Dr. Alexander Thomas Wheeler
Research interests
- Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Palynology
- Sedimentology and biostratigraphy
- Deep-time palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate reconstruction
- Palaeoecology and palaeofloras of Gondwana
- Coal geology
Curriculum Vitae
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Academic career
since 2021
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship| Institute of Geology, Leibniz Uni Hannover2016 - 2021
PhD Geology| The University of Queensland2015
MSc Geology| University of Pretoria2014
BSc (Hons) Geology| Rhodes University2011-2013
BSc Geology and Zoology| Rhodes University -
University degrees
2021
PhD (Geology) | The University of Queensland2015
MSc (Geology)| University of Pretoria2014
BSc Honours (Geology)| Rhodes University2013
BSc (Geology and Zoology)| Rhodes University -
Awards
2021
Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship2018
51st Annual AASP-The Palynological Society Meeting - L.R. Wilson Best Student Presentation Award2017
Sydney Basin Symposium - Best Student Paper2016
AASP Student Research Grant for 2016PhD
UQ International Scholarship (UQI) funded in part by the Vale-UQ Coal Geoscience ProgramMSc
Scholarship funded by DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis CIMERA and the Karoo Research Initiative KARIN -
Academic services
Organising committee: The Society of Organic Petrology annual meeting 2022
Organising committee (Treasurer): 2018 GSA Earth Sciences Student Symposium Queensland (GESSS-Q)
Memberships:
The Palynological Society (AASP-TPS)
The Society for Organic Petrologists (TSOP)