- Department:
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Campus:
- IU Bloomington

Michael R. Smith's project was on the restructuring of mammal faunas during Quaternary glacial and interglacial cycle. He has published on mammal faunas from Indiana, notably the Harrosburg Crevice fauna from near Bloomington, Indiana. He now works as science expert for Cloud Imperium Games in Austin, Texas.