Temporarily Closed
During the final phase of the Hellems Building reconstruction project, the CU Museum will be closed for reorganization. We will reopen on the first day of Spring Semester, January 8, 2026. Special access requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email cumuseum@colorado.edu for more information.
Dr. Karen Chin
- Professor of Geological Sciences
- Curator of Paleontology
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Interests: paleoecology, the study of fossil feces and dinosaur paleobiology
Karen Chin's research interests are in Mesozoic paleoecology. She is particularly interested in what coprolites (fossil feces) can tell us about the paleobiology of dinosaurs and other vertebrates, and about trophic interactions in ancient ecosystems.