Phil Novack-gottshall
Executive Committee Member at Paleobiology Database
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolPhil Novack-gottshall is an experienced paleontological data scientist and academic leader with over 20 years designing and executing quantitative research in paleobiology and the life sciences. As a long-serving university professor and current Executive Committee member of the Paleobiology Database, he combines high-performance computing, machine learning, Monte Carlo simulations, and an extensive R toolkit to tackle big-data ecological and evolutionary questions. He has a strong record of NSF-funded research, effective science communication, and mentoring across 19 years in higher education. Known for translating complex statistical methods into reproducible workflows, he balances rigorous scholarship with collaborative team leadership under tight deadlines. Based in Oak Park, IL, he bridges museum research and academia as a Field Museum Research Associate, bringing practical curatorial and functional-ecology perspectives to data-driven paleobiology.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Master of Science - MS, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at University of CincinnatiDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Duke UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Biology and Music (Performance), Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology and Music (Performance) at Moravian University
Github Skills (8)
r-library8
r8
r-package8
graphical-user-interface5
datatypes4
database3
portal2
backend1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pnovack-gottshall/Maintenance-update-R-scripts
Jun 2017 - Jun 2026
Contributions:309 pushes, 1 branch, 6 comments in 9 years 1 month
pnovack-gottshall/CamOrdEchinos
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:102 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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