Rodolfo Dirzo

Biography

Rodolfo Dirzo is currently Bing Professor in Environmental Science, in the Departments of Biology Earth System Science, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Environmental Justice at Stanford University. Dirzo studies ecology, natural history, conservation biology, and biocultural diversity, with an emphasis on evolutionary ecology of species interactions in a changing world. He has a longstanding dedication to K-12, undergraduate, and graduate education, particularly with respect to engaging underserved communities.

Dirzo is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Mexican Academy of Sciences. Dirzo was also amongst the inaugural cohort of those elected fellow of the Ecological Society of America in 2012. Among many honors, he recently won the 2024 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award with Dr. Gerardo Ceballos. Dirzo completed a BSc in Biology at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico), then went on to obtain an MSc and PhD from the University of Wales (United Kingdom).