Dr. Trevor Price

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Biography

Trevor Price is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago. His research primarily focuses on biodiversity in the Himalayas, including the study of birds, trees, and the evolution of color vision in birds. He is particularly interested in theories of speciation processes and uses avian models for his studies. He obtained his BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 1975 and completed his PhD in Quantitative Genetics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1984. Over his career, he has received numerous honors including the Leverhulme Overseas Scholarship, the American Society of Naturalists Young Investigator’s Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has also been awarded the E. O. Wilson Award by the American Society of Naturalists and the Miller Fellowship from the Cooper Ornithological Society in 2021. His work contributes significantly to understanding evolutionary processes and biodiversity.

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TOEFL
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IELTS
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Department of Philosophy