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A widely sought lecturer, John R. (Jack) Horner, has given over 700
invited presentations and keynote lectures throughout the United
States, England, Germany, France, Spain, New Zealand, Japan,
Singapore, and Canada for universities, museums, and organizations
such as the National Geographic Society, the North American
Paleontological Congress, Explorers Club, National Science Teachers
Association, and other national and international scientific and
educational meetings.
He has been Curator of Paleontology in the Museum of the Rockies
at Montana State University (Bozeman) since 1982 while holding
adjunct faculty appointments in the Department of Earth Sciences and
the Department of Biological Sciences. He is also a faculty affiliate
in the Department of Geology at the University of Montana
(Missoula). His tenure from 1975-1982 as Assistant Curator of
Paleontology in the Department of Geological Sciences at Princeton
University included service as a Vertebrate Paleontology Museum
Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History from 1979-
1982.
The recipient of an honorary University of Montana doctor of science
in 1986, he was selected to receive a MacArthur Fellowship in that
same year. Among numerous other honors, he received the American
Geological Institute's 1995 Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Public Understanding of Geology.
Dr. Homer discovered the first dinosaur eggs in the Western
Hemisphere, the first evidence of dinosaur colonial nesting, the first
evidence of parental care among dinosaurs, and the first dinosaur
embryos. His research covers a wide range of topics about dinosaurs,
including their behavior, physiology, ecology, and evolution. In the
period from 1982-1999, his research was supported by more than
$ 1.2 million in 18 grants from such agencies as the National Science
Foundation, Merk Family Foundation, and The Charlotte and Walter
Kohler Charitable Trust among others.
He has written forty-two professional papers, twenty-five popular
articles, co-authored five popular books, and co-edited one technical
book. His work has been featured in numerous magazines and
television specials. He was the technical advisor to Steven Spielberg
for Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World.
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| Presentation Title | Page 2 |
| Description | Lecture Program |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2010 - . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1 |
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| Collection | Distinguished Lecturer Series - IPFW College of Arts and Sciences |
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| Transcript | A widely sought lecturer, John R. (Jack) Horner, has given over 700 invited presentations and keynote lectures throughout the United States, England, Germany, France, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and Canada for universities, museums, and organizations such as the National Geographic Society, the North American Paleontological Congress, Explorers Club, National Science Teachers Association, and other national and international scientific and educational meetings. He has been Curator of Paleontology in the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University (Bozeman) since 1982 while holding adjunct faculty appointments in the Department of Earth Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences. He is also a faculty affiliate in the Department of Geology at the University of Montana (Missoula). His tenure from 1975-1982 as Assistant Curator of Paleontology in the Department of Geological Sciences at Princeton University included service as a Vertebrate Paleontology Museum Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History from 1979- 1982. The recipient of an honorary University of Montana doctor of science in 1986, he was selected to receive a MacArthur Fellowship in that same year. Among numerous other honors, he received the American Geological Institute's 1995 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Understanding of Geology. Dr. Homer discovered the first dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere, the first evidence of dinosaur colonial nesting, the first evidence of parental care among dinosaurs, and the first dinosaur embryos. His research covers a wide range of topics about dinosaurs, including their behavior, physiology, ecology, and evolution. In the period from 1982-1999, his research was supported by more than $ 1.2 million in 18 grants from such agencies as the National Science Foundation, Merk Family Foundation, and The Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust among others. He has written forty-two professional papers, twenty-five popular articles, co-authored five popular books, and co-edited one technical book. His work has been featured in numerous magazines and television specials. He was the technical advisor to Steven Spielberg for Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World. |
| Date digital | July 19 2010 |
