Biological Diversity:
From Evolutionary Origins to Ecosystems Function

What

On March 21, 1812, seven gentlemen naturalists founded the Academy of Natural Sciences, the oldest continuously operating natural history museum in the Americas and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research.

We are having a bicentennial symposium in October 2012 to celebrate our 200 years of scientific research. Building on our research strengths in systematics and ecology, this symposium will explore current and future research on the diversity of life with a focus on evolutionary biology, ecology, and environmental quality.

When

October 11 and 12, 2012

Who

Douglas A. Futuyma

Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolution, Stony Brook University

Sandra Knapp

Merit Researcher, Botany Department, The Natural History Museum, London

J. Patrick Kociolek

Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Curator of Diatoms

Wayne Maddison

Canada Research Chair and Professor, Department of Zoology, and Director of the Beaty Museum, University of British Columbia

Lucinda A. McDade

Professor and Chair of the Botany Department, Claremont Graduate University, and Judith B. Friend Director of Research, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Shahid Naeem

Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.

G. David Tilman

Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota