Jon Foley’s work focuses on complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies. His research has made major contributions to the understanding of large-scale ecosystem processes, global patterns of land use, the behavior of the planet’s climate and water cycles, and the sustainability of our biosphere. Dr. Foley is director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, and also holds the McKnight Presidential Chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.