Our Impact By the Numbers for FY 2015/2016
Staff and Faculty Teaching
36 Courses taught by Museum faculty
47 Independent Studies supervised
47 Independent Studies supervised
106 Graduate committees chaired
168 Graduate committees served
168 Graduate committees served
Collections and Research
12 States including Florida where Museum scientists conducted research
24 Countries including the U.S. where Museum scientists conducted research
40+ Million total specimens
60 Grants and contracts worth $8.3 million
187 Undergraduates and postdoctoral
fellows working in collections
24 Countries including the U.S. where Museum scientists conducted research
40+ Million total specimens
60 Grants and contracts worth $8.3 million
187 Undergraduates and postdoctoral
fellows working in collections
187 Peer-reviewed publications
554 Collection loans of 37,620 specimens
and artifacts
1,125 Scientific and other visitors to collections
13,777 Accessions to collections
383,962 New specimens and artifacts cataloged
554 Collection loans of 37,620 specimens
and artifacts
1,125 Scientific and other visitors to collections
13,777 Accessions to collections
383,962 New specimens and artifacts cataloged
Latest Awards + Honors
June 7, 2017
Director Doug Jones elected as American Alliance of Museums board chair
Florida Museum of Natural History Director Douglas Jones has been elected chair of the board for the American Alliance of Museums. His two-year term began at...
May 12, 2017
Winners of 2017 Austin and Bullen Awards announced
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2017 Austin Award and Bullen Award, given for student research and significant...
May 3, 2017
Plant biologist Doug Soltis elected to National Academy of Sciences
Plant biologist Doug Soltis has been elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, an achievement considered one of the highest honors in American...
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Faculty Special Achievements in FY 2015/2016
Dr. Kathleen Deagan
- Elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Honored with 2015 lifetime achievement award from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference
Dr. Jerald Milanich
- Honored with 2015 lifetime achievement award from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference
Dr. Douglas Jones
- named Chair of the Board for the American Alliance of Museums
Dr. Jacqueline Miller
- Elected as an honorary member of the Entomological Society of America.
Dr. William Marquardt
- Received an Exceptional Leadership Award from the Florida Association of Museums
- Received the Southeastern Archaeological Conference Patty Jo Watson Award for best publication in the field of southeastern U.S. archaeology
Dr. Pam Soltis
- Elected a member in the National Academy of Sciences
- Named Director of the University of Florida Biodiversity Institute
- Received the 2016 Darwin-Wallace Medal from the Linnean Society of London
- Named to the Thomas Reuters 2015 Highly Cited Researchers list,
representing the top 1 percent in their field
Dr. Douglas Soltis
- Received the 2016 Darwin-Wallace Medal from the Linnean Society of London
- Named to the Thomas Reuters 2015 Highly Cited Researchers list,
representing the top 1 percent in their field