In the Shadow of Dinosaurs
Like many others who have immigrated to Canada, Hans-Dieter Sues came as an exchange student to take post-graduate work after completing undergraduate studies, in this case, Johannes Gutenberg University, 1975. Born in Rheydt, Germany, the 19-year-old graduate added an M. Sc., University of Alberta, 1977, then moved to Harvard, completing a second Master's program, 1978, and Ph.D., 1984. He worked and carried out post-doctoral studies in Canada and the United States for the next eight years before being appointed, 1992, Associate Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Royal Ontario Museum, and Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Toronto. Made Associate Professor two years later, he was appointed Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, ROM, 1996. Author of more than 50 articles and book chapters, and co-editor of two books, Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time, 1992, and In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs, 1994, Dr. Sues also serves as associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. [Photo, courtesy Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues]