Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Meet a Scientist - Paul Mayer

This session of Meet a Scientist is part of our celebration of Native American Heritage Month as we the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.

See how Conservators Dan Kaping, Cassandra Gero, and Katie Linder use the polarized light microscope to look at fur and fibers used in Native American items Learn what hair, wool, and different types of fur look like under the microscope, and learn how conservators try to identify unknown fibers. 

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to fieldwork, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Learn how conservators try to identify unknown fibers. 

Meet a Scientist: Furs & Fibers—A Close-up Look at Native American Materials

This session of Meet a Scientist is part of our celebration of Native American Heritage Month as we honor the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.

Meet Nicole Schmidt, Project Assistant Conservator and Erin Murphy, Assistant Conservator from the Gantz Family Collections Center share insight into the conservation and treatment of a toy bison currently on display in the Pawnee Earth Lodge cases in the Native Truths exhibition. This treatment was done in collaboration with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. 

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to fieldwork, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Learn about the inner workings of the Anthropology Conservation Department including investigative research, physical treatment, and collaborative work with done with Native Tribes. 

Meet a Scientist: Anthropology Conservation and Collaboration

This session of Meet a Scientist is part of our celebration of Native American Heritage Month as we honor the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.

Featured today is guest presenter Norma Robertson and Norma&#39;s partner Robert Wapahi. They will be demonstrating traditional beadwork techniques.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to fieldwork, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in for a demonstration of traditional beadwork techniques by a local Indigenous artist and Native Truths collaborator.

Meet a Scientist: Traditional Beadwork Techniques with Norma Robertson

At this week&#39;s session, join Rick Ree, Curator of Flowering Plants and Ryan Fuller, University of Chicago graduate student as they present their research of amazing alpine plants of the Hengduan Mountains They will have herbarium specimens, photos, and collecting tools from their studies in SW China.

The Hengduan Mountains of SW China are a biodiversity hotspot, where evolution has yielded a spectacular number of native flowering plants adapted to the challenging environmental conditions. Our research aims to document this diversity through specimen collections, and test theories about how and why so many species evolved to coexist in the region. Mountains worldwide hold a disproportionate amount of biodiversity, and the Hengduan Mountains are among the richest. Studies of species in the region help us understand why evolution favors mountains as hotspots, and is especially important as climate change threatens fragile mountain ecosystems.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to fieldwork, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Learn about flowering plants of the Hengduan Mountains of SW China with Rick Ree and Ryan Fuller.

Meet a Scientist: Amazing alpine plants of the Hengduan Mountains

Come by and hear from Andie Gomez-Patron, PhD Student at Cornell University, and other early career scientists within the natural hazards community.

Ever wonder about volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides and their effects on surrounding communities? Geoscience is an interdisciplinary science that studies the mechanics of volcanoes and other natural phenomena and their impacts. Stop in and learn more about this relatively young field and gain insight into why the planet we live on behaves the way it does.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection. 

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Learn how volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides and how they affect surrounding communities.

Meet a Scientist: Geoscientist Andie Gomez-Patron

Liberian history holds a special connection to American and African American history that is often seldom discussed. Dr. Cynthia Schmidt will join us to give a talk about this connection through Liberian and Sierra Leonean masks and culture. By exploring the Bundu masks of the Sande women, she will draw a special cross-cultural connection with African and African American culture that will hopefully enlighten us all! 

Dr. Cynthia Schmidt, an ethnomusicologist, has a breadth of knowledge about Africa and the Transatlantic having lived and taught as a Fulbrighter both at Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, and Rhodes University, South Africa, and also at Cuttington University in Liberia. Her museum work includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, as an Andrew Mellon Fellow for African Art and Musical Instruments Departments and the Cuttington University Museum, Liberia. She was a Consultant for the Field Museum&#39;s installment of the Africa Hall Exhibition (where she has a mini-exhibit on a Mende song&#39;s legacy among the Gullah, as seen in the award-winning documentary, The Language You Cry in). Her research and publications feature her interest in cultural connections relating to Africa, the Caribbean, and the Gullah of South Carolina and Georgia. Dr. Schmidt is currently teaching at Creighton University in Omaha.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Dr. Cynthia Schmidt will join us to give a talk about Liberian and Sierra Leonean masks and culture.

Meet a Scientist: Dr. Cynthia Schmidt

This weeks session features Troy Hambly, PhD CFSP, funeral director and embalmer. Learn about his career in mortuary sciences and the history of mortuary science.  Dr. Hambly will also talk about how remains are prepared for a funeral, as well as his work with the Museum and his collaboration with the latest exhibition, Death: Life&#39;s Greatest Mystery.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Join us for a fascinating look at the mortuary sciences, and the relation to our newest exhibition, Death: Life's Greatest Mystery.

Meet a Scientist: Mortuary Scientist, Troy Hambly, 

In this session, <a href="https://meteorites.fieldmuseum.org/people/Valdes">Maria Valdes</a> will discuss lunar meteorites and theories of moon formation.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

This Meet a Scientist session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/visit/daily-events/womens-history-month">Women’s History Month</a> programming and Field Museum Women in Science.

Join us as Research Scientist Maria Valdes discusses her work on lunar evolution.

Meet a Scientist: Dr. Maria Valdes

In this session, Dr. Lesley de Souza &amp; Dr. Sophie Picq will discuss using environmental DNA in hyper-diverse ecosystems like the Amazon basin.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

This Meet a Scientist session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/womens-history-month">Women’s History Month</a> programming and Field Museum Women in Science.

Stop in the Science Hub for Lesley de Souza & Sophie Picq's discussion of environmental DNA in the Amazon basin.

Meet a Scientist: Dr. Lesley de Souza & Dr. Sophie Picq

In this session, <a href="https://meteorites.fieldmuseum.org/people/Valdes">Maria Valdes</a> will discuss lunar meteorites and theories of moon formation.

Please note, there will be members of the media present during this session.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

This Meet a Scientist session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/womens-history-month">Women’s History Month</a> programming and Field Museum Women in Science.

Join us as Research Scientist Dr. Maria Valdes discusses her work on lunar evolution.

Meet a Scientist: Meteorites from the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids

In this session, <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/staff/profile/2704">Sara Ruane</a> will focus on anaconda, the heaviest and one of the longest known extant snake species.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

This Meet a Scientist session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/womens-history-month">Women’s History Month</a> programming and Field Museum Women in Science.

Stop into the Science Hub and meet Sara Ruane, Assistant Curator of Herpetology as she discusses why snakes are cool!

Meet a Scientist: Sara Ruane

Fabiany Herrera, Assistant Curator of Paleobotany and Michael D&#39;Antonio, Negaunee Integrative Research Center Postdoctoral Researcher will be &quot;resurrecting&quot; 300 million years old fossil plants from Illinois.
Using specimens, computer tomography scans and 3D models they will reconstruct the Mazon Creek fossil plants.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in and learn about ancient plants from Illinois!

Meet a Scientist: Michael D'Antonio and Fabiany Herrera

A self-taught Arabic calligrapher, Ismail Hummos has taught Arabic calligraphy in several universities. This interactive session will include a demonstration on Arabic calligraphy and discussion of the role it&#39;s played in art and architecture in the Arab world. Get the chance to try your own calligraphy and learn more about this unique art form.

This Meet a Scientist session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/arab-american-heritage-month">Arab American Heritage Month</a> programming.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select Fridays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Join us in the Grainger Science Hub for a hands-on Arabic Calligraphy demonstration.

Meet a Scientist: Arabic Calligraphy Demonstration with Ismail Hummos

Richard Ree, Curator of Flowering Plants and Samantha Kish-Levine, U. Chicago graduate student present
Spectacular flowers of the Hengduan Mountains, China

The Hengduan Mountains of China are a biodiversity hotspot, where flowering plants have been evolving at high elevations for the past 30 million years. This has resulted in spectacular radiations of species from common ancestors, with diverse colors, shapes, and sizes of flowers that reflect different strategies for attracting pollinators during the brief summer season.

This session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander</a> Heritage Month programming.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in for a session about the spectacular flowers of the Hengduan Mountains, China

Meet a Scientist: Richard Ree and Samantha Kish-Levine

Thorsten Lumbsch, VP of Science &amp; Education, and Todd Wildhelm, Collections Manager of Botany, will discuss the hidden beauty of lichens. Learn what lichens are, their role in the ecosystem, how they function as canaries in the coal mine for air pollution and climate change.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Come away with a greater understanding of lichens and their importance to the environment.

Meet a Scientist:  The Hidden Beauty of Lichens with Thorsten Lumbsch

Join us for a fun session featuring Chinese Shadow Puppetry.

This session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander</a> Heritage Month programming.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Lani Alabanza-Chan and Trinity Medellin will be showcasing Chinese Shadow Puppets

Meet-A-Scientist: Lani Alabanza-Chan and Trinity Medellin

During National <a href="https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week">Pollinator Week</a>, lead conservation ecologist Erika Hasle will discuss migratory monarch butterflies and other pollinators and what Field Museum and urban dwellers throughout the US can do to support these important species. Learn that the small actions of people with city yards, balconies, patios, school/church gardens are very important for pollinators.

This session is presented as part of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/pollinator-week">Pollinator Week</a> activities at the Field Museum!

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

It's Pollinator Week! Join us for a session migratory monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Meet a Scientist: Erika Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist

Bruno de Medeiros, Negaunee Assistant Curator of Pollinating Insects presents Surprising Pollinators.
During National <a href="https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week">Pollinator Week</a>, we will be showing specimens from the insect collection showing several different kinds of pollinators, highlighting species that few people know. This includes tiny midges that pollinate cacao to produce chocolate, weevils that pollinate palms to produce palm oil, flies pollinating mangoes, and many others, and several kinds of native bees.

This session is presented as part of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/pollinator-week">Pollinator Week</a> activities at the Field Museum!

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>. They&#39;ll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

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