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Sebastian Heilpern is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Natural Resources and the Environment Department. He will join Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability in January 2026.
- Education:
- PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (2020), Columbia University
- MS in Ecology and Evolution (2015), University of Chicago
- BS in Biology (2011), Cornell University
Research interests span biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, and sustainability science. His work examines how human-driven biodiversity loss impacts ecosystem functions and services, particularly in Amazonian fisheries and their role in human nutrition. He combines theoretical, experimental, and observational approaches to address climate change effects on mercury levels in fish, hydropower tradeoffs, and sustainable aquaculture.
Recent publications highlight trends in freshwater biodiversity, climate change mitigation, nutritional security, and sustainable development. Subfields include Amazon river health, mercury bioaccumulation, Pareto optimization, degraded land aquaculture, socioecological systems, and carbon offset markets.
- Scientific awards:
- Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
- Eric & Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow
