Rachel Wood (geologist) explained

Rachel Wood is a palaeobiologist, geologist and Professor of Carbonate Geoscience at the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences.^[1]

Her research covers the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition, the origin of biomineralisation, the evolution of reef systems, and carbonate production through time.^[2]

She is the author of Reef Evolution published by Oxford University Press (1999).^{[3] [4] [5]}

She is an associate editor of the journal Science Advances.^[6] In 2020, she was awarded the Lyell Medal of Geological Society of London,^[7] and in 2022 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rachel Wood – Research – Personal research page.
2. Web site: Rachel Wood.
3. Buddemeier . Robert W. . Geology and ecology of coral reefs . 10.1038/45922 . Nature . 302 . 121 . 1999 . 5298519 . free .
4. Veron . J. E. N. . PALEOBIOLOGY:Reef Processes in the Long View . 10.1126/science.287.5454.811 . Science . 287 . 5454 . 811–812 . 2000 . 128929011 .
5. Web site: Reef Evolution.
6. Web site: Rachel Wood – Research – Personal research page.
7. Web site: Rachel Wood . 2022-05-16 . The Royal Society.
8. Web site: 2022-05-10 . Outstanding scientists elected as Fellows and Foreign Members of the Royal Society . 2022-05-16 . The Royal Society.