Paleontology alumni Chloe Harper ’23 and Nathan Cochran ’23 accepted to grad school

Chloe Harper ’23 holding a T. rex tooth she found during the field course in July 2021. Photo by Megan E Seitz. Carthage’s Paleontology Program continues its trend of seeing its most recent alumni, Chloe Harper ’23 and Nathan Cochran ’23, gain acceptance into graduate school.

Both students completed Carthage’s Paleontology Program, which offers research, fieldwork, and lab experience — making candidates attractive to postgraduate programs.

Ms. Harper was accepted to a Master of Studies in Classical Archaeology at Oxford University (UK). This is a nine-month master’s program that begins in October 2023.

Ms. Harper reflected on her experiences at Carthage: “Dr. Carr and the other paleo students formed a close-knit support system that kept me going through the hardest semesters and reassured me that I could succeed in grad school.”

Nathan Cochran in Spring 2023 focused on prepping a Triceratops snout in the lab of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology; the fossil was collected from public lands under the auspices of the Bureau of Land Management. Photo by Megan E. Seitz. “The paleo program simulated the rigorous curriculum expected of me in grad school and taught me what subjects within paleo I excel in and enjoy. I gained hands-on experience in the field and in the lab that helped me rise above the other applicants for my program.”

We also congratulate Mr. Cochran, who started his master’s program in vertebrate paleontology this fall at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada).

We have eleven current students in the Paleontology Program, and we hope they will be equally successful in their endeavors.

Nathan Cochran (fourth from the left) with his poster presentation, and student colleagues and faculty advisor, at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Fall 2022, which was hosted that year in Toronto (Canada).

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