Faculty
Horton H. Hobbs III
Professor of Biology and Chair of Biology
(937) 324- 6484
Horton H. Hobbs III, Professor of Biology and Chair of Biology, concentrates his teaching and research on limnology, stream benthic community dynamics, and biospeleology. He has been recognized for his research on biological life in caves, is a member of the Cave Research Foundation, and is a Fellow and past director of the National Speleological Society. Hobbs has served as a biologist for the Academy of Natural Sciences on river survey projects. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship for research at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and has received numerous grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for Ohio cave research. He is author of more than 100 professional articles and has delivered more than 50 professional papers before such organizations as the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Biological Sciences. He is also a Fellow of the Explorer's Club. Hobbs' B.A. degree is from the University of Richmond, and his M.S. degree was awarded by Mississippi State University. His Ph.D. is from Indiana University. Hobbs joined the Wittenberg faculty in 1976.
