F. Stuart Chapin III
Encyclopedia
F. Stuart Chapin III is a professor of Ecology
at the Department of Biology and Wildlife of the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska. In August 2010, he became President of the Ecological Society of America
(ESA).
Born February 2, 1944, Francis Stuart Chapin is better known to students and colleagues as 'Terry.' Chapin also serves as principal investigator of the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, and has a background in plant physiological ecology and ecosystem ecology. His current research interests focus on the resilience of social-ecological systems. As director of the graduate educational program in Resilience and Adaptation at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Chapin studies human-fire interactions in the boreal forest. As President of ESA, he plans to address the "critical issue" of planetary stewardship. With Mary Power and Steward Pickett, Chapin is leading a Planetary Stewardship initiative “whose goal is to reorient society toward a more sustainable relationship with the biosphere.”
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
at the Department of Biology and Wildlife of the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska. In August 2010, he became President of the Ecological Society of America
Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America is a professional organization of ecological scientists. Based in the United States, ESA publishes a suite of publications, from peer-reviewed journals to newsletters, fact sheets and teaching resources. It holds an annual meeting at different locations in the...
(ESA).
Born February 2, 1944, Francis Stuart Chapin is better known to students and colleagues as 'Terry.' Chapin also serves as principal investigator of the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, and has a background in plant physiological ecology and ecosystem ecology. His current research interests focus on the resilience of social-ecological systems. As director of the graduate educational program in Resilience and Adaptation at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Chapin studies human-fire interactions in the boreal forest. As President of ESA, he plans to address the "critical issue" of planetary stewardship. With Mary Power and Steward Pickett, Chapin is leading a Planetary Stewardship initiative “whose goal is to reorient society toward a more sustainable relationship with the biosphere.”
Academic career
| 1966 | BA in Biology, Swarthmore College Swarthmore College Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia.... |
| 1966–1968 | Visiting Instructor in Biology (Peace Corps) Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1973 | Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| 1973–1984 | Assistant/Assoc. Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 1981–1983 | Assistant Director, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 1984–1989 | Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 1989–1998 | Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
| 1996- | Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Awards/Grants/Honors
- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, 1979–1980 - Kempe Award for Distinguished EcologistsKempe Award for Distinguished EcologistsThe Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists is a prize awarded biennially from 1994 onwards to recognise outstanding individuals within the science of ecology. The Award is an honorarium of SEK 50,000. The award is given by the Kempe Foundations, Umeå University and the Swedish University of...
, 1996 - Hill Professor, 1995 (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Member-Ecology Institute (Germany) 1986-
- UsibelliUsibelli, AlaskaUsibelli is an unincorporated community in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States, 5 miles east of Healy. Its elevation is 1,654 feet . The community is named for the Usibelli Coal Mine; located near the community, the mine is the chief economic enterprise in the area...
Award (top researcher in all fields; Univ. of Alaska) 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science 2000
- Member Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and ForestryRoyal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and ForestryThe Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry , formerly the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture , founded in 1813 at the initiative of Crown Prince Charles, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
2000 - Outstanding faculty member, Univ. of Alaska (selected by students) 2002
- Fellow of American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
2002 - Member National Academy of Sciences 2004
- Oosting lecture, Duke Univ. 2004. US Forest Service Wilderness Research Award on behalf of the Resilience and Adaptation Program.
- Sustainability Science Award, 2008 (F. Stuart Chapin, III and Colleagues). Ecological Society of America