Jonathan Adrain

Jonathan Adrain is a Professor at the University of Iowa and serves as the Undergraduate Honors Coordinator. His research focuses on invertebrate paleontology, particularly fossil trilobites, and spans interdisciplinary areas including biodiversity, systematics, and paleobiogeography.

• Research Interests:
  • Invertebrate paleontology
  • Fossil trilobites
  • Diversity and mass extinctions
  • Phylogeny and systematics
  • Field-based alpha taxonomy and biostratigraphy
  • Quantitative taphonomy
  • Paleobiogeography

Scientific Recognition:

• Pikaia Award (Geological Association of Canada, Paleontology Division, 2004)
• Dean’s Scholar (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2004)

He leads the Adrian Lab, which investigates paleontological and ecological systems. Contact: 201 Trowbridge Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52245, USA. Phone: 319-335-1539.