Matthew W. Colbert
The Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Geological Sciences Department
1 University Station C1100
Austin, Texas 78712-0254
USA

Matt Colbert is a Research Associate at the University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray CT Facility, where he operates the CT scanner, helps with image processing, and assists in lab management.  Matt received his Ph.D at the University of Texas, his Master’s degree at San Diego State University, and his bachelor’s degree at the University of California at Berkeley.  His primary research interests involve the use of CT data to visualize and describe vertebrate cranial morphology, with a focus on patterns of evolutionary and postnatal ontogenetic variation in the living and fossil tapirs. 

Photo by Rachel Racicot.