Connie Van Beek
Fossil Preparator I
Integrative Research Center
Additional Information
Education
2000 – Mac University, Chicago, IL. - Photoshop Boot Camp, Essentials of Web Authoring.
1977 to 1979 – Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL and Thornton Community College, South Holland, IL. - Two years B.F.A. curriculum, studied art history, drawing and painting, 2 & 3-D design, ceramics, English.
Summer of 1972 – School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL. - Studied drawing and painting.
Interests
Paleontology, nature, art, music, travel, books, boots.
Accomplishments
Publications:
Van Beek, Constance, and Brown, Matthew A. (2010). Three dimensional preparation of a Late Cretaceous sturgeon from Montana: a case study. The Geological Curator - Volume 9, No. 3
Workshops, symposia:
Presenter: 2010, “Preparation of micro- features of Eocene Green River specimens: methods and materials” (paper), co- presenter (with Deborah Wagner) “Creating temporary support structure for preparation” (workshop), 3rd Annual Fossil Preparation and Collections Symposium, The Field Museum; 70th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional affiliations
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Chicago Federation of Musicians.