Tom Fenchel#
| Membership Number: | 1890 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ORGANISMIC & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1999 |
| Main Country of Residence: | DENMARK |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1987 Full Professor, Marine Biology; University of Copenhagen
- 1970 - 1987 Full Professor, Zoology and Ecology, University of Aarhus
- 1965 - 1970 Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
- 1964 Ph. Marine Biology University of Copenhagen
Fields of Scholarship
- Microbial ecology and physiology
- Evolutionary biology
- Marine biology
- Fenchel's Law
Honours and Awards
- 1986 Ecology Institute Prize
- 1986 Huntsmann Medal for Excellence in Oceanography
- 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, American Soc. Linology and Oceanography
- Member of the Danish Royal Academy of Science and Letters
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science
- Member of the Royal Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- Member of the Royal Society London
- Member of the Academia Europaea
