Meet the new TIBS Board Members!

Join us in welcoming the new board members for the International Biogeography Society (2024-2026)! President: Susanne Renner President elect: Toby Pennington Past president: Felisa Smith Secretary: Alexandra Muellner-Riehl Vice President for Development and Awards: Raimundo Real Gimenez Vice President for Conferences: Mark Costello Director at Large: Jenny McGuire Director at Large: Pablo A. Marquet Student-at-Large: [...]

2024-03-15T05:45:55-04:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

2024 Dissertation Awardee

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin R. Shipley (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States) recipient of the International Biogeography Society’s 2024 Dissertation Award! Dissertation committee members: Jenny McGuire, Lin Jiang, Joseph Mendelson, Joel Kostka, and Brody Sandel. Chaired by Israel Borokini, IBS Student-at-large. The Geography, Ecology, and Evolution of Mammalian Endemism Synopsis Understanding how and [...]

2024-01-15T01:54:56-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , |

2024 MacArthur & Wilson Awardee

Congratulations to Dr.  Tom Matthews– recipient of the International Biogeography Society’s 2024 MacArthur & Wilson Award! Tom Matthews, a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Geogrphy of the University of Birmingham, specializes in global environmental change through macroecological, macroevolutionary, and biogeographical studies. He employs both theoretical and empirical approaches to explore macroecological [...]

2024-01-02T02:00:29-05:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

2024 Alfred Russel Wallace Awardee

Professor Robert Whittaker has left an indelible mark in the realm of biogeography, shaping the field through his multifaceted contributions. His transformative research delves deep into the intricate patterns of diversity found within island assemblages, shedding light on the dynamic processes governing these ecosystems. Additionally, he has crafted a comprehensive general theory, offering [...]

2023-12-18T08:15:37-05:00November 10th, 2023|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

February 2024 (Rescheduled) Funk Lecture

February 28, 2024 4-5 pm UTC Join us on Wednesday, February 28, at 4 pm UTC for the Funk Lecture given by Erin Saupe. Talk Title: "The emergence of latitudinal diversity gradients" This seminar will focus on quantifying the emergence of latitudinal diversity gradients in the marine realm, from benthic invertebrates to [...]

2024-01-15T06:38:28-05:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Funk Lectures, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

October 2023 Funk Lecture

October 25, 2023 4-5 pm UTC Join us on Wednesday, October 25, at 4 pm UTC for the Funk Lecture given by Crystal McMichael. Talk Title: "Ecological legacies and forests resilience in Amazonia" Crystal McMichael is a paleoecologist, tropical ecologist, and biogeographer working in the Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics at [...]

2023-10-12T10:13:24-04:00October 12th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Funk Lectures, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

TIBS Distinguished Fellow Award

TIBS Distinguished Fellow Award The International Biogeography Society is proud to announce the 2024 Distinguished Fellows! Fellows are chosen for their significant contributions to our scientific society's objectives via brilliance in basic research and great service to the area of biogeography. Biogeographers employ data and methodologies from many disciplines in the physical and [...]

2024-03-15T05:57:18-04:00September 24th, 2023|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , |

2024 TIBS Doctoral Dissertation Award

The Doctoral Dissertation Award was created by The International Biogeography Society in 2013, to recognize outstanding work done by students and recent PhD graduates. It aims to recognize and promote innovative dissertation work that brings together diverse fields of study, and in so doing, is likely to make major contributions to the field [...]

2024-03-15T05:57:10-04:00September 11th, 2023|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , |

Biology: Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to teach courses in plant biology, evolutionary biology, or plant diversity, and an advanced course in evolutionary and molecular systematics; develop an active research program leading to publications and external funding; advise undergraduate and graduate students; provide service to the department and university including serving as Director of the W.S. [...]

2023-09-07T08:06:51-04:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Jobs, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , |

September 2023 Funk Lecture

Join us on Thursday, September 28, at 4 pm UTC for the first Funk Lecture of the new season, given by Joaquín Hortal. "Mapping ignorance on biodiversity: towards a fair account of data-driven uncertainty in biogeograpical analyses" Joaquín Hortal is a biogeographer and community ecologist working at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales [...]

2023-09-25T07:20:21-04:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Featured, Funk Lectures, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |
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