PRICE, Utah, May 26, 2010—The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum has a new Director
Dr. Carpenter is one of dinosaur paleontology’s most prominent researchers, authors and curators. He comes to us from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where he is the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology.
He was a “military brat” and lived world-wide. He has been interested in dinosaurs since he was five when his mother took him to see Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It was then when he decided to study dinosaurs. His first major paleontological discovery was at the age of 15 when he found a ground sloth skeleton south of Colorado Springs. He helped excavate the specimen with the Denver Museum of Natural History and wrote the experience for the National Geographic School Bulletin.
This was just the first of many publications Dr. Carpenter was to write. From 1967 to present, he has published well over 220 publications and 40 popular publications on a variety of topics. Additionally, he has published eleven books including Tyrannosaurus rex: The Tyrant King with Peter Larson.
Dr. Carpenter is world renowned for his research with early Cretaceous dinosaurs, armored dinosaurs and dinosaur reproductions.
Dr. Carpenter has made well over two dozen television appearances including Arts & Entertainment; History Channel; History International Channel; Discovery Channel; Science Channel; The Learning Channel; BBC London; BBC Bristol; BBC Ireland; NHK, Japan; various local stations in U.S. spanning over 19 years.
The CEU Prehistoric Museum is very pleased to have Dr. Carpenter as the new director and is optimistic about the future of the museum and the great opportunities that lie ahead.