Marten Scheffer

Marten Scheffer
Scheffer in 2013
Born	(1958-09-13) 13 September 1958 (age 66) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University
Awards	Spinoza Prize (2009), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2016), Foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences (2019)
Scientific career
Fields	Ecology, biology, complex systems
Institutions	Wageningen University and Research Centre

Marten Scheffer (born 13 September 1958) is a Dutch ecologist, mathematical biologist and professor of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management at Wageningen University and Research Centre. He was a winner of the 2009 Spinoza Prize.^[1] His research focuses on complex systems and their adaptability.