Max London

Collections Assistant, Herpetology

Gantz Family Collections Center
Staff - current

Max is the Collections Assistant for the Field Museum's Amphibians and Reptiles Collections.

His work focuses on the day-to-day upkeep of the Field Museum's over 300,000 specimens of amphibians and reptiles. He has previously worked at the Field Museum as a fossil preparator, as well as a collaborator in vertebrate paleontology fieldwork. Max is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S.) and DePaul University (M.S.).

Contact

mlondon@fieldmuseum.org

Science Focus
Topics of Interest
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Learning Resources

  • Adventures in the Herbarium: Museums and Medicines

    The importance and impact of Field Museum’s African flowering plant specimens are highlighted in two podcasts. These podcasts were written, recorded, and edited by two college interns who worked alongside experts and collections specimens.  Museums and Medicines highlights the impact plant specimens have had on human health and why their conservation is so important.

    Activity|Grades 3-12

  • Being Big on Land

    Learn why being big isn’t always an advantage and find out how mythic creatures like Godzilla and King Kong could never have carried their own weight.

    Video|Grades 3-12

  • Bergmann's Rule | Biomechanics Toolkit

    Uncover how an animal’s size affects its ability to regulate temperature.

    Lesson Plan|Grades 6-8

  • Biodiversity and Ecosystems

    Middle school-aged students will investigate the differences between native and invasive plants and demonstrate their learning by creating a model of a native plant garden.

    Lesson Plan|Grades 6-8