Dr. Danielle Fraser led research, collaborating with an international team of researchers, to study large-scale changes in mammal communities over time-the Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems working group centred at the Smithsonian Institution.
PhD Thomas Cullen co-authored a paper in Current Biology called: New giant carnivorous dinosaur reveals convergent evolutionary trends in theropod arm reduction
At the recently concluded Geological Society of America meeting in Denver Dr. Richard Ernst, Scientist in Residence, in the Dept of Earth Sciences at Carleton, together with NASA scientists Dr. Michael Way and Jeffrey Scargle, presented evidence that in deep geologic time both Venus and Earth were water worlds with relatively stable and temperate climates.
PhD student, Fateme Hormozzade, while working in the field with a team of scientists from the Geological Survey of Canada, was interviewed by CBC National news and radio. The team were in the field trying to get audio-magnetotelluric data for geothermal exploration purposes at Mount Cayley. This was also broadcast on the CBC live radio podcast.
A number of Graduate students from the Maddin Lab attended the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's Annual Meeting the week of November 2nd. Graduate students were invited to present a talk/lecture which included Dana Korneisel, Misha Whittingham and Thomas Cullen.
Maurice Lamontagne, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Carleton University was recently interviewed regarding the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey. He was interviewed by the National News on Radio Canada and those interviews can be found at the following: