A leader in the integration of authentic learning experiences into undergraduate biology curriculum on a national scale, he was recently awarded a $500,000 NSF grant to fund the second phase of a project that will lead a national effort to reform undergraduate biology curricula at community colleges. The project involves the utilization of the Case Study Method as a tool for integrating project-based learning into introductory science courses. Since 2003, the island of Montserrat has been a primary site for FLCC student research under Hewlett’s direction, with Hewlett and his students studying ecosystem development after volcanic eruptions on the island.