(supplied image)
Marie-Josée Fortin recognized with 2025 Konrad Adenauer Research Award
Published: July 17, 2025
Marie-Josée Fortin, a University Professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science, has been recognized with the 2025 Konrad Adenauer Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The annual award fosters academic and cultural exchange between Canada and Germany. Recipients receive support in conducting a research project in Germany, collaborating with specialist colleagues there.
Fortin has been widely recognized for her achievements in the field of spatial ecology, which examines how the physical arrangement of organisms, populations and landscapes influences ecological processes and patterns. She will collaborate with Professor Ulrich Bose and colleagues at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research and the University of Potsdam on a project to develop a framework for modelling the survival of species and their interactions.
Fortin described the award as “a tremendous honour, recognizing my achievements as a spatial ecologist," and said she is grateful for the opportunity to "collaborate with outstanding German colleagues in the upcoming year.”
“The Konrad Adenauer Award is a reflection of Marie-Josée Fortin’s well-deserved international reputation as one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of spatial ecology," said Stephen Wright, acting dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science. "Throughout her career, she has contributed valuable knowledge essential to the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystems and human health.”
