Paul G. Falkowski

Paul Falkowski is the Bennett L. Smith Chair in Business and Natural Resources at Rutgers University. His scientific interests include evolution of the Earth’s systems, paleoecology, photosynthesis, biophysics, biogeochemical cycles, symbiosis and sustainability. Falkowski has written more than 350 papers and several books, and has received recognition and distinguished awards for his work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the A.G. Huntsman Award, the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award and the Vernadsky Medal from the European Geosciences Union. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.