Jason Cryan To Take Over As Executive Director Of NHMU
(This was written Feb. 10, 2020 for the Sugar House Journal.)
It’s a big job, but he’s excited to get started.
Jason Cryan, currently deputy director and chief of research at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, will start work as the executive director of the Natural History Museum of Utah this March. He’s taking over the role from Sarah George, who is taking a position with the University of Utah’s advancement team.
“I’m super excited by the opportunity to join this family at the University of Utah,” Cryan said. “The museum is a part of the university. I entered the selection process kind of late, so I’m still kind of working through the shock. But I can’t tell you how honored I am. It’s thrilling.”
Cryan, who completed his post-doctoral work at Brigham Young University, is a biodiversity scientist and systematist. Systematics is a branch of biology that deals with the classification and taxonomy of species. His research focuses mostly on evolutionary investigations of plant-eating insects such as planthoppers and spittlebugs, using DNA sequencing to reconstruct their history.
Read the complete story on the City Journals website.
It’s a big job, but he’s excited to get started.
Jason Cryan, currently deputy director and chief of research at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, will start work as the executive director of the Natural History Museum of Utah this March. He’s taking over the role from Sarah George, who is taking a position with the University of Utah’s advancement team.
“I’m super excited by the opportunity to join this family at the University of Utah,” Cryan said. “The museum is a part of the university. I entered the selection process kind of late, so I’m still kind of working through the shock. But I can’t tell you how honored I am. It’s thrilling.”
Cryan, who completed his post-doctoral work at Brigham Young University, is a biodiversity scientist and systematist. Systematics is a branch of biology that deals with the classification and taxonomy of species. His research focuses mostly on evolutionary investigations of plant-eating insects such as planthoppers and spittlebugs, using DNA sequencing to reconstruct their history.
Read the complete story on the City Journals website.
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