Staff of the Canadian Museum of Nature
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Erich Haber
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4284
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: vascular plants
Education: Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1972
Research interests: systematics of the subfamily Pyroloideae (Ericaceae); plant endemism and disjunction; phytogeography of invasive weeds; rare and endangered plants of Canada
Paul B. Hamilton
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4080
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: phamilton@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: phycology
Education: M.Sc., Phycology, University of Waterloo, 1983
Research interests: taxonomy and systematics of Neidiaceae, Naviculaceae and Bacillariaceae of the Bacillariophyta; polar ecology; herbicide impacts on aquatic environments; nutrient manipulations in aquatic environments; single-cell preservation techniques
C. Richard Harington, O.C.
Researcher Emeritus, Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4052
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: dharington@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: Quaternary zoology
Education: Ph.D., Zoology (Vertebrate Palaeontology), University of Alberta, 1977
Research interests: ice age mammals of northern North America and Eurasia; climatic change in Canada during the Quaternary; Champlain Sea vertebrates; Pliocene vertebrates of Arctic Canada
Edward A. Hendrycks
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4065
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: ehendrycks@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: crustaceans
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), Zoology, Carleton University, 1984
Research interests: systematics, ecology and behaviour of amphipods
Mary Ellen Herbert
Manager
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4704
Fax: 613.566.4746
Email: meherbert@mus-nature.ca
Robert B. Holmes
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4280
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: rholmes@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: fossil vertebrates
Education: Ph.D., McGill University, 1982
Research interests: anatomy, diversity and systematics of Palaeozoic amphibians and Cretaceous marine reptiles and dinosaurs
Anne T. Howden
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4284
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: hhowden@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: entomology
Education: M.Sc., Entomology, North Carolina State University, 1950
Research interests: systematics and biology of Curclionoidea; oviposition behaviour and associated morphology of adults
Henry F. Howden
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4284
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: hhowden@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: entomology
Education: Ph.D., Entomology, North Carolina State University, 1953
Research interests: systematics, biology and evolutionary biogeography of the Geotrupinae (Scarabaeidae) of the world; systematics and relationships of various tribes of Scarabaeoidae
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Denyse Jomphe
Director
Human Resources Management Services
Tel.: 613.566.4294
Fax: 613.364.4028
Email: djomphe@mus-nature.ca
Cécile Julien
Senior Officer
Development & Fundraising Services
Tel.: 613.364.4043
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: cjulien@mus-nature.ca
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Clayton Kennedy
Senior Collection Technician, Earth Sciences
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4062
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: ckennedy@mus-nature.ca
Research interests: vertebrate fossil preparation; collection and conservation
John Kubicek
Assistant Manager, Educational Programming
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4707
Fax: 613.566.4746
Email: jkubicek@mus-nature.ca
Marcie Kwindt (on leave)
Tel.: 613.566.4236
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lsmyk@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.) Biology and Anthropology, Trent University, 1995. Certificate, Museum Management and Curatorship Programme, Sir Sandford Fleming College, 1996.
Research interests: preservation and conservation of natural history collections
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Mario Lacasse
Electronics Engineering Technician -- Multimedia
Facilities Management Services
Tel.: 613.566.4715
Fax: 613.566.4759
Email: mlacasse@mus-nature.ca
Lynne Ladouceur
Director
Financial Management Services
Tel.: 613.566.4253
Fax: 613.364.4025
Email: lladouceur@mus-nature.ca
Sylvie Laframboise
Assistant Collection Manager, Vertebrate Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4087
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: slaframboi@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.Sc., Biology, University of Ottawa, 1982
Research interests: management of ichthyological collections; identification of freshwater fish of Canada; conservation of alcohol-preserved collections
Jean Lauriault
Environmental Specialist, Canadian Centre for Biodiversity
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4217
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: jlauriault@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), Biology-Ecology, University of Ottawa, 1973; C.S.E. Université du Québec à Hull, 1995
Research interests: training in biodiversity and development of national strategies for the conservation of biodiversity; environmental education; botany; conservation of the monarch butterfly
Danna Leaman
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: conservation biology
Education: Ph.D., Biology (Ethnobotany), University of Ottawa, 1995
Research interests: conservation and sustainable use of medicinal and other socially and economically important plant species worldwide
Carolyn Leckie
Conservator
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.566.2465 (Ottawa) or 613.364.4079 (Gatineau)
Fax: 613.364.4015
Email:
cleckie@mus-nature.ca
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Stewart D. MacDonald
Curator Emeritus, Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: vertebrate ethology, ornithology
Education: M.Sc., Zoology, State University of Iowa, 1966
Research interests: behavioural adaptations and anatomical modifications in High Arctic animals, especially birds, and including photographic documentation; habitat conservation; lectures on polar wildlife
Jacqueline Madill
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4786
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: jmadill@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: general invertebrates and Hirudinea
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), Zoology, McGill University, 1969
Research interests: environmental issues; taxonomy of Hirudinea; aquatic invertebrates; Arctic
André Martel
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4061
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: amartel@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: malacology
Education: Ph.D., Zoology, University of Alberta, 1990
Research interests: malacology; larval biology and ecology of marine benthic invertebrates; benthos ecology (marine and freshwater); biology and conservation of freshwater mussels (Unionidae); use of freshwater benthic invertebrates, including Unionidae, as indicators of ecosystem health in watersheds; fish-unionids linkage; coastal biodiversity and conservation biology
Richard Martin
Intellectual Property Officer (Direct Mail)
Information Services
Tel.: 613.566.4292
Fax: 613.566.4763
Email: rmartin@mus-nature.ca
Elizabeth McCrea
Manager
Communications Services
Tel.: 613.566.4249
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: emccrea@mus-nature.ca
Roger McNeely
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4080
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: rmcneely@mus-nature.ca
Samia Messaoudi
Administrative Assistant
VMMB Renewal Project
Tel: 613.566.4244
Fax: 613.364.4105
Email: smessaoudi@mus-nature.ca
Diane Mongrain
Sales and Reservations Coordinator, Rentals and Events
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4712
Fax: 613.566.4759
Email: dmongrain@mus-nature.ca
Garnet Muething
Risk Assessor and Conservation Research Assistant
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.566.4797
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email:
gmuething@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.F.A., Studio Art, Concordia University, 2000; Museum Management and Curatorship Certificate, Fleming College, 2001
Research interests: Preventive conservation methods for natural history collections, collections risk assessment and management
Alison M. Murray
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4071
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: amurray@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: palaeoichthyology
Education: Ph.D., Biology, McGill University, 2001
Research interests: systematics of recent and Tertiary teleost fishes
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Donna Naughton
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4053
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: dnaughton@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: Quaternary zoology/zooarchaeology
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), Carleton University, 1974
Research interests: taxonomy and distribution of Canadian Peromyscus; Quaternary palaeontology and palaeoecology; technical photography and illustration techniques
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Risë Paquette (on leave)
Manager
Development & Fundraising Services
Tel.: 613.566.4790 or 1.800.263.4433
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: rpaquette@mus-nature.ca
Marie-Claire Payette
Administrative Assistant
Exhibition Services
Tel.: 613.566.4773
Fax: 613.364.4023
Email: mpayette@mus-nature.ca
Lyanne Payette
Supervisor
Guest Services
Tel.: 613.566.4749 or 1.800.263.4433
Fax: 613.566.4739
Email: lpayette@mus-nature.ca
Davina Pearl
Membership
Development & Fundraising Services
Tel.: 613.566.4271
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: dpearl@mus-nature.ca
Michel Picard
Assistant Collection Manager, Earth Sciences Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4056
Fax: 613.364.4125
Email: mpicard@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.A.Sc., Geology, Université de Montréal, 1975
Research interests: mineral collection management; mineralogical and geological exploration; establishment of the paragenesis (mineral sequence) of localities; identification; conservation and processing; exhibits
Paula C. Piilonen
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel: 613.566.4285
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: ppiilonen@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, materials science
Education: Ph.D., Mineralogy, University of Ottawa, 2001
Research interests: mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of alkaline complexes; systematics and crystal-chemistry of Nb-Ta minerals; speciation/local environment of Nb-Ta in silicate glasses/melts
Glenn Poirier
Research Assistant
Research Services
Tel: 613.364.4088
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: gpoirier@mus-nature.ca
Speciality: microanalysis and electron microscopy of minerals
Education: M.Sc., Geology, McGill University, 1989
Research interests: microchemical analysis of minerals, mineral zoning
Michel Poulin
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4788
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: mpoulin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: phycology
Education: Ph.D., Biology, Université Laval, 1982
Research interests: taxonomy and conservation of diversity for microscopic algae, particularly diatoms; multidisciplinary approach to the study of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems
Judith Price
Assistant Collection Manager, Invertebrate Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.566.4263
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: jprice@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), Biology, University of Guelph, 1978
Research interests: care and documentation of invertebrate collections, particularly crustacean and parasite specimens; categories of specimens; larval parasites in gammarids
Gilles Proulx
School Programmes Coordinator
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4706
Fax: 613.566.4746
Email: gproulx@mus-nature.ca
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Josée Quenneville (on leave)
Development Officer
Development & Fundraising Services
Tel.: 613.566.4222
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: jquenneville@mus-nature.ca
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Monty Reid
Manager
Exhibition Services
Tel.: 613.566.4252
Fax: 613.364.4023
Email: mreid@mus-nature.ca
Claude B. Renaud
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4069
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: crenaud@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: ichtyology
Education: Ph.D., Biology, Université d'Ottawa, 1989
Research interests: systematics, evolution, functional morphology and ecology of lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) and codfishes (Gadinae)
Katja Rodriguez
Volunteer Coordinator
Human Resources Management Services
Tel.: 613.566.4261
Fax: 613.364.4028
Email: krodriguez@mus-nature.ca
Dale A. Russell
Researcher Emeritus, Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: fossil reptiles (dinosaurs)
Education: Ph.D., Geology/Palaeontology, Columbia University, 1964
Research interests: dinosaurian taxonomy; evolution, ecology and extinction
Michael Ryan
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Natalia Rybczynski
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.2462
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: nrybczynski@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: evolution of mammals
Education: Ph.D., Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, 2003
Research interests: evolution of Mesozoic and Cenozoic terrestrial communities in the Canadian Arctic; evolution of Castoridae (beavers); biomechanics and evolution of vertebrate chewing mechanisms; evolution of herbivory.
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Mary Rose Saccu
Project Manager
Exhibition Services
Tel.: 613.566.4231
Fax: 613.566.4023
Email: mrsaccu@mus-nature.ca
Tamaki Sato
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: vertebrate palaeontology
Education: Ph.D., Geology (Vertebrate Palaeontology), University of
Calgary, 2003
Research interests: systematics and palaeobiogeography of the Sauropterygia (plesiosaurs and their relatives), Mesozoic marine vertebrate fauna of North America and Asia, reproductive biology of Mesozoic reptiles
Fred Schueler
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4284
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: herpetology, crayfishes, Unionid mussels, invasive plants, natural history documentation
Kieran Shepherd
Chief Collection Manager, Earth Sciences
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4054
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: kshepherd@mus-nature.ca
Education: M.A., Palaeo-environmental Studies, Norwich University, 1993
Research interests: Tertiary mammals; Ceratopsian dinosaurs; preservation and conservation of fossil material; collection management of vertebrate fossil collections
Chang-tai Shih
Researcher Emeritus, Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.566.4284
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: ehendrycks@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: crustaceans
Education: Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, McGill University, 1966
Research interests: systematics and biology of Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) and Copepoda (Crustacea); speciation of marine zooplankton
Louis-René Sénéchal
Public Programmes Coordinator (General Progammes)
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4756
Fax: 613.566.4746
Email:
lrsenechal@mus-nature.ca
Lorna Sierolawski
Producer - Broadcast and Multimedia
Information Services
Tel.: 613.566.4235
Fax: 613.566.4763
Email: lsierolaws@mus-nature.ca
Andrew B.T. Smith
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4070
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: asmith@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: entomology
Education: Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2002
Research interests: scarab beetle biodiversity in southern South America; systematics and molecular phylogenetics of scarab beetles worldwide
Greg Smith
Manager
Information Technology & Library Services
Tel.: 613.566.4214
Fax: 613.364.4020
Email: gsmith@mus-nature.ca
Laura Smyk
Conservation Technician, Conservation Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.566.4236
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lsmyk@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.A., Anthropology, Lakehead University, 1996; Diploma (Honours), Applied Museum Studies, Intensive Program, Algonquin College, 2000
Research interests: preservation and conservation of natural history collections
Dan Smythe
Senior Media Relations Officer
Communications Services
Tel.: 613.566.4781
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: dsmythe@mus-nature.ca
Maria Somjen
Deputy Project Director, Design (Special Projects)
VMMB Renewal Project
Tel.: 613.364.4104
Fax: 613.364.4105
Email: msomjen@mus-nature.ca
James H. Soper
Curator Emeritus, Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4033
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: botany (floristics and phytogeography)
Education: Ph.D., Harvard University, 1943
Research interests: flora of Ontario
Michèle Steigerwald
Assistant Collection Manager, Vertebrate Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4086
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: msteigerwa@mus-nature.ca
Education: B.Sc., Biology, University of Ottawa, 1977
Research interests: management of wet collections, in particular herpetological and ichthyological specimens; conservation techniques for alcohol-preserved collections
Patrice Stevenson
Librarian
Information Technology & Library Services
Tel.: 613.364.4045
Fax: 613.364.4026
Email: pstevenson@mus-nature.ca
Kathlyn M. Stewart
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4051
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: kstewart@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: zooarchaeology
Education: Ph.D., Palaeontology/Archaeology, University of Toronto, 1989
Research interests: reconstruction of palaeoenvironment and vertebrate communities in Cenozoic Africa; vertebrates in archaeological context particularly in Africa and Canada with an emphasis on fish; evolution of fishing; hominid evolution
Laura Sutin
Media Relations/Communications Officer
Communications Services
Tel: 613.566.4793
Fax: 613.364.4021
Email: lsutin@mus-nature.ca
Stéphanie Tak
Supervisor, Rentals and Events
Community Services
Tel.: 613.566.4713
Fax: 613.566.4759
Email: stak@mus-nature.ca
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Robert R. Waller
Chief Conservator
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.566.4797
Fax: 613.364.4022
Email: rwaller@mus-nature.ca
Education: Ph.D., Conservation, Göteborg University Institute for Conservation, 2003
Professional accreditation: Canadian Association of Professional Conservators; Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Research interests: preservation and conservation of natural history collections; collection risk assessment and management; assessment of fluid-preserved collections
Willow Wight
Research Associate
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4078
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: wwight@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: gemmology
Education: B.A., Chemistry, University of Toronto, 1958; Diploma in gemmology, Gemmologic Association of Great Britain, 1970
Research interests: Canadian gemstones, their localities and systematic description including causes of colour (in particular, the gems of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec); structure of gem ammolite shell
Bruce Williams
Manager
Information Services
Tel.: 613.364.4034
Fax: 613.566.4763
Email: bwilliams@mus-nature.ca
Pak Yau Wong
Collection Manager, Botany Section
Collection Services
Tel.: 613.364.4082
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: pywong@mus-nature.ca
Education: M.Sc., Lichen Ecology, Queen's University, 1969
Research interests: lichen flora of various parts of Canada, especially Ontario; rare species of Ontario
Xiao-chun Wu
Research Scientist
Research Services
Tel.: 613.364.4035
Fax: 613.364.4027
Email: xcwu@mus-nature.ca
Specialty: fossil reptiles
Education: Ph.D., Biology, McGill University, 1991
Research interests: evolution and extinction of Mesozoic marine and terrestrial fossil reptiles, especially diapsids, of North America and China
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