Thomas Rosswall has been
instrumental in the development of microbial ecology,
both nationally and internationally. His leadership
in three major ecosystem projects has been important
not only for ecosystem sciences in Sweden, but also
for the development of international networks, which
have fostered intensive collaboration between scientists
in many countries. He has been Director of the International
Foundation for Science (IFS), Rector (President) of
the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Director
of the International START Secretariat, Executive Director
of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
and Professor of Water in Nature and Society at the
Universities of Stockholm and Linköping, Sweden. He
has also served on numerous international and national
committees and boards. He is an elected member of five
learned societies including the Royal Swedish Academy
of Sciences, Academia Europaea and the Third World Academy
of Sciences.
- Prof Rosswall full CV
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