| KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum

Administration

Leonard Krishtalka Director, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Administration krishtalka@ku.edu 785.864.4540 602 Dyche Hall	Emily Emke-Hays Assistant to the Director Administration eemkehays@ku.edu 785.864.4540 Dyche Hall	Jaime Keeler Business Coordinator Administration jrkeeler@ku.edu 785.864.1204 Dyche Hall
Lori Schlenker Collections and Facilities Coordinator Administration lschlenk@ku.edu 785.864.2343 Dyche Hall	Anne Tangeman Communications Coordinator Museum Staff atangeman@ku.edu 785-864-2344 Dyche Hall

Archaeology

Mary Adair Senior Curator Archaeology madair@ku.edu 785.864.2675 Spooner Hall	Barbara Crable Master's Student Archaeology bcrable@ku.edu - -	Sandra Olsen Curator-in-Charge Archaeology sandra.olsen@ku.edu 785.864.6511 Spooner Hall
Kaitlin Stanley Graduate Student Archaeology kaitlin.stanley@ku.edu - Spooner Hall- Modern Comparative Faunal Collection

Biodiversity Modeling

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Senior Scientist, Phylogenetic Modeling

Biodiversity Modeling

mtholder@ku.edu

785-864-5789

Haworth Hall

Graduate student

Biodiversity Modeling & Policy

l215j162@ku.edu

Dyche Hall

Jorge Soberón

Senior Scientist

Biodiversity Modeling & Policy

jsoberon@ku.edu

785.864.3897

Dyche Hall

Botany

Jenny Archibald Research Associate Botany jkarch@ku.edu 785.864.5706 Haworth Hall	Dan Crawford Adjunct Research Associate Botany dcrawfor@ku.edu 785.864.4375 Haworth Hall	Craig C. Freeman Senior Curator Botany ccfree@ku.edu 785.864.3453 Bridwell Laboratory
Caleb Morse Collection Manager Botany cmorse@ku.edu 785.864.4493 Bridwell Laboratory

Entomology

Mabel Alvarado Graduate Student Entomology malvarado@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Stephen Baca Graduate Student Entomology s953b810@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Michael S. Engel Senior Curator, University Distinguished Professor Entomology msengel@ku.edu 785.864.2319 Public Safety Building
Zack Falin Collection Manager Entomology ksem@ku.edu 785.864.3034 Public Safety Building	Jennifer C. Giron Duque Graduate student Entomology jcgiron@ku.edu Haworth Hall, room 6002	Sarah Schmits Assistant Researcher, InvertNet Project Manager Entomology scschmits@ku.edu 785.864.4538 6002 Haworth Hall
Andrew Short Associate Curator Entomology aezshort@ku.edu 785.864.2323 6002 Haworth Hall	Jennifer Thomas Associate Collection Manager Entomology jct@ku.edu 785.864.2234 Public Safety Building

Herpetology

Robin Abraham Graduate Student Herpetology robinabrahamf50@gmail.com 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall	Kaitlin Allen Graduate student Herpetology kallen9@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Rafe Brown Curator-in-Charge Herpetology rafe@ku.edu 785.864.3403 Dyche Hall
Kevin Chovanec Graduate student Herpetology k947c454@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Pietro de Mello Graduate student Herpetology p470d241 Dyche Hall	Tatiana Doroskin Undergraduate Herpetology t701d519@ku.edu
Bill Duellman Curator Emeritus Herpetology duellman@ku.edu 785.864.2360 Dyche Hall	Rich Glor Associate Curator Herpetology glor@ku.edu 785.864.6875 Dyche Hall	Mark W. Herr Graduate Research Fellow Herpetology markherr@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall
Paul Hime Postdoctoral Researcher Herpetology p633h050@ku.edu 785-864-9886 Dyche Hall	Carl Hutter Graduate Student Herpetology carl.hutter@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall	Karen Olson Graduate Student Herpetology olson@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall
Walter Tapondjou Graduate Student Herpetology tankwalter@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Javier Torrez Graduate Student Herpetology Dyche Hall	Scott Travers Graduate Student Herpetology stravers@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall
Jeff Weinell Graduate Student Herpetology jeffweinell@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Luke Welton Collection Manager Herpetology ljwelton@ku.edu 785.864.4508 Dyche Hall	Linda Trueb Curator Emerita Herpetology trueb@ku.edu 785.864.3342 Dyche Hall

Ichthyology

Leo Smith Associate Curator Ichthyology leosmith@ku.edu 785.864.6874 Dyche Hall	Andy Bentley Collection Manager Ichthyology abentley@ku.edu 785.864.3863 Dyche Hall	Matthew Girard Graduate Student Ichthyology mgirard@ku.edu 785.864.2316 Dyche Hall
Rene Martin PhD Student Ichthyology RPMartin@ku.edu 785.864.2316 Dyche Hall	Gloria Arratia Research Associate Ichthyology garratia@ku.edu 785.864.2612 Dyche Hall

Informatics

Ben Anhalt Programmer I Informatics Dyche Hall	Jim Beach Assistant Director for Informatics Informatics beach@ku.edu 785.864.4645 Dyche Hall	Yvonne Ekanim Undergraduate Student Informatics Dyche Hall
Garret Girard Undergraduate Student Informatics Dyche Hall	CJ Grady Programmer II Informatics Dyche Hall	Tim Noble Senior Programmer Informatics Dyche Hall
Aimee Stewart Senior Systems Programmer Informatics Dyche Hall	Theresa Miller Information Specialist Informatics Dyche Hall	David Vieglais Senior Scientist Informatics Off Campus

Information Technology

Rick Evanhoe

IT Technician

Information Technology

785.864.8122

Spooner Hall

Jared Johanning

Jared Johanning

IT Support Technician

Information Technology

jared.johanning@ku.edu

785.864.5692

Spooner Hall

Greg Smith

Greg Smith

IT Sr. Research Support Engineer, Unclassified Staff Research Senator

Information Technology

785.864.4862

Spooner Hall

Invertebrate Paleontology

Steven Byrum Graduate Student Invertebrate Paleontology s612b603@ku.edu 785-864-2316 Dyche Hall	Julien Kimmig Collections Manager Invertebrate Paleontology jkimmig@ku.edu 7858642747 Lindley Hall, Room 8	Sara Kimmig Research Associate Invertebrate Paleontology srkimmig@ku.edu
Kayla Kolis Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology k474k885@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Cortney Langley Undergraduate researcher Invertebrate Paleontology c148l989@ku.edu	Wade Leibach Undergraduate researcher Invertebrate Paleontology wade.leibach@ku.edu
Bruce Lieberman Senior Curator, Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Invertebrate Paleontology blieber@ku.edu 785.864.2741 Dyche Hall, Room 701A	Nick Rose Undergraduate researcher Invertebrate Paleontology nick.rose@ku.edu	Albert Rowell Curator Emeritus Invertebrate Paleontology arowell@ku.edu 785.864.4974 Lindley Hall
Luke Strotz Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology lukestrotz@ku.edu Dyche Hall

Invertebrate Zoology

Graduate Student, Graduate Research Assistant

Invertebrate Zoology

ksherzog@ku.edu

785.864.5826

Haworth Hall

Kirsten Jensen

Senior Curator, Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Invertebrate Zoology

785.864.5826

Haworth Hall

Mammalogy

Colleen Buchanan Collection Assistant, Undergraduate Researcher Mammalogy cabuchanan@ku.edu Dyche Hall, PSB	Vanessa Delnavaz Graduate Student, Collection Assistant Mammalogy vdelnavaz@ku.edu Dyche Hall, PSB	Kurt Edwardson Collection Assistant Mammalogy projecter74@gmail.com Dyche Hall, PSB
Maria Eifler Collection Manager Mammalogy meifler@ku.edu 785.864.6989 Dyche Hall, PSB	Grace Garrison Graduate Student, Researcher Mammalogy grace.e.garrison@gmail.com Dyche Hall, Higuchi	Sophia Gilbert-Smith Collection Assistant, Undergraduate Researcher Mammalogy sgilbertsmith@ku.edu Dyche Hall, PSB
Elizabeth Liu Collection Assistant, Undergraduate Researcher Mammalogy elizabethliu13@ku.edu Dyche Hall, PSB	Lauren Norman Postdoctoral Researcher Mammalogy lauren_norman@ku.edu 785.864.1854 Dyche Hall	Ronald H. Pine Research Affiliate Mammalogy ronpine@mac.com PSB
Robert M. Timm Research Affiliate Mammalogy btimm@ku.edu 785.864.1831 Haworth Hall

Museum Staff

Eleanor Gardner Outreach & Engagement Coordinator Museum Staff eleanor.gardner@ku.edu 785-864-2380 Dyche Hall	Erin Huneke Visitor Services Manager Museum Staff e782h990@ku.edu 785-864-4450 Dyche Hall	Teresa MacDonald Associate Director, Public Programs Museum Staff tmacd@ku.edu 785.864.2371 Dyche Hall
Colleen MacGilvray Museum Education Coordinator Museum Staff macgilvrc@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Laura Mohr Exhibits Developer Museum Staff laura.mohr@ku.edu 785-864-2300 Spooner Hall	Greg Ornay Exhibits Designer Museum Staff ornay@ku.edu 785.864.3573 Dyche Hall
Anne Tangeman Communications Coordinator Museum Staff atangeman@ku.edu 785-864-2344 Dyche Hall

Ornithology

Abdelkafar Alkishe Graduate student Ornithology a116a541@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Marlon Cobos Cobos Graduate Student Ornithology m538c005@ku.edu 785-864-6866 Dyche Hall	Thilina de Silva Graduate Student Ornithology t142d391@ku.edu 785.864.2316 Dyche Hall
Lucas DeCicco Graduate Student Ornithology l944d476@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall	Sumudu Fernando Graduate Student Ornithology s112f338@ku.edu 785.864.2316 Dyche Hall	Ben Freeman Graduate Student Ornithology benfreeman@ku.edu 785.864.6866 Dole Human Development Center
Jesse Holmes Graduate Student Ornithology holmes@ku.edu	Jack Hruska Graduate student Ornithology j190h962@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Kate Ingenloff Graduate Student Ornithology kate.ingenloff@ku.edu 785.864.4540 Dyche Hall
Ali Khalighifar Graduate student Ornithology a777k268@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Lukas Klicka Graduate Student Ornithology klicka@ku.edu 785.864.2316 Dyche Hall	Fernando Machado-Stredel Graduate Student Ornithology f585m208@ku.edu 785.864.6866 Dyche Hall
Rob Moyle Associate Curator Ornithology moyle@ku.edu 785.864.1870 Dyche Hall	Town Peterson Senior Curator Ornithology town@ku.edu 785.864.3926 Dyche Hall	Mark Robbins Collection Manager Ornithology mrobbins@ku.edu 785.864.3657 Dyche Hall
Daniel Romero-Alvarez Graduate Student Ornithology d076r852@ku.edu 785.864.6866 Dyche Hall

Paleobotany

Sarah Anderson Undergraduate Collections Assistant Paleobotany seanderson@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Brian Atkinson Postdoctoral Researcher Paleobotany brian.atkinson@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Carla Harper Postdoctoral Researcher Paleobotany charper@ku.edu Haworth Hall
Nick Hodges Undergraduate Researcher Paleobotany nickhodges34@gmail.com Haworth Hall	Emma Murrugarra Undergraduate Researcher Paleobotany emmamurrugarra@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Rudolph Serbet Collection Manager Paleobotany serbet@ku.edu 785.864.3410 Haworth Hall
Sharyn Serbet Undergraduate Collections Assistant Paleobotany sharynserbet@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Edith Taylor Curator Emerita Paleobotany etaylor@ku.edu 785.864.3621 Haworth Hall	Alyson Wilkins Graduate Research Assitant, Museum Studies Paleobotany awilkins007@ku.edu Haworth Hall, PSB

Paleontological Institute

Liz Black Editor, Paleontological Institute Paleontological Institute eblack3@ku.edu (785) 864-2737	Cormack, Michael Paleontological Institute msc@ku.edu 785.864.2737 Lindley Hall	Mayse, Denise Paleontological Institute Lindley Hall
Selden, Paul Director Paleontological Institute selden@ku.edu 785.864.2751 Lindley Hall, room 121

Vertebrate Paleontology

K. Christopher Beard Senior Curator Vertebrate Paleontology chris.beard@ku.edu 785.864.4185 Dyche Hall	David Burnham Preparator Vertebrate Paleontology dinosaur@ku.edu 785.864.3917 Dyche Hall	John Chorn Adjunct Research Associate Vertebrate Paleontology jchorn@ku.edu 785.864.3216 Dyche Hall
Pauline Coster Adjunct Research Affiliate Vertebrate Paleontology pauline.coster@ku.edu 785-864-8379 Dyche Hall	Tabatha Gabay Master's Student Vertebrate Paleontology gabay@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Matthew Jones Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology m.jones@ku.edu 785.864.3216 Dyche Hall
Spencer Mattingly Graduate student Vertebrate Paleontology spencer_mattingly@ku.edu Dyche Hall, room 318C	Desui Miao Collection Manager Vertebrate Paleontology dmiao@ku.edu 785.864.3317 Dyche Hall	Ryan Ridder Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology r839r429@ku.edu Dyche Hall
Oscar Sanisidro Scientific Illustrator Vertebrate Paleontology osanisidro@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Hans-Peter Schultze Curator Emeritus Vertebrate Paleontology hp1937@ku.edu 785.864.3216 Dyche Hall	Chenchen Shen Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology c721s275@ku.edu Dyche Hall
Megan Sims Collection Manager Vertebrate Paleontology m896s904@ku.edu Dyche Hall

Art Cart: Plants, Lizards, & Snakes

Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm

Science on Tap - Keeping the Devils Out: Grotesques of the KU Natural History Museum with Dr. Leonard Krishtalka, Museum Director

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 7:30pm

Pop Up Science!

Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Discovery Day: Marine Life

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Summer Day Camps Registration DEADLINE

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 5:00pm

Pop Up Science!

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Day of Creativity

Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Microscopic World! at Lawrence Public Library

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Collections Up Close Special Edition: Game of Thrones Paleontology

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Earth Day at South Park

Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 11:30am to 4:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Union - featuring archaeology collections

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Museum - featuring archaeology collections

Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

KU Common Book in Context: Herpetology in Haiti

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 7:00pm

Pop Up Science!

Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Science on Tap: Is Addiction Rational?

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 7:30pm

Microbes on the Move: Chanute, KS

Friday, March 15, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Union - featuring beetles

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Museum - featuring beetles

Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Pop Up Science!

Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Science on Tap: Habitat Restoration at the Baker Wetlands

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 7:30pm

Rescheduled - Kaw Valley Eagles Day

Saturday, February 16, 2019 - 8:30am to 4:00pm

KU NHM Sponsored Event: Sexy Science

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Union - featuring fungi

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Collections Up Close at the Museum - featuring fungi

Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Science on Tap: Auditory Repercussions - Why Can’t I Hear at Noisy Restaurants Anymore?

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 7:30pm

Discovery Day: Kansas Day

Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Art Cart: Still Life

Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Kaw Valley Eagles Day - POSTPONED

Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 8:30am to 4:00pm

Museum Selfie Day

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Explorer’s Dinner

Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 6:30pm

Collections Up Close

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

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