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The Team
The Science for Bumble Bees Team
Robert Kearins Costello
Robert is the national outreach program manager at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C. As the educator on the project, he investigates opportunities for the public to participate in scientific research. He spends his spare time gardening, birding, milling grain and cooking meals from scratch.
Gary Krupnick
Gary is an ecologist in the Botany Department at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum. Gary is the head of the Plant Conservation Unit, and editor of the department's online publication, Plant Press.
Brian Wee
Founder and Managing Director of Massive Connections, and former Chief of Strategic Alliances at the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Brian is now a retired transdisciplinary scientist, communicator, and coalition architect on the use of environmental data and information for science, education, and decision-making. He is one of the data wranglers on the team, and he gently holds us to high metadata standards.
Paula Goldberg
Paula grew up in northern Illinois where she first fell in love with the out-of-doors and nature, starting in her own backyard. Paula attended college in Washington DC and is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine's Physician Associate Program. Paula practiced medicine for over three decades in Washington DC-area clinics and hospitals, most recently at Children’s National Hospital. In 2013, Paula retired from medicine to become the first Executive Director of City Wildlife, DC's first and only wildlife rehabilitation center, where she's been on the Board of Directors since 2010. Paula is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and serves on the board of the Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association.
Former Team Members
Eva Hirsch
Eva completed the first project build on Zooniverse during her internship at Natural History. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Franklin & Marshall College in May of 2022 with a double major in Biology and Music. She is experienced in environmental education, species identification, wilderness medicine, research design, data collection, statistical data analysis, community and social services, music theory/composition, and vocal performance. Eva has also managed honey bee hives.
Emma Lou Pakulniewicz
Emma Lou is a student at East Carolina University with a major in Biology and an English minor. She contributed the beta sample of time lapse photos for the project. Emma Lou is president of ECU SustainabiliBEES, and she is a certified bee keeper.
