OUR LABS

University of Alberta Palaeontology operates two lab spaces in the Biological Sciences Building on North Campus.

For directions to the building, see the University website or Google Maps.

Daytime Lab is open Monday through Friday from 0900 to 1600 (Year round)

Evening Lab is open Monday through Thursday from 1700 to 1900 (September through April)

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Daytime Lab (CW-005)

Evening Lab (M-433)

Evening Lab Supervisor Alumni

Daytime Lab (CW-005)

Hours:

Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Open year-round by appointment via Galaxy Digital (registration and more info on Volunteers)

Contacts :

Howard Gibbins (gibbins@ualberta.ca)
Clive Coy (ccoy@ualberta.ca)
Phone: 780-492-9366

Directions:

The Daytime Lab is in the basement. Take the West Wing elevators or stairs to the basement. Turn to your right as you exit the elevator—or left from the stairs—and enter via CW-005 (behind the stairs – see map below). The Daytime Lab is not accessible from the east elevators.

Supervisors:

Clive Coy
Chief Technician

Clive is the senior technician in the Dino Lab. He has collected and prepared a variety of vertebrate fossils for research and exhibition over a period of more than 30 years. Clive enjoys the ‘dirty-hands’ aspect of his work, as well as the exchange of ideas with scientists and students from around the world. Clive oversees both daytime and evening preparation labs.

Howard Gibbins
Lab Technician, Volunteer Coordinator

Howard holds a B.A. in Anthropology, and a B.Ed. in Education. He takes care of the administrative tasks relating to the Dino Lab’s volunteers, as well as the specimen cataloguing when they finish their projects. He also makes storage jackets, builds crates, leads school tours, and when he is lucky gets to do fossil preparation.

Robin Sissons
Lab Technician

Robin is a palaeontologist currently working as a technician at the University of Alberta with Dr. Corwin Sullivan, preparing fossils from the Grande Prairie region for research, education, and display. She also works as a field technician with the Sullivan Lab, whose fieldwork currently focuses on the Peace Region. These fossils are exciting because of their great potential for contributing to our knowledge of Alberta’s ancient ecosystems.

Evening Lab (M-433)

Hours:

Monday–Thursday, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Open during the academic year (September–April) by appointment via Galaxy Digital (registration and more info on Volunteers)

Contacts:

Howard Gibbins (gibbins@ualberta.ca)
Clive Coy (ccoy@ualberta.ca)
Phone: 780-492-9366

Directions:

The Evening Lab is located on the fourth floor of the Microbiology Wing. Take the East elevators or stairs to the fourth floor and go through the double doors to the left of the elevators. Room M-433 is straight ahead.