Description
IAS Presents Science with a Twist on June 12th, 2026 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Indiana Academy of Science (Krannert Hall, 1100 W. 42nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208).
This Science with a Twist event will feature a presentation titled Clues from the Past: A first look at the fauna of the Jurassic Mile featuring paleontologists Dr. Joseph Frederickson and Laura Rooney.
Dr. Joseph Frederickson is the Lead Paleontologist and Manager of the Natural Science Collection at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. His primary research focuses on the paleoecology of Mesozoic ecosystems, specifically understudied species living at the feet of dinosaurs. He received his BA in Geosciences in 2011 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MSc in Earth Science from Temple University in 2013, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma in 2018. His research has been featured by a variety of national news outlets, including CNN, NPR, and National Geographic.
Laura Rooney is the Curator of Paleontology at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She obtained a Bachelor’s in Biological Anthropology from the City University of New York and a Master’s in Geoscience from East Tennessee State University. She is currently working on her PhD as an external student through Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Through her research she aims to expand our knowledge of the life, behavior, and all other aspects of the biology of Allosaurus – the apex predator of the Jurassic of North America.
Past Science With A Twists:
- Laura Woodward, Useful Nonsense (Mediated mRNA Decay) For Trying Times, March 20th, 2026
- Christopher Schmidt, Diets and Dentitions: A Look Into Dental Anthropology as a Biocultural Science, December 12th, 2025
- Catherine Steding, Genetric Transformation: How the Last 15 Years of Advancement in Genetics have Transformed Clinical Practice, October 17th, 2025
- Coralie Palmer, Mangrove, Seagrass, and Coral Reef Ecosystems, June 27th, 2025
- Saoirse Foley, From Web-Builders to Building a Website, March 21st, 2025
- Jennifer Kowalski, Brains vs. Guts: What Tiny Roundworms Teach Us About The Multi-Tissue Control Of Nervous System Function, December 12th, 2024
- Zach Sylvain, Restoring Transformed Landscapes: More Than Meets The Eye, September 13th, 2024
- Rob Denton, Amphibian Mysteries: Strange Sex, Weird Cells, And DNA Theft, June 14th, 2024
- Erik Ohannesian, March 15th, 2024
- Shazia Afzal, Obesity Is A Disease State, December 14th, 2023
- Samina Akbar, September 29th, 2023
