| KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum

KU Natural History Museum

1345 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
785.864.4450

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday - Saturday:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday:
12:00pm-4:00pm

Holiday Hours:
Closed KU Holiday Break
Fri., Dec. 24-Mon., Jan 3

Admission Information
Suggested donation of $7 for adults and $4 for children. Members and KU students are free. Your contribution supports the museum.

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 Research Affiliate Entomology entiminae@gmail.com
Liza Maria González Rodriguez Graduate Student Entomology liza.maria.gonzalez.r@ku.edu Haworth, 6002	Rachel Neff Graduate Student Entomology rachelneff@ku.edu Public Safety Building	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	Rachel R. Smith Undergraduate Research Assistant Entomology 6002 Haworth Hall	Andrés F. Herrera Motta Graduate Student Entomology andres.felipe.herrera.motta@ku.edu Public Safety Building

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	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 Assistant Director of Bioinformatics and Genomics Herpetology p633h050@ku.edu 785.864.9886 Dyche Hall	Carl Hutter Research Affiliate Herpetology carl.hutter@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall
Melissa Mayhew Temporary Collections Assistant Herpetology mrmayhew@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Camila Gibas Meneses Graduate Student Herpetology cgmeneses@ku.edu Dyche	Nikki Realubit Graduate Student Herpetology nikkidyannerealubit@ku.edu Dyche Hall
Hannah Som Graduate Student Herpetology hannahesom@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Christian Supsup M.A. Graduate Student Herpetology christian.supsup@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Walter Tapondjou Graduate Student Herpetology tankwalter@ku.edu Dyche Hall
Javier Torres Graduate Student Herpetology Dyche Hall	Jeff Weinell Graduate Student Herpetology jeffweinell@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Linda Trueb Curator Emerita Herpetology trueb@ku.edu 785.864.3342 Dyche Hall

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	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

Ben Anhalt Programmer I Informatics Dyche Hall	Jim Beach Assistant Director for Informatics Informatics beach@ku.edu 785.864.4645 Dyche Hall	CJ Grady Programmer II Informatics Dyche Hall
Maksym Patiiuk Undergraduate Student Informatics maksym.patiiuk@ku.edu Dyche Hall, 606	Aimee Stewart Senior Systems Programmer Informatics Dyche Hall	Theresa Miller Information Specialist Informatics Dyche Hall
David Vieglais Research Professor Informatics Off Campus

Julien Kimmig Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology jkimmig@psu.edu	Kayla Kolis Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology k474k885@ku.edu	Rhiannon LaVine Post Doctoral Researcher Invertebrate Paleontology rlavine@ku.edu Dyche Hall
Bruce Lieberman Senior Curator, Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Invertebrate Paleontology blieber@ku.edu 785.864.2741 Dyche Hall, Room 701A	Natalia Lopez Collection Manager Invertebrate Paleontology nlopezc@ku.edu 785.864.2747 Dyche Hall	Albert Rowell Curator Emeritus Invertebrate Paleontology arowell@ku.edu 785.864.4974 Lindley Hall
Luke Strotz Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology lukestrotz@ku.edu	Steve Wagner Research Affiliate Invertebrate Paleontology wagners@ku.edu

Jocelyn Colella Curator Mammals , Assistant Professor Ecoogy & Evolutionary Biology Mammalogy colella@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Maria Eifler Collection Manager Mammalogy meifler@ku.edu 785.864.6989 Dyche Hall, PSB	Ronald H. Pine Research Affiliate Mammalogy ronpine@mac.com PSB
Robert M. Timm Research Affiliate Mammalogy btimm@ku.edu 785.864.1831 Haworth Hall	Ben Wiens Graduate Student Mammalogy Dyche Hall

Eleanor Gardner Outreach & Engagement Coordinator Museum Staff eleanor.gardner@ku.edu 785.864.2380 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 785.864.2372 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	Jennifer Thomas Visitor Services & Collections Assistant Museum Staff jct@ku.edu 785.864.2234 Dyche Hall
Anne Tangeman Communications Coordinator Museum Staff atangeman@ku.edu 785.864.2344 Dyche Hall

Abdelkafar Alkishe Graduate student Ornithology a116a541@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Stephen Baca Post Doc Ornithology s953b810@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Dyche Hall	Peter Campbell Graduate Student Ornithology
Marlon Cobos Cobos Graduate Student Ornithology m538c005@ku.edu 785.864.6866 Dyche Hall	Jacob C. Cooper Post Doc Ornithology jccooper@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Lucas DeCicco Graduate Student Ornithology l944d476@ku.edu 785.864.3439 Dyche Hall
Fernando Machado-Stredel Graduate Student Ornithology f585m208@ku.edu 785.864.6866 Dyche Hall	Rob Moyle Senior 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

Brian Atkinson Curator-in-Charge Paleobotany brian.atkinson@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Andres Elgorriaga Post Doc Paleobotany aelgorriaga@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Carla Harper Research Affiliate Paleobotany charper@ku.edu
Kelly Matsunaga Curator Paleobotany matsunaga@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Austin Nguyễn Undergraduate Researcher Paleobotany atnguyen02@ku.edu Haworth 6012	Megan Nibbelink PhD Graduate Student Paleobotany nibbelink@ku.edu Haworth Hall
Kelly Pfeiler Graduate Student Paleobotany kelly.pfeiler@ku.edu Haworth Hall	Rudolph Serbet Collection Manager Paleobotany serbet@ku.edu 785.864.3410 Haworth Hall	Keana Tang Graduate Student Paleobotany keanatang@ku.edu Hawroth Hall
Edith Taylor Curator Emerita Paleobotany 785.864.3621 Haworth Hall

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	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, Retired Vertebrate Paleontology dmiao@ku.edu 785.864.3317 Dyche Hall	Kristen Miller Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology k.miller9@ku.edu Dyche Hall	Parker Rhinehart Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology Dyche Hall
Kathleen Rust Graduate Student Vertebrate Paleontology k.rust@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 megan.sims@ku.edu 785.864.0653 Dyche Hall, Room 318D	Kristen Tietjen Scientific Illustrator Vertebrate Paleontology katietjen@ku.edu Dyche Hall

Administration

Archaeology

Biodiversity Modeling

Botany

Entomology

Herpetology

Ichthyology

Informatics

Information Technology

Invertebrate Paleontology

Invertebrate Zoology

Mammalogy

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Ornithology

Paleobotany

Paleontological Institute

Vertebrate Paleontology

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