Michael Donovan Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive Cleveland, OH 44106 (773) 879-2547 [email protected]

Employment Senior Collections Manager of Paleobotany and Paleoecology, March 2019-present. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH.

Other Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Appointments January 2020-present.

Research Collaborator, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, May 2019-present.

Education Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences. 2013-2017. Penn State University, University Park. Advisor: Peter Wilf.

Master of Science in Geosciences. 2011-2013. Penn State University, University Park. Advisor: Peter Wilf.

Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Integrative Biology. 2007-2010. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Fellowships Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship, September 2017-February 2019. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Supervisor: Conrad Labandeira and Bill DiMichele.

CIC-Smithsonian Predoctoral Fellowship. July 2016-June 2017. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Supervisor: Conrad Labandeira.

Peer-Reviewed DiMichele W.A., Lucas, S.G., Chaney, D.S., Donovan, M.P., Kerp, H., Koll, R.A., and Publications Looy, C.V. 2018. Early Permian flora, Doña Ana Mountains, southern New Mexico, with special consideration of taxonomic issues and arthropod damage. Fossil Record 6, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin, 79: 165-205.

Donovan, M.P., Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Labandeira, C.C., Cúneo, N.R. 2018. Diverse plant-insect associations from the latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Ameghiniana, 55: 303-338.

Wilf, P., Donovan, M.P., Cúneo, N.R., Gandolfo, M.A. 2017. The fossil flip-leaves Michael Donovan

(Retrophyllum, Podocarpaceae) of southern South America. American Journal of Botany, 104: 1344-1369.

Donovan, M.P., Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Labandeira, C.C., Cúneo, N.R. 2016. Rapid recovery of Patagonian plant-insect associations after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1: 10.1038/s41559-016-0012.

Elliott, S.J., Grettenberger, C.L., Donovan, M.P., Wilf, P., Walter, R.C., Merritts, D.J. 2016. Riparian and valley-margin hardwood species of pre-colonial Piedmont forests: a preliminary study of subfossil leaves from White Clay Creek, southeastern Pennsylvania, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica, 19.1.2A: 1-26.

Donovan, M.P., Wilf, P., Labandeira, C.C., Johnson, K.R., Peppe, D.J. 2014. Novel insect leaf-mining after the end-Cretaceous extinction and the demise of Cretaceous leaf miners, Great Plains, USA. PLoS ONE 9(7): e103542. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103542

Donovan, M.P., Nabity, P.D., and DeLucia, E.H. 2013. Salicylic acid-mediated reductions in yield in Nicotiana attenuata challenged by aphid herbivory. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7: 45-52.

Publications Donovan, M.P, Labandeira, C.C., Wilf, P., Iglesias, A., Cúneo, N.R. Persistant biotic In Review interactions of a Gondwanan conifer from Cretaceous Patagonia to modern Malesia.

Lucas, S.G., DiMichele, W.A., Krainer, K., Barrick, J., Vachard, D., Donovan, M.D., Looy, C. Kerp, H., Chaney, D.S. The Pennsylvanian system in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, USA: stratigraphy, petrography, depositional systems, paleontology and biostratigraphy and basin evolution. In preparation for Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.

Other Donovan, M.P. Ancient Insect Bites. 2019. CMNH Blog. Publications Luque, J., Agic, H., Anderson, E.P., Dahl, R., Donovan, M.P., Field, D.J., Fronimos, J.A., Hodges, M., Motz, G.J., Roney, R., Saupe, E.E., Sheffield, S., Tackett, L., Tashman, J.N., Wawrzyniak, Z. 2015. Diversity in all its forms: IPC4 as an invaluable opportunity for STEPPE grant recipients. GSA Today 5: 24–25.

Donovan, M.P. Darwin’s visit to Mendoza. 2014. STEPPE Blogs.

Research PhD Thesis: Extinction and recovery of insect herbivores in Patagonia after the end- Cretaceous event. Advisor: Peter Wilf, Penn State University. Michael Donovan

Master’s Thesis: Novel insect leaf-mining at Mexican Hat, Montana (early Paleocene) and the demise of Cretaceous leaf miners. Advisor: Peter Wilf, Penn State University.

Undergraduate Thesis: Salicylic acid-mediated reductions in yield in Nicotiana attenuata challenged by aphid herbivory. Advisor: Evan DeLucia, University of Illinois.

Undergraduate Research: Determining Cerambycid beetles’ pollen feeding habits by identifying pollen types extracted from frass. Advisor: Larry Hanks and Surangi Punyasena, University of Illinois.

Invited Talks Recovery of plant-insect associations in the wake of the dinosaur extinction. Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, OH. Also presented at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. February, 2020.

Recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia, Argentina after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. September, 2019.

Recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia, Argentina after the end-Cretaceous extinction. North Coast Fossil Club, Parma, OH. June, 2019.

Recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia, Argentina after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. September, 2018.

Recuperación de insectos luego de una extinción masiva, en base a hojas fósiles de Patagonia. Laboratorio Ecotono, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina. March, 2017.

Recovery of insect herbivores in the Western Interior USA and Patagonia after the end- Cretaceous extinction. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Herbarium. April, 2016.

Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction. Guest lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology (GEOSC 422). Penn State University. September, 2015.

Rapid recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction. Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Department of Petroleum Geoscience. May, 2015.

Presentations Donovan, M.P, Labandeira, C.C. 2018. Ecological responses of arthropod and fungal associations of the medullosan pteridosperm, Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri, to late Michael Donovan

Paleozoic climate change. Oral Presentation. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 50, No. 6: Paper No. 238-8. Indianapolis, IN. Also presented at Botany 2019, Abstract 574. Tucson, AZ.

Donovan, M.P, Labandeira, C.C., Wilf, P., Iglesias, A., Cúneo, N.R. 2016. Insect herbivores tracked the conifer Agathis (Araucariaceae) from Paleogene Patagonia to modern Australasia and Southeast Asia. Oral Presentation. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 48, No. 7: Paper No. 44-12. Denver, CO. Also presented at Botany 2017, Abstract 339. Fort Worth, TX.

Donovan, M.P, Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Cúneo, N.R., Labandeira, C.C. 2015. Rapid recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction. Poster Presentation. International Conference on Insects, Arthropods, and Amber Abstracts, p. 69. Edinburgh, Scotland.

Donovan, M.P, Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Cúneo, N.R., Labandeira, C.C. 2015. Rapid recovery of plant-insect associations in Patagonia after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction. Oral Presentation. Botany 2015, Abstract ID: 946. Edmonton, Canada.

Donovan, M.P, Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Cúneo, N.R., Labandeira, C.C. 2015. First comparison of latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene insect damage in the southern hemisphere supports a Patagonian biodiversity refugium. Oral Presentation. 4th International Palaeontological Congress in Mendoza, Argentina.

Donovan, M.P, Iglesias, A., Wilf, P., Cúneo, N.R., Labandeira, C.C. 2013. First comparison of latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene insect damage in the southern hemisphere supports a Patagonian biodiversity refugium. Oral Presentation. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 45, No. 7: Paper No. 12. Denver, CO. Also presented at the North American Paleontological Convention, Gainesville, FL.

Donovan, M.P., Wilf, P., Labandeira, C.C., Johnson, K.R. 2012. Anomalous insect-plant damage diversity at Mexican Hat, Montana linked to an influx of Paleocene insects. Oral Presentation. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 44, No. 7: Paper No. 10. Charlotte, NC. Also presented at Yale Leaf Summit in New Haven, CT, Geobiology Symposium 2013, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., Midcontinental Paleobotanical Colloquium, Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe, IL, and Penn State Geosciences Graduate Colloquium, University Park, PA.

Donovan, M.P., Nabity, P.D., and DeLucia, E.H. 2011. Salicylic acid mediated reductions in yield in Nicotiana attenuata challenged by aphid herbivory. Poster Presentation. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, PS 85-123. Austin, TX. Michael Donovan

Student Mentorship Christina Gallick, undergraduate, Kirtlandia Intern, Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Summer 2019. Arthropod and fungal damage on the Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek Flora. Caroline Hoskins, undergraduate, Kirtlandia Intern, Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Summer 2019. Middle Pennsylvanian flora of Kimberly, Ohio.

Teaching Penn State Department of Geosciences Teaching Assistantship EARTH 150 Dinosaur Extinctions and Other Controversies – Fall 2013, 2014, 2015 GEOSC 310 Earth History – Spring 2015 GEOSC 001 Physical Geology – Fall 2011, Spring 2014

Grants Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017-2019 $106400 CIC-Smithsonian Predoctoral Fellowship, 2016-2017 $35740 Krynine Memorial Scholarship Fund, Spring 2016 $400 Krynine Memorial Scholarship Fund, Spring 2015 $400 STEPPE Travel Grant, Fall 2014 $2500 Evolving Earth Foundation, Spring 2014 $3000 Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, Spring 2014 $1500 Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research, Spring 2014 $1000 North American Paleontological Convention Student Travel Grant $400 Krynine Memorial Scholarship Fund, Fall 2013 $350 Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, Spring 2012 $1482 Paleontological Society Student Research Grant, Spring 2012 $800 Krynine Memorial Scholarship Fund, Spring 2012 $500 Krynine Memorial Scholarship Fund, Fall 2012 $250 Total $154712

Field Experience Collected fossils at: Río Pichileufú, Río Negro, Argentina March 2017 Laguna del Hunco, Chubut, Argentina December 2016 Saltillo, Mexico August 2016 Brunei May 2015 Palacio de los Loros, Chubut, Argentina December 2012

Awards Botany 2017, Isabel C. Cookson Paleobotanical Award, given to the student delivering the best paleobotanical talk – Insect herbivores tracked the conifer Agathis (Araucariaceae) from Paleogene Patagonia to modern Australasia and Southeast Asia.

Penn State Geosciences Graduate Student Colloquium, 2013, Oral Presentation by an M.S. Student – Second Place

Outreach Think and Drink, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, November 2019 and January 2020. Michael Donovan

Earth Science and Archaeology Day, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, October 2019. Hosting hands-on activities about fossil plants for people visiting CMNH.

Member Behind the Scenes Night, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, May and September 2019. Hosting hands-on activities about fossil plants for CMNH members.

Summer Show and Tell, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, August 2019. Gave a hands-on presentation on fossil plants for children in the CMNH Discovery Center.

Fossil Fest, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, April 2019. Hosting hands-on activities about fossil plants for people visiting CMNH.

The Scientist Is In, 2018. Hosting hands-on activities involving fossil plants for people visiting the Smithsonian.

Smithsonian Science How, 2018. Answering student questions during live webcast.

Infinity Charter School, Harrisburg, PA, 2014 and 2017. Taught 3rd and 4th grade students about fossil forests in Pennsylvania.

Shake, Rattle, and Rocks, Penn State University, 2015 and 2016. Organized activity on fossil forests from Pennsylvania for local 5th grade classes.

Earth and Environmental Systems Institute GEMS Showcase Event, Penn State University, 2015. Helped present research on pre-colonial forests of Pennsylvania to Penn State alumni.

Professional A.-M. Tosolini. 2017. Palaeocology: North-South recovery divide. Nature Ecology and Commentary Ecology 1, 0033. (News and Views on Donovan et al., 2016)

Selected Media After Dinosaur Extinction, Some Insects Recovered More Quickly. By Nicholas St. Coverage Fleur. New York Times, November 7, 2016.

How long did it take for life to rebound after the death of the dinosaurs? By Sarah Kaplan. Washington Post, November 7, 2016.

Southern hemisphere faster to recover after killer asteroid, study suggests. By Nicola Davis. The Guardian, November 7, 2016.

Southern Hemisphere recovered faster from dino strike. By Helen Briggs. BBC, November 7, 2016. Michael Donovan

Was South America a refuge during the dino-killing mass extinction? By Eva Botkin- Kowacki. Christian Science Monitor, November 7, 2016.

Leaf Mines Say Southern Hemisphere Recovered Faster from Asteroid. By Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, November 7, 2016.

Los insectos le ganaron la batalla al meteorito que mató a los dinosaurios. By Nuño Domínguez. El País, November 7, 2016.

Leaf-Mining Insects Vanished With Dinosaurs, But Then New Ones Showed Up. By Janet Fang. iflscience.com. July 25, 2014.

Leaf-Mining Insects Destroyed with the Dinosaurs Reappeared Elsewhere. By Catherine Griffin. scienceworldreport.com. July 25, 2014.

Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared. sciencedaily.com. July 24, 2014.

Extinction Beating Ants. By Thane Maynard. 91.7 WVXU, Cincinnati, The 90 Second Naturalist, December 4, 2013.

When it comes to surviving asteroid impacts, it’s bugs 1, dinosaurs 0. msn.com, November 5, 2013.

Bugs in Patagonia survived dinosaur-killing impact. By Becky Oskin, livescience.com, November 4, 2013 (syndicated by yahoo.com).