Jun

Scott Sillett soars to new heights as editor of The Auk

The American Ornithological Society has appointed Dr. Scott Sillett, Research Wildlife Biologist at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, as the 19th Editor-in-Chief of the journal, The Auk: Ornithological Advances. Sillett is an internationally recognized ornithologist widely known for his many productive collaborations, interdisciplinary work, and pioneering research on the study of avian life cycles. A fellow of the AOS, Scott earned his doctorate from Dartmouth College in 2000 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the U.S.Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center before joining the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in 2002.

Scott Sillett, Research Wildlife Biologist, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Sillett will assume editorship of the journal in August and will place a high priority on raising the global profile of ornithological research by recruiting editorial board members for The Auk from emerging research communities and will introduce new features to our publications program, including data archiving.

The American Ornithological Society is the largest, most influential ornithological society in the world. The society provides exemplary leadership in ornithological research, a rigorous scientific basis for the conservation of birds, and invests more in research awards and direct support of students and early professionals than any other society devoted to ornithology. The AOS publishes two international journals—The Auk: Ornithological Advances, and The Condor: Ornithological Applications—which have a history of the highest scientific impact rankings among ornithological journals worldwide, and the book series, Studies in Avian Biology.