José Sarukhán Kermez, Research Professor, Institute of Ecology, Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City
sarukhan@servidor.unam.mx
Professor José Sarukhan obtained his degree in Biology in 1964 in the National University of Mexico and his Ph.D. degree in Ecology in 1972 at the University of Wales. He focussed his studies on the demography and ecology of plant populations, on the comparative demography of trees, on biogeochemical cycles in tropical forests, on biodiversity in Mexico and global environmental problems, on sustainable development , as well as on higher education and scientific development.
Teaching activities
- Professor of Botany, School of Agriculture, Chapingo, Mexico. 1963-65
- Research Professor in Forest Ecology. Postgraduate School, Chapingo. 1965.
- Professor of Fundamentals of Tropical Ecology. Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica. 1965.
- Assistant Professor of Tropical Populations Biology. School of Plant Biology, University College of Wales. 1971.
- Professor of Population Ecology, Faculty of Sciences (Postgraduate), UNAM. 1973-1980.
- Professor of Tropical Population Biology. Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica. 1973-76.
- Professor of Quantitative Methods in Ecology (Field Ecology). Faculty of Sciences, UNAM. BSc Programme. 1974.
- Professor of Population Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences and Health, UAM. 1976-1978.
- Professor of Community Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences and Health, UNAM. 1977.
- Visiting Professor in the Depts of Botany and Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, USA. 1978.
- Visiting Professor in Ecology of weeds. Faculty of Agronomy University of Buenos Aires. 1983.
- Course on Population Ecology. Doctoral Programme in Ecology. IB/CCH, UNAM.1986.
- Distinguished Professor in Ecology. State University of Colorado, USA. April 1986.
- Course on "Origin of Origins", El Colegio Nacional. Nov. 14-18, 1988.
- First Course on Basic Ecological Culture. ENP/UNAM.1991.
- Visiting Professor. Courses on Ecological Restoration, Ecology and Biological Diversity in Mexico and on Higher Education and Development in Latin America.. Dept of Biological Sciences, Center for Conservation Biology and Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford Univ., Aug. 1997-July 1998.
- Course on Global Biodiversity an in Mexico: Ecosystems and Human well being (10 weeks). University of Barcelona, Spain. Aporil-May 2005.
- Course on Global Biodiversity an in Mexico, Postgraduate Programme in Biosciences-UNAM; Semester 2007 and for students of an MSc degree in Ecological Restoration, Institute of Ecology, Autonomous National University of Mexico Summer-Autumn, 2006.(UNAM), Mexico City.
- Director. Commission on Dioscoridae. INIF, SAG, Academic guidance of a 12 member research team, 1965-68
- Member of the Executive Council. Nat5l Institute of Nuclear TResearch. Adviser on Biological Application of Nuclear Technology. 1979-1980.
- Member of Executive Council. Anglo-Mexican Institute of Culture, A.C. 1979-1980.
- Member of the Advisory Council. CONACYT/DAFRHU. Adviser in the field of Biology. 1982-1987.
- Adviser. Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC). On the development of ecological research . 1984
- Member of the Advisory Council of the Mexican Conservationist Federation, A.C. 1986
- National High University of Saint Mark, Peru. 1991.
- University of Wales, UK. 1993.
- University of New York, USA. 1994
- Postgraduate College, Mexico. 1996
- University of Colima. Mexico. 1996
- Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico. 1997.
- Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico. 2006.
- Honors. Faculty of Sciences. UNAM. Thesis and exams. Mexico. 1964.
- First Prize. Best thesis in Botany. Botanical Society of Mexico. 1966.
- National Forestry Prize. Undersecretariat of Forestry and Fauna, Presidency of the Republic, Mexico (Best research work on forestry, shared with M. Franco.B.)
- Prize in Natural Sciences. Academy of Scientific Research, Mexico. 1980.
- Alfonso L: Herrera Medal to Merit in Ecology. IMERNAR, Mexico. 1983.
- Medal for Merit in Botany. Botanical Society of Mexico. 1984.
- National Prize in Sciences and Arts 1990 in the Field of Natural Sciences. Mexico City. 1991.
- Medal for Research on Conservation "Alfonso Luis Herrera". Mexico.1991.
- Henry Shaw Medal of the Missouri Botanical Garden. USA. 1991.
- First Emeritus Professor of the Metropolitan Technological University. Chile.1993.
- Emeritus Director de Conservation International. USA. 1993.
- Conservation Biology Award. The Society for Conservation Biology, USA, 1994.
- Presea Pericles 1995 of the Amparo de Puebla Foundation. Mexico. 1995.
- Medal to University Merit of the UNAM Alumni Association, Mexico City. 1996.
- ANUIS recognition for outstanding academic career during mandate as Rector of UNAM. Mexico City. September, 1998.
- Prize of the National Chamber of Mexican Book Publishers on Artistic Presentation in scientific and technical books for his book "Tropical Trees of Mexico", Nov. 1998.
- Membership in California Acad Sciences, 1996; Honorary Fellow 1998.
- Distinguished Service Award. The Society for Conservation Biology. Hilo, Hawaii, 2001.
- Gold Medal of Honor of the University of Veracruz. Xalapa. September 2002.
- Recognition of the Latin American Botanical Association, Bogotá, Colombia. October 2002.
- "José Vasconcellos" Medal. Association of Graduates of the National Autonomous University of Mexico at Hidalgo. November. 2002.
- Interamerica Prize 2003 of the Interamerican University Organization (OUI). Xalapa, State of Veracruz. Npovember, 2003.
- Emeritus Researcher of the Institute of Ecology, UNAM, July, 2005.
- Gold Master of the Forum of High Management. Sept. 2005.
- Centennial Award of the Botanical Society of America. April 2006.
- Hero of Conservation of The Nature Conservancy. May, 2006.
- SARUKHAN, J. and WHYTE, A. (Review Editors) 2005. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Biodiversity Synthesis. Island Press.86p. ISBN 1-56973-588-3
- PENNINGTON, T.D. y SARUKHAN, J. 2005 (Tercera Edición).Arboles Tropicales de México: Manual para la Identificación de las Principales Especies UNAM/FCE 523p. ISBN 970-32-1643-9 y ISBN 968-16-7855-9. Tiraje1,534
- SARUKHAN, J. 2005. Una política Educativa para la cohesión social. En: Educación y Desigualdad. Fondo Mexicano para la Educación y el Desarrollo y Siglo XXI Editorres. pp 189-198. ISBM 968-23-2591-1
- SARUKHAN, J. and SOBERON, J. 2005. Intelligence for decision making in Biodiversity and other public policies. In: Proceedings of the International Conference Biodiversity: Science and Governance. pp 1-7. ISBN: 2-85653-590-9
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. Deterioro Ambiental: Un Diagnóstico. Revista NEXOS. 338: 21-27. ISSN 0185-1535
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. Ciencia, Arte y Naturaleza. Este País No. 182 pp.5-6. ISSN: 0188-5404
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. Conservation Biology: Views from the Ecological Sciences. Conservation Biology. Vol. 20, No.3. pp 674-676
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. Los Retos del Desarrollo Sustentable en el Contexto de los Cambios Ambientales Globales. En: Los Desafíos del Presente Mexicano (Coords. Francisco Toledo, Enrique Florescano y José Woldenberg) Santillana Ediciones. pp 253-291. ISBN:970-770-494-2
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. La Universidad: Conceptos y Funciones; Para la Ciencia y el Arte, y El Poder de las Ciencias y las Tecnologías. En: Educación: Visiones y Revisiones. Fondo Mexicano para la Educación y el Desarrollo. Siglo XXI Editores. 416 p. ISBN: 968-23-2647-8
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. La primera evaluación del "estado de salud" de los ecosistemas de la Tierra y del bienestar humano. En: Crónicas de la Ciencias 2004-2005. Consejo Consultivo de Ciencias. Edit. Deporte Mexicano. pp 43-51
- SARUKHAN, J. 2006. Algunas cuestiones básicas que afectan a la Educación Superior. En: Simposio sobre Educación Superior (Pérez Tamayo, R. y García-Colín, L.Coordinadores) El Colegio Nacional pp 263-275. ISBN 970-640-331-0
- SARUKHAN, J. 2007. Faustino Miranda y los tipos de vegetación: Una visión avanzada a la Biodiversidad de México. En: Faustino Miranda. Una vida dedicada a la Botánica (Francisco Javier Dosil. Coordinador). Fondo Editorial Morevallado. Pp 223-232. ISBN 978-703-458-0
- HERRICK, J. E. and SARUKHAN, J. 2007.A strategy for ecology in an era of globalization In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The Ecological Society of America 5(4): 172-181
- SARUKHAN, J. 2007. Los invasores exóticos en América. En: América Migración. Fundación Monterrey 2007, A.C. pp 197-203. ISBN 978-968-9421-00-9
- SARUKHAN, J. 2008. Una visión ecológica sobre la ética ambiental. En: Perspectivas de bioética (Coordinadora: Juliana González). Fondo de Cultura Económica. Pp 333-355. ISBN 978-968-16-8546-1
- SARUKHAN, J. 2008. Los impactos sociales de la evolución. Revista Este País. No. 202 , pp. 11-15. ISSN: 0188-5405
- PENNINGTON, T.D. y SARUKHAN, J. 1968. Arboles Tropicales de México. 1968. United Nations/FAO. 413 p. Card Number 68-57357
- SARUKHAN, J. 1987. Introducción a la Ecología de Poblaciones: Un enfoque demográfico. Cía. Editorial Continental 75 pp.
- SARUKHAN, J. 1988. Las Musas de Darwin (Primera Edición). Fondo de Cultura Económica. 315 p. ISBN 968-16-3035-1(Segunda Edición 1998, Tercera Edición 2002, Cuarta Edición 2003)
- ESPINOSA, F.J. y SARUKHAN, J. 1997. Manual de Malezas del Valle de México. UNAM/FCE. 407 p. ISBN 968-36-4969-6
- PENNINGTON, T.D. y SARUKHAN, J. 1998 (Segunda Edición). Árboles Tropicales de México. UNAM/FCE. 498 p. ISBN 968-36-6428
- PENNINGTON, T.D. y SARUKHAN, J. 2005 (Tercera Edición).Árboles Tropicales de México: Manual para la Identificación de las Principales Especies UNAM/FCE 523p. ISBN 970-32-1643-9 y ISBN 968-16-7855-9
