John Todd

School of Natural Resources Phone: 802-656-2977
University of Vermont Fax: 802-656-2995
333 Aiken Center jtodd@cape.com
Burlington, VT 05405
Professional Preparation
McGill University Agriculture B.Sc. 1961
McGill University Parasitology M.Sc. 1963
The University of Michigan Fisheries Ph.D. 1968
Appointments
1999 to present Research Professor & Distinguished Lecturer, UVM
1997-1999 Visiting Professor, UVM
1981 to present President, Ocean Arks International
1971- 1981 President & Executive Director, The New Alchemy Institute
1970-1974 Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1968-1970 Assistant Professor, San Diego State University
Selected Publications
Closely related
Todd, J., E. Brown, and E. Wells. 2003. Ecological Design Applied. in press. Journal of Ecological Engineering
Todd, J. and B. Josephson. 1996. The design of living machines for wastewater treatment. Journal of Ecological Engineering 6, 109-136.
Guterstam, B. and Todd, J. 1990. Ecological Engineering for Wastewater Treatment and Its Application in New England and Sweden, Ambio, Vol XIX #3, May.
Todd, J.H. and N.J. Todd. 1988. Design Ecology: Solar Aquatic Wastewater Treatment., Biocycle (February 1988). 38-40.
Todd, J. and N.J. Todd, 1987. Lessons from the Biosphere, International Design, Vol 34 #5 56-59.

Other significant
Todd, J.H. and N.J.Todd. 1994. From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Ecology as the basis of design. North Atlantic Press (Berkeley)
Todd. J. H. 1988. Restoring Diversity: The Search for a Social and Economic Context. Biodiversity. E.O. Wilson. Editor, National Academy Press 344-352.
Todd, J.H. 1971. The chemical languages of fishes. Scientific American. (22415): 98-108.
Todd, J.H. 1977. Towards a theory of design. In: Not Man Apart, Vol. 7. No. 14.
Todd, J.H. 2001. Design revolution. Resurgence 207.

Synergistic Activities

Design and innovation of new technologies. Profiled inventor in MIT Lemmelson Program in Invention and Innovation, 2001. Daimler/Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design (1997), Discover Award for Technological Innovation (1991), Author of 4 US patents: Solar Aquatic Waste (1990) # 5087353; Method for Treating Waste (1994) # 5389257; Ecological Fluidized Bed (1995) #5486291; and EFB System (1996) #56618413.

Education. Trustee of Vermont Commons School.
Environmental Activism: Time Magazine Hero of the Planet Award (2000), Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Award (1991), United Nationas Recognition of Contributions to the Global Environment (1990), Chico Mendes Memorial Award, USEPA (1990),

Non-Profit Development Co-Founder of Water Stewards Network. Co-Founder of Ocean Arks International.
Co-Founder of New Alchemy Institute.
Outreach: Published over two hundred articles in scientific, technical and lay publications.
The following is a selection to depict the range of writings.

Collaborators and Other Affiliations

Collaborators and Co-Editors

Brown, E.J.G. (Univ. Vermont, Ocean Arks International)
Carr, M. (Ocean Arks International)
Ehrlich, K. (Aquaresearch)
English, E. (Ocean Arks International)
Lovins, A. (Rocky Mountain Institute)
Ogden, M. (Natural Systems International)
Orr, D. (Obelrin College)
Reed, S. (Vermont)
Shaw, J.M. (Ocean Arks International)
Tchobonolgos, G. (UC Davis)
Todd, N.J. (Cape Cod)
Wells, E. (Ocean Arks International)
Zabriskie, P. (Applied Ecology)

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

John Bardach
Marsten Bates
Marshall Laird
Jelle Atema (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)

Thesis Advisor

Steward Jackson
Jack Nelson
Karl Ehrlich (Aquaresearch, Quebec, CA)
Erica Gaddis Brown (University of Vermont)
Brendan Fisher (University of Vermont)
Mark Keffer (University of Vermont)
Barton Kirk (University of Vermont)
Timothy White (University of Vermont)