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Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life
Columbia University Press.
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/explorers-of-deep-time/9780231195348
Purchase the book directly through the Columbia University Press site and receive a 20% discount by using the promo code CUP20.
I recommend this book emphatically, not just for fossil lovers and dinosaur fans, but for anyone considering a career in science and wondering about the life it brings.
Natural History Magazine
Current Title: Professor Emeritus Vita
Education
Education
A.B. Columbia University, 1976
M.S. University of Rochester, 1978
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1983
Awards
Awards
Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2005-2008
Paleontological Society Fellow, 2012
Geological Society of America Fellow, 2013
Edward P Bass Distinguished Environmental Visiting Scholar, Yale Department of Geology and Geophysics, 2017
Best Paper Award, 2023. Papers in Palaeontology.
Research Interests: ECLECTIC!
Research Interests: ECLECTIC!
Invertebrate paleobiology; paleoecology; mathematical methods and models; fossil preservation; paleobiomechanics; science education and outreach; geoheritage
Current Research Projects
Current Research Projects
Fossil record of the Sixth Extinction and the Anthropocene. Click here or here for an interview. And here for a press release.
Geoheritage of the Chicago region (book under contract!)
Employment in paleontology
Sensory and movement behavior in the fossil record, including fossilized senses. Click here for press coverage and here to download the paper on cricket ears.
Paleobiology of eurypterids
The Mazon Creek cnidarian Essexella. Here is a link to the paper. And some press coverage:
Fractals and related methods in the Earth sciences. Here is a recorded talk on the subject:
Science Education Grant Projects
Science Education Grant Projects
Chicago Geopaths: http://geopaths.uic.edu/ was a new program at the University of Illinois at Chicago that introduced geoscience as a potential undergraduate major and career to urban students. The program was led by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at UIC and sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Essay on the importance of paleontology: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paleontology-is-far-more-than-new-fossil-discoveries1/
Essay on the importance of paleontology: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paleontology-is-far-more-than-new-fossil-discoveries1/
Contact
Contact
Roy E. Plotnick
Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
845 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60607
phone: 312-996-2111
Fax: 312-413-2279
Email: plotnick@uic.edu
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