Donald Prothero has taught college geology and paleontology for almost 50 years, at Caltech, Occidental, and several other colleges, and currently teaches at Cal Poly Pomona. He earned his B.A. in geology and biology from University of California Riverside, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in geological sciences from Columbia University. He is the author of 54 books and over 400 scientific papers. Major awards: Guggenheim Fellow, 1989; Schuchert Award for outstanding paleontologist under the age of 40 in 1991; 2013 Shea Award for outstanding writing and editing the geosciences; 2015 Gregory Award for service to vertebrate paleontology; 2023-4, Palaeontological Association Distinguished Speaker; 2025, Lamarck Medal in Palaeontology from the European Geological Union.
Aimee Ravichandran
Aimee grew up in San Antonio, Texas, where she attended UTSA and graduated with a
