What is IBGS?
IBGS stands for IchnoBioGeoScience, a research group at the
University of Kansas that takes an integrated
multidisciplinary approach to studying the history of life
through the linkage of behavior, body fossils, and the
biophysicochemical relationships recorded by trace fossils
in geologic record. Dr. Stephen Hasiotis leads a diverse
group of graduate students from the Department of Geology
and works closely with the Department of Geography, the
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the KU
Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center,
and the Kansas Geological Survey to study a wide variety of
topics in paleontology including ichnology, paleoecology,
evolution, and paleoclimatology. Students in this research
group not only work on their own research, but also
frequently collaborate on additional research projects,
fieldwork, and assist each other in the production of
scientific publications.
The Paleontology Program at the University of Kansas is
shared among the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and
Geology Departments. Invertebrate Paleontology is hosted in
the Department of Geology, where the Paleontological
Institute and the Invertebrate Collections are housed. The
Natural History Museum houses the collection of vertebrate
fossils. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas on the far
eastern side of the state, just a half hour west of Kansas
City. Those interested in KU should see the university
website here:
http://www.ku.edu/