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

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

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

Paleobotany Paleoclimatology Paleomagnatism Ecosystems Paleoecology