Louise Vet

Louise Elisabeth Maria Vet (born in Haarlem on 9 January 1954) is a Dutch biologist and emeritus professor of ecology at Wageningen University. In addition to her scientific career, she focuses on increasing environmental awareness among the general public and promoting environmentally friendly initiatives.

Life and work Vet studied biology in Leiden, did research in Meijendel and completed her study in 1978. She then conducted research at the University of California and Leiden University, where she obtained her PhD in 1984 with her thesis Comparative ecology of hymenopterous parasitoids on the ecology and behavior of hymenopteran insects. She led that organization until 2019.

Her research, both at NIOO and at Wageningen University, focuses on the ecology and evolution of plant-insect relationships, partly aimed at shaping sustainable agriculture - agro-ecosystems based on the prevention of diseases and plagues. 2004: Elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) 2006: British Rank Prize for Nutrition (jointly with Joop van Lenteren and Marcel Dicke) 2012: Golden Pyramid State Prize for outstanding commissioned work in architecture 2017: Honorary Membership of the British Ecological Society 2018: Voted among the Sustainable 100 by the daily newspaper Trouw 2019: Named Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion