Paul Galpern

Paul Galpern is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary, where he co-directs the Agriculture, Biodiversity and Conservation Lab (theABClab.ca). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba (2012), B.Ed. from University of Toronto (2001), and M.Sc./B.Sc. from University of Toronto (2000/1997). His research integrates landscape ecology, conservation biology, and sustainable agriculture.

Dr. Galpern's work focuses on three interconnected areas: sustainable agricultural intensification, biodiversity conservation (particularly bees and beetles), and landscape-scale conservation practices in prairie, mountain and urban ecosystems. His lab employs multidisciplinary approaches combining entomology, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, and genomics to study ecosystem services, pollinator conservation, climate change impacts, and precision agriculture applications.

Current projects include investigating ecosystem services provided by insects in prairie crops, evaluating naturalized vegetation as nature-based solutions through the Prairie Precision Sustainability Network, environmental monitoring for agrivoltaic systems, climate impacts on mountain bee populations, and applications of precision agriculture data. His research consistently examines how landscape management affects biodiversity and ecosystem functions.

Galpern employs innovative teaching methods including specifications grading in courses such as Conservation Biology (BIOL 451) and Environmental Science Field Course (ENSC 501).