Paleontologist Uses Star Wars, Jurassic Park to Teach Wonders of Science
Geology Alumnus, Comic-Con Enthusiast Selected as a National Geographic Teacher Fellow April 14, 2021 Share This: Gabriel-Philip Santos poses with a puppet of “Dinosaur Joe," the most complete juvenile parasaurolophus known and described by Alf Museum scientists. Credit: Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology Whether dressing up in a Star Wars Jedi costume with a lightsaber in hand, talking about fossils of prehistoric Pokémon as the researcher “Professor Oak” or sharing dinosaur facts from “Jurassic Park” films, alumnus Gabriel-Philip Santos hopes to inspire and engage other...