Adam K. Ryburn, Ph.D.

 Assistant Professor and Curator of Herbarium

 Biology Department

 State University of New York, College at Oneonta

 Oneonta, New York  13820

 607.436.3063

 ryburnak@oneonta.edu

Dr. Ryburn earned his B.S. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1998, and his Ph.D. in Plant Science from the Oklahoma State University in 2003 under the direction of Ronald J. Tyrl. He has been teaching in the Biology at Oneonta State College since 2004.

As a plant taxonomist, the focus of his research is the classification and identification of plants. His current and future research evolves constructing an accurate, up-to-date record of the vouchered plant species from underreported counties of New York State.  He has also started working with other state botanists to construct a Flora of New York State.

He is the Curator of the SUNY-Oneonta Herbarium (SUCO) which houses over 10,000 plant and fungal specimens from upstate New York. The SUNY-Oneonta Herbarium is quickly becoming one of the most significant herbaria in this region. Recently completed projects like the Flora of Otsego County and Flora of Montgomery County have added over 1,000 specimens to our herbarium in a little over a year. With ongoing projects like the Flora of Fulton County, and anticipated projects like the Flora of Franklin County, and Vouchered Specimens of Invasive Plant Species of New York State, the importance of the SUNY-Oneonta herbarium will unquestionably grow.

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Ryburn is the faculty advisor for the very active Biology Club, and Beta Beta Beta (a national Biological honor society), and the Presiding Officer of the Faculty and Chair of the College Senate.   He also sets on the Board of Directors of the New York Flora Association.

He also enjoys cooking, camping, hiking, and working with Habitat for Humanity.   He is married to his lovely wife Maranda, and they have one son, Addison, and one daughter, Madalyn.