Oswald Schmitz
Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology, Yale University
Elected to the Academy in 2026
Education
University of Michigan, Ph.D., Natural Resources; University of Guelph, M.Sc., Zoology; University of Guelph, B.Sc., Zoology
Professional Areas
Ecosystem Ecology; Community Ecology; Species Interactions; Predator-prey dynamics; Herbivore-plant dynamics; Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation; Terrestrial Biogeochemistry; Zoogeochemistry.
Citation
For his contributions to ecosystem and community ecology, and for his research examining the linkage between species interactions and ecosystem processes, demonstrating how predators and herbivores regulate plant diversity, productivity, and nutrient cycling.