Understanding how life recovers in the aftermath of a mass extinction is critical to unraveling the broad patterns of evolutionary development that have shaped Earth’s history.. To further this understanding of Earth’s turbulent history, David Wright, Ph.D., assistant curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and assistant professor in University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, recently received a Junior Faculty Fellowship to further his research on crinoids – ancient and living relatives of starfish and sea urchins – and discover how this group diversified following the end-Permian mass extinction.
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| 10.10.2022 | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | "Geothermal Is the Future"—University of Oklahoma Collegiate Competition Champions Host Geothermal Community Event |
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| 5.27.2022 | FOX25 | Sooners Geothermal Team wins national competition |
| 5.15.2022 | Midland Reporter-Telegram | OU: Engineering schools pivoting to meet new demands |
| 4.19.2022 | Vox | Clean energy is buried at the bottom of abandoned oil wells |
| 4.4.2022 | KFOR | Girl Scouts ‘rock out’ for science |
| 1.26.2022 | OUDAILY | OU researchers strive to repurpose retired oil wells for geothermal energy to heat buildings |
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| 4.21.2009 | OU Daily | ConocoPhillips donates $3 million to OU |
| 8.19.2008 | phys.org | Researchers Isolate Microorganisms That Convert Hydrocarbons to Natural Gas |
| 11.3.2007 | Tulsa World | OU names Mewbourne College for generous grad |
| 11.3.2007 | Norman Transcript | OU's College of Earth and Energy renamed after alumnus Mewbourne |
| 11.2.2007 | Oklahoman | OU College of Earth and Energy renamed after donor |
| 6.13.2006 | OU Daily | As engineering market booms, students find slick internships |
| 12.9.2004 | OU Daily | OU researchers are trying to convert oil to natural gas |
| 8.1.2002 | OU Daily | Petroleum engineering school ranked highly |
| 5.9.2000 | OU Daily | Engineering school gets $6 million gift |
