Gross (born January 6, 1952) is distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and mathematics at the University of Tennessee.
[6] From 1986 to 2000, while a faculty member at the University of Tennessee, he co-directed of a series of courses and workshops on mathematical aspects of ecology and environmental science at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy.
These involved participants from over sixty countries, with an objective of building the scholarly infrastructure in the Third World to address environmental problems using their own talent.
He has been a leader in the development the ATLSS (Across Trophic Level System Simulation) project, one of the largest ecological modeling projects ever constructed, which has provided a critical tool in the ongoing complex restoration planning for the Everglades.
He was the recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences.