Paleontology Staff

Division Chair

Melanie J. Hopkins Division Chair; Curator-in-Charge, Invertebrate Paleontology, Division of Paleontology

Administrative

Ruth O'Leary Director of Collections, Archives and Preparation

Curators

Jin Meng Curator-in-Charge, Fossil Mammals; Acting Curator-in-Charge, Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Division of Paleontology
John J. Flynn Frick Curator of Fossil Mammals, Division of Paleontology
Michael J. Novacek Senior Vice President of Science; Curator, Division of Paleontology

Emeritus Curators

Eugene S. Gaffney Curator Emeritus, FARB Paleontology
John G. Maisey Curator-in-Charge Emeritus, Fossil Fish, Division of Paleontology
Mark A. Norell Curator Emeritus, FARB, Division of Paleontology
Neil H. Landman Curator Emeritus, Fossil Invertebrates, Division of Paleontology
Niles Eldredge Curator Emeritus, Division of Paleontology
Roger Batten Curator Emeritus, Invertebrate Paleontology

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Amane Tajika Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Christopher Whalen Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Will Gearty Postdoctoral Fellow

Collections Staff

Bushra Hussaini Senior Museum Specialist; Fossil Invertebrates loans, visitors, inquiries
Carl M. Mehling Senior Museum Specialist; FARB loans, visitors, inquiries
Dr. Alana Gishlick Senior Museum Specialist; Fossil Fish loans, visitors, inquiries; Fossil Mammal loans
Judy Galkin Administrative Secretary; co-ordinates visitors for the Fossil Mammal collection

Preparators

Anastasia Rashkova Museum Specialist
Verne Lee Senior Preparator

Research Assistants

Carolyn Merrill Assistant to Dr. Norell
Suzann Goldberg Assistant to Dr. Novacek

Artists

Mick Ellison Senior Principal Artist
Nicole Wong Museum Specialist

Graduate Students

Amelia Zietlow PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Ernesto Vargas-Parra PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Eva Hoffman PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Mark Nikolic PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School
Nicolas Charles Baird PhD Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School

Resident Research Associates

Dr. Akinobu (Aki) Watanabe Resident Research Associate
Dr. Alan Turner Resident Research Associate
Dr. Bolortsetseg Minjin Resident Research Associate
Dr. Bruce Shockey Resident Research Associate
Dr. Eric Delson Resident Research Associate
Dr. Jennifer Lane Resident Research Associate
Dr. Maureen O'Leary Resident Research Associate
Dr. Zachary Calamari Resident Research Associate
Paul Velazco Resident Research Associate
Susan K. Bell Resident Research Associate
William Harcourt-Smith Resident Research Associate

Research Associates

Adele de Cruz Research Associate
Amy Davidson Research Associate
Brian P. Kraatz Research Associate
Dr. Alexander Kellner Research Associate
Dr. Alison Bronson Research Associate
Dr. Amy Balanoff Research Associate
Dr. Andre R. Wyss Research Associate
Dr. Badamkhatan Zorigt Research Associate
Dr. Bhart-Anjan Singh-Bhullar Research Associate
Dr. Bin Bai Research Associate
Dr. Camille Grohe Research Associate
Dr. Catherine Ann Forster Research Associate
Dr. Chris Gilbert Research Associate
Dr. Christopher McRoberts Research Associate
Dr. Darin A. Croft Research Associate
Dr. David Kohn Research Associate
Dr. David Krause Research Associate
Dr. David Wright Research Associate
Dr. Diego Pol Research Associate
Dr. Emanuel Tschopp Research Associate
Dr. Fang-Yuan Mao Research Associate
Dr. Gabe Bever Research Associate
Dr. Gale Bishop Research Associate
Dr. Gloria Carvalho Research Associate
Dr. Gregory Barord Research Associate
Dr. Gregory M. Erickson Research Associate
Dr. Guillermo W. Rougier Research Associate
Dr. Hong Yu Yi Research Associate
Dr. Howard R. Feldman Research Associate
Dr. Hussam E.D. Zaher Research Associate
Dr. In-Hei Hahn Research Associate
Dr. Isabelle Kruta Research Associate
Dr. J. Kirk Cochran Research Associate
Dr. Jack Tseng Research Associate
Dr. James Clark Research Associate
Dr. James Lamsdell Research Associate
Dr. Jeremy Jackson Research Associate
Dr. Jing-Mai O'Connor Research Associate
Dr. Jocelyn Sessa Research Associate
Dr. John Van Couvering Research Associate
Dr. Jonah Choiniere Research Associate
Dr. Juan Liu Research Associate
Dr. Julia A. Clarke Research Associate
Dr. Julia Tejada Research Associate
Dr. Kazushige Tanabe Research Associate
Dr. Keqin Gao Research Associate
Dr. Khand Yondon Research Associate
Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar Research Associate
Dr. Kristen Polizzotto Research Associate
Dr. Lawrence J. Flynn Research Associate
Dr. Lowell W. Dingus Research Associate
Dr. Lucja Fostowicz-Frelik Research Associate
Dr. Maria Eugenia Gold Research Associate
Dr. Matt Friedman Research Associate
Dr. Matthew C. Mihlbachler Research Associate
Dr. Meeman Chang Research Associate
Dr. Michael O. Woodburne Research Associate
Dr. Michelle Spaulding Research Associate
Dr. Nikos Solounias Research Associate
Dr. Octavio Mateus Research Associate
Dr. Paul E. Olsen Research Associate
Dr. Paul Gignac Research Associate
Dr. Robert M. Hunt Research Associate
Dr. Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi Research Associate
Dr. Royal Mapes Research Associate
Dr. Selina Cole Research Associate
Dr. Sergi Lopez-Torres Research Associate
Dr. Stephen G. B. Chester Research Associate
Dr. Sterling J. Nesbitt Research Associate
Dr. Thomas E. Macrini Research Associate
Dr. Xiaoming Wang Research Associate
Luke Holbrook Research Associate
Peter Makovicky Research Associate
Xijun Ni Research Associate