Nicolas Rudolph Thibault

Nicolas Rudolph Thibault is an Associate Professor in Paleontology at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in micropaleontology (calcareous nannofossils) and stratigraphy with expertise in orbital climate change and carbon-isotope stratigraphy.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Earth Sciences, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, France (2005)

Thibault's research focuses on three core areas: precise dating and improvement of the Geologic Time Scale, paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and evolution of marine life. He specializes in the Cretaceous, Early Jurassic, late Triassic, late Eocene, and Early Paleozoic of Baltoscandia, utilizing calcareous nannofossils and stable isotope records to analyze orbital-scale climate dynamics and biotic responses.

His recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a concentrated effort on integrated stratigraphy across critical geological intervals, particularly the Cretaceous. Key themes include chronostratigraphic refinement of the Campanian-Maastrichtian, paleoenvironmental shifts during the Coniacian-Santonian, and biotic collapse across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, frequently employing multi-proxy approaches and international collaboration networks.

Thibault has supervised 8 PhD students, 9 Master's students, and 1 post-doc. He has secured substantial research funding, contributing approximately 4 million kr as Principal Investigator and 70 million kr as co-PI and collaborator.

He maintains an extensive global collaboration network spanning Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, Iran, Poland, the United States, and Germany, focusing on micropaleontology and stratigraphic challenges in diverse geological settings.