Biology faculty member sharing expertise for TV productions

WKU biology faculty member Dr. Steve Huskey is preparing to use his research and expertise for more TV productions.
A production team from Australia will visit the WKU campus next week (July 23-24) to record segments for a NOVA show about shark attacks.
“I will serve as the bite expert,” said Dr. Huskey, an associate professor in WKU’s Department of Biology who is a functional morphologist and studies the feeding mechanisms and feeding habits of fish. “The crew wanted a laboratory setting for bite testing. We will be using my labs and Dr. Chris Byrne’s materials testing equipment in the Department of Engineering, dental moldings from an already bitten surfboard, specialized microscopes, and real shark teeth. Essentially we’ll be utilizing technology and teeth to assess shark bite damage.”

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