CV

JULIAN EDWARD HERNANDEZ  DIEPENBROCK

jdiepenb@uwyo.edu

A versatile researcher with extensive experience working with museum collections, public outreach and paleontological fieldwork, with a specialty in sauropod dinosaurs.

EDUCATION

University of Wyoming

Department of Geology and Geophysics

Doctoral Candidate. Expected Graduation: Dec. 2026. 

·       Advisor: Dr. Mark Clementz

·       Working Dissertation: Description of New and Historically Important Specimens Provides Insight Into The Anatomy, Taxonomy, and Biogeography of Sauropod Dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, USA. 

·       GPA: 4.0/4.0

·       Relevant Courses:, Paleobotany, Stable Isotope Ecology, Scientific Writing, Behavioral Habitat Selection, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Vertebrate Morphology and Evolution, STEM Outreach and Management, Environmental Data Analysis

·       Dissertation research featured in “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs” temporary exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, March-September, 2026. 

University of Arizona

College of Science

B.S. Geosciences

• Emphasis: Earth, Ocean, Climate (EOC)

• Graduation date: May 2021

• GPA: 3.4/4.0

• Relevant Courses Taken: Physical Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Second Semester Spanish, Structural Geology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Global Climate Change, History of Earth’s Climate, Climate Dynamics, Intro to Ocean Sciences, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Calculus 2, Programming and Data Analysis (MATLAB)

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

·       Diepenbrock, Julian; Slattery, Joshua; Vietti, Laura; Schwartz, Andrew., 2025.  Faunal and Paleoenvironmental Analysis of the Middle Santonian Cody Shale in the Southern Bighorn Basin, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA. 75th Annual Rocky Mountain Section GSA Program and Abstracts

·       Diepenbrock, J.E. D. Schmude, C. Weege, E. Tamez-Galvan, H. Petermann, N.G. Toth, T. Lyson, M.T. Clementz.2024. An enigmatic sauropod specimen from the Morrison Formation of northern Wyoming provides insight into the evolution of diplodocoids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2024:176-177.

·       Diepenbrock, J., 2024. The Laramie Pipeline Dinosaurs, Continued Research on A Multi-Generic Morrison Formation Site From Southern Wyoming. The Jurassic, Death, Diversity and Dinosaurs, 28th Annual Tate Conference Abstract Book. 

·       Diepenbrock, J. E., M.T. Clementz, 2023. Pardon My Plaster: Reanalysis of the Historically Important Apatosaurine Specimen UW 15556. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2023:146.

·       J. Diepenbrock., 2023. The Ferris Formation: An Overlooked Yet Diverse End-Cretaceous Formation In Wyoming. 14th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota. The Anatomical Record 306(S1):84-85

·       Diepenbrock, J. H. 2022. A Unique Morrison Formation Site From Southern Wyoming and its Faunal Implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts 2022.

·       Diepenbrock, J. E. 2020. Quantitative Heterodonty in Allosaurus: Paleoecological Implications of Shed Teeth. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts 2020: 122-123. 

·       Farke, A. A., S. Chai, J. Diepenbrock, and D. Gonzalez. 2016. From the quarry to the classroom: a case study in field- and museum-centered research for high school students. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts 2016:191.      

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

Teaching Assistant, Fall 2021, 2024, Spring 2025 20hrs/week

·       Invertebrate Paleontology, Fall 2021. Ran lab sections, exam reviews and proctored quizzes. 

·       Principles of Paleontology, Fall 2024. Ran lab sections and proctored make up exams. 

·       History of Life, Spring 2025. Ran lab sections, developed and tested lab curricula, created and gave multiple lectures, proctored make-up exams. 

Collections Graduate Assistant, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Fall 2025-Current, 20 hrs./week

·       Vertebrate paleontology collections management for University of Wyoming Geological Museum.  Duties included managing the accession of new material into collection, managing outgoing and returning loans, general collections and database upkeep, and records searches for interested researchers and other parties

·       Lead the preparation, repair, accession and storage of hundreds of specimens from the Natural Trap Cave site in northern Wyoming

·       Mentored multiple undergraduate students working with collections material

Museum Graduate Assistant, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Spring 2022-Fall 2025, 20 hrs./week

·       Ran forward facing facets of museum, including museum email and Facebook accounts, worked and created schedules for the front desk, scheduled and gave tours to school groups ranging from 1st-grade to University courses.

·       Mentored undergraduate research projects

Volunteer, University of Wyoming Vertebrate Museum, Spring 2026 3hrs./week

·       Spent time preparing modern bird skeletons and learning curatorial and preservation techniques for modern specimens. 

 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.  

 Undergraduate Preceptor, Spring 2019 and Fall 2020

·       Assisted during lab sections of University of Arizona Paleontology Class (Spring 2019)

·       Assisted during lab sections of University of Arizona Physical Geology Class (Fall 2020)

 Undergraduate Researcher, Robert Downs Minerology Lab, Fall 2020

·       Worked finding scientific papers and uploading citations to RRUFF mineral database

·       Experience running RAMAN spectroscopy for mineral identification and fossil shell composition

 Society of Earth Science Students Special Events Coordinator, 2018-19

·       Scheduled speakers, planned educational field explorations, assisted with University of Arizona public outreach at annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show

 The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD. 

 Research Intern, May-August, 2021, 40 hrs/week

·       Experience working in Pleistocene mammoth site, fossil preparation on original Pleistocene bone material, extensive collections work in both prehistoric and modern osteological collections, experience 3-D scanning and modelling fossil specimens 

Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, WY. 

Summer Intern, May-August 2019, 2020, 40 hrs/week

·       Worked in multiple quarries, assisting in mapping, both by hand and using total station, and extracting fossils, docent work, fossil preparation and preliminary research on sauropod dinosaurs.

Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, CA. 

Fossil preparator, May-August 2017,2018, 20 hrs/week Student researcher, 2013-17

·       Worked part time as fossil preparator, focusing on dinosaur bones from the Kaiparowits Formation, Utah

·       Presented original research paper abstract at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting, fall 2016, focusing on the description of the anatomy of a tyrannosaur fossil from the Kaiparowits Formation, Utah

·       Experience working in museum collections and creating exhibits for public display. 

GRANTS AND AWARDS

• Carlton R. Barkhurst Writing Fellowship, 2026. $13,654 in coverage of tuition, student health insurance and stipend received for aid in the timely completion of doctoral dissertation. 

• George H. Davis Undergraduate Research Grant, 2019. $1430 received for use in paleontological research. 

·       Raymond M. Alf Laudate Deum Award, given for ­­­­excellence in museum studies, 2016, 2017

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Geological Society of America, Student Member, 2025-2026. 

TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCIES

·       Proficient in Microsoft Office, MATLAB, and Artec 3-D studio software programs. 

·       Proficient in Mesquite and TNT phylogenetic software. 

·       Proficient in museum database software Specify

·       Limited experience coding in both R and Python

·       Limited experience in 3-D scanning and modeling using Artec scanners, running 3-D printers, use of total station instruments. 

LANGUAGES SPOKEN 

·       English: Fluent

·       Spanish: Proficient at a basic conversational level