CURRICULUM VITAE
Jacob Weiner
Education
University of Oregon, Department of Biology, Ph.D., 1978
University of Michigan, Department of Botany, M.S., 1974
Antioch College, B.A., 1970
Positions Held
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Professor, 1998-; Lektor, 1996-98
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, Sabbatical Fellow, 2007-08
Swarthmore College, Department of Biology, Professor, 1992-96; Chairman, 1990-92; Associate Professor, 1984-92; Assistant Professor, 1978-84
Harvard University, Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Bullard Fellow, 1994-95
Research Center Jülich, Working Group in Theoretical Ecology, Visiting Scientist, 1992-93
University of Basel, Botanical Institute, Visiting Scientist, 1990
Imperial College at Silwood Park, Department of Biology, Academic Visitor, 1989-90
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985
University College of North Wales, School of Plant Biology, Visiting Scholar, 1981-82
Harvard University, Gray Herbarium, Visiting Scientist, 1981
Eastern Oregon State College, Instructor, 1977
City of New York, Department of Air Pollution Control, Research Assistant, 1970-71
Professional Societies
Botanical Society of America
British Ecological Society
Ecological Society of America
European Weed Research Society
International Association for Vegetation Science
International Society for Ecological Modelling
Grants and Awards
ISI Highly Cited Researcher (ISI), 2002-
University of Copenhagen, Program of Excellence, “Developing High Density, Communal Crop Plants for Weed Suppression and Increased Sustainability”, 2008-2013
Danish Environmental Protection Agency, “Increasing the Suppression of Weeds by Cereal Crops through Increased Crop Spatial Uniformity and Density”, 2007-2009
U.S. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Sabbatical Fellowship, 2007-2008
Danish Natural Science Research Council, “The Allometry of Reproductive Allocation in Annual Plants”, 2005-2008
Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council, “Population Density, Spatial Structure and Weed Suppression by Cereal Crops”, 2001-2004
Danish Strategic Environmental Research Program, “Environmental Consequences of Transgenic Disease Resistant Crop Plants”, 1997-2000
Roche Research Foundation, Switzerland - Research Grant, 1996-97
Harvard University, Bullard Fellowship, 1994-95
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - German Study Grant, 1992
Roche Research Foundation, Switzerland - Visiting Scientist Award, 1990
Fulbright Scholar Program - Grant-in-Aid Award, 1989-90
U.S. National Science Foundation, “Competition, Herbivory and Size Variability in Plant Populations,” 1989-90
Swarthmore College, Lang Faculty Fellowship, 1989-90
U.S. National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award, 1990
U.S. National Science Foundation, “Size Distributions, Competition and Allometry in Impatiens pallida Populations,” 1986-89
Research Corporation, Cottrell College Science Grant, 1984-85
Smithsonian Institution, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1984-85
Swarthmore College, Mellon Faculty Fellowship, 1981-82
U.S. National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award, 1981
U.S. National Institutes of Health, Systems Biology Training Grant, 1977-78
Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid of Research, 1977
Publication Statistics
77 refereed publications in international peer-reviewed journals (11 single author, 20 first author)
9 book chapters/invited papers (7 single author)
2 papers in conference proceedings, 2 book reviews, 4 popular articles, 44 published abstracts in symposia/conference volumes
Over 4300 citations, H-Index = 36 (ISI Web of Science)
Symposia, Conferences and Seminars
Twenty-seven invited symposia at international conferences, 1983-
Sixteen contributed papers at international conferences, 1979-
Eighty-three invited seminars at universities and research institutes, 1980-
Numerous international workshops
Professional Service
Chairman, Scientific Council, Center for Ecological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2007-
Associate Editor, Ecology, 2004-
Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology, 1996-2006
Manuscript reviewer for over 45 international scientific journals, 1979-
Proposal reviewer for numerous granting agencies in the U.S., Canada and Europe, 1979-
Courses taught
Ecology, Plant Ecology, Systematic Botany, Evolutionary Biology, General Biology, General Botany, Forest Botany, Environmental Science, Sustainable Agriculture, Ecosystems Ecology, Applied Ecology
Tutorials in Population Genetics, Biostatistics, Environmental Studies, Forest Ecology, Tropical Ecology
Short courses in Plant Competition
Institutional Service
University of Copenhagen / Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (1998-)
University Green Services (Fields, Gardens and Glasshouses Committees), 2005-2010
Research Committee, Department of Ecology, 1999-2003, 2007
Research Funding Network 2007
Ecology and Environmental Science Course Committee, 2004-2005
Board of the Center for Ecology and Environment, 1998-2002
Ecology Committee for Forestry Studies, 1998-99
Ecology Committee for Danish-Swedish Horticulture Program, 1998-99, 2002-05
Ecology Course Committee, Department of Ecology, 1999-2000
Numerous academic search and evaluation committees, 1999-
Swarthmore College (1978-96)
Chairman, Department of Biology, 1990-92
Chairman, Environmental Studies Program, 1991-96
Membership on 27 College committees, 1979-96
Curator, Swarthmore College Herbarium, 1978-96
College-wide lectures/presentations, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996