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Stefano Allesina is a professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in Ecology and Evolution. His research focuses on Community Ecology, Dynamical Systems, Food Webs, and Networks, particularly within the context of ecological networks. As a theoretical ecologist, he studies the dynamics of large ecological communities and develops mathematical, computational, and statistical tools for analyzing ecological systems. His significant contributions to the field include the investigation of how phylogeny structures species interactions in experimental ecological communities, as well as exploring robust multispecies coexistence under various ecological conditions. Allesina holds a PhD in Ecology from the Università di Parma in Italy and has received several prestigious awards, including the BSD Distinguished Investigator award from the University of Chicago in 2018 and the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation in 2012.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Chair of the Ecology and Evolution department, leading research in ecological networks and community dynamics.
Department of Philosophy