Background
He was born in Sydney but raised in the United States and studied at the Princeton University.
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M. Archer's New Edition edition (Art Since 1960 (World of Art) Paperback)(2002)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041346AC/?tag=2022091-20
Miles to Go Before I Sleep: Life, Death, and Hope on the Streets of Washington, D.C. by Christopher M. Archer (2006-08-21)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JXN8TZC/?tag=2022091-20
Mike Archer
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Princeton University.
Career
He is a Professor at the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales. His previous appointments include Director of the Australian Museum 1999-2004 and Dean of Science at the University of New South Wales 2004-2009. From 1972 to 1978, he was the curator of mammals at the Queensland Museum.
Since 1983, he has been involved with the exploration of the Riversleigh fossil site in Queensland.
During his time as director of the Australian Museum, he was the initiator of attempts to clone the Thylacinus cynocephalus, the Tasmanian tiger, an animal extinct since 1936. Mike Archer has stated that he is obsessed with bringing the thylacine back to life via cloning.
He has said that his obsession is going to push the research further and further until he and his team will have their first living thylacine clone. 1984: Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales.
Achievements
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1984: Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1987: Inaugural Queensland Museum Medal for Research 1989: Australian Heritage Award for Nature Conservation 1990: Inaugural Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science 1990: Inaugural International Business Machines Corporation Conservation Award for Research 1994: Von Mueller Medal, ANZAAS 1996: Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1998: Australian Skeptic of the Year 2002: Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (Federal Aviation Administration) 2008: Member of the Order of Australia (Department of Administration and Management) 2009: Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN).
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Membership
Australian Academy of Science.
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Nationality
Australia
Education
Awards
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Mueller Medal; Museum Medal; Clarke Medal; Member of the Order of Australia
The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.