Rate My Professor Dianne Nyhof

Nyhof contributes to research support through specimen preparation and collection management. She prepared the fossil Aureia rerehua (specimen OU 22553), an archaic odontocete dolphin. She sorted otoliths for the study "Otoliths reveal diverse fish communities in Late Oligocene-Miocene strata of Northland, New Zealand" by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Additionally, she provided and prepared New Zealand nephrite samples and thin sections for "An evolutionary model and classification scheme for nephrite jade" by Tarling et al. (2022). Nyhof handles requests for materials from the OU Geology Rock Catalogue, facilitates access to collections for researchers, and supports departmental health and safety protocols. Her work ensures the preservation, accessibility, and utilization of geological collections for education and research at the University of Otago.