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jfoley@wisc.edu Download a pdf of Foley's curriculum vitae. Jon Foley is the founding Director of the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin, where he is also the Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Foley’s work examines complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies. His research team uses state-of-the-art computer models and satellite measurements to analyze changes in ecosystems, land use, climate and freshwater resources across local, regional and global scales. Their work has contributed to the understanding of large-scale ecosystem processes, global patterns of land use, the planet's water and carbon cycles, and interactions between ecosystems and the atmosphere. Foley joined the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1993 as the first Bryson Distinguished Professor of Climate, People and Environment. He has won numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Award, the Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, the J.S. McDonnell Foundation's 21st Century Science Award, and the Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America. In 1997, President Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He has also been named a Vilas Associate and Romnes Fellow of the University of Wisconsin, and an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. He is currently the Chief Editor of the interdisciplinary scientific journal, Earth Interactions. Although originally from Maine, Foley considers Madison his home. He can often be found enjoying many of city's pleasures (kayaking, walking, gardening or exploring the downtown), usually with his two young daughters leading the way.
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