Jun 1
Science Moab Moab, UT
TicketsCressa Pratt
Senior Field Ecologist, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
andElise Rappel
Senior Field Ecologist, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
The Mummy— The beetles are trying to tell us something! Moab's open ecology data
Program Description
Get the behind-the-scenes scoop from the NEON ecologists working in Moab as part of a giant, cooperative ecology project where something as small as a beetle or a flower bloom helps unlock our understanding of how climate change impacts the continent. Then, The Mummy (1999) reminds us how something as small as a beetle, can, in fact signal doom for an adventurous librarian, museum curator, and some uncredentialed Egyptology enthusiasts.
Film Synopsis
A living mummy stalks the beautiful woman he believes is the reincarnation of his lover.
A team of British archaeologists, led by Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron), discovers the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptian prince Imhotep (Boris Karloff), along with the legendary scroll of Thoth. When one of the archaeologists recites the scroll aloud, Imhotep returns to life and escapes. Several years later, Imhotep has taken on the guise of a wealthy man, as he searches Egypt for his lost love, whom he believes has been reincarnated as the beautiful Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann). This classic early sound horror-romance inspired a wave of mummy films in the 1940s, as well as a contemporary adaptation.
About the Speaker
Cressa Pratt is a Senior Field Ecologist at the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Originally from West Valley City, Utah, Cressa received a degree in Environmental Science from Westminster University. She worked with NEON as a temporary field technician for two seasons in 2017 and 2018, and returned this year as the full time Faunal Ecologist. She currently oversees the sampling of beetles, ticks, mosquitos and small mammals at the Onaqui and Moab field sites.
Elise Rappel is a Senior Field Ecologist at the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Elise was born and raised in San Diego and attended university in the Bay Area at UC Berkeley. She has been in Utah and been with NEON for a little over a year. She loves all things entomology, outdoors, and knitting.