Dr Baran Karapunar

Dr Baran Karapunar

Profile

I am a Research Fellow in Palaeobiology in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. I am a member of the Earth Surface Science Institute and the Palaeo@Leeds Research Group.

I have a PhD in Palaeontology, MSc in Paleobiology & Geobiology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) and BSc in Geological Engineering from the Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Prior to my current position at the University of Leeds, I worked as a Research Fellow at Universität Hamburg (Germany) on diversity change across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. I am a taxonomic editor of the MolluscaBase.

Research interests

My current research focuses on change in food-web structure and biodiversity dynamics in marine communities across mass extinction events. My research also encompasses Paleozoic to Mesozoic biodiversity, palaeoecology, classification, and phylogeny of gastropods and bivalves.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • Dr. rer. nat. Palaeontology
  • MSc Paleobiology & Geobiology
  • BSc Geological Engineering

Professional memberships

  • Palaeontological Association
  • Paläontologisches Gesellscahft
  • Paleontological Society
  • Unitas Malacologica