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• Professor, Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

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Mike Archer was born in Sydney in 1945 and is a dual citizen of USA and Oz who returned to Australia as Fulbright Scholar in 1967.

He's a biologist, geologist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and mammalogist who was hooked on science from age 11.

He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications including wide range of books, many popular science articles; more than 80 research students; many ARC research grants; five Fellowships in learned societies; many professional roles; several institutions established; two companies established; many current research projects; international/national keynote addresses.

Current major projects include: palaeontology of Riversleigh World Heritage area, reconstitution of ancient DNA (Lazarus Project; see TED talk by Archer on DeExtincting Thylacine and Gastric-brooding Frog), innovative conservation programs, conservation through sustainable use of native species programs, biofuel company based on sustainably harvesting native grasses, creation/evolution issues and conservation value of native animals as pets.

Experience

• 1978–present Professor, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
• 2004–2009 Dean of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney
• 1999–2003 Director, Australian Museum
• 1972–1978 Curator of Mammals, Queensland Museum

Education

• 1976 University of Western Australia, PhD/Zoology
• 1967 Princeton University, USA, BA/Science

Publications

• 2017, More publications
• 2015 Over 300 research articles and books, Nature and others
• 2015, Science and others
• 2015 Many can be obtained as pdfs from ResearchGate, PLoS ONE and others
• 2004 Going Native (with co-author Bob Beale), Hodder/Headline, Sydney

Grants and Contracts

• 2015 Various 1978-present Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Australian Research Council
• 2013 Exploration of New Riversleigh Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: National Geographic Society

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
• Fellow of the Australian College of Educators
• Research Associate American Museum of Natural History
• Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
• Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science
• Distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
• Awards, societies etc see:
• Research Associate of the Queensland Museum

Research Areas

• Evolutionary Biology Not Elsewhere Classified (060399)
• Quaternary Environments (040606)
• Stratigraphy (Incl. Biostratigraphy And Sequence Stratigraphy) (040311)
• Environmental Sciences (05)
• Biological Sciences (06)
• Conservation And Biodiversity (050202)
• Natural Resource Management (050209)
• Evolutionary Impacts Of Climate Change (060306)
• Terrestrial Ecology (060208)

Honours

AM, DistFRSN, FAA, FRZS, FACE, FWAAS, etc. ()

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