Dr. Alexander Thomas Wheeler

Dr. Alexander Thomas Wheeler
Dr. Alexander Thomas Wheeler
Positions
Research Staff
Institute of Geology
Research Staff
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palynology

Research interests

  • Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Palynology
  • Sedimentology and biostratigraphy
  • Deep-time palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate reconstruction
  • Palaeoecology and palaeofloras of Gondwana
  • Coal geology

Curriculum Vitae

  • Academic career

    since 2021
    Post-doctoral Research Fellowship| Institute of Geology, Leibniz Uni Hannover

    2016 - 2021
    PhD Geology| The University of Queensland

    2015
    MSc Geology| University of Pretoria

    2014
    BSc (Hons) Geology| Rhodes University

    2011-2013
    BSc Geology and Zoology| Rhodes University

  • University degrees

    2021
    PhD (Geology) | The University of Queensland

    2015
    MSc (Geology)| University of Pretoria

    2014
    BSc Honours (Geology)| Rhodes University

    2013
    BSc (Geology and Zoology)| Rhodes University

  • Awards

    2021
    Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

    2018
    51st Annual AASP-The Palynological Society Meeting - L.R. Wilson Best Student Presentation Award

    2017
    Sydney Basin Symposium - Best Student Paper

    2016
    AASP Student Research Grant for 2016

    PhD
    UQ International Scholarship (UQI) funded in part by the Vale-UQ Coal Geoscience Program

    MSc
    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)