Thomas W. Crowther

Thomas W. Crowther is an accomplished academic and environmental leader currently serving as an Assistant Professor at ETH Zürich since October 2017. In addition to this role, Thomas holds significant positions as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Founding Chair of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, both since 2021. Thomas also founded and chairs Restor, which has been operational since October 2019. Prior to these roles, Thomas completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies from 2012 to 2017 and earned a PhD from Cardiff University, where Thomas also completed an undergraduate degree. The work conducted at Crowther Lab focuses on global ecosystem ecology.