With knowledge of the value of the uniqueness of natural history collections, coupled with managerial and curatorial skills with which we care for the collections, and digital technology with which we preserve the specimens, we protect the history of the Earth embedded in these collections, and use and share these resources with researchers within and outside of the State of Indiana to introduce natural history and biological evolution of the Earth to the public.
Our strategy
The strategic planning team
The strategic planning team is composed of:
- Claudia C Johnson (Director and Research Faculty and Collections Manager of the IU Paleontology Collections (IUPC) and the W.R. Adams Zooarchaeology Laboratory (WRAZL),
- P. David Polly (Director Emeritus; Chair, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences),
- Andrea Wiley (Chair, Department of Anthropology),
- Ryan Kennedy (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology),
- Jackson Njau (Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences),
- Gary Motz (Affiliated Member; University Collections), and
- Research Associates (Henry Fulghum, and past and future Graduate Student Workers).
Key stakeholders
Our key stakeholders include CBRC staff, associates, and former associates, including Claudia C Johnson (Director), P. David Polly (Director Emeritus), Ryan Kennedy (Department of Anthropology), Jess Miller-Camp (Research Faculty and Collections Manager of the IUPC and WRAZL), Sam Couch (hourly worker and assistant collections manager, WRAZL), Gary Motz (Affiliated Member; University Collections), graduate student Research Associates, undergraduate interns and hourly student workers, volunteers.