Header image credit: Heidi Arnhold
Hi there!
My name’s Jon Tennant, and I’m currently a final year PhD student at Imperial College London in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering. I’m a Palaeontologist by training, which means I know all the Ross from Friends jokes, and yes, I do work on dinosaurs.
My research interests focus on patterns of biodiversity and extinction in deep time, and the biological and environmental drivers of these patterns. Alongside this, I seem to have developed a keen interest in the taxonomy and evolution of crocodiles and their ancestors.
Anyone who knows me will know that I’m passionate about science communication. I like to think that science deserves to be in the public domain, and everyone should have the opportunity to learn about different research should they wish to. As such, I’m also deeply interested in current trends in open science, particularly regarding open access and open data, and the impact this has on science communication.
On this website, you can find a list of my science communication activities, including peer reviewed publications, as well as my current research highlights and interest, and experience. You can get in contact with me easily at:
Email: jon.tennant.2@gmail.com
Twitter: @protohedeghog
Thoughts on this site are my own and do not reflect those of my employers.
Very interested in the Yutyrannus huali piece. When you say pdfs available on request . . ? (looks hopeful if not appealing)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sweet. If I could do it all over again, I’d love to do a Ph.D. paleontology. This stuff is so cool!
LikeLiked by 1 person
As a science communicator maybe you would be interested in my latest idea.
Find my blog at http://www.scicommnetwork.wordpress.com and see what you think. It would be great if you joined the network, or just left some feedback regarding the idea.
Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cool, thanks! Have followed 🙂
LikeLike
A marvelous site! Now if only some of the woo-woo fundies on the US side of the pond could read it….
LikeLiked by 1 person