Zachary A. Kita Zachary.kita@gmail.com 107 Bessey Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588
Education:
· Currently pursuing a M.S. in Geosciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a focus on vertebrate paleontology and stable isotope geochemistry.  My advisor is Dr. Ross Secord. · B.S. in Geobiology from the Pennsylvania State University (2009)
Personal Info:
I am originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania.  Collegeville is a suburb of Philadelphia near Valley Forge.  I attended the Methacton School District from K-12.  In my Junior year of high school I took an advanced placement environmental sciences class.  The class featured a section on geology, which was guest-taught by a retired professional geology who became a teacher at my school.  I was very interested in the section, so I decided that geology would be the path for me in my education.
Previous Work:
While attending Penn State I worked on two projects:   A taphonomic study on a fluvially derived bone deposit in the Santa Fe River, FL.  This research was presented at the 2009 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting in Bristol, United Kingdom. A climate study of central Illinois during the Sangamon Interglacial using oxygen isotopes as a proxy for temperature.