Marten Scheffer

Marten Scheffer is a Full Professor at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management. His work bridges ecology, climate science, and mental health, focusing on tipping points in ecosystems and social systems. He has received the prestigious Spinoza Prize 2009, Netherlands' highest scientific honor.

Research Interests:
His research explores Anthropocene dynamics, ecological resilience, climate change impacts, and psychiatric disorders through dynamical systems theory. Notable projects include studying boreal forest collapse and trust dynamics in economies. His work also addresses global sustainability and early warning signals for critical transitions in social-ecological systems.

Recent Articles:
His 2025 publications highlight trust erosion in weak governance, ecological tipping points, and revolutionizing psychiatric diagnosis. 2024 work includes computational models of panic disorders and resilience indicators for disease outbreaks.

Advising & Grants:
He supervises PhD students including Agrawal (river commons), Capriati (marine protected areas), and Delecroix (infection warnings). Active in projects funded across ecosystem resilience, AI applications, and climate policy.

Labs & Collaborations:
Collaborates globally on tipping points research and mental health systems. Datasets include boreal forest dynamics and human climate niche models.