2026 Fall Lecturer - Dr. Solomon David, BS ’00
Dr. Solomon David, BS ’00 is an aquatic ecologist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, specializing in fish biodiversity, conservation, and science communication. His research focuses on the ecology, conservation, and management of non-game native fishes, with an emphasis on ancient fishes, including gars and bowfins. Additional projects involve river-floodplain restoration ecology and conservation of peripheral populations of species.An avid fan of “primitive fishes” and advocate for native fishes conservation, Solomon strives to effectively communicate science to both the research community and general public. He received his B.S. in biology from Ohio Northern University, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. His graduate research focused on conservation ecology of Great Lakes fishes, including projects on Lake Trout, Chinook Salmon, and Spotted Gar. Solomon has also conducted postdoctoral research in fish ecology at Shedd Aquarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. Geological Survey, and Michigan State University. He served as assistant professor of biological sciences at Nicholls State University, and is now an assistant professor of aquatic ecology in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota.
Named in honor of professor Terry D. Keiser, BSEd '64, the Keiser Distinguished Lectureship in Life Sciences brings nationally prominent life sciences scholars to Ohio Northern's campus each year to lecture and interact with students.
With an endowment of more than $1 million, the lectureship has been funded by gifts from alumni, friends and colleagues. Among the major gifts was a donation from Keiser's Northern classmates Robert Gronlund, BA '64, and his wife, DeOnne, of Lewisburg, Pa.
Keiser joined the Ohio Northern faculty in 1967, rising from instructor to professor of biological sciences to chair of the department. He served as the chair of the University Council and is the director of ONU's Metzger Nature Center. He was instrumental in establishing the Metzger Nature Center in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and the ONU Tidd-Oakes Farm, a 300-acre wetlands restoration project just 12 miles from campus.
Do you have a suggestions for a speaker for the Keiser Lectureship? Contact Professor Jay Mager at j-mager@onu.edu or by calling 419-772-2333.
With an endowment of more than $1 million, the lectureship has been funded by gifts from alumni, friends and colleagues. Among the major gifts was a donation from Keiser's Northern classmates Robert Gronlund, BA '64, and his wife, DeOnne, of Lewisburg, Pa.
Keiser joined the Ohio Northern faculty in 1967, rising from instructor to professor of biological sciences to chair of the department. He served as the chair of the University Council and is the director of ONU's Metzger Nature Center. He was instrumental in establishing the Metzger Nature Center in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and the ONU Tidd-Oakes Farm, a 300-acre wetlands restoration project just 12 miles from campus.
Do you have a suggestions for a speaker for the Keiser Lectureship? Contact Professor Jay Mager at j-mager@onu.edu or by calling 419-772-2333.
Previous Lectures
Dr. Carla Kim (2026)
Rosemary and Peter Grant (2024)
Karen Warkentin (2022)
Hopi Hoekstra (2019)
Doug Smith (2018)
David Quammen (2017)
Alan Steinman (2016)
James Estes (2015)
Reed Noss (2014)
Scott Griffin (April 2014)
Dr. Sharon A. Norton (October 2013)
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle (September 2012)
Drs. Nigist Asfaw and Sebsebe Dermissew (October 2011)
Dr. Dr. Renee Reijo-Pera (October 2010)
Dr. Paul T. Anastas (October 2009)
Dr. Carl K. Winter (March 2008)
Dr. Marc Bekoff (October 2008)