{"id":99,"date":"2013-06-26T09:54:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/greenwoodd\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:47:19","slug":"david-greenwoods-research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/greenwoodd\/david-greenwoods-research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Greenwood&#8217;s Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students and research associates in my research group have access to a comprehensive array of equipment and facilities. The lab includes facilities funded by grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Manitoba Research Innovation Fund, with additional resources provided by Brandon University, industrial partners, and NSERC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I am not currently recruiting new graduate students.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Research Personnel:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Cathy L. Greenwood<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons., Palaeobiology) <em>University of Saskatchewan<\/em>, graduate work <em>Monash University &#8211;<\/em> Palynology Research Assistant (Oct 2020\u2014Oct 2025).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cretaceous and Cenozoic palynology (spores &amp; pollen) and fossil plant microscopy<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Olympus BX51 and MVX10 microscope bookings and general operations.<\/li>\n<li>Technical assistance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/royaltyrrellmuseum.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/29\/new-research-analyses-body-armour-of-borealopelta\/\">nodosaur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/greenwoodd\/research-projects\/cretaceous-floras-of-western-canada\/\">gut content project<\/a> (with Dr. Caleb Brown at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Current Students:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>None at this time.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Former Students and Research trainees (this list is not complete):<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Nidhi Utkarshbhai Patel<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. Hons (Biology), <em>BU<\/em>; <em>M.Sc., Brandon University<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nidhi is now a PhD student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewleslielab.com\/\">Leslie lab<\/a> at Stanford University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Jessica E. Kalyniuk<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Geography), <em>BU<\/em>; M.Sc. student, <em>Brandon University<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Janelle Vachon<\/span> &#8212; B.E.Sc. (Physical Sciences), <em>BU; <\/em>M.Sc. student, <em>Brandon University <\/em>&#8211; ABD.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Sandra Schira<\/span> &#8212; B.E.Sc. (Physical Sciences), BU; NSERC USRA summer<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Markus Sudermann<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons) Geology <em>BU<\/em>; M.Sc. <em>Brandon University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Christopher K. West<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons) Paleobiology\u00a0<em>U Sask;<\/em>\u00a0Ph.D. <em>University of Saskatchewan<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. West is now Curator of Palaeobotany at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tyrrellmuseum.com\/research\/scientists\/christopher_west\">Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology<\/a> in Drumheller, Alberta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Alexander J. Lowe <\/span>&#8212; B.Sc., <em>University of Utah<\/em>; M.Sc. <em>Brandon University<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex is currently a Postdoc with Scott Wing at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Ashley Greenley<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. Botany, <em>BU<\/em>, M.Sc., <em>Brandon University<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Cale Gushulak<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. Biology (Honours <em>BU<\/em>), <em>Brandon University<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Rachael L. Keefe<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons), PhD, <em>Victoria University<\/em> (Melbourne)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buvpn.brandonu.ca\/proxy\/http\/www.brucearchibald.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S. Bruce Archibald <\/a>&#8212; B.Sc., <em>SFU<\/em>, Ph.D. <em>Harvard<\/em> &#8211; NSERC Research Associate, S<em>imon Fraser University &amp; Brandon University<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curator of Palaeontology, <a href=\"https:\/\/beatymuseum.ubc.ca\/connect\/contact\/\">Beaty Biodiversity Museum<\/a>, University of British Columbia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Mark J. Scarr<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons), PhD, <em>Victoria University<\/em> (Melbourne)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Robin Y. Smith<\/span> &#8212; B.A., M.A. <em>Univ. Victoria<\/em> <em>(BC)<\/em>, Ph.D., <em>University of Saskatchewan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Mackenzie Desautels<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Environmental Science \/ Geology) <em>Brandon University<\/em>, Honours (Geology), Sept. 2010 &#8211; April 2011.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buvpn.brandonu.ca\/proxy\/http\/people.brandonu.ca\/greenwoodd\/files\/2013\/06\/Mackenzie-Desautels.jpg\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Colin Sproat<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons, Geology) <em>Brandon University<\/em>, MSc &amp; PhD <em>Western<\/em> (NSERC USRA with Greenwood)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Robin Wilson<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. <em>University of Saskatchewan<\/em>, NSERC USRA.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">David. C. Steart<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons) <em>LaTrobe<\/em> Dip.Ed. <em>LaTrobe<\/em> Ph.D. <em>Victoria University.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Anthony Vadala<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons), <em>Melbourne<\/em>, Ph.D. <em>Melbourne<\/em> &#8211; ARC-funded Postdoc, <em>Victoria University, Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">Patrick T. Moss<\/span> &#8212; B.Sc. (Hons), <em>Melbourne<\/em>, Ph.D. <em>Monash<\/em> &#8211; ARC-funded Postdoc, <em>Victoria University, Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students and research associates in my research group have access to a comprehensive array of equipment and facilities. The lab includes facilities funded by grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Manitoba Research Innovation Fund, with additional resources provided by Brandon University, industrial partners, and NSERC. 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