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Faculty Member, School of Life Sciences
Asst. Professor, Director of Biology Graduate Program, Senior Sustainability Scientist
About
Dr. Hamilton works at the intersection of evolutionary biology and the history and philosophy of science, with a particular focus on the conceptual foundations of systematic biology and the way classification informs the study and management of biodiversity.
Recent papers address units of ontology and analysis in phylogenetic systematics, invasion biology, and climate modeling, as well as some 21st century challenges and opportunities for the discipline of systematics. This work on the future of systematics is under discussion at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, the National Science Collections Alliance, the AAAS’s ScienceInsider, and ScienceNow. Dr. Hamilton’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Recent projects include an edited volume on the historical and conceptual foundations of systematics that will be released in the summer of 2012 by the University of California Press, and the building of a multi-institution working group to accelerate the pace of biodiversity studies through the use of new tools in imaging and informatics, including the construction and use of taxon-specific ontologies for machine reading taxonomic monographs and for documenting changes in ideas of units of analysis and their importance over time. This work is being carried out with partners at the International Institute for Species Exploration, the Marine Biological Library, the Encyclopedia of Life, and the Hymenopteran Anatomy Ontology group.
Dr. Hamilton has also worked on philosophical debates about emergent phenomena, levels of selection, and the evolution of sociality, particularly as they apply to seed-harvester ants and honey bees. Recent publications on these topics can be found in *Biology & Philosophy*, in *Organization of Social Insect Societies* (Harvard UP), and in a forthcoming volume entitled *From Groups to Individuals* (edited by Bouchard and Huneman).
In addition to research, Dr. Hamilton is also committed to education and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate student levels. He teaches courses in biology, philosophy, science and society, and pedagogy. He has been nominated for multiple teaching awards in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as at the University level.
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