Maxwell Lechte

(he/him)

I use the geological record to understand the co-evolution of life and our planet. After receiving my PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Melbourne in 2019, I worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, funded by the Moore–Simons Project on the Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell. Following this, I returned to Australia for subsequent research appointments at the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Research Associate in Geobiology, University of Sydney
  • 2024–2026
    Research Fellow in Sedimentary Geology and Critical Minerals, University of Melbourne
  • 2020–2024
    Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University

Education

  • 2019 
    The University of Melbourne, PhD

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