About
Paul R. Moorcroft is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, affiliated with the Museum of Comparative Zoology and the Environmental Science and Engineering program. His research focuses on ecological dynamics of terrestrial plant communities, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, and mechanistic models of animal movement. He leads the Moorcroft Lab, which collaborates with institutions like NASA JPL and SpaceX on projects such as the ECOSTRESS mission. His work integrates field studies, remote sensing, and computational modeling to address global environmental challenges.
Notable research contributions include quantifying carbon emissions from Southeast Asian peatlands and advancing methodologies to map tropical forest functional variation at satellite resolutions. He has advised graduate students including Rhemi Toth, whose fieldwork in Italy exemplifies his lab's interdisciplinary approach. The lab also engages in international collaborations, such as with Francesca [unspecified collaborator] in Italy.
While no explicit awards are listed, his active participation in high-impact missions like ECOSTRESS underscores his leadership in environmental science. The Moorcroft Lab's current focus includes climate change mitigation strategies through ecosystem modeling and advancing remote sensing techniques for ecological monitoring.
