George Stanley
 Phone: (406) 243-5693 Office: CHCB 302 Email: george.stanley@umontana.edu |
Background
My research and teaching are international in scope and field oriented. I have lived and worked in Germany, China, Japan and New Zealand and established several international cooperative programs. Research in invertebrate paleontology utilizes paleobiology, stratigraphic analysis, paleoecology, and isotope applications with a specialization on reefs and corals, especially their evolution in the early Mesozoic. Research questions center on mass extinctions and use statistical techniques to resolve paleobiogeography, photosymbiosis, ancient CO2 levels, and ocean acidification during ancient reef collapse and the Chinese Cambrian Chengjiang biota. My research applies both practical and theoretical approaches, utilizing analysis of paleo data to solve geologic problems. My teaching duties include lectures and seminars in paleontology and evolution at both graduate and undergraduate levels, leading field trips and supervision of masters and doctoral-level students. As Director of the University of Montana Paleontology Center, I supervise staff and direct collection-based research and web-based collections automation, as well as acquire and develop new collections and direct public outreach.
Courses Taught
Geos 106N History of Life
Geos 191 (Honors) God Darwin and Dinosaurs
Geos 311 Paleobiology
Geos 395 Special topics
Geos 583 Advanced Topics in Stratigraphy and Paleontology
Research Interests
Research in paleontology is international in scope. It utilizes paleobiology, stratigraphic analysis, paleoecology, and isotope applications with a specialization on reefs and corals, especially their evolution in the early Mesozoic. Research questions center on mass extinctions and use statistical techniques to resolve paleobiogeography, photosymbiosis, ancient CO2 levels, and ocean acidification during ancient reef collapse and the Chinese Cambrian fossils. My research applies both practical and theoretical approaches, utilizing analysis of paleo data to solve geologic problems.
Field of Study
Paleontology, paleobiology evolution and stratigraphy
Selected Publications
Stanley, G. D., Jr. and Lipps, J. H. 2011. Photosymbiosis: The driving force for reef success and failure. Paleontological Society Paper 17, p. 33-60
Fulbright Scholar, Senior Professor level, Germany
Courtesy Professor, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, Fellow
Geological Society of America, Fellow
University of Auckland, New Zealand, Foundational Fellow
Specialized Skills
Foreign Languages: German (Goethe Institute Level-4 Certificate), Spanish, reading knowledge of French; editorial experience.
