Helene Muller-Landau is a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. [1] Her research focuses on tropical forest diversity and climate interactions with tropical forests.
Helene Muller-Landau received her bachelor's from the Swathmore College in Mathematics and Statistics. [2] [1] She received both her masters and PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University. [1]
Muller-Landau received the Packer Fellowship for Science and Engineering in 2007. [3]
In 2010, Muller-Landau published a mathematical model of seed sizes, demonstrating that large seeds are favorable in stressful conditions while small seeds may be advantageous in more favorable conditions. [4]