Postdoctoral Fellow
platanus@umich.edu
Office Information:
3050 Biological Sciences Building
hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology;
Postdoc
Education/Degree:
Ph.D. in Botany, University of Florida (2023)
B.S. in Geology, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
About
Research Interests
- Fossil sycamores/plane trees (Platanaceae): their evolution and history
- Fossil fruit and seed floras: diversity, size, and dispersal trends through time
- Micro-CT applications in paleontological research and outreach
- Integrating morphological data into phylogenetic analyses
- Efforts to disseminate paleobotany to the general public, especially those of unconventional backgrounds
Advisor: Stephen A. Smith
