George Kling

DepartmentOrganizationEmailPhoneAddressAnn Arbor , Michigan 48109United StatesBioGeorge W. Kling is the Robert G. Wetzel Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. He primarily studies ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry at the Earth’s surface in relation to environmental problems, and works mainly in aquatic ecosystems from the Arctic to the tropics. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and received a National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship, a National Academy of Sciences Young Investigator Award, the United Nations Sasakawa Award (Certificate for Disaster Reduction in tropical lakes), a Republic of Cameroon Presidential Medal for Service in reducing environmental hazards, and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography John H. Martin award for high-impact research, and the Ruth Patrick Award for environmental problem solving. He was the lead author of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Ecological Society of America’s joint, international publication “Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region”.

Science Specialties

aquatic systems, biogeochemistry, environmental sciences

Current Research

Carbon and nutrient cycling in soil waters, lakes, and streams of the Alaskan Arctic and western Siberia.