Jonathan Bloch

Curator | Professor · University of Florida

Jonathan Bloch is a paleontologist focused on the fossil record of vertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Primate Evolution Paleontology Fossil Vertebrates Paleobiology Vertebrate Paleontology

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

saber-tooth cats Paleoecology Ancient Australian Animals Ancient Climate Change Paleontology

Daniel Peppe, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director Department of Geosciences · Baylor University

Bio-geoscientist with expertise in plant & animals' response to climate change using the study of sedimentary systems & paleoecology

Climate in Paleontology Geology Paleoecology

Richard Aronson, Ph.D.

Department Head | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Aronson's research combines paleontology and ecology to reconstruct the response of marine communities to environmental changes.

Marine Biology Coral-Reef Ecology Ecology Paleobiology Antarctica

Andreas Pfenning

Associate Professor, Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department · Carnegie Mellon University

Andreas Pfenning has published a number of high-impact papers on genomic tools to study sequence differences.

Computational Biology Neural Function Human Biology Genomics Disease Predisposition

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21 · Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

Leadership Semiconductors Emerging Technologies Smart Cities Strategic Planning