Join the Lab

We are always looking for interest in the lab! We have many opportunities for students interested in functional morphology:

• We have worked with visiting collaborators, high school students, and middle school students on projects.

• We welcome undergraduates during registration each semester. Please reach out to Dr. Hartstone-Rose (AdamHRose@ncsu.edu) if you are interested - no previous research experience is needed!

• We have many opportunities for graduate students and are seeking highly motivated candidates who are interested in digital dissection methods, muscle functional morphology, or functional morphology approaches to carnivore paleontology.

  • Funding not only covers student costs, but also the extensive resources available in the lab - hardware, software, and advanced data collection methods (including micro-CT and MRI).

The Smithsonian, Summer 2025

Students traveled to Washington D.C. to collect data on skull morphology of various mammal species, including grey foxes, raccoons, and many ungulates. 

Chicago, Winter 2024

Students traveled to Chicago to collect data on morphological variation in pumas.

The Smithsonian, Spring 2019

Students traveled to the Smithsonian museum collections in Suitland, Maryland to collect data on extant canid and felid hyoids and ossicles.

La Brea Tar Pits in California, Spring 2019

The La Brea Tar Pits museum is located in downtown Los Angeles, California, and provides an incredible collection of well preserved specimens. A team of students traveled here to collect data on the fossil hyoids and ossicles.