Dr. Daniel Janzen wins Albert Einstein World Award for Science
 Dr.
Daniel Janzen the Thomas G. and Louise E. DiMaura Endowed Term
Chair in Conservation Biology, has been awarded the Albert Einstein
World Award for Science by the World Cultural Council. It will be
conferred at a ceremony hosted by the University of Dublin at Trinity
College in Ireland on November 14.
Dr. Janzen, a pioneer in tropical biology, is being
recognized for "his valuable and pioneering contributions in
the biological sciences field and for his productive trajectory
related to the work done in the environmental sciences." His
research involves the ecology of the interface between society and
tropical wildland biodiversity. He is the recipient of the Kyoto
Prize, the Crafoord Prize, a MacArthur Fellowship and is a member
of the National Academy of Sciences.
The World Cultural Council is an international organization
founded in 1982, whose objectives include "rewarding scientific
research which brings progress to mankind and to integrate scientists,
educators and researchers at the highest level in order to maintain
a constant and enriching communication."
Visit the following link for more information: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v49/n06/einstein_award.html
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