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Charles R. Marshall
University of California Museum of Paleontology, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720
Education
Australian National University, AustraliaPalaeontology, Math, ZoologyB.Sc. (Hons), 1984
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USAEvolutionary BiologyM.S., 1986
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USAEvolutionary BiologyPh.D., 1989
Indiana University, IN USAEvo-DevoPostdoc., 1989-1991
Positions Held
DirectorUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley2010—present
Full ProfessorDept. Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley2010—present
CuratorDept. Invertebrate Paleontology, MCZ, Havard Univ.2000—2009
Adjunct ProfessorDept. Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT2000—2004
Full ProfessorDept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, & Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University1999—2009
Full ProfessorDept. Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA1997—1999
Vice ChairDept. Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA1997—1999
MemberInst. Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), UCLA1994—1999
MemberMolecular Biology Institute (MBI), UCLA1993—1999
Associate ProfessorDept. Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA1993—1997
Assistant ProfessorDept. Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA1991—1993 (appointed 1989)
Postdoc (NIH)Dept. Biology, Indiana University1989—1991
Numerical TaxonomistCSIRO, Canberra, Australia1982—1983
Honors/Awards/Service
Elected Fellow, California Academy of Sciences2011
Board of Reviewing Editors, Science2009—present
Chair, Committee of Visitors, Surface Earth Processes Section (SEP/EAR), NSF2008
Advisory Committee, Geosciences GPRA (Government Performance and Results Act) Performance Assessment, NSF2007
Advisory Committee, Geosciences Directorate, NSF2006—2008
Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer2000—2001
PI on NSF Biocomplexity grant that enabled the establishment of the Paleobiology Database (with John Alroy, Arnie Miller, Dan Rothman, and John Hayes [WHOI])2000—2005
Schuchert Award (outstanding young paleontologist), Paleontological Society1999
National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences (Member)1999—2000
Organizing Committee, National Academy of Sciences 10th Annual Frontiers of Science Symposium1998
Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, CA
Development and Mophological Innovation (Invited speaker)
1997
Elected Fellow, Geological Society of America1998
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship1997—1998
Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, CA
End Cretaceous Extinction (Invited speaker)
1997
Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer1995—1996
NSF Systematic Biology (DEB) Panelist1995
NSF Systematic Biology (DEB) Panelist1994
Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, CA
The Cambrian Explosion (Invited speaker)
1994
NSF National Young Investigator Award1992—1997
Graduate: 1st Place - Individual Speaking Event: World Debating Championship, McGill University, Montreal, Canada1985
Undergraduate: University Medal in Zoology, Australian National University1984
Undergraduate: Tillyard Prize, Australian National University1984
Editorial Responsibilities
Board of Reviewing Editors, Science2009—present
Member of founding Editorial Board, Palaeoworld (Chinese Academy of Sciences)2005—present
Editorial Committee, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences (currently serving a second term)2000—present
Member of founding Editorial Board, Geobiology1999—2007
Member of founding Editorial Board, Evolution and Development1999—2005
Associate Editor, Systematic Biology (two terms)1995—1999
Symposia Organized
Co-organizer (with I. Montanez): NSF Workshop on Grand Challenges in Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Lake Tahoe)2010
Co-organizer (with N. Patel, J. Doebley): "Evolution and Development" Bandury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories2001
Co-organizer (with J. Alroy, A.F. Budd): Theme session at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Evolving Biodiversity: from the Field to the Database (sponsored by Paleontological Society)2000
Education and Outreach
(Public and high school lectures, teacher/journalist workshops)
East Bay Science Café: "Using fossils to help predict the response of ecosystems to climate change"2010
2nd Annual Evo-Institute (UCMP and NAtional Center for Science Education): "Thinking Evolution" - "Evolution's Big Bang: Explaining the Cambrian Explosion of Animals"2010
The Bone Room: "Can you still hear the Cambrian Explosion?"2010
CAL Day: "Evolution's Big Bang: Explaining the Cambrian Explosion of Animals"2010
Knights Fellows, School of Journalism, MIT: "On Evolutionary Innovation"2009
Harvard Museum of Natural History - Public lecture: "Thinking outside the Fossil Record: a new explanation for the Cambrian Explosion"2008
Knights Fellows, School of Journalism, MIT: "On Evolutionary Innovation"2008
Knights Fellows, School of Journalism, MIT: "On Intelligent Design"2007
Partners in Science Program, Annual Albert Einstein Science Conference for Minority High School students, Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations (~100 students)2006
Lecture to High School students in the inner city Peace Street Campus, MET schoo, Providence, RI (~80 students)2006
Harvard University Molecular and Cellular Biology, LS-HHMI Fall High School Teacher Outreach Program: "Intelligent Deisgn as Idolatry: On the Science and Strangeness of Evolutionary Emergence" (~40 teachers)2006
WGBH/NOVA Science Café - Public Q&A at the Thirsty Scholar: "Mass extinction and climate change" (~70 people present)2006
Knights Fellows, School of Journalism, MIT: "On Intelligent Design"2005
"Dinosaurs: Science Behing the Stories: A National Workshop for Grad K-16 Teachers", Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver2004
"Dinosaurs: Science Behing the Stories: A National Workshop for Grad K-16 Teachers", Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle2003
"Learning from the Fossil Record: A National Workshop for Grad K-16 Teachers", Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver2002
"Evolution: Investigating the Evidence: A National Workshop for Grad K-16 Teachers", Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston2001
"Evolution: Investigating the Evidence: A National Workshop for Grad K-16 Teachers", Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno2000

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