opening speaker at the Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories conference held at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, as well as chairing one of the sessions. The conference was sponsored by the Catholic Church. Conway Morris has contributed articles on evolution and Christian belief to several collections, including The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion (2010) and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity (2012). {| class="wikitable" |+ Simon Conway Morris appointments and accomplishments |- ! Date || Position |- | 1969–1972 || University of Bristol: First Class Honours in Geology (BSc) |- | 1975 || Elected Fellow (Title A) of St John's College |- | 1976 || University of Cambridge: PhD |- | 1976 || Research Fellowship at St John's College, University of Cambridge |- | 1979 || Lecturer in Department of Earth Sciences, Open University |- | 1983 || Lecturer in Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge |- | 1987–1988 || Awarded a One-Year Science Research Fellowship by the Nuffield Foundation |- | 1990 || Elected Fellow of the Royal Society |- | 1991 || Appointed Reader in Evolutionary Palaeobiology |- | 1995 || Elected to an ad hominem Chair in Evolutionary Palaeobiology |- | 1997–2002 || Natural Environment Research Council |} Awards and honours The Walcott Medal 1987 PS Charles Schuchert Award 1989 GSL Charles Lyell Medal 1998 Trotter Prize 2007 Bibliography The Cambrian "Explosion" of Metazoans. in Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology The Early Evolution of Metazoa and the Significance of Problematic Taxa. (ed., with Alberto M. Simonetta) Cambridge University Press, 1991. The Deep Structure of Biology. (ed.) Templeton Foundation Press, 2008. Fitness of the Cosmos for Life: Biochemistry and Fine-Tuning. (ed., with John D. Barrow, Stephen J. Freeland, Charles L. Harper, Jr.) Cambridge University Press, 2008. Water and Life: The Unique Properties of H2O. (ed., with Ruth M. Lynden-Bell, John D. Barrow, John L. Finney, Charles Harper, Jr.) CRC Press, 2010. The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe became Self-Aware. Templeton Press, 2015 See also Extraterrestrial (TV program) in which Conway Morris participates. References External links Simon Conway Morris webpage at the Earth Sciences department, University of Cambridge Simon Conway Morris resource page at ISCAST Simon Conway Morris extended film interview with transcripts for the 'Why Are We Here?' documentary series. 1951 births Living people People educated at King's College School, London Alumni of the University of