Albert Einstein World Award for Science: Daniel Janzen

Dr. Daniel H. 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."

  Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 6, October 1, 2002