Assistance in the coding and analyzing of research papers for a systematic literature review project looking to quantify the extent of the research-implementation gap in conservation paleobiology. Through collaborative coding efforts, the project aims to document the degree of implementation to conservation, management, and/or restoration among paleobiological research publications.

Undergraduate research project produced under the guidance of Dr. Laura Vietti, entailing the excavation, preparation, and examination of a site from the Eocene Bridger Formation of south-central Wyoming. Fossil material at the site, including eusuchian and testudine remains, is interpreted to have been deposited in a shallow, freshwater pond, transported by means of a high-energy overbank flood event, and experienced subaerial and subaqueous decay prior to burial.

While working on the preparation of eusuchian fossil material from a Bridger Formation site (See Above), CT scanning, structured light surface scanning, and full color 3D printing were incorporated in order to preserve original element association and to minimize damage to material during air-scribe work. This was utilized as a case study in the examination of the potential paleontological applications for the Stratasys J750 polyjet 3D printer.

[March 2021-November 2021]

Assistance was provided with the digitization of ~5000 Cretaceous and Paleogene mammal tooth specimens from the University of Wyoming Geological Museum collections. Through the use of a Keyence VHX-5000 digital microscope, high-resolution research-quality images were captured of dorsal, lingual, and labial tooth faces, to be uploaded to a digital database.

[November 2019-May 2020]