Robert Edward Ulanowicz is an American theoretical ecologist and philosopher of Polish descent who in his search for a unified theory of ecology has formulated a paradigm he calls Process Ecology.
12 Facts About Robert Ulanowicz
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Robert Ulanowicz was born September 17,1943, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Robert Ulanowicz served as professor of theoretical ecology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland, until his retirement in 2008.
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Since relocating to Florida, Ulanowicz has served as a scientific advisor to the Howard T Odum Florida Springs Institute, an organization dedicated to the preservation and welfare of Florida's natural springs.
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Robert Ulanowicz uses techniques from information theory and thermodynamics to study the organization of flows of energy and nutrients within ecosystems.
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Robert Ulanowicz argues how the homogeneous laws of physics only constrain the behavior of very heterogeneous ecosystems but are incapable by themselves of determining outcomes.
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Robert Ulanowicz goes so far as to suggest that an entirely new metaphysics, which he calls Process Ecology, is required to understand complex living systems.
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One pertinent discovery by Robert Ulanowicz was that ecosystems do not progress to maximum efficiency.
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Robert Ulanowicz has authored or co-authored over two hundred articles in theoretical ecology and related areas of philosophy, especially those dealing with autocatalysis and causality.
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Robert Ulanowicz was named the recipient of the 2007 Ilya Prigogine Medal for outstanding research in ecological systems.
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Robert Ulanowicz participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007.
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Robert Ulanowicz was a featured speaker at the 2009 Ill STOQ International Conference entitled "Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories," which discussed the impacts and effects of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.