ADVISORY/ Dr. Paul Soreno, Noted Paleontologist, To Visit Seattle; Celebrity Scientist Has Helped Map the Evolution of Dinosaurs.City Desks/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for May 22 --(BUSINESS WIRE) Dr. Paul Soreno, one of the world's foremost dinosaur paleontologists according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Scientific American Scientific American U.S. monthly magazine interpreting scientific developments to lay readers. It was founded in 1845 as a newspaper describing new inventions. By 1853 its circulation had reached 30,000 and it was reporting on various sciences, such as astronomy and , will be in Seattle for one day only, Monday, May 22. He is available for one-on-one media interviews from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. His visit here is sponsored by Northern Trust Bank in Seattle. He will speak at a private bank event that evening, which you may attend if you wish by calling one of the names at the bottom of this advisory. Dr. Soreno is responsible for several landmark fossil discoveries including the flesh-eating Eoraptor, (featured in the film "Jurassic Park") the oldest dinosaur ever found (lived roughly 228 million years ago), and the gargantuan gar·gan·tu·an adj. Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous. gargantuan Adjective huge or enormous [after Gargantua, a giant in Rabelais' Jobaria, a 135-million year-old, 70-ft.-long plant eater. Five other significant discoveries contribute to his professional and academic reputation. Most recently, Soreno was named one of only six new Explorers-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. this year. In 1998, he and his wife, Gabrielle Lyon, co-founded Project Exploration, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to bringing dinosaur discoveries and innovative educational opportunities to in-city youth. Sereno's honors include Columbia University's Medal for Excellence (1999), Esquire's 100 Best People in the World (1997), Boston Museum of Science's Walker Prize for extraordinary contributions in paleontology paleontology (pā'lēəntŏl`əjē) [Gr.,= study of early beings], science of the life of past geologic periods based on fossil remains. (1997), and Newsweek's Century Club (1997). He is a professor in the University of Chicago's department of organismal biology and anatomy, and was named Chicago Tribune's Teacher of the Year in 1993. He holds a doctorate in geology from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University . Exceptionally rugged and handsome, Soreno was included in People magazine's 1997 list of the 50 Most Beautiful People. Scientific American called him "a real-life Indiana Jones." For more information or to arrange an interview, use the contacts listed below. |
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