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Alice Clement is an Australian evolutionary biologist and palaeontologist at Flinders University, where she leads the early vertebrate brain evolution research node. She serves as Vice President of the Royal Society of South Australia and directs the Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology (VAMP) initiative.
- Education: PhD (2012) and BSc (Hons) from Australian National University and University of Melbourne respectively
- Research: Specializes in Devonian fish-tetrapod transition using CT/neutron imaging
Her groundbreaking work on Neoceratodus forsteri brain anatomy and fossil lungfish endocasts has redefined understanding of vertebrate terrestrialization. Clement's 2025 Nature publication on Carboniferous amniote tracks pushed back reptile origins by 35 million years.
Scientific accolades include:
- 2024 Stensiö Award (International Symposium on Early Vertebrates)
- 2021 E.S. Hills Medal (Geological Society of Australia)
- 2020 Young Tall Poppy Award (Australian Institute of Policy and Science)
- 2017 Flinders University Vice Chancellor’s Award
Currently supervising 8 PhD students, Clement collaborates globally with institutions in Japan, Sweden, and Canada while advocating for women in STEM through public outreach and her personal website content.
