Prof. Ryan McKenzie

Department of Earth Sciences         

University of Hong Kong

Email: ryan00@hku.hk 

 

Education 

2012  Ph.D. Geology. University of California, Riverside

2009  M.S. Geology. University of California, Riverside

2006  B.S. Geology/Paleobiology. University of California, Los Angeles

2003  A.A. Natural Sciences-General. Cerritos College

 

Professional Experience 

Associate Professor. Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Hong Kong (2022–present)

Assistant Professor. Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong (2016–2022)

Flint Postdoctoral Associate. Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University (2014–2016)

Jackson Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow. Dept. of Geosciences, UT Austin (2012–2014)

Lecturer. University of California, Riverside (2008–2012)

Undergraduate Research Assistant. University of California, Los Angeles (2005–2006)

Curatorial Assistant. Invert. Paleontology, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles (2004)

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Awards, Scholarships, & Fellowships

2025  Research Output Award. University of Hong Kong.

2020  Outstanding Young Research Award (OYRA). University of Hong Kong.

2017  Early Career Scheme Award. UGC Research Grants Council, Hong Kong.

2016  Kavli Fellow. US National Academy of Sciences & Kavli Foundation.

2014-2016  Flint Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University.  

2012-2014  Jackson Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dept. of Geosciences, UT Austin.

2012   Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geobiology (offered but declined for UT). Agouron Institute.

2012  Dissertation Year Fellowship. UC Riverside.

2010  Blanchard Fellowship. Dept. of Earth Sciences, UC Riverside.

2008  John Dunham Field Scholarship. Dept. of Earth Sciences, UC Riverside.

2006  Walter Harris Summer Field Scholarship. Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA.

2005  Undergraduate Research Award. Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA.

2005  Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation. Dept. of Eco. & Evol. Biology, UCLA.