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Biography Royal Society of Edinburgh / Scottish Government Research Fellow (2009-2014). Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow.
Alexander Von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2008-2009).
Leibniz Research Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
Leverhulme Postdoctoral Research Associate (2005-2008). Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London.
NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate (2003-2005). Department of Earth Sciences, University College London.
Visiting scientist (2003). Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington D. C.
Ph. D. Geophysical Sciences (1998-2003). Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago.
M. Sc. Palaeobiology (1997-1998). Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.
B. Sc. (Hons.) Geology and Applied Geology (1990-1994). Department of Geology and Applied Geology, University of Glasgow.
Research interests My major research focuses on the application of quantitative and statistical techniques to the fossil record. I have been involved in projects that have analyzed the evolution of a range of biological groups (flying vertebrates, dinosaurs, trilobites, ammonoids, plants) in space and time, as well as more theoretical projects aimed at developing computer tools for analyzing evolutionary patterns and processes.
I am currently an editor of Historical Biology and the palaeotological editor of the Scottish Journal of Geology. I contribute to the website 'Ask-a-Biologist' which aims to answer biological and palaeontological questions from the public.
Recent publications | View all publications >> Barrett P. M., McGowan A. J. and Page V. 2009. Dinosaur diversity and the rock record. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 276: 2667-2674 View abstract >> doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.0352 >> Charlton, T. R., Barber, A. J., McGowan, A. J., Nicoll, R. S. Roniewicz, E., Cook, S. E., Barkham, S. T. and Bird, P. R. 2009. The Triassic of Timor. Lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and biostratigraphy. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v.36, 341-363. View abstract >> doi:doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.06.004 >> Dyke, G. J., McGowan, A. J., Nudds, R. L. and Smith, D. 2009. The shape of pterosaur evolution: evidence from the fossil record. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, v.22, 890-898. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01682.x >> Recent research grants McGowan, A.J and Dunn, C. J. 2010. Every contact leaves a trace: applying microwear analysis to extant and extinct cephalopod beaks infer diet and feeding behaviour, £1440 (Nuffield URB 38421) McGowan, A. J. 2009-2014. Disentangling signals of regional biodiversity change from geological and sampling biases, (Royal Society of Edinburgh/Scottish Government Marie Curie Personal Post-doctoral Fellowship). Teaching responsibilities
- 2010: Lab leader on Earth Sciences 1Y modules on Palaeontology and Maps
- 2010: Teaching team, 2nd year geology fieldtrip to Isle of Arran
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