Luis M. Chiappe

Luis M. Chiappe
Luis M. Chiappe in the field 2009
Born18 June 1962
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality
  • Argentina
  • United States
Occupation(s)Paleontologist, Professor, Vice President of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Author
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Doctoral studentsJingmai O'Connor

Luis María Chiappe (born 18 June 1962) is an Argentine paleontologist born in Buenos Aires who is best known for his discovery of the first sauropod nesting sites in the badlands of Patagonia in 1997 and for his work on the origin and early evolution of Mesozoic birds. He is currently the Vice President of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute.[1] He was a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, New York after immigrating from Argentina. Chiappe is currently the curator of the award winning Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,[2] an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California,[3] BBC advisor and author of scientific and popular books.[4]

Chiappe is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation,[5] a laureate of the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, and a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing.[6]

  1. ^ "Dinosaur Institute Staff Biographies - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ Rothstein, Edward (July 19, 2011). "Giants Tiptoe at a Los Angeles Museum". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Hayden, Tyler. "Luis Chiappe's USC Faculty Profile". USC Faculty Profile. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Luis M Chiappe - Publications List". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Luis Maria Chiappe". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Luis M Chiappe". Retrieved 13 May 2015.