Name: Meet a Scientist: Sara Ruane
Start: 2023-03-31T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-03-31T13:00:00-05:00
Location: 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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Learn what hair, wool, and different types of fur look like under the microscope, and learn how conservators try to identify unknown fibers.&nbsp;

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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>.&nbsp;They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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&nbsp;exhibition. This treatment was done in collaboration with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.&nbsp;

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'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&nbsp;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's partner Robert Wapahi. They&nbsp;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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>.&nbsp;They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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'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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger Science Hub</a>.&nbsp;They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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.&nbsp;

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They'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!&nbsp;

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's installment of the Africa Hall Exhibition (where she has a mini-exhibit on a Mende song'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'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.&nbsp; Dr. Hambly will also talk about&nbsp;how remains are prepared for a funeral, as well as&nbsp;his work with the Museum and his collaboration with the latest exhibition, Death: Life'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'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&nbsp;Grainger Science Hub. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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&nbsp;Grainger Science Hub. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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&nbsp;Grainger Science Hub. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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'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'Antonio, Negaunee Integrative Research Center Postdoctoral Researcher will be "resurrecting" 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&nbsp;Grainger Science Hub. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;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'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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

It's Pollinator Week! This session highlights the huge diversity of insects involved in pollination.

Meet a Scientist: Bruno de Medeiros, Negaunee Assistant Curator of Pollinating Insects

Don't miss this special session of Meet a Scientist as Jacob Shuler, Manager of Visitor Services and Bridgette Russell, Public Relations Director, along with Heaven Wade, Research Assistant Botany, Wyatt Gaswick Collections Assistant Botany, and Christine Alexis, Visitor Services Representative come together tell the story of Juneteenth tied to our collections history.

Carrying forward the story we told last Juneteenth, we'll be focusing on the work of George Washington Carver later in his life (his Masters in mycology, his Jessup Wagon, and the pamphlets he published to educate and empower a love of gardening (particularly within African American communities) and encourage and inspire many of today's conservation and sustainability initiatives.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Field Museum

Meet a Scientist: Celebrate Juneteenth through Museum Collections

Kevin Feldheim uses DNA to study sharks’ genetics and mating habits and manages the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/department/pritzker-dna-lab">Pritzker DNA Lab</a><a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/department/pritzker-dna-lab">.</a>
Come learn about sharks and how we use DNA to learn about them. 

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Join Kevin Feldheim, manager of the Pritzker DNA Lab, for a session all about sharks! 

Meet a Scientist: Shark Science

There are cool fossils right here in Illinois! Chicago was once in the tropics, covered by a shallow sea
and there are fossils in the Chicago area that are older than dinosaurs.

Join Paul Mayer for a talk about local geology and 307 Million year old fossils that you can find in the Chicago area including Mazon Creek Tully Monsters.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in to learn about fossils from the Chicago area!

Meet a Scientist: Paul Mayer, Fossil Invertebrate Collections Manager

Join Dr. Ben Marks, Collections Manager of Birds, and Amie Settlekowski, Postdoc Research Scientist as they discuss what we can learn from old museum specimens and their genomes.

Natural history collections are not only a vital resource for current biodiversity and conservation research but an investment for future science. And birds are super interesting and a great study group for addressing questions in ecology, evolution and conservation. 

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in and see what we can learn from old museum specimens.

Meet a Scientist: New Uses for Old Specimens

Join us as Thorsten Lumbsch, Vice President of Science and Education, and Todd Widhelm, Collections Manager of Botany, explain what lichens are, their role in the ecosystem, and how they function as canaries in the coal mine for air pollution and climate change. There will be lichen specimens to touch and some not to touch.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'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&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Stop in and learn about the amazing world of lichens.

Meet a Scientist: Thorsten Lumbsch and Todd Widhelm

Madeleine Tudor, Sr. Environmental Social Scientist presents the Museum's&nbsp;amazing anthropology collections from the Calumet Region that showcase Latinx heritage, with a focus on the contemporary folk art of South Chicago artist Roman Villarreal and the South Chicago community area which is the oldest Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago.

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Senior Environmental Social Scientist Madeleine Tudor presents Latinx Voices, Calumet Stories

Meet a Scientist:  Madeleine Tudor, Senior Environmental Social Scientist

Join us as Postdoctoral Researcher Mariana Herrera shares her work about the ecological importance of fungi. Herbarium specimens collected in Latin America will help illustrate the diversity of fungi and their roles in the ecosystem.

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Meet a Scientist: Mariana Herrera 

Paula Ungar, Senior Environmental Social Scientist, will talk about the work done with Indigenous and local communities in the Amazon basin. Learn about the diversity of Amazonian local and Indigenous communities, the beauty of the landscapes, the richness of their knowledge and ways of relating to their environment, the challenges they face today.

Gain insight into the field of Environmental Social Science and learn how it helps native communities be seen and heard.

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Meet a Scientist: Paula Ungar, Senior Environmental Social Scientist 

Pa&uacute;l Sambrano, Operations Coordinator Andes-Amazon team, will discuss what it takes to run a Field Museum Rapid Inventory. Maps, field guides and Rapid Inventory reports will give visitors a look at the kind of work AA team carries out in the Amazon.

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Meet a Scientist: Paúl Sambrano, Andes-Amazon Rapid Inventories

Jacob Campbell, Lead Social Scientist, Keller Science Action Center, is joined by Chicago based artists Hector Duarte and Piloto Nieves Ruiz. Learn about the intersection of biodiversity conservation in cities, cultural traditions, and equitable design of green spaces.&nbsp;

Hector, Piloto and Jacob will discuss the Roots &amp; Routes collaboration, made up of Field Museum, Chicago Park District, and community-based artists and organizations, that has led to the creation and activation of 5 public art installations along Chicago's south lakefront, called Gathering Spaces. Hector and Piloto will showcase specifically their installation, <a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/la-ronda-parakata-artwork" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Ronda Parakata</a>, speaking on how it integrates monarch butterfly conservation, honoring Mexican American migration, and serving as location for a unique D&iacute;a de los Muertos event, now in its 7th year.

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Jacob Campbell is joined by Chicago based artists Hector Duarte and Piloto Nieves Ruiz.

Meet a Scientist: Jacob Campbell, Lead Social Scientist, Keller Science Action Center

Our celebration of National Fossil Day will include:

<ul>
 <li>William F. Simpson, Head of Geological Collections and Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates</li>
 <li>Paul Mayer, Collections Manager, Fossil Invertebrates</li>
 <li>Mike Donovan, Collection Manager, Paleobotany</li>
 <li>Adrienne Stroup, Collections Assistant, Geological Collections&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

We will have stations set up in the Science Hub as well as Stanley Field Hall. Stop in to see local fossils and learn what life was like in the ancient world in which they lived.&nbsp;

In celebration of National Fossil Day, we'll present local fossils from in and around Northern Illinois.

Meet a Scientist: National Fossil Day

Come see a taste of the Amphibian, Reptile, and Fishes collections that features some beautiful but deadly specimens. In this poison paradise, we'll talk about the various ways these species use their venoms and poisons as weapons to hunt and defend themselves. Scientists will include:

<ul>
 <li>Josh Mata, Assistant Collections Manager Herpetology</li>
 <li>Susan Mochel, Assistant Collections Manager Fishes</li>
 <li>Andrew Gallardo, Collection Technician Fishes</li>
 <li>Sophie Picq, Postdoc Scientist Fishes</li>
 <li>Diego Elias, Postdoc Scientist Fishes</li>
</ul>

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&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

Come see specimens from our Amphibian, Reptile, and Fishes collections that are beautiful but deadly.

Meet a Scientist: Don't You Know That They're Toxic

Meet Field Museum Librarian Gretchen Rings as she shares rare documentation of Field Museum voyages and expeditions for exploration of natural history.

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

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

This session's topic is Expeditions and Voyages: Books from the Rare Book Room

Meet a Scientist: Gretchen Rings, Field Museum Librarian

At this week's session, meet Louise Bodt, Scientific Affiliate and PhD Candidate. Discussion will include talk about local birds, birding, field work, and lab research. Also learn about the impacts of&nbsp; introduced bird species and what we can learn from studying "pest" 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 <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/grainger-science-hub">Grainger&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.

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

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