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2023 Group Photo. Front row from left to right: Julian Correa Narvaez, Indah Huegele, Steve Manchester, Min Deng; back row: Ashley Hamersma, Hongshan Wang, Terry Lott, MacKenzie Smith.

Faculty

Steven R. Manchester, Ph.D.
Curator, Division of Paleobotany

Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Tel: 352-273-1935
Fax: 352-846-0287
Email: steven@flmnh.ufl.edu

Research Interests & Curriculum Vitae

Staff

Terry A. Lott
Preparator and Lab Manager

Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Tel: 352 273-1933
Email: lott@flmnh.ufl.edu

Research Interests & Publications

HongshanHongshan Wang, Ph. D.
Collection Manager, Paleobotany

Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Tel: 352 273-2107
Email: hwang@flmnh.ufl.edu

Research Interests and Curriculum Vitae

Visitors

Min

Min DENG (Ph.D.), Professor

School of Ecology and Environmental Science
Yunnan University, Yunnan, China
Email: dengmin.botany@gmail.com

My focal plants for research have been the oak family Fagaceae and their close relatives (Fagales). My research spans a wide range of topics in plant systematics and evolution. The general research goal is to 1) resolve the phylogenetic relationship of the species, then test systematic and evolutionary hypotheses in a phylogenetic context, 2) explore the roles of the environmental change and functional traits to the diversity pattern of Fagaceae and the Fagales; and 3) conserve the Asian endangered Fagaceae trees.

I am currently working with Dr. Steve Manchester on a project to explore the comparative anatomy of extant plants and fossils of the Fagales.