Nicholas Pyenson | |
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| Born | Nicholas D. Pyenson 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) Emory University (BS) |
| Awards | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers World Economic Forum Young Scientist Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology, Cetology |
| Institutions | National Museum of Natural History |
Nicholas Pyenson is a paleontologist and the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. He is the author of numerous popular science works including the book Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures.[1]