Brian Pratt | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Academic background | |
Education | B.Sc., Geology, 1976, McMaster University M.Sc., Geology, 1979, Memorial University PhD., 1989, University of Toronto |
Thesis | Trilobites of the Marjuman and Steptoean stages (Upper Cambrian), Rabbitkettle formation, southern Mackenzie Mountains, northwest Canada (1990) |
Doctoral advisor | Noel James |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Saskatchewan |
Brian Richard Pratt (born 1953) is a Canadian geologist and paleontologist. He is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan and a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
Pratt was born in Hamilton,Ontario,but grew up in the Niagara Escarpment. [1]
In 1980,his Masters thesis The St. George Group (Lower Ordovician),western Newfoundland:sedimentology,diagenesis and cryptalgal structures was the recipient of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Best M.Sc. Thesis Award. At the time,he was also employed by Petro Canada. [2]
While conducting his PhD research,Pratt discovered fossilized worm burrows on the western side of the Mackenzie Mountains. [3]
Pratt joined the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan in 1989. [4] [5] In 2002,he was the recipient of the W. W. Hutchison Medal from the Geological Association of Canada. [6] He was also awarded a research grant to study limestone reef. [7] He also sat as chair on the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature from 2002 until 2003. [8] Two years later,in 2004,Pratt was named an associate editor for the Journal of Paleontology . [9]
In 2006,Pratt was elected to serve on the University Council [10] and was the recipient of the Past-President's Medal from the Geological Association of Canada. [11] Later in 2008,Pratt was elected to serve on the council for the Geological Society of America. [12] He was also selected to chair the International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification,replacing Maria Bianca Cita. [13] Pratt was also elected the 2008 Chair of the International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification by a vote of 16 to 13. [8] The following year,Pratt was elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America. [14]
In 2012,Pratt was selected to sit on the board of Global Heritage Stone Resource as Vice President of the North America branch. [15] In 2014,he was elected president of the Geological Association of Canada. After serving his term,he sat on the executive committee for the 2015–16 year. [16]
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