More about Michael Novacek Michael Novacek Dr. Michael Novacek has led paleontological expeditions to Baja California, the Andes Mountains of Chile, the Yemen Arab Republic, and the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in search of fossil dinosaurs and mammals. The Mongolian expeditions mark the first return of a western scientific team to the country in over sixty years, and they have received worldwide scientific and public attention for their spectacular findings. He is the author of more than 150 titles, including articles in the international scientific journals Science and Nature. In addition to his extensive academic publications, he has authored two popular books about his Gobi and other expeditions, Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs and Time Traveler (each book was recognized by the New York Times as a "Notable Book" for its year), and he contributes to Natural History, Scientific American, Smithsonian, and Time. He has lectured for the Nobel Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, the Explorers' Club (where he is a Fellow), the National Geographic Society, and many universities and scientific societies. He is currently Senior Vice President and Provost of Science and Curator of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.