BRIT Research Associate

Ph.D. in Geology/Paleobotany, Southern Methodist University, 2007
B.A. in Creative Studies/Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 2002

Aaron Pan was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Aaron is the Curator of Science at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, where he is charged with care of the Museum’s scientific collections, conducting research, and collaborating with other museum departments in the development and implementation of exhibitions and programs.  His research interests include (1) the evolutionary history, floristics, and paleoecology of Cenozoic tropical moist and wet forest ecosystems in Africa and Southeast Asia–Melanesia as interpretec from the fossil record, (2) angiosperm systematics and evolution, particularly in the Arecaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae sensu lato, Rutaceae, and Sapotaceae, and (3) deriving paleoclimate estimates from paleofloras using overlapping distribution analyses.

Phone: 817.255.9364
Fax: 817.732.7635
E-Mail: apan@fwmsh.org