BALTIMORE, MD, September 17, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Steven M. Stanley, PhD, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Dr. Stanley has established a distinguished career as a paleontologist, professor and author, with a professional journey spanning nearly six decades. Currently, he serves as a research professor in the department of biology at Florida State University. Additionally, Dr. Stanley has been a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution since 1972, where he continues to make significant contributions to the field of paleontology.

Among other notable roles, Dr. Stanley served as a research professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 2005 to 2019. His academic career also included significant contributions at Johns Hopkins University between 1969 and 2005, beginning as an assistant professor of paleobiology and working his way up to full professor, chair of the department of earth and planetary science, and chair of the master's program in environmental sciences and policy. Notably, Dr. Stanley became the youngest full professor at Johns Hopkins University at the age of 32. Before being acquired by Johns Hopkins University, he garnered experience in the classroom as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester from 1967 to 1969.

Dr. Stanley's academic achievements began with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Princeton University in 1963, followed by a doctorate from Yale University in 1968. His early fascination with geology and paleontology was sparked by childhood experiences collecting minerals and rocks, leading him to pursue a lifelong passion for understanding Earth's history and evolutionary processes.

Throughout his career, Dr. Stanley has been actively involved in various professional organizations. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He served on the board of the American Geosciences Institute (and then became its president) and National Science Foundation's advisory committee for Earth science. Dr. Stanley's leadership roles included serving as president of the Paleontological Society and contributing to the editorial boards of esteemed journals, such as Paleobiology and the American Journal of Science.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Stanley is an accomplished author with numerous publications to his name. His textbooks, including "Principles of Paleontology," co-authored with David Raup, and "Earth System History," have been instrumental in shaping earth history education worldwide. Dr. Stanley's expertise in empirical research, which documents the evolutionary process of punctuated equilibrium in the fossil record, has also earned him recognition as an authority in his field. His groundbreaking work has included the influential book "Macroevolution: Pattern and Process," which remains a seminal text in both biology and paleontology more than forty years after its publication. Dr. Stanley's other notable works include "Children of the Ice Age" and "The New Evolutionary Timetable," which have significantly contributed to the public understanding of evolutionary biology.

Beyond his research and writing contributions, Dr. Stanley is dedicated to voluntary speaking engagements about Charles Darwin and other topics related to his field. In light of his success, he has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Penrose Medal from the Geological Society of America and the Twenhofel Medal from the Society for Sedimentary Geology. He has also received several other accolades, including the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. Looking ahead, Dr. Stanley plans to complete his novel and write another textbook while continuing his association with Johns Hopkins University and the Smithsonian Institution.

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