The board of regents of the State University of New York has named Lisa Amati as New York State Paleontologist. She will be the second woman and the first since 1954, to serve as New York State Paleontologist. In this role, Dr. Amati will be the curator of the New York State Museum’s paleontology collections. The museum is located in Albany.
Dr. Amati has been serving as an associate professor of geology at the State University of New York at Potsdam. Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of trilobites.
Dr. Amati is a graduate of the University of Wyoming. She holds a master’s degree from Kent State University in Ohio and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma.