| Nationality: |
UK |
| Date of Birth: |
September 24 1943 |
| Academic Degrees: |
| 1965 |
B.A. (Zoology), University of Durham, United Kingdom |
| 1969 |
Ph. D. (Zoology), University of Durham, United Kingdom |
| Professional Career: |
| 1968-71 |
Demonstrator in Animal Ecology, Department of Zoology,Oxford University |
| 1971-78 |
Lecturer, University of York |
| 1978-82 |
Senior Lecturer, University of York |
| 1982-85 |
Reader, University of York |
| 1985-89 |
Professor, University of York |
| 1989-99 |
Director,NERC Centre for Population Biology and Professor of Community Ecology, Imperial College of Science,Technology and Medicine, London |
| 1998 |
Honorary Visiting Professor, University of York |
| 1999 |
Honorary Visiting Professor, Imperial College, Silwood Park |
| 1999- present |
Chief Executive, Natural Environment Research Council |
| Title: |
Chief Executive, Natural Environment Research Council |
| Major Books and Papers: |
- Editor, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 1971-1978
- Editor, Ecological Entomology, 1979-1988
- Other Previous editorial Board membership: Animal Conservation, Ecological Entomology Journal of animal Ecology, Oecologia Oikos.
- Member, International Editorial Board, Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity, Academic Press
- Senior Editor, (jointly with Professor G. Likens). Methods in Ecology (Blackwell Science) 1989-continuing
- International Advisory Board, Frontiers in Ecology and Environment (ESA) 2000-continuing
- Strong, D.R. Lawton，J.H. Southwood, T.R.E., Insects on Plants: Community Patterns& Mechanisms, Blackwell, Oxford.293pp (1984).
- Chaloner, W.G. Harper, J.L. Lawton, J.H., The Evolutionary Interactions of Animals and Plants, The Royal Society, London 288pp (Editor，1991).
- Jones, C.G., Lawton，J.H., Linking Species and Ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York.387pp (Editors, 1995)
- Lawton, J.H., May, R.M., Extinction Rates. Oxford Univ. Press , Oxford. 233pp (Editors, 1995). 11. Lawton, J.H., Community Ecology in a Changing World. Excellence in Ecology
- 11. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf / Luhe (2000).
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| Major Awards Received: |
- Awarded the first President's Gold Medal of the British Ecological Society (1987)
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London (1989)
- Honorary D. Sc. University of Lancaster (1993)
- Elected Member of European Environmental Research Organisation (1996)
- ECI Prize Winner in the field of Terrestrial Ecology (1996)
- Marsh Award for Ecology (1996)
- CBE in The Queens Birthday Honours List (1997)
- Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award，INTECOL (1998)
- Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologist, Sweden (1998)
- Institute of Zoology frink Medal (1998)
- Honorary Fellow，Royal Entomological Society (2001)
- Leader of the EU BIODEPTH Project，selected as the winner of the Earth Science Section Nominations for the Descartes Prize (2001)
- Society for Conservation Biology La Roe Award (2002)
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| Major Honors, Memberships in Scientific Societies: |
- Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Natural History Museum, London
- Vice President, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Vice President, British Trust for Ornithology
- Trustee, WWF UK, and Chair of Programme Committee
- Member, Salters Nuffield Biology Advisory Panel
- Member, Royal Society of London's International Policy Committee
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