Dr. Stephen Brusatte

STEPHEN BRUSATTE, Ph.D. Class of 2002 Dr. Brusatte is a paleontologist and the author of the book Stately Fossils: A Comprehensive Look at the State Fossils and Other Official Fossils, written while still in high school, then the book Dinosaurs, and also the book Field Guide to Dinosaurs, as well as over 100 articles and papers on paleontology research. He received his bachelor of science degree in geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago in 2006, then master’s degrees in paleobiology and also in earth sciences from the University of Bristol, and a master’s degree in earth and environmental sciences from Columbia University in New York, before earning his doctorate degree from Columbia University in 2013. In addition to lecturing on his research, he has appeared in television documentaries, many television programs in the United Kingdom, radio interviews for the BBC, NPR, and stations in Canada, Columbia, Ireland, and New Zealand among others. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Time Magazine, National Geographic, New Scientist, Scientific American, Earth Magazine, and BBC Focus Magazine. Dr. Brusatte currently teaches and conducts research as a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University Of Edinburgh School Of Geosciences.