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Archbold, Neil Wilfred (1950 - 2005)
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Palaeontologist
Born: 14 August 1950  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 28 November 2005  Argentina.
Neil Wilfred Archbold was Professor and Personal Chair in Palaeontology at the School of Ecology and Environment at Deakin University. He was also the Coordinator of Earth Sciences at the University. Archbold spent much of his professional life as an educator and researcher in the fields of earth history, stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, palaeobiogeography, evolution of life, extinction events and the history of science. He authored over one hundred scientific works and was an active, long-term member of many top scientific bodies including the Royal Society of Victoria, the Geological Society of Australia and the Paleontological Society of USA.
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URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.deakin.edu.au/scitech/environment/staff/archbold.php

Chronology
1973 - Member of the Royal Society of Victoria
1973 - Member of the Geological Society of Australia
1973Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1973 - 1980Tutor (part-time) in Geology at the University of Melbourne
1973 - 1989Tutor at the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne
1976Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1977 - 1980Teacher at University High School in Melbourne
1978 - Member of the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists
1980 - Member of the Palaeontological Society of USA
1980 - 1982Tutor in Geology at the University of Melbourne
1983Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1983 - 1986Scientific Services Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Geomechanics
1984 - 1988Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria
1985 - Chairman of the D. E. Thomas Memorial Medal Committee
1986 - Corresponding Member of the International Union of Geological Sciences (UNESCO) Subcommission on Permian Stratigraphy
1986 - 1988Secretary of the International Union of Geological Sciences (UNESCO) Subcommission of Gondwana Stratigraphy
1986 - 1989Lecturer in Geology at the University of Melbourne
1987 - 1993Member of the Permian Subcommission working group on the Carboniferous - Permian boundary
1988 - 1989Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the Melbourne College of Advanced Education
1989Senior Tutor in Earth Sciences at Victoria College
1990 - 1991Lecturer in Earth Sciences at Victoria College
1992 - Council member of the Royal Society of Victoria
1992 - 1993Lecturer in Earth Sciences at Deakin University
1993 - 1995Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Department of Earth Sciences at Deakin University
1994 - Guest Professor at China University of Mining and Technology
1994 - 1996Secretary of the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists
1995 - Professor and Personal Chair of Palaeontology at Deakin University
1997 - Member of the Paleontological Research Institute New York, USA
1999 - 2000Vice-President of the Royal Society of Victoria
2001 - 2002President of the Royal Society of Victoria

 
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