Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Chang Professor of Paleontology

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Life Science Building, Rm 123
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA

Phone: 740 593 9489
Fax: 740 593 2400
Email: witmerL@ohio.edu

 

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WitmerLab Team – November 2008
 
Ryan Ridgely
Research Associate
2000 – present
Projects: NSF grant collaborator, µCT & 3D viz guru
email: ridgely@ohio.edu
webpage: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ridgely/
Dave Dufeau
Doctoral candidate
2005 – present
Doctoral dissertation project: Evolution of the tympanic air sinus systems in archosaurs.
email: dd299405@ohiou.edu
webpage: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~dd299405/
William Porter
Doctoral candidate
2008 – present
Doctoral dissertation project: Physiological and behavioral implications of archosaur vascular systems.
email: wp298308@ohio.edu
webpage: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~wp298308/
Amy Martiny
Masters candidate
2008 – present
Project: sociology of science and medicine, photography and web delivery of WitmerLab cast collection
email: am654706@ohio.edu
webpage: http://deathetiquette.blogspot.com/
Jason Bourke
Doctoral candidate
2008 – present
Doctoral dissertation project: Nasal cavity shape in dinosaurs and their relatives and its impact on inferences of airflow and physiology based on a novel computational technique.
email: jb513009@ohio.edu
webpage: http://reptilis.net/
Joe Daniel
Doctoral candidate
2004 – present
Doctoral dissertation project: Heads and skulls as sediment sorters: an actualistic, CT-based study in taphonomy.
email: jd314704@ohio.edu
webpage: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~jd314704/
Recent WitmerLab Alumni:  
Tobin Hieronymus, PhD
PhD Recipient March 2009
2002 – 2009
Doctoral dissertation project: Osteological correlates of cephalic skin structures in Amniota: documenting the evolution of display and feeding structures with fossil data.
email: th108702@ohiou.edu
webpage: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-hieronymus/index.htm
Current status:  NEOUCOM Anatomy Instructor (since Sep 2008)
Kate Burns
High School Intern from Linworth Alternative Program, Columbus, Ohio
2 Feb – 26 Mar 2009
Projects: 3D viz of crow brain & inner ear, painting casts of T. rex, Gorgosaurus, and Diplodocus, specimen curation
email: burns.ktb@gmail.com
Current status: Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, as of Fall 2009
Takanobu Tsuihiji, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
2006 – 2008
Projects: Cervicocephalic anatomy of archosaurs, Mongolian dinosaurs
email: taka@kahaku.go.jp
Current status: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Justin Tickhill, MS
Masters recipient August 2007
2004 – 2008
Masters thesis project: The Virtual Pig Head: digital imaging of cephalic anatomy.
email: jt188600@ohio.edu
webpage: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/virtualpig/pig_head.htm
   
Click the image at right to see the WitmerLab in September 2007.
Click the image at right to see the archived WitmerLab People page.
   
  note: Research in the Witmer lab does not involve experimentation on live animals.  Specimens of modern animals used in research are salvage specimens, obtained legally from commercial or governmental sources.
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College of Osteopathic Medicine
Irvine Hall, Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-2530 740-597-2778 fax
 

Last updated: 11/19/2009