Description
IAS Presents聽Science with a Twist on June 12th, 2026 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the 每日大赛聽(Krannert Hall, 1100 W. 42nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208).
This Science with a Twist event will feature a presentation titled Clues from the Past: A first look at the fauna of the Jurassic Mile featuring paleontologists Dr. Joseph Frederickson and Laura Rooney.
Dr. Joseph Frederickson is the Lead Paleontologist and Manager of the Natural Science Collection at The Children鈥檚 Museum of Indianapolis. His primary research focuses on the paleoecology of Mesozoic ecosystems, specifically understudied species living at the feet of dinosaurs. He received his BA in Geosciences in 2011 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MSc in Earth Science from Temple University in 2013, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma in 2018. His research has been featured by a variety of national news outlets, including CNN, NPR, and National Geographic.
Laura Rooney is the Curator of Paleontology at the Children鈥檚 Museum of Indianapolis. She obtained a Bachelor鈥檚 in Biological Anthropology from the City University of New York and a Master鈥檚 in Geoscience from East Tennessee State University. She is currently working on her PhD as an external student through Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Through her research she aims to expand our knowledge of the life, behavior, and all other aspects of the biology of Allosaurus 鈥� the apex predator of the Jurassic of North America.
Past Science With A Twists:
- Laura Woodward, Useful Nonsense (Mediated mRNA Decay) For Trying Times, March 20th, 2026
- Christopher Schmidt,聽Diets and Dentitions: A Look Into Dental Anthropology as a Biocultural Science, December 12th, 2025
- Catherine Steding,聽Genetric Transformation: How the Last 15 Years of Advancement in Genetics have Transformed Clinical Practice, October 17th, 2025
- Coralie Palmer, Mangrove, Seagrass, and Coral Reef Ecosystems, June 27th, 2025
- Saoirse Foley, From Web-Builders to Building a Website, March 21st, 2025
- Jennifer Kowalski,聽Brains vs. Guts: What Tiny Roundworms Teach Us About The Multi-Tissue Control Of Nervous System Function, December 12th, 2024
- Zach Sylvain,聽Restoring Transformed Landscapes: More Than Meets The Eye, September 13th, 2024
- Rob Denton,聽Amphibian Mysteries: Strange Sex, Weird Cells, And DNA Theft, June 14th, 2024
- Erik Ohannesian,聽March 15th, 2024
- Shazia Afzal,聽Obesity Is A Disease State, December 14th, 2023
- Samina Akbar, September 29th, 2023
