Dr Ian Boomer School of Geography, Earth and Environmental SciencesHonorary Associate Professor in Micropalaeontology Contact details Telephone+44 (0)121 414 5536 (Office)Telephone (2)+44 (0)121 414 2866 (Lab)Fax+44 (0)121 414 5528Emaili.boomer@bham.ac.uk View my research portal AddressUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK Ian is a micropalaeontologist who studies calcareous microfossils, particularly ostracods (microscopic Crustacea), but also benthic foraminifera, to reconstruct past environments. Qualifications 1989 - PhD in Early Jurassic ostracods form North-west Europe - University College London 1985 - MSc in Micropalaeontology - University College London 1984 - BSc - University of Leicester Teaching Ian contributes to year 2 modules on Palaeoecology and Sedimentology and year 3 Basins module which includes the Spain field course. In the 4th year of the MSci programme I lead the Placements, Advanced Skills and Advanced Project modules. Doctoral research PhD titleMy PhD was entitled "The temporal and spatial distribution of Early Jurassic Ostracoda from North West Europe"