In
2001
he
received
the
SIUC
Outstanding
Scholar
Award
.
In
2003
he
____________________
the
Carski
Award
for
Distinguished
Undergraduate
Teaching
from
the
American
Society
for
Microbiology
.
Mike's
research
is
____________________
on
bacteria
that
inhabit
extreme
environments
,
and
for
the
past
12
years
he
has
studied
the
microbiology
of
permanently
ice
-
____________________
lakes
in
the
McMurdo
Dry
Valleys
,
Antarctica
.
In
addition
to
his
research
papers
,
he
has
edited
a
major
____________________
on
phototrophic
bacteria
and
____________________
for
over
a
decade
as
chief
editor
of
the
____________________
Archives
of
Microbiology
.
He
currently
serves
on
the
editorial
board
of
Environmental
Microbiology
.
Mike's
nonscientific
____________________
include
____________________
,
reading
,
and
____________________
for
his
dogs
and
horses
.
He
lives
____________________
a
peaceful
and
quiet
lake
with
his
wife
,
Nancy
,
five
shelter
dogs
(
Gaino
,
Snuffy
,
Pepto
,
Peanut
,
and
Merry
)
,
and
four
horses
(
Springer
,
Feivel
,
Gwen
,
and
Festus
)
.
