation on a Denned Adult Black Bear. Canadian Field-Naturalist 107:97-99.
• Follmann, E.H., D.G. Ritter and M. Beller. 1994. Survey of Fox Trappers in Northern Alaska for Rabies Antibody. Epidemiology and Infection 113:137-141.
• Smith, M.E., J. L. Hechtel and E. H. Follmann. 1994. Black Bear Denning Ecology in Interior Alaska. International Conference on  Bear Research and Management 9:513-522.
• Follmann, E.H. David Burnett Dunn, 1968-1994. 1995. The Wildlife Society Bulletin 23:301-302.
• Follmann, E.H., D.G.Ritter and G.M. Baer. 1996. Evaluation of the Safety of Two attenuated Oral Rabies Vaccines, SAG1 and SAG2, in Six Arctic Mammals. Vaccine 14:270-273.
• Follmann, E.H., G.W. Garner and J.F. Evermann. 1996. Serological Evidence of Morbillivirus Infection in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska and Russia. The Veterinary Record 138:615-618.
• Garner, G.W., J.F. Evermann, J.T. Saliki, E.H. Follmann and A.J. McKeirnan.  2000.  Morbillivirus Ecology in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus).  Polar Biology 23:474-478.
• Ballard, W.B., M.A. Cronin, M.D. Robards and E.H. Follmann.  2000.  Body Sizes, Ages, Reproductive Status, and Sex Ratios of Arctic Foxes in the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 114:493-494.
• Follmann, E.H. and P. Martin.  2000.  Feasibility of Tracking Arctic Foxes in Northern Alaska Using the Argos Satellite System: Preliminary Results.  Pp. 368-374 in Eiler, J.H., D.J. Alcorn and M.R. Neuman (eds.).  Biotelemetry 15:  Proceedings of the15th International Symposium on Biotelemetry.  Juneau, Alaska.
• Morris, W.A., E.H. Follmann, J.C. George and T. O'Hara.  2000.  Surgical Implantation of Radio Transmitters in Arctic Broad Whitefish in Alaska.  Pp. 193-201 in Eiler, J.H., D.J. Alcorn and M.R. Neuman (eds.).  Biotelemetry 15:  Proceedings of the15th International Symposium on Biotelemetry.  Juneau, Alaska.
• Ballard, W.A., E.H. Follmann, D.G. Ritter, M.D. Robards and M.A. Cronin.  2001.  Rabies and Canine Distemper in an Arctic Fox Population in Alaska.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37:133-137.

Awards and Offices Held

• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. 1970.
• Outstanding Performance by Young Professional in Environmental Practice, Woodward-Clyde Consultants. 1975.
• Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society. 1979.
• Founding Member, North Slope Borough Science Advisory Committee, 1981-present.
• Who's Who In the West. 18th Edition. 1982.
• Selected as an Exchange Scientist by the National Academy of Sciences to work for 1 month in Siberia under the sponsorship of the Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R. 1983.
• Sigma Xi Club-Alaska, Secretary/Treasurer. 1984 to 1986.
• Member, UAF Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 1985-present
• Sigma Xi Club Alaska, Board of Directors, 1987-present.
• Member of the People to People Wildlife Management Delegation to the People's Republic of China. 1987.
• Co-chairman of the Sixth Northern Furbearer Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska. April 1991.
• Co-chairman of the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. April 1991.
• Member of the Board of Governors (1994-present) and Chairman of the Grant-in-Aid Program, Arctic Institute of North America. 1991-present.
• University Representative on the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Fund Committee. 1992-1995.
• Chairman of the Grant Review Committee for the John Sheldon Bevins Memorial Trust Foundation, International Association for Bear Research and Management. 1993-2001.
• Tenure, Department of Biology and Wildlife, UAF. 1994.
• Treasurer of the Tenth International Conference on Bear Research and Management, Fairbanks, Alaska. 1994-1999.
• Chairman of the Grant Review Committee for the David Burnett Dunn Memorial Award, UAF. 1994-present.
• Member, UAF Accreditation Committee. 1995.
• Promoted to Professor, UAF, 1996.