Research Interests

• Understanding the distribution of organisms in small and large amounts of space and time
• Benthic foraminifera
• Statistical analyses of Populations
• Quantitative Measurement of Biodiversity
• Species Diversity
• The assembly and disassembly of fossil communities and the concept of time components

Honors and Awards

• D. N Clarke Fellow, Yale 1960-61
• Pan American Petroleum Foundation Fellow, Yale 1961-63
• Prize best dissertation defense, Yale 1963
• Letter of commendation for contributions to the Marine Sciences Council from Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President 1968
• Certificate of Award and Appreciation of exceptional services rendered, Smithsonian Institution, 1971
• Letter of commendation from Robert Brooks, Under Secretary Smithsonian Institution, 1980
• Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Fellow, 1973
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 1980
• Paleontological Society, Fellow, 2005
• “Surveying Natural Populations” listed as a Classic in Biology, 2001
• Sigma Xi Helms Award for Large Impact Paper, 2002
• Joseph A. Cushman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Foraminiferal Research, 2004
• Paleontological Society Medal, 2004

Contact Information

Senior Scientist
Department of Paleobiology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012
NHB MRC 121
Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA

M. A. Buzas web page

buzasm@si.edu