Daniel simberloff biography

American ecologist and professor

Daniel Simberloff is an American biologist and ecologist. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969.^[1] He is currently Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Tennessee,^[1] editor-in-chief of the journal Biological Invasions,^[2] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Early life and education

Simberloff received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1964, and his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University in 1969.^[1] He wanted to go to graduate school for mathematics, but changed his mind after taking a major biology course from future Nobel Prize winner, George Wald.^[3]

Career

Simberloff was a faculty member at Florida State University from 1968-1997 before relocating to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

He is currently a distinguished professor there in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionar