Dr Rolf Schmidt completed his PhD in Geology in 2003 at the University of Adelaide, studying the Eocene Bryozoa of the St Vincent Basin, South Australia. He commenced his job as Collection Manager of Invertebrate Palaeontology at Museum Victoria in 2002.
Rolf also studies marine bryozoans, with the main focus on fossils of Mesozoic and Cenozoic age. He is particularly interested in their evolutionary relationships and what they tell us about past environments and biogeography. He also promotes the importance of taxonomic understanding in ecology, biogeography and management.