Thomas J. Near

Thomas J. Near is an American evolutionary ichthyologist who is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology^[2] at Yale University as well as the Bingham Oceanographic Curator of Ichthyology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. Since 2015, Near has been Head of Saybrook College, one of Yale University's residential colleges. (The title was originally "Master" but this was replaced with "Head" in 2016.)^[3][4]

Thomas J. Near
Born	(1969-04-11) April 11, 1969 (age 56)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Northern Illinois University (B.A., B.S., M.S.),[1] University of Illinois (Ph.D.)[1]
Known for	Phylogenetics, Antarctic Fish, Freshwater North American Fishes
Spouse(s)	Allison Near, J.D.
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Evolutionary Biology, Ichthyology
Institutions	Yale University[1]
Website	Near Lab, Saybrook College

Taxon described by him

• See Category:Taxa named by Thomas J. Near