Lisa Schulte Moore
American landscape ecologist
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Lisa Schulte Moore is an American landscape ecologist. Schulte Moore is a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University.[1] In 2020 she received a $10 million USD grant to study anerobic digestion and its application to turning manure into usable energy.[2] In 2021, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.[3][4]
Early life and education
Schulte Moore grew up in Eau-Claire, WI and comes from a farming family, with both of her maternal grandparents growing up on dairy farms. Her family maintained a farm in the Eau-Claire area until the 1980s, when they lost the farm during the 1980s farm crisis. After graduating from Eau Claire North High School, Schulte Moore earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She earned a master's degree in biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and a doctorate in forestry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[5]
Work
Schulte Moore has worked with farmers to develop resilient and sustainable agricultural practices and systems that take into consideration climate change, water quality and loss of biodiversity.[6]
Schulte Moore has written on various ecological topics, including the ecological effects of fire on landscapes; soil carbon storage, biodiversity improvement, the effects of wind and fire on forests, among others.[7]
Schulte Moore currently serves as the director of the Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises (C-CHANGE) at Iowa State University. She also serves as co-director of the university's Bioeconomy Institute. [5] She also works in large transdisciplinary teams, consisting of a variety of scientists, engineers, farmers, farmland owners, and representatives of government, industry, and NGOs in order to foster continuous living cover on agricultural landscapes. [1] Schulte Moore has also been recognized as a Charles F. Curtiss distinguished professor in agricultural and life sciences by Iowa State University[8]
Awards and honors
- John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2021)[9][6]
- Citation for Leadership and Achievement, Council for Scientific Society Presidents (2022)[10]
- AAAS Fellow in the section on Agriculture, Food & Renewable Resources (2024)[11]
- Top Agri-food Pioneer, World Food Prize Foundation (2024)[5]
