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Gregor Mathes
Gregor Mathes is a PostDoc at the University of Zurich. His research interests include conservation palaeontology, analytical macroecology, and data science. He applies novel statistical tools to the fossil record to gain insights about Earths history. Using this information about the past, he focuses on the conservation of recent biodiversity under current climate change. A big ambition in Gregor Mathes work is the use and creation of free and open software.
Education
PostDoc
University of Zurich
Zurich
2023 - 2022
- PostDoc position on shark extinction risk together with Catalina Pimiento
- Additionally contributing to research projects of other team members
PhD. Candidate, Analytical Palaeobiology
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
2022 - 2019
- Dissertation: The role of climate legacies in shaping extinction risk throughout Earth’s history
- Additionally contributing to various research projects of other team member covering sports ecology, macroecology, and geology. Providing help for programming, statistics, and data visualisation
M.Sc., Analytical Palaeobiology and Earth System Research lab
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019 - 2018
- Thesis: The effect of palaeoclimate interactions on the extinction risk of organism
- Focus on statistics, programming, and academic skills
B.Sc., Geoscience
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2018 - 2013
- Thesis: Diagenesis of Halimeda
- Focus on palaeobiology, applied sedimentology, and geochemistry/ petrology
Abitur
Hans-Sachs Gymnasium Nuremberg
Nuremberg
2013 - 2005
- Thesis: Die Alpen - Paradebeispiel plattentektonischer Prozesse
- Focus on German, Mathematics, English, History, and Physics
Industry Experience
I am a member of the Conservation Paleobiology Network and currently chair of the training series sub-committee. I am a private lecturer at the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung e.V. providing talks and classes on climate change and Earths system.
Lecturer
Hanns-Seidel Stiftung
Kloster Banz
2022 - 2019
- Lecturer for one week workshops covering topics such as mass extinctions or climate change
Data Warehouse Solution
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019 - 2018
- Created a data base for the thin section collection of the Faculty Palaeobiology
- Data base environment based on WissKI
Teaching Experience
Lecturer
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
Current - 2020
- Served as TA for foraminifera lecture in the microfossils course 2020 of the master program “Analytical Palaeobiology”
Lecturer
University of Zurich
Zurich
2024 - 2023
- Served as TA for various courses and exercises on Paleontolog and Marine Megafauna
Workshop leader
Macroecology
Bayreuth
2023 - 2023
- Led a workshop on Paleontology for macroecologist at the Ecography conference
Lecturer
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
2022 - 2022
- Served as TA for analytical palaeobiology, providing both lectures and practice courses for graduate students from various departments in Bayreuth
Lecturer
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
2021 - 2021
- Served as TA for analytical palaeobiology, providing both lectures and practice courses for graduate students from various departments in Bayreuth
Lecturer
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019 - 2019
- Served as TA for foraminifera lecture in the microfossils course 2019 of the master program “Analytical Palaeobiology”
Lecturer
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019 - 2017
- Invited talks on carbonate microfacies during the internationally renowned Flügel-Course
- Focus on foraminifera and thin sections
Selected Awards and Honors
Early career research award
Bayreuther Zentrum für Ökologie und Umweltforschung (BayCEER)
Bayreuth
2023
- For outstanding achievements during the dissertation
Palaeo-Price
Commision of the Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Mendrisio
2023
- Awarded for excellent contributions to the field of Palaeontology
Nominated for the “Bayrische Kulturpreis” by the faculty for Geosciensces
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
2023
- Awarded as best Dissertation of the Faculty 2023
Dissertation - Summa cum laude
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
2023
- Dissertation with highest honours
Certification for teaching in higher education of the Bavarian universities
ProfiLehre Plus
Bayreuth
2022 - 2021
- Formal proof of teaching competencies and didactic and pedagogical qualifications in numerous application contexts, as certified by Bavarian universities based on international standards
Cited in the IPCC’s sixth assessment report
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
N/A
2022
- Citation for our paper on complex cascading effects in the climate system (Mathes et al. 2021) in chapter 1 of the Working Group 2 SPM
Best Talk Award - Third Prize
Bayreuther Zentrum für Ökologie und Umweltforschung (BayCEER)
Bayreuth
2020
- Young researcher award. Presentation title: Extinction risk controlled by climate interactions
Best student talk
Conservation Paleobiology Symposium
Bologna
2020
- Presentation title: Extinction risk controlled by interaction of long-term and short-term climate change
Master thesis with distinction
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019
- Awarded for master theses with an overall grade below 1.2
Invited talk on carbonate microfacies
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019
- Invited talk at the international course on carbonate microfacies about foraminifera and their applications
Winner of the 1st FAU International Science Slam
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2018
- The Faculty of Sciences hosted FAU’s first International Science Slam. Presentation title: Warning: the following presentation may contain foraminifera
Science outreach
Trying to make my reseach accessible and public, I am engaging in various open science efforts.
Geologic field trips
Franconian Switzerland
Nuremberg
Current - 2016
- Organiser of educational and interdisciplinary excursions for school classes.
Public talks
Various
N/A
Current - 2017
- Various talks about climate change given at schools and colleges
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2022 - 2019
- Organiser of a big science outreach event at the Geoscience faculty
Online lectures
The Halifax Academy
West Yorkshire
2020
- Various online talks for school classes about the sixth mass extinction
Erlanger Markttage
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
2019 - 2018
- Co-Organiser of a science outreach event in Erlangen
Kinderuniversität
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nuremberg
2019
- Co-Organiser of a science outreach event for children in Nuremberg