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Exploration featured on NBC’s Three Wishes
Air Date: Friday, December
2 at 8:00pm Central Time on NBC.
Channel 5 Chicago
Brett Trenier,8, dreamed of one day being
able to go on a dinosaur expedition. Luckily
for Brett, his dream was granted by the
NBC reality show “Three Wishes,”
hosted by Amy Grant.
When NBC looked to grant Brett’s
wish to go on a dinosaur expedition, they
turned to Project Exploration. Founded in
1999 by University of Chicago paleontologist
Dr. Paul Sereno and educator Gabrielle Lyon,
Project Exploration works to make science
accessible to the public—with a special
focus on city kids and girls. |
A “Three Wishes” camerawoman
films Brett Trenier, 8, at his wish of digging
for dinosaur bones with famed paleontologist
Dr. Paul Sereno.
Photo: Jomay Steen © Rapid City Journal
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Project Exploration coordinated the Three Wishes
expedition near Faith, South Dakota—population
50. In addition to all of the regular field preparations,
the Three Wishes team had to deal with the bitter
November weather in South Dakota! Despite the cold,
the team had a very successful dig, excavating the
rib bone of a duck-billed dinosaur.
Project Exploration's Three Wishes Expedition
Team
Paul Sereno
Photo: © A. Goldman |
Paul Sereno
A world-renowned fossil hunter and discoverer
of dinosaurs, University of Chicago paleontologist
Dr. Paul Sereno has lead of dozens of expeditions
on five continents and is one of National
Geographic’s Explorers-in-Residence.
Sereno is the President and cofounder of
Project Exploration.
Learn more about Paul at www.paulsereno.org |
Marco Mendez
Photo: C. Barnes © Project Exploration
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Marco
Mendez
Marco Mendez is a third year biology undergraduate
at the University of Chicago. As an eighth
grader, he was part of Project Exploration’s
first team of Junior Paleontologists.
Since then, he has returned to the field
as a student team leader, Old Trail Museum
intern, and Co-Captain of the 2004 Junior
Paleontologists. Marco believes that
“fossils can take you anywhere.”
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Ray Vodden
Photo: K. Leja©
Project Exploration |
Ray
Vodden
Ray Vodden is a preparator at Dr. Paul Sereno’s
Dinosaur Lab at the University of Chicago.
Ray also teaches anatomy and fossil preparation
to Project Exploration students and has
participated in numerous field expeditions.
In summer 2005, he helped excavate a duck-billed
dinosaur leg bone just near the Three Wishes
field site. |
Merry Wilson
(left) helps a student identify a fossil.
Photo: C. Barnes © Project Exploration |
Merry
Wilson
Merry Wilson is a geology professor at Scottsdale
Community College in Arizona. Originally
from the Midwest, she recently co-led Project
Exploration’s Junior Paleontologists
through a field season in Montana. When
she’s not teaching, Merry loves to
mountain bike and hike. |
Project Exploration connects you with the excitement
of scientific discovery! For access to the latest
field research, visit the Dinosaur
Expedition 2005 web site.
If you are a 7th-11th grade Chicago Public
School student…
Project Exploration’s Junior Paleontologist
program is open to 7th-11th grade Chicago
Public School students. If you are interested
in learning more about the application process,
please contact Elena Schroeter at eschroeter@projectexploration.org
or call 773.834.7623.
Click
here to learn more about the Junior Paleontologist
program.
If you are a teacher…
Project Exploration is currently investigating
hosting a field-based Teacher Institute for Summer
2006. For more information, please contact Melanie
Wojtulewicz at melwojo@aol.com.
Click
here for Project Exploration's online resources
for teachers!
If you are dinosaur lover, paleogeek,
and adventurer at heart…
Project Exploration runs a one-week field expedition
that is open to the public. For more information,
please contact Jennifer Riskind via email at jriskind@projectexploration.org
or call 773.834.7624.
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