Michal Kowalewski
Curator and Professor
Jon L. and Beverly A. Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall, Rm. 254
1659 Museum Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-1944
Email: kowalewski@ufl.edu
Ph.D., 1995, University of Arizona
M.S., 1990, University of Warsaw
External Links
Google Scholar || ORCID || Researcher ID || exaly.com
Affiliate Appointments
Biological Sciences, University of Florida
Geological Sciences, University of Florida
Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida
Adjunct Professor of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Featured in Science Stories:
- Sea urchins keep on trucking while other marine life languishes in the Florida Keys
- Adriatic ecosystems withstand major climate shifts but wither under human impact
- Rise of marine predators reshaped ocean life as dramatically as mass extinctions
- Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old
- Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation
- Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network
- The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions
- Drill holes in fossil shells point to bigger predators picking on small prey
- Mollusk graveyards are time machines to oceans’ pristine past
- New Museum study suggests seashell loss due to tourism may have global impact
- Fossil record shows crustaceans vulnerable as modern coral reefs decline
Students and Post-Doctoral Research Associates
Dr. Sahale Casebolt, Post-doctoral researcher (2019-2023)
Dr. Tobias Grun, Post-doctoral researcher (2019-2024)
Luis Torres Jr., Ph.D. student, Geology, (2022-2026)
Alizé Hardin, M.S. Student, Interdisciplinary Ecology (2021-2022)
Recent Alumni
Ms. Carmi Milgros Thompson, M.S. Geology (2022) (PhD Student, Ohio State University)
Dr. Shamindri Tennakoon, Ph.D. Biology (2022) (Visiting Assistant Professor, Hendrix College)
Dr. Kris Kusnerik, Ph.D. Geology (2021) (Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College)
Dr. Fatemah Jamal, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Ecology (2020) (Researcher, Kuwait)
Dr. Sahale Casebolt, Ph.D. Geology, 2018 (Post-doctoral researcher, FLMNH)
Mr. Alexander C. Hyman, M.S., Interdisciplinary Ecology, 2018 (PhD Student, VIMS)
Dr. Michele Azzarone, Visiting PhD Student, 2018 (Post-Doctoral researcher, University of Bologna)
Dr. Matias do Nascimento Ritter, PhD Visiting Student, 2018 (Assistant Professor, Brazil)
Dr. Rafal Nawrot, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2018-2019, (assistant professor, University of Vienna)
Dr. Elizabeth Petsios, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2018-2019, (assistant professor, Baylor University)
Dr. Alexis Rojas, PhD,Geological Sciences, 2018 (post-doctoral researcher, University of Lund)
Dr. Luis-Felipe Opazo Mella, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2016-2018
Dr. Adiel Klompmaker, Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2015-2017 (assistant curator, University of Alabama)
Dr. Carrie Tyler, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2014-2015 (assistant professor, Miami University of Ohio)
Dr. Troy Dexter, Post-Doctoral Research, 2014-2015 (director, Gerace Research Centre, Bahamas)
Katy Cummings, M.S., Interdisciplinary Ecology, 2016
Katy Estes-Smargiassi, M.S., Museum Studies, 2015