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Marmarth Research Foundation: In the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota

Marmarth Research Foundation

In the Hell Creek formation of North Dakota

Field Season Lectures

While not all scientists will be visiting and speaking during the same weeks, we plan to have the following give talks throughout the 2016 field season:

Dr. Antoine BercoviciDr. Antoine Bercovici - Smithsonian Institution - Peter Buck Postdoctoral Scholar; Palynologist and K/Pg extinction/recovery expert


Dr. Stephen ChesterDr. Stephen Chester - Cuny Brooklyn College - Assistant Professor; Vertebrate Paleontologist specializing in the recovery of mammals post K/Pg extinction.


Erica EvansErica Evans - Denver Museum of Nature and Science Paleobotany and Vertebrate Paleontology Intern; geologist specializing in GIS mapping and geostatistical modelling of the K/Pg Boundary.


Dr. Kirk JohnsonDr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian Institution - Paleobotanist and K/Pg extinction/recovery expert; presenter, "Making North America".


Dr. Tyler LysonDr. Tyler Lyson - Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology; Vertebrate paleontologist specializing in the evolution of turtles and the K/Pg extinction/recovery events.


Dr. Ian MillerDr. Ian Miller - Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Earth Sciences Department Chair and Curator of Paleobotany; Paleobotanist and K/Pg extinction/recovery expert.


Gabriella RossettoGabriella Rossetto - Denver Museum of Nature and Science Paleobotany and Vertebrate Paleontology Intern; geologist specializing in GIS mapping and geostatistical modelling of the K/Pg Boundary.


Dr. Louis TaylorDr. Louis Taylor - Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Research Associate; Vertebrate paleontologist specializing in the recovery of mammals post K/Pg extinction.


Visiting Scientists

One of the things that sets MRF apart from other volunteer opportunities is its facilities and infrastructure that attracts numerous visiting/collaborating scientists every year. Most visiting scientists will give a powerpoint presentation after dinner that discusses their work in the region.

Scientist giving a lecture to field program volunteers
Field Program participants attend lectures by visiting scientists.

A Stellar Precedent

In 2015, the following gave presentations at some point during the field season: Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian Institute; Dr. Hesham Sallam, Professor, Mansoura University (Egypt); Dr. Antoine Bercovici, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Scholar at the Smithsonian Institution; Dr. Louis Taylor, Research Associate at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science; Dr. Tyler Lyson, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.