Peter Allison

Biography Professor of Earth Sciences: 2013-present Head of Section (E2M2) 2011-present Reader: Imperial College 2008-2013 Director of Undergraduate Studies: 2001-2005 Lecturer then Senior Lecturer: Imperial College: 1997-2008 Lecturer University of Reading: 1989-1996 Post-doc Kochi University Japan: 1989 Post-doc University of Washington: 1987-1988 PhD University of Bristol: 1984-1987 Research Interests Ocean modelling, modern and ancient Palaeobiology Fossil preservation Evolutionary change in benthic faunas Epi-continental seas Recent Measures of Esteem Co-editor (with Dave Bottjer, USC) of "Taphonomy: Bias and Process Through Time (2011) published as part of the "Topics in Geolobioloy Series" (Springer) SEPM awarded us 'Honorable Mention' (2008) for our paper: Wells, M.R., Allison, P.A., Piggott, M.D., Gorman, G.J., Hampson, G.J., Pain, C.C., and Fang, F., 2007, Numerical modeling of tides in the late Pennsylvanian Midcontinent seaway of North America with implications for hydrography and sedimentation: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 77, p. 843-865. Guest co-editor of issue 270 (issues 3-4, 2008) of Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Biotic Sediment Interactions), pages 217-406. 2006 Invited Key-note speaker 'Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography' at Cambridge 2006 Invited Key-note speaker at "The Application of Earth System Modelling to Exploration" Snowbird, USA. 2006 Co-chair 'Epi-continental Seas in the Geological Record' Geological Society of America 2005 Co-chair 'Taphonomy' Geological Society of America Latest News

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