Sandra Díaz (ecologist)

Sandra Díaz
Sandra Díaz
	Dra. Sandra Myrna Díaz
Born	Sandra Myrna Díaz
Nationality	Argentine
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba
Known for	Plant biodiversity
Awards	Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology (2017); Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2019); Princess of Asturias Awards (2019); Kew International Medal (2020); BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge in Ecology and Conservation Award (2021); Diamond Konex Award (2023);
	Scientific career
Fields	Community ecology; Plant functional traits; Functional diversity; Global environmental change; Social benefits of biodiversity
Institutions	Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, CONICET & National University of Córdoba ; University of Sheffield
Website	www.nucleodiversus.org/index.php?mod=page&id=39&lang=en

Sandra Myrna Díaz ForMemRS (born in 1961) is an Argentine ecologist and professor of ecology at the National University of Córdoba, who has been awarded with the Linnean Medal for her scientific work. She studies the functional traits of plants and investigates how plants impact the ecosystem.

Díaz is a senior member of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences of Argentina. She is one of the 1% most cited scientists in the world. She was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2019 and an international member of the American Philosophical Society in 2022.