Dianne Edwards#
| Membership Number: | 3899 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Elected: | 2014 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2009 Part-Time Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University, Director Innovation & Engagement
- 2003 - 2009 Head of School, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University
- 2002 - 2006 Seconded to National Botanic Garden of Wales as Part-Time Interim Director
- 1996 Distinguished Research Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University
- 1992 Personal Chair, Cardiff University
- 1986 - 1992 Reader in Palaeobotany, Department of Geology, UWCC
- 1972 - 1982 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Botany, UC Cardiff
- 1970 - 1972 University of Wales Fellowship at UC Cardiff
- 1967 - 1969 NERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Botany School, Cambridge
- 1967 - 1970 Ethel Sargent Research Fellow, Girton College, Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Anatomy/morphology of basal tracheophytes
- Palaeoecology/palaeophysiology
- Vascular plant phylogeny
- Bryophyte/tracheophyte relations
- Taphonomy and fossilisation processes
- Palynology of basal embryophytes
- Early terrestrial ecosystems and environments
- Mid Palaeozoic plant/animal relationships
- Early lichens/fungi
- Geochemistry of early terrestrial fossils
Honours and Awards
- Visiting Professor, Institute of Botany, Beijing CAS (2014-2016)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Uppsala (2014)
- Lapworth Medal, Senior award of Palaeontological Association (2013)
- President Linnean Society of London (2012-5)
- Life Membership, Palaeontological Association (2010)
- Botany Medal, Linnean Society (2010)
- Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London (2005)
- Honorary ScD, University of Dublin (2005)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2001)
- CBE for Services to Botany (1999)
- Honorary Fellow, University of Wales, Swansea (1997)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1996)
- Leverhulme Senior Research Fellow (1994)
- Corresponding Member (1 of 50) of the Botanical Society of America
- T.N. George Medal, Geological Society of Glasgow (1993)
- ScD, Cambridge University (1989)
- Lyell Fund, Geological Society of Glasgow (1989)
- Honorary Research Fellow, National Museum of Wales (1988)
- Frank Smart Prize of student most proficient in Botany (1963); Frank Smart Travel Bursary & F.S. Studentship to support research (1964) Cambridge University
- Crewden Prize & Marie Therese Montefiore Prize for best examination performance Girton College (1964)
