Michael Hassell

Michael Hassell is a British ecologist and Professor at Imperial College London, where he has held leadership roles including Principal of the Faculty of Life Sciences (2001), Head of the Department of Biology and Biochemistry (1993), and Dean of the Silwood Park campus (1988). His research focuses on population ecology, particularly insect populations and host-parasitoid dynamics.

• Key research themes include metapopulation biology, predator-prey interactions, and ecological trade-offs.

Scientific awards include:

• Fellow of the Royal Society (1987)
• Fellow of the Academia Europaea (1998)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2002)

His publications (15 most recent) span topics like metapopulation persistence, indirect interactions, and spatial ecology, primarily in journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B and Science. Collaborators include Michael Bonsall, Helen Wilson, and Matthew J. Crawley. His work emphasizes theoretical models validated through empirical studies of insect communities.