Role
Teaching and research in micropalaeontology,
stratigraphy and global environmental change.
Qualifications & background
B.Sc. Geology (London)
A.R.C.S.
Ph.D. Micropalaeontology (London)
D.I.C Micropalaeontology (Imperial College)
D.Sc. Micropalaeontology (London)
F.G.S.Fellow of the Geological Society
C.Geol. Chartered Geologist
C.Sci. Chartered Scientist
Professional membership
F.G.S. Fellow of the Geological Society
C.Geol. Chartered Geologist
C.Sci. Chartered Scientist
Member of the Palaeontological Association
Member of the European Palaeontological Association
Member of The Micropalaeontological Society
Member of Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM)
Member of the North American Micropaleontology Section (NAMS) of SEPM
Member of the Geologists' Association
Member of the Ussher Society
Member of the Devonshire Association
Patron of the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Roles on external bodies
Council Member of English Nature (2001-2006)
Committee Member and Chair of the S.W. Regional Group of the Geological Society (2004-2006)
Council Member and President of E.P.A. (2001-2005)
Member of Editorial Board of "Cretaceous Research"
Member of the Editorial Board of "Palaontologische Zeitschrift"
Member of the Editorial Board of "Revue de Paleobiologie"
Committee Member and Editor of Special Publications of The Micropalaeontological Society (2000-2007)
Member of the Twenhofel Award Committee of SEPM (2004-2007)
Member of the Geoconservation Commission, Geological Society (Chair 2009-2011)
Member of the External Relations Committee, Geological Society (2009-2011)
Member of the Chartership Panel of the Geological Society (2008 on)
Member of the Accreditation Panel of the Geological Society (from inception to 2010)
Member of Devon RIGS Group
Acting Chair of the South West Regional Geodiversity Partnership (2009- on)
Member of the Science & Conservation Group of the Dorset/East Devon World Heritage Site
Member of the English Riviera Geopark Organisation - managing the European Geopark based on Torbay.
Committee Member of the Geological Section of the Devonshire Association
Committee Member of the Plymouth Branch and Committee Member of the Geology Section: Devonshire Association
President of the Devonshire Association (2005-6)
Teaching interests
Micropalaeontology - especially Foraminifera, Radiolaria, Pteropoda and other minor groups.
Applied Micropalaeontology - hydrocarbon exploration methods, sequence stratigraphy, well-log analysis, application of micropalaeontology to engineeting geology and pollution studies of S.W.England estuaries.
Stratigraphy - especially Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Earth Systems Science
Global (bio)events
Research Skills and Research Methods
Research project supervision of M.Sc. and M.Res. students
Staff serving as external examiners
PhD Kingston University (2009)
PhD University of Pune (2007)
Ph.D. University of Madras (2006)
Ph.D. I.I.T., Mumbai (2005)
Ph.D. University of Strasbourg (2005)
Ph.D. University of Melbourne (2005)
D.Sc. University of Wales (2003)
Ph.D. University of Western Australia (2003)
Ph.D. University of Western Australia (2003)
Ph.D. University of Tiruchirrapalli (2003)
M.Sc. by research; Greenwich University (2003)
D.Sc. University of Adelaide (2002)
Research interests
Mesozoic and Cenozoic Micropalaeontology
Stratigraphy and palaeobiology of Foraminifera
Origin and evolution of planktonic Foraminifera
Global bioevents (especially Mesozoic)
Palaeoceanography of the Mesozoic
Tephrochronology of volcanic activity in the Caribbean Sea near Montserrat
Impact of volcanic activity on microfossils in the Caribbean Sea near Montserrat
Research Group
Palaeontology and Palaeoenvironments
http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/paleopalenv/
UoP Research group membership
Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES)
Palaeontology and Palaeoenvironments
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Martha Koot PhD (current)
Andrew Leighton PhD (current)
Hayley Manners PhD (current)
Saleh El Alanazi PhD (current)
Deborah Wall-Palmer PhD (current)
Luis Felipe Opazo Mella PhD 2012
Muhammad Hanif PhD 2011
Wendy Hudson PhD 2007
Elizabeth Nunn PhD 2007
Jodie K. Fisher PhD 2006
Mubarak Al Naomi PhD 2004
Melissa J. Oxford PhD 2004
Gary S. Aillud PhD 2001
Mark D. Hylton 2000
Sheila Stubbles PhD 1999
Guy M. Oliver PhD 1998
Andrew S. Henderson PhD 1997
Catherine J. Manley PhD 1997
Paul Castignetti PhD 1997
Archana Tewari PhD 1996
Christopher J. Pound PhD 1995
Michael D. Bidgood PhD 1995
Imelda Gorman MPhil 1994
Mark E. A. Alex-Sanders MPhil 1992
Meriel E. J. Fitzpatrick PhD 1992
Ailbhe M. Duane PhD 1992
Colin L. Williams PhD 1991
Stephen R. Packer PhD 1991
Sharon M. Braley PhD 1990
Eduardo A. M. Koutsoukos PhD 1989
Dougall S. Gentles PhD 1989
Stephen Crittenden PhD 1988
Paul N. Leary PhD 1988
Kim C. Ball PhD 1985
Colin S. Harris PhD 1982
Antony Swiecicki PhD 1980
Philip P. E. Weaver PhD 1978
Haydon W. Bailey PhD 1978
Grants & contracts
Strategic Research Infrastructure Fund (SRIF) HEFCE, Compound specific isotopie ratio mass spectrometer and associated equipment - £200,000
Study Abroad Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust for work at the University of Western Australia with Professor David Haig (Geography and Earth Sciences)in 2002 - £13030
Royal Society Research Grant for an investigation into the 'Origin of the planktonic Foraminifera' (2001-2003)- £6386
Grant from the Dorset & East Devon World Heritage Site to cover the investigation costs of the Oxfordian GSSP, Redcliff, Weymouth (2003-2004)- £2705 plus £1300 for isotope work (2004-2005).
Funding from the University of Bristol for collaborative work on marine cores, Island of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles volcanic arc £1600 (2004-2005).
Research Grant awarded by The Leverhulme Trust to work on the 'Tephrochronology of marine sediments around the volcanic island of Montserrat, Caribbean Sea' for a period of two years; £58,492 (Spring 2006 - Spring 2008).
NERC Funding for Stable Isotope Analysis (£17,000) at NIGL, Keyworth, Nottingham
Two shipboard scientist places on the NERC-funded JC18 cruise to Montserrat, Caribbean Sea, December 2007.
Contract with Dorset County Council for the "Development of a research strategy for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site", January - July 2008.
Contract with Scott Wilson International for work on rock samples from West Africa (with Dr. C. Wilkins) 2008.
International Travel Grant from the Royal Society to attend the SEPM/NAMS international conference on "Problem Solving with Microfossils" at the University of Houston, Texas, March 2009.
Conferences organised
Member of the Scientific Committee for Forams 2006 - the International Conference on Foraminifera held in Natal, Brazil, September 2006.
Chair of the Organising Committee and Co-Convenor of the 8th International Symposium on the Cretaceous, University of Plymouth, September 2009.
