Curators
Dr. Bakker is a world-renowned paleontologist, one of the first to posit that dinosaurs had feathers, long before feathered fossils…
Native Texan and longtime Houstonian, Joel Bartsch was first hired as a security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural…
Dr. Dan Brooks joined the Museum staff full-time in 1999. Education Current Service Credentials / Honors Current Research Projects /…
Dr. Greig is a botanist and entomologist, with a specialty in the interaction between insects, especially butterflies, and plants. She…
Tom Hardwick is Consulting Curator of the Hall of Ancient Egypt at HMNS. He studied Egyptology as an undergraduate and…
Responsibilities As associate curator of Amazonia, I select objects from the collection for annual revolving exhibitions for the Hall of…
Jerome A. (Jerry) Offner began working as a volunteer with the museum in 1984 and curated two exhibits on aspects…
Erin Mills received her undergraduate degree in Entomology from Texas A&M University in 2004, and after a short tour of…
Tina Petway, a native Houstonian became the Associate Curator of Malacology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2005.…
Farrar has a passion for nature, especially, butterflies and moths. After retiring from a career in banking, he started helping…
Dr. Sumners has expertise in astronomy, chemistry and physics. She can speak knowledgeably on any topic related to planets, stars,…
As Associate Curator of Paleontology, Temple developed the Museum’s current Paleontology Field Program. His team excavates a Permian locality in…
Research Interests Distribution and ecology of biotic communities along the Texas coast Coral reefs of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico…
Dr. Van Tuerenhout joined the Museum staff full-time in 1999. Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D., Curator of Anthropology Dr. Van Tuerenhout…
Nicole Temple is the Vice President of Youth Education Programs. Her responsibilities include all facets of the Museum associated with…