Rich, Pat Vickers

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Rich, P. V. (Patricia Vickers)
Rich, P. V. (Pat Vickers)
Rich, Patricia V.
Rich, Patricia Vickers
Vickers Rich, P. (Pat)
Vickers-Rich, Patricia
Vickers-Rich, Patricia (1944-)
Field of activity
Palaeontologist and Ornithologist
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Patricia Vickers-Rich is Director of the Monash Science Centre, Monash University and a world renowned palaeontologist and geologist. Vickers-Rich researches the origin and evolution of Australasian vertebrates and their environments over the past 400 million years. She has special interest in Australian avian fossil non-passerines.

Patricia Vickers-Rich was born and educated in the USA and migrated to Australia in 1976. Prior to arriving in Australia, she held a number of research positions including one at the American Museum of Natural History in New York (1972). There she studied the bird fossils collected from the Northern Territory and South Australia by joint Australian and American expeditions. One of her first appointments in Australia was as Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at Monash University. Over the next 20 years, Patricia Vickers-Rich held numerous positions within the University and is now Director of the Monash Science Centre and Personal Chair in Palaeontology. She is also a Research Associate at Tasmania's Queen Victoria Museum, the Museum of Victoria and Moscow's Paleontological Institute.

Vickers-Rich is a prolific writer and has co-authored at least 10 books, three of which have won major science publishing awards. Her refereed journal articles and published exhibition catalogues number well over 150. Patricia Vickers-Rich has also been awarded several prizes for excellence in science communication and elected to many prominent scientific organizations. She was Vice-President, President Elect then President of the Australian Association of Palaeontologists from 1992 to 1998.

  • 1963 - 1965 Career position - Zooarchaeologist at the Nevada State Museum in Reno, USA
  • 1963 - 1965 Career position - Research Assistant in Paleontology at the University of California
  • 1966 Education - Bachelor of Arts (AB) in Palentology completed at the University of Berkeley, USA
  • 1968 - 1969 Career position - Teaching Assistant in Geology at Columbia University, New York
  • 1969 Education - Master of Arts (MA) in Geology completed at Columbia University, USA
  • 1970 Career position - Field Ecologist with the Organization of Tropical Studies in Costa Rica
  • 1970 Career position - Member of the Sigma Xi (National Science Honorary Organization)
  • 1972 Career position - Palaeontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
  • 1973 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Columbia University, USA
  • September 1973 - May 1976 Career position - Assistant Professor and Associate Curator at the Texas Tech University & Museum
  • c. 1976 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
  • June 1976 - December 1983 Career position - Lecturer in Earth Sciences at Monash University
  • 1977 - Career position - Research Associate in Ornithology at the Museum of Victoria
  • 1984 - 1989 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences and Zoology at Monash University
  • 1989 - 1995 Career position - Reader in Departments of Earth Sciences and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Monash University
  • 1990 - Career position - Member of the Society of Women Geographers in Washington, USA
  • 1992 - 1993 Career position - Deputy Head of Earth Sciences at Monash University
  • 1992 - 1994 Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Association of Palaeontologists
  • 1993 - Career position - Foundation Director of the Monash Science Centre at Monash University
  • 1993 Award - Wildlife of Gondwana awarded the Eureka Prize
  • 1993 Award - Michael Daley Award for Excellence in Science Technology & Engineering Journalism received
  • 1994 Award - Wildlife of Gondwana awarded the Whitley Medal for best book on the natural history of Australian animals
  • 1994 - 1995 Career position - President Elect of the Australian Association of Palaeontologists
  • 1995 - Career position - Research Associate at the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston
  • 1995 - Career position - Professor and Personal Chair in Palaeontology at Monash University
  • 1996 - Career position - Member of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature & Society in Moscow
  • 1997 - 1998 Career position - President of the Australian Association of Palaeontologists
  • 1998 - Career position - Research Associate in Vertebrate Palaeontology and Ornithology at the Museum of Victoria?
  • 2000 Award - Dinosaurs of Darkness by T. H. Rich & Vickers-Rich received the Eureka Prize
  • 2004 - Career position - Research Associate in the Laboratory of Precambrian Organisms at the Paleontological Institute in Moscow
  • 2004 Award - Magnificient Mihirungs by Vickers-Rich & Peter Murray received the Whitley Medal for best book on the natural history of Australian animals

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  1. Australian dinosaurs / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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    [ Book, Article : 1997 ]
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  3. Australia's ancient backboned animals / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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  4. Australia's ancient birds / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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  5. Australia's ancient backboned animals / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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  6. Australia's ancient birds / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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  7. Diprotodon and its relatives / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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    [ Book, Article : 1997 ]
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  8. Diprotodon and its relatives / Pat Vickers-Rich ... [et al.]
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  9. Wildlife of Gondwana / Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich ; principal photography by Francesco Coffa and Steven Morton
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  10. The artist & the scientists : bringing prehistory to life / Peter Trusler, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas H. Rich
    Trusler, Peter
    [ Book : 2010 ]
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  1. Wildlife of Gondwana.(Review)(Brief Review)
    Flessa, Karl W
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    [ Article : 2000 ]
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  2. Wildlife of Gondwana.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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    [ Article : 2000 ]
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  3. Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent.(Review)(Brief Article)
    Nabe, J
    CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
    [ Article : 2000 ]
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  1. Wildlife of Gondwana : dinosaurs and other vertebrates from the ancient supercontinent / Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas Hewitt-Rich ; principal photography by Francesco Coffa and Steven Morton ; reconstructions by Peter Trusler
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    ... O'Donoghue, Paterson, erson, Kuhl (S.T.) v. Bray, Hlngst, O'Dav, BreU (N.W.), 16-24; G. Walker, Harries, Ull, Lane v. Hatchlson, Oill ingham, McCarthy, Schu macher, 84-19; Cairns, W. Vickers, Waldron, Ralnford, v. Goodwin, Copland, Rich ards, Bastion, 36-16; Walsh, B. Clarke, West, S. Martin, v. ... 331 words
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  2. WOOL APPRAISEMENT
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  3. AUTUMN SHOW AT SCOTTSDALE Enthusiasm of Exhibitors Triumphs Over Adverse Conditions PRAISE FOR PRODUCE DISPLAY
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  2. SECO, on a Personal Note
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  3. Business ethics and the HR role: past, present, and future.(Human Resource)
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  4. Defoe and the New Sciences
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