Neil Campbell (scientist)
Neil Allison Campbell was an American scientist best known for his textbook, Campbell Biology, first published in 1987. The textbook was significantly updated in subsequent editions by American biologists Jane Reece and Lisa Urry, being used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.
Education
Campbell earned his M.S. in zoology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He taught collegiate classes for over 30 years at Cornell University, Pomona College, University of California, Riverside, and San Bernardino Valley College.Work
Campbell received multiple awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of California, Riverside in 2001 and the first ever Outstanding Professor Award from San Bernardino Valley College in 1986.Campbell was also a researcher who studied desert and coastal plants. He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH. In addition, he conducted studies on the Mimosa plant and other legumes.