American Society of Naturalists

The ASN Diversity Committee seeks to add 2 new members in January 2026. Applicants should apply by Nov 1.

For more information about the ASN Diversity Committee, see https://www.amnat.org/about/governance/Diversity.html

The ASN is seeking applicants for Editor-in-Chief, to begin in January 2027

The ASN, SSE, and SSB are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award.

Nominations are due October 15.

Honorees for the ASN Outstanding Student Poster Award at Evolution, June 2025: Sarah K. Swiston with Louisa Bartkovich and Robert Ernst

The ASN is delighted to announce its newest Honorary Lifetime Members: Joel Kingsolver and Douglas Futuyma

The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. 

This year’s winners are Emily Burgess, Nina Ferrari, Subhashis Halder, Aidan Harrington, Robert Hechler, Yuxin Hou, Rishiddh Jhaveri, Kyla Knauf, Peter Searle, and Florencia Vilches. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Naturalist Award, Andrew Suarez!

The recipient of the 2025 Student Paper Award is Soleille M. Miller for her paper “Genetic and Phenotypic Consequences of Local Transitions between Sexual and Parthenogenetic Reproduction in the Wild”

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 ASN Early Career Investigator Award, Elizabeth Carlen, Anna Dewar, Ashwini Ramesh, and Jessie Williamson!

The Presidential Award is chosen by the President of the American Society of Naturalists from all of the papers published in The American Naturalist during the preceding calendar year. The winner of the award for 2025 is “Multitrophic Higher-Order Interactions Modulate Species Persistence” by Lisa Buche, Ignasi Bartomeus, and Oscar Godoy. Congratulations!