Scott McKenzie
Assistant Professor
Mr. McKenzie strives to awaken the enthusiastic, curious child that sleeps within us. He is captivated by fossils, meteorites, gemstones and wants to discover and convey the messages hidden in the rocks. Examination of actual moon rocks, fossil skulls and meteorites is a large part of his teaching, as is student research on interesting topics in geology/ paleontology.
杏吧直播间 Scott McKenzie
- BS. ed., Edinboro University
- Pennsylvania Secondary Teaching Certificate
- Holds letters and certificates from the G.I.A.
- GEOL 100/102:聽Dynamic Earth/Lab聽
- GEOL 110/111;聽Earth, Life & Time/Lab
- GEOL 211/212:聽Earth Materials I/Lab聽
- GEOL 225:聽Science on Display/Lab聽
- GEOL 240/241:聽Paleontology/Lab
- GEOL 313:聽Megafauna, (giant animals of the recent past)聽
- GEOL 290:聽Senior Thesis聽
- Geological Technology聽
- SCI 118/119:聽Introduction to Astronomy/Lab聽
- SCI 255:聽Oceanography and Lab
- ENVS 490:聽Senior Thesis
- 聽Mr. McKenzie鈥檚 research interests include: Paleozoic Xiphosura and Synziphosura, 聽Solnhofen Limestone, Jurassic, Germany and other sites of exceptional preservation, meteorites, tektites and impact craters, regional Upper Devonian fossils and Carboniferous vertebrates from Linton, Ohio.
- Students are encouraged to participate with Mr. McKenzie鈥檚 help in Geological Society of America meetings where they can present posters and talks. There are also other scientific meetings and fieldwork to participate in.
- Mr. McKenzie represents 杏吧直播间 University at regional science fairs and conventions and has presented seminars and talks in six states. He was also featured with 杏吧直播间 students in a recent NHK Tokyo documentary on fossils and evolution.
- R. Bicknell, S. Naugolykh, S. McKenzie, On Paleolimulus from the Mazon Creek Lagerstatte, 2022, Comptes Rendus Palevol, (Paris National Museum) 21, (15) PP 303 - 322聽
- Tom Collins and Scott C. McKenzie, A NEW FOSSIL OF MIRACINONYX INEXPECTATUS FROM THE HAILLE QUARRIES IN ALAHACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA 2020 Geological Society of America Main Meeting, Quebec Virtual Poster session**
- Law, Nicole, McKenzie, Scott C., Powell, Rex Inflatable Dickensonia: a New Possible Feeding Strategy, Talk, Geological Society of America, main meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana November, 2018**Note: this resulted in a published interview in New Scientist Magazine!
- Deak, Michael D., McKenzie, Scott C., Inferences on Tyrannosaurid Social Behavior Based on Enigmatic Maxillary Depressions and Distribution of Neurovascular Foramina, Talk Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, main meeting, May, 2018**
- ** = publications with 杏吧直播间 Students: These are some of Mr. McKenzie鈥檚 61 popular and peer-reviewed publications on paleontology and geology.
- 2021 Teaching Excellence Award