Tom Langen

Tom Langen serves as Professor of Biology and Associate Dean at Clarkson University's Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences, with secondary affiliation at the Institute for a Sustainable Environment. He holds a PhD from University of California, San Diego and completed postdoctoral training at UCLA.

His research focuses on environmental management across multiple domains:

• Wildlife conservation strategies for threatened species
• Wetland restoration and water quality impact
• Road ecology and infrastructure impacts on ecosystems
• Landowner engagement in conservation programs

He leads international workshops on sustainable infrastructure design across North and South America.

Major scientific recognition includes:

• Fulbright Scholarship in Costa Rica (2007-2008)
• Ecological Society of America Education Scholar Award (2011)
• Presidential Award from Society of American Naturalists (2005)
• Editor's Choice in Biological Conservation (2014)

His teaching innovations include field-based courses in Costa Rica and New York's Adirondack Mountains, and integrating citizen science data into ecology curricula.