Welcome to our new AOS Elective Councilors and Student Representative on Council
We are pleased to welcome the winners of the 2023 American Ornithological Society (AOS) Council election.
Ornithological Applications thanks departing editor; welcomes four new associate editors
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) thanks Dr. Ben Zuckerberg from the University of Wisconsin–Madison for his service as an associate editor for Ornithological Applications. Dr. Zuckerberg’s university lab research is focused on studying how modern climate change impacts birds and mammals. Welcome to our four new associate editors Dr. Esteban Botero-Delgadillo is the director of …
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announces its 2023 award winners for achievements in ornithological research, service, conservation, and publication
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) annually bestows a range of awards honoring individuals and groups for their ornithological research and considerable contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and for their service to the society. This year’s awardees represent outstanding contributions to the scientific study and conservation of birds and to the AOS. The …
Ornithological Applications thanks departing editors; welcomes new associate editor
The American Ornithological Society is grateful to Dr. Sarah Saunders and Dr. Ashley Dayer, who are departing after several years as associate editors for Ornithological Applications. Dr. Saunders is Senior Manager of Quantitative Science with the National Audubon Society where she models occupancy, abundance, and distribution of numerous species. Dr. Dayer is an associate professor …
Faces of Ornithology
Ornithologists don’t fit into a single mold. We work in all types of places, from academia, to museums, to government agencies, to non-profit organizations, to corporations. Some of us are researchers, while others are policy makers or advocates, managers or administrators, educators or executives, curators or conservationists—and many of us fit in multiple categories. Some …
The AOS welcomes two new associate editors for Ornithological Applications
The AOS journal, Ornithological Applications, welcomes two new associate editors. Luis Sandoval leads the Urban Ecology and Animal Communication Laboratory at the University of Costa Rica School of Biology. He studies bioacoustics, urban ecology, reproduction and sexual selection. Thomas J. (T.J.) Benson is a Principal Research Scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University …
Congratulations to the 2022 AOS Kessel Research Fellowship Awardees
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2022 Kessel Research Fellowships for early-career scientists. Two new $15,000 fellowships were awarded to Dr. Umesh Srinivasan and Dr. Amberleigh Henschen to support their ornithological research. Congratulations to these awardees! These fellowships have been made possible through a generous bequest by Dr. …
2023 Nominations & Applications Now Open
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has opened nominations for our 2023 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Awards! We are committed to building an inclusive and welcoming organizational culture that celebrates the contributions of our members to the AOS and to ornithology. You can help make the AOS stronger by participating in …
Two New AOS Member Resources Take Flight: Membership Welcome Packet & “The Flock”
Two new member resources from the American Ornithological Society (AOS) took flight this week: the AOS Membership Welcome Packet, which outlines various member resources and benefits with details about ways to get involved in the important work of the AOS; and the long-awaited AOS Member Directory (“The Flock”), which is now available through the AOS …
Thanks to departing associate editor for Ornithological Applications
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) thanks Dr. Amy Davis, who is departing after several years as an associate editor for Ornithological Applications. Dr. Davis is a computational biologist at the National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her current work focuses on the effective surveillance and management of rabies in wildlife and, generally, on …