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Kenneth J. Lacovara is an American paleontologist and geologist at Rowan University and fellow of the Explorers Club, known for the discovery of the titanosaurian dinosaur Dreadnoughtus and his involvement in the discovery and naming of the giant sauropod dinosaur ''Paralititan'', as well as his work applying 3D printing technology to paleontology. ==Biography== Lacovara grew up in Linwood, New Jersey〔Avril, Tom. ("Paleontologist gets equal pleasure explaining his work" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 7, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2015. "The carpenter's son grew up in Linwood, Atlantic County, where the coastal terrain is largely sand and mud. Then one day at a Cub Scouts meeting, when Lacovara was in second grade, an amateur geologist brought in a box of geodes and minerals."〕 and attended Mainland Regional High School.〔Marino, Suzanne. ("MRHS students dig the mighty tale of Dreadnoughtus discovery by alum" ), ''The Current'', February 24, 2015. Accessed June 10, 2015. "Mainland Regional High School can boast many successful alumnae. There are doctors, lawyers, politicians, NFL players, and Peace Corps volunteers, but Friday, Feb. 20, Ken Lacovara Ph.D., a paleontologist and possibly one of the most adventurous of the famous alums, stopped in to talk about what he has been up to since he left Mainland in 1978.... Marino, Suzanne. ("MRHS students dig the mighty tale of Dreadnoughtus discovery by alum" ), ''The Current'', February 24, 2015. Accessed June 10, 2015. "Mainland Regional High School can boast many successful alumnae. There are doctors, lawyers, politicians, NFL players, and Peace Corps volunteers, but Friday, Feb. 20, Ken Lacovara Ph.D., a paleontologist and possibly one of the most adventurous of the famous alums, stopped in to talk about what he has been up to since he left Mainland in 1978."〕 He graduated with honors from Rowan University in 1984. He was named Alumnus of the Year in 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://today.rowan.edu/home/news/2014/05/13/distinguished-alumni-young-alumni-award-recipients )〕 He received a Master’s degree in Physical Geography from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D in Geology from the University of Delaware in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.drexel.edu/bees/contact/facultyDirectory/Lacovara/ )〕 Professor of palentology and geology at Rowan University, he will be the founding dean of Rowan's new School of Earth & Environment. Formerly, Lacovara was an Associate Professor of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences. Discover Magazine named his work applying 3D printing technology to paleontology one of the “100 Top Science Stories of 2012.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://discovermagazine.com/2013/jan-feb#.UMnrM6z09EM )〕 He has been a resident of Swedesboro, New Jersey.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenneth Lacovara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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