Tom Arsuffi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Natural Resources Management
Director, Field Research Station, TTU-Junction
Center Associate, CASNR Water Center

TTU, Dept. of Natural Resources Management, P.O. Box 186, 254 Red Raider Lane, Junction, TX 76849
1.325.446.2301 |   1.325.446.4011
tom.arsuffi@ttu.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Biology, New Mexico State University (1984)
• M.S., Biology, Kent State University (1977)
• B.Sc., Biology, Kent State University (1974)

Dr. Tom Arsuffi is the Director of the Field Research Station at Texas Tech University-Junction. His research focuses on stream and wetlands ecology, endangered and exotic species, population and community ecology, nutritional ecology, aquatic entomology, invertebrate zoology, decomposition, invertebrate and fungal ecology, restoration ecology, and environmental and science education.

Dr. Arusuffi is a member of the honorary organization Sigma Xi and several professional organizations, including the North American Benthological Society, the Ecological Society of America, the Texas Academy of Science, the Organization of Biological Field Stations, the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnologists, and the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Dr. Arsuffi has served as the Vice President, President-Elect, President, and Past President of the Texas Academy of Science (1998-2002), and he was the invited representative of the American Institute of Biological Science/Organization of Biological Field Stations, serving to inform Congress on the value of research funding and the role of field stations. Dr. Arsuffi has been recognized with the Excellence in Service award (1998), as a Fellow of the Texas Academy of Science (1992), and Excellence in Scholarship from the Beta Beta Beta (1990).

Courses Taught
Aquatic Biology, General Ecology, Stream Ecology, Environmental Impact Analysis, Exotic Species Ecology, Scientific Method in Aquatic Resources, General Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Insect Ecology, Aquatic Entomology, and Wetlands Ecology Seminar

Selected Publications

• McElravy, E., T.L. Arsuffi and B.A. Foote.  1977.  New records of caddisflies (Trichoptera) for Ohio.  Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 79:599-604.
• Arsuffi, T.L. and F.C. Reed.  1977.  Diel periodicities of invertebrates.  In: Ecological Lab Experiences: An Ideas Forum.  L.B. Crowder (ed.) Michigan State University Press.  East Lansing. pp 145-151.
• Kennedy, R.F., F.C. Reed and T.L. Arsuffi.  1977.  Soil solution interactions.  In: Ecological Lab Experiences: An Ideas Forum.  L.B. Crowder (ed.) Michigan State University Press.  East Lansing.  pp 165-172.
• Suberkropp, K., T.L. Arsuffi and J.P. Anderson.  1983.  Comparison of the growth, enzymatic activity and palatability of aquatic hyphomycetes grown on leaf litter.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 46:237-244.
• Arsuffi, T.L. and K. Suberkropp. 1984.  Leaf processing capabilities of aquatic hyphomycetes: Interspecific differences and influence on shredder feeding preferences.  Oikos 42:144-154.
• Suberkropp, K. and T.L. Arsuffi.  1984.  Degradation, growth and changes in palatability of leaves colonized by six of aquatic hyphomycete species.  Mycologia 76:398-407.
• Arsuffi, T.L. and K. Suberkropp.  1986.  Growth of two stream caddisflies (Trichoptera) on leaves colonized by different fungal species.  Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 5:297-305.