My Fulbright research will provide a detailed study of terrestrial polar ecosystems from the Cretaceous (125-100 million years ago) of Australia. Although these diverse ecosystems do not exist today, understanding their structure and composition is relevant to our modern, warming world.
Matthew has been Curator of Dinosauria at the Smithsonian Institution since 2003, where he was lead curator for the Deep Time exhibition (2013-2019). He received his B.Sc. from Brown University (1991) and his M.Sc. (1995) and Ph.D. (1998) from the University of Chicago. Matthew studies dinosaur evolution, Mesozoic ecosystems, and the fossil record, has published dozens of scientific papers, and collected fossils in the US, Madagascar, Chile, Zimbabwe, and India. He has served the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontological Society, and Paleobiology Database, and co-edited the journal Paleobiology.
Matthew’s Fulbright research will provide a detailed study of terrestrial polar ecosystems from the Cretaceous (125-100 million years ago) of Australia. Although these diverse ecosystems do not exist today, understanding their structure and composition is relevant to our modern, warming world.