George Bennett (He/him)

Graduate Assistant - Georgia College & State Univeristy

I joined the master’s biology program of Georgia College in the fall of 2019 as a graduate assistant. As such, I was considered an employee of the university as well as a graduate student. For most of my graduate studies, I was assigned to work in the biological preparation lab under the supervision of the science buildings supervisor, Brady Bennett. There I made augers and broths that would be used in microbiological labs, sterilized and cleaned test tubes when needed, and occasionally inoculated augers and broths with bacteria. This experience provided me the technical experience to work in a biological testing lab if I should take up such a position in the future

Volunteer - Florida Museum of Natural History

• Worked in the Dickenson Hall Vertebrate Paleontology lab • Sorted and identified Montbrook vertebrate fossils by genus (fish, turtle, alligator, rhino) • Reassembled damaged vertebrate fossils while sorting • Cleaned vertebrate fossils and fossil-rich sediments using screen-washing techniques. • Catalogued hundreds of identified vertebrate fossils into the university’s specify database • Transported fossils from Dickenson Hall to the public museum • Partook in projects overseen by Dr. Richard Hulbert

Student Volunteer - GCSU Fossil Prep Lab

• Assisted in the preparation of fossil specimens for three semesters • Learned how to plaster and prepare vertebrate fossils for long-term storage • Cleaned fossil bones fragments and attempted to reassemble • Knowledgeable on the consolidants and solutions used for fossil preparation • Logged objectives and experiences into a lab journal at the end of each session