Biographical Information Here is a quick view of my work, projects and artwork. A link to an expanded curriculum vitae is located at the bottom of this page.

Present Position

Education

1992- Master of Natural Science, Department of Zoology, Arizona State University

1983- Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art, Arizona State University

Areas of Specialization

Research and teaching technology, communications, and biological imaging, which includes the following specialties.

• Microcomputers including: hardware and software instrument interfacing with micro-computers. Also, experience in Internet web development including web server support and the unusual web site design.
• Electron and light microscopy including such techniques as: ultra-rapid freezing, freeze fracture, thin sectioning, critical point drying, scanning laser confocal, scanning light macro/microphotography and general light microscopy image analysis.
• Photographic and illustrative scientific documentation including digital / electronic imaging hardware and software.
• preK-12 science content development including creative interactive activities.

Visualization Group Areas  (each open in new windows)

• Visualization Laboratory > visit here
• W. M. Keck Bioimaging Laboratory > visit here
• Computer Support Cluster > visit here
• Virtual Undergraduate Poster Symposium > visit here

Collaborative Projects

• Ask A Biologist
• Paper Project
• Scanning Light Photography
• Summary of Projects & Links

Selected Publications

Kazilek, Charles, Kim Cooper, Alan Magid. 2006. Instructor’s Manual: Anatomy and Physiology. Martini (Seventh Edition). Benjamin Cummings. 236 pages.

Pearson, David, C. Barry Knisley, Charles Kazilek. 2005. A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the U.S. and Canada. Oxford University Press. 227 pages.

Kazilek, Charles and Kim Cooper. 2004. Instructor's Manual: Anatomy and Physiology. Martini. Benjamin Cummings. 240 pages.

Kazilek, Charles and Kim Cooper. 2003. Instructor's Manual: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. Martini (Sixth Edition). Benjamin Cummings. 512 pages.

Valentine, G., Charles Kazilek. 2002. Timeless Paper. Rediscovering the Familiar: The Interior Aesthetics of Paper. Holland Press, 2002. 80-85.

Kazilek, Charles, Kim Cooper. 2000. Instructor’s Manual: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. Martini Fifth Edition. 454 pages.

Kazilek, Charles, Kim Cooper, Lucia Tranel and Alice Mills. 1998. Instructor’s Manual: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. Martini Fourth Edition. 464 pages.

Satterlie, Richard A., Tigran P. Norekian, Sheryl Jordan and Charles J. Kazilek. 1995. Serotonergic Modualtion of Swimming Speed in the Pteropod Mollusc Clione Limacina. Journal of Experimental Biology. 198: 895-904.

Sharp, W. P., C. J. Kazilek, 1991. Scanning Light Microscopy. In Controlling Color Photography, Preston Publications, Chapter 4: pg 31-33.

Sharp, W. P., C. J. Kazilek, 1990. Scanning Light Microscopy. Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques. January/February, Vol. 11 (1), pg 43-45.

Chandler, D. E., C. J. Merkle, and C. J. Kazilek. 1989. Detection of calcium signals in neutrophils using fluorescent dyes: hyperosmolarity inhibits lysosomal enzyme release and the preceding rise in cytosolic free calcium. In Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Biological, Hydrological, and Environmental Applications, M. C. Goldberg, ed., American Chemical Society, Symposium series 383, Chapter 5: 70-83

Kazilek, C. J., C. J. Merkle, and D. E. Chandler. 1988. Hyperosmotic media inhibit both exocytosis and calcium signals in formyl-peptide activated neutrophils. Am. J. Physiol. 254: C709-C718

Recent Exhibitions & Shows

Nikon Small World Exhibit Tour." Exhibited in 17 cities between December 2006 and January 2008.

"Fiberscapes." Paper Discovery Center. Appleton, Wisconsin. September 19th - December 30th, 2006..

"Jeepers Creepers: Bugs in Art." Arizona Museum for Youth. February 18, 2005 - August 28, 2005.

"Nikon Small World Exhibit Tour." Debut Times Square New York. October 7, 2004. Exhibited in 17 cities between December 2004 and January 2006.

"Show of Color." Paper Project Interactive Room Installation. Arizona Museum for Youth. October 7, 2004 - January 28, 2005.

Inaugural Herberger Art Walk. Juried Exhibition. Arizona State University. November 1, 2003. 

Paper Interiors: a dance exploration of real and virtual dimensions. American College Dance Festival. Arizona State University. March 14&15, 2002.

Paper Interiors. Special Collections Gallery, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. May 17 - July 5, 2001.

The Face of Paper II.  Arizona Science Center. Phoenix Arizona. November 24, 2000 - January 20, 2001.

School of Art: A Curriculum-based Exhibit. Arizona Museum for Youth. Mesa Arizona. February 18 - May 26, 2000.

The Face of Paper. Computing Commons Gallery. Arizona State University November 4 - December 17, 1999.

A New Light on Paper. 27th Conference of the Southern Graphics Council. School of Art, Arizona State University. March 17 - 21, 1999.

Additional Professional Activities

Fine artist working in the real and virtual world. Recent images on display in the Kazilek Virtual Art Gallery can be seen | here |

Expanded Curriculum Vitae| PDF File | opens in new window