Daniel Eduardo Rojas Ariza


Daniel Eduardo Rojas Ariza
  • Master's student

Contact Info


Biography

Faculty Mentor: Bruce Lieberman

Research Interests: Macroevolution, Biogeography, Distributional ecology Invertebrate Paleontology

Hometown: Bogotá D.C. (Colombia)

Education

B.S. in Geosciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Selected Presentations

Presentations at Regional, National & International Meetings:

  1. Rojas, D. Esteve J. Morphological assessment of ptychopariid trilobites Agraulos longicephalus Hicks, 1872 and Agraulos ceticephalus Barrande, 1846 from the Drumian of Spain and the Czech Republic. International Meeting of Early-Stage Researchers in Paleontology (IMERP), Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuania, May 2021. Contributed oral paper.
  2. Rengifo L., Bucheli, C., Rojas, D., Perea, A.M., Suarez, M.G., Ruiz, M.P., Reyes, J.A., Noe L.F. Protection of Paleontological Heritage through the Generation of a Paleontological Collection of the Macizo de Floresta (Boyacá, Colombia) Following the Guidelines of Decree 1353 of 2018. 1 Colombian Congress of Paleontology: History and perspectives of paleontology in Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, November 2020. Poster presentation.
  3. Rengifo L., Bucheli, C., Perea, A.M., Rojas, D., Suarez, M.G., Ruiz, M.P, Reyes, J.A., Noe L.F. Formation of a Paleontological Collection of Invertebrates of Floresta Formation (Boyacá, Colombia) for Academic and Research Purposes: Fundamentals and Advances. 1 Colombian Congress of Paleontology: History and perspectives of paleontology in Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, November 2020. Poster presentation.
  4. Rengifo L., Bucheli, C., Perea, A.M., Rojas, D., Suarez, M.G., Ruiz, M.P, Reyes, J.A., Noe L.F. Compendium of a paleontological collection of Devonian fauna of the region of Floresta (Boyacá), as support to the pedagogical material of the Department of Geosciences, Universidad de los Andes. XIV Technical Week of Geology, Geological Engineering and Geosciences, Bogotá, Colombia, October 2020. Contributed oral paper.
  5. Rengifo L., Rojas, D., Bucheli, C., Perea, A.M., Suarez, M.G., Ruiz, M.P., Reyes, J.A., Noe L.F. Detailed Description of Devonian Fauna in Fossil Locations of the Floresta Region (Boyacá): Review and Characterization of Biodiversity. XIV Technical Week of Geology, Geological Engineering and Geosciences, Bogotá, Colombia, October 2020. Contributed oral paper.
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Attendance at Regional, National & International Workshops, Symposia & Meetings:

  1. Rojas D. The Geological Society of America Connects. Funded by The Paleontological Institute Endowment. Bruce Lieberman, Director. Denver, Colorado 9-12 October 2022.
  2. Rojas D. The Geological Society of America Connects Online. Funded by the Paleontological Society Student Ambassador Program. Online version. 26-30 October 2020.

 

 

Awards & Honors

  1. Rojas D. Panorama Small Grant Program. Biodiversity Institute. The University of Kansas. $969. 6 mo. 03/20/23-09/20/23.