For nearly two decades, Jut has served as both an instructor and guest lecturer teaching undergraduate and graduate students about ecology, geospatial analysis, cave biology, and various aspects of speleology. Additionally, he has spoken with over 4,000 K-12 students on a variety of topics including cave biological diversity, subterranean evolution, and advancing techniques for the robotic and human exploration of caves in our Solar System.
If you could like to schedule Jut to present at your school, please contact him.
University Instruction
2020
Guest lecturer, GIS and Spatial Techniques in Forestry, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Using GIS in cave science.
2019
Guest lecturer, GIS and Spatial Techniques in Forestry, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Terrestrial cave detection and applications for robotic and human exploration on Mars.
2018
Guest lecturer, GIS and Spatial Techniques in Forestry, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Terrestrial cave detection and the future of robotic and human exploration on Mars.
Guest lecturer, Methods of teaching secondary science, Department of Biology, SUNY-Cortland, Cortland, NY. Tenets of community based research and conservation.
2017
Guest lecturer, Invasive plant ecology undergraduate course, Department of Biology, SUNY-Cortland, Cortland, NY. The invasive arthropods of Rapa Nui.
2016
Guest lecturer, Planetary systems undergraduate course, Department of Physics, SUNY-Cortland, Cortland, NY. Planetary caves exploration: a multifaceted approach.
Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Instituto de Entomología, Santiago, Chile. Los insectos endémicos y hábitats antiguos de Rapa Nui (invited).
Universidad de Chile, Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Santiago. Conservación y manejo de los insectos endémicos y hábitats antiguos de Rapa Nui (invited).
2014
Instructor, NASA Ames, NASA Spaceward Bound!, Mojave Desert Expedition, Zzyzx, CA.
Guest lecturer, Invertebrate biology course, Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. Lectured students about cave-adaptation, cave biology and conducting fieldwork in remote areas.
2013
Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Worked with an undergraduate student to image cave-dwelling arthropods and supervised while conducting cave biological fieldwork.
2008
Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Independent study: The effects of temperature and insolation on cave arthropod communities.
Instructor, NASA Ames, NASA Spaceward Bound!, Mojave Desert Expedition, Zzyzx, CA.
2007
Instructor, Environmental ecology (ENV 326), School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
Instructor, Cave biological inventory techniques (course designed for land managers), NPS/BLM Cave and Karst Resources Management Training Course, Las Vegas, NV.
Instructor, NASA Ames, NASA Spaceward Bound!, Mojave Desert Expedition, Zzyzx, CA.
2006
Guest lecturer, Biology 101, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Cave invertebrates of Arizona and Belize.
K-12 Instruction
“We’ve hosted Jut over half a dozen times now for virtual events with classrooms across North America. He’s an incredible speaker with a knack for making complex science easily understandable for a general audience. You can’t beat the subject matter, whether it’s discovering new species in caves around the world or developing technology to explore caves on other planets, students are hooked by Jut’s exciting adventures. He’s a real storyteller, inspiring and engaging, everything you can ask for in a speaker!”
Joe Grabowski, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants
“Jut’s dynamic teaching skills and contagious enthusiasm had the students captivated, and engaged during each visit. I’ve never seen anything like it with my students. Afterward, Jut was bombarded with students bursting with questions and several from students that had shown no interest in learning about science at all! By having such a diversely experienced and field-proven scientist, Jut showed them the excitement of scientific discovery and made the critical connection between learning science in the classroom and actually doing it as a career.”
Jon Helleson, 5th grade science teacher, DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, Arizona
“Jut is an inspirational speaker for students of all ages, mesmerizing classrooms and auditoriums with his tales of travel, caving, and extraordinary cave animals. His outreach visits never fail to get kids excited about a life in science, and all the possibilities therein!”
Jessica Tenenbaum, Program Director, Pinhead Institute, Telluride, Colorado
“Dr. Jut Wynne’s vast biological experience created an enthralling learning opportunity for our kids. Questions were flying, information was exchanged, and perhaps one or two students were inspired to become scientists! Thank you, Dr. Wynne.”
Laura Mineer, 4th grade teacher, Cottonwood Elementary School, Cottonwood, Arizona
2021
Pinhead Institute, Telluride, CO. Three 5th grade Colorado classrooms (virtual lecture). Factors influencing cave biodiversity.
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants. Six classrooms grades 5th through 8th in Canada (virtual lecture). Factors influencing cave biodiversity.
2020
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants. Six classrooms grades 5th through 8th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). On the road with a cave scientist.
2019
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Space Week. Five classrooms grades 5th through 8th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Cave detection on Earth and future cave exploration on Mars.
Naturita Middle School, Naturita, CO. 5th & 6th grade assembly. Around the world with a cave scientist.
Norwood Elementary School, Norwood, CO. Middle & high school assembly. Around the world with a cave scientist.
Norwood Elementary School, Norwood, CO. 5th & 6th grade assembly. Around the world with a cave scientist.
Norwood Elementary School, Norwood, CO. Kindergarten & 1st grade assembly. Around the world with a cave scientist.
Belize Zoo Conservation Camp, Tropical Education Center, Belize. High school students from across Belize. Around the world with a cave scientist.
Telluride Intermediate School, Telluride, CO. 4th grade assembly. On the road with a cave scientist.
Ridgway Secondary School, Ridgway, CO. 6th through 12th grades. On the road with a cave scientist.
Ridgway Elementary School, Ridgway, CO. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. On the road with a cave scientist.
Montrose High School, Pizza with Professionals, Montrose, CO. 9th through 12th grades. On the road with a cave scientist.
2018
Glynn Middle School, Brunswick, GA. 8th grade AP course: high school physical science. Cave detection on Earth and future cave exploration on Mars.
Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School, Hong Kong. 11th grade. Cave detection on Earth and future cave exploration on Mars.
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Space Week. Five classrooms grades 4th through 8th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Cave detection on Earth and future cave exploration on Mars.
Telluride Mountain School, Telluride, CO. K-12 assembly. Follow your bliss and other musings of a cave scientist.
2017
Glynn Middle School, Brunswick, GA. 8th grade AP course: high school physical science. Cave Exploration on Mars: Are we there yet?
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Space Week. Five classrooms grades 3rd through 5th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Cave exploration on Mars: How do we get there?
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Biodiversity Week. Eight classrooms grades 4th through 7th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Cave insect evolution, speciation, and diversity.
BASIS Charter Schools, Flagstaff, AZ. AP 8th and 9th grade assembly. Evolution, speciation and diversity: A cave perspective.
Homer Intermediate School, Homer, NY. 5th and 6th grade assembly. How to get humans to Mars?
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants. Six classrooms grades 5th through 8th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Caves, contamination, and China.
2016
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 5th grade assembly. Cave bugs and bats of northern Arizona.
Aldea Educativa Escuela Secondaria, Rapa Nui, Chile. Conservación y manejo de los insectos nativas de Rapa Nui.
Colegio Hermano Eugenio Eyrau, Rapa Nui, Chile. Conservación y manejo de los insectos nativas de Rapa Nui.
ECC Dunalastair, Santiago, Chile. 11th and 12th grade classes. Working with NASA and conservation of threatened cave animals on Rapa Nui. Presented at Tupa Hotel, Easter Island.
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Space Week. Six classrooms grades 6th through 8th in Canada and U.S. (virtual lecture). Planetary caves exploration.
Glynn Middle School, Brunswick, GA. 7th and 8th grade assembly. Planetary caves exploration.
2015
Glynn Middle School, Brunswick, GA. 8th grade AP physics class. Robotic and human exploration of caves on the Moon and Mars.
2014
Cottonwood Elementary School, Cottonwood, AZ. 4th grade assembly. Arizona cave biology and conservation.
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 5th grade assembly. Cave science and exploration on Earth and beyond.
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC. Middle school assembly (6th-8th grade). The mysteries of Easter Island caves.
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC. High school assembly (9th–12th grade). Bats and bugs of Grand Canyon.
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC. 12th grade AP marine science course. Discussed theory of island biogeography and how plants and animals disperse to and across islands.
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC. 1st–5th grade primary school assembly. Cave science and exploration, cave life on Earth and beyond.
Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC. 12th grade AP environmental science course. Led a class discussion on white-nose syndrome, the impacts on bat populations, and the importance of bats to both humans and ecosystems.
2009
Flagstaff Middle School, Flagstaff, AZ. 7th grade assembly. Cave biology and exploration.
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 6th grade assembly. Cave science and exploration.
2008
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 6th grade assembly. Cave science and exploration.
2007
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 6th grade assembly. Cave detection in the thermal infrared and the search for Martian cave life.
2006
Needlewood Middle School, Brunswick, GA. 6th grade assembly. Mars and searching for life underground.
DeMiguel Elementary School, Flagstaff, AZ. 6th grade class. Bat ecology and conservation.
2004
Flagstaff Junior Academy, Flagstaff Festival of Science In-Classroom Lecture Series, Flagstaff, AZ. 8th grade class. Developed curricula and taught on the importance of protecting bats and caves.
Sechrist Elementary School, Flagstaff Festival of Science In-Classroom Lecture Series, Flagstaff, AZ. 1st grade class. Developed curricula and taught on the importance of protecting bats and caves.
John Q. Thomas Elementary School, Flagstaff Festival of Science In-Classroom Lecture Series, Flagstaff, AZ. 3rd grade class. Developed curricula and taught on the importance of protecting bats and caves.
2003
Sechrist Elementary School, Flagstaff Festival of Science In-Classroom Lecture Series, Flagstaff, AZ. 1st grade class. Developed curricula and taught on the importance of protecting bats and caves.
