| Alan Hastings | |
|---|---|
| Born | U.S. |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Ecology |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | Simon A. Levin |
| Notable awards | Robert H. MacArthur Award |
Alan Hastings is a theoretical ecologist and distinguished professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis. In 2005 he became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2006 he won the Robert H. MacArthur Award.[1] In 2008 he founded the Journal of Theoretical Ecology, in which he currently holds the position of editor in chief. Formerly, he was co-editor in chief of the Journal of Mathematical Biology. His research expands through many areas in theoretical ecology including spatial ecology, biological invasions, structured populations, and model fitting.