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Rate My Professor Alan Baxter

University of New England

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4.08/20/2025

Creates dynamic and engaging lessons.

4.05/21/2025

Always positive and motivating in class.

4.02/27/2025

Makes even hard topics easy to grasp.

5.02/18/2025

Brings enthusiasm to every interaction.

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About Alan

Dr. Alan Baxter served as a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, Australia, where he was recognized as the institution's expert in sedimentology and microfossils. He earned his undergraduate degree in Geology from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, in 2005, and his PhD from the University of Hong Kong in 2010. His primary research interests encompass tectonics, sedimentology, and biostratigraphy, with significant contributions to understanding geological processes through microfossil analysis and sedimentary records. Based in the Earth Sciences Building C02, Room 211, Baxter actively engaged in international scientific endeavors, including participation as a paleontologist in Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 344 to the Costa Rica subduction zone in 2013 and Expedition 354 to the Bengal Fan in 2015. During Expedition 354, he contributed to investigations of Himalayan orogeny and climate evolution via a transect across the Middle Bengal Fan, as detailed in related publications.