Paul Sereno | Paleontologist, Explorer and Gifted Speaker

Paul Sereno

Paleontologist, Explorer and Gifted Speaker

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Paul Sereno
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Paul Sereno, Professor and National Geographic Explorer, works in his Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago, resurrecting creatures long extinct. His field exploits began in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, where Sereno discovered the earliest dinosaurs. Other expeditions have explored the Sahara and Gobi Deserts, India's Thar Desert and remote valleys in Tibet. A menagerie of spectacular crocodiles and dinosaurs have been unveiled, including giant 50-foot long predators, digging raptors, head-butting dwarfs, and a 40-foot-long SuperCroc. His latest discovery is a human graveyard in the Sahara predating the Egyptian pyramids. Featured in many National Geographic magazine stories and NOVA documentaries, Sereno was named Teacher of the Year by the Chicago Tribune, given the University Medal for Excellence by Columbia University. His efforts to foster up-and-coming scientists among urban youth earned the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Obama in the White House.

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Our Hidden Genius

Inspiration
After a rocky youth with failing grades, Sereno squeaked into college aiming to become a painter. Discovering paleontology there, his work soon became an exciting blend of art, history and science wrapped in adventure. Famed for inspiring city kids and adults to pursue their destiny, Sereno argues that we can never fully grasp our "hidden genius" in one lifetime.

Find Yourself in Science

High school students and college kids often wonder what it is like to be a scientist or paleontologist, how to become one, and whether it would be a good life goal? Here are some answers, based on a life that has seen career shifts from artist to scientist and back in between.

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