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Department of Mineral Sciences

Staff

Administrative Staff

Tim McCoy: Chair, Curator of Meteorites
Tim McCoy

Chair, Curator-in-Charge (Meteorites)

Mineral Sciences

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Phyllis Mckenzie

Management Support Assistant

Mineral Sciences

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Claire Puig

Project Manager

Mineral Sciences

Collections Staff

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Cathleen Brown

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

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Russell Feather

Collection Manager (Gems)

Mineral Sciences

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Leslie Hale

Collection Manager (Rocks & Ores)

Mineral Sciences

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Julie Hoskin

Collection Manager (Meteorites)

Mineral Sciences

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Adam Mansur

Data Manager

Mineral Sciences

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Paul Pohwat

Collection Manager (Minerals)

Mineral Sciences

Research Staff

Michael Ackerson: Research Geologist
Michael Ackerson

Research Geologist

Mineral Sciences

Benjamin Andrews: Geologist and Associate Curator of Rocks and Ores
Benjamin Andrews

Research Geologist, Director Global Volcanism Program

Mineral Sciences

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Janine Andrys

Graduate Student

Mineral Sciences

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Kadie Bennis

Volcano Data Researcher (GVP)

Mineral Sciences

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Cari Corrigan

Research Geologist

Mineral Sciences

Elizabeth Cottrell: Research Geologist; Curator-in-Charge of Rocks and Ores; co-Director of NSF REU Site: NHRE
Elizabeth Cottrell

Research Geologist, Curator-in-Charge (Rocks and Ores)

Mineral Sciences

Gabriela Farfan: Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals
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Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals

Mineral Sciences

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Richard Fiske

Emeritus

Mineral Sciences

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Tim Gooding

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

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George Guice

Peter Buck Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Erica Jawin

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mineral Sciences

Ioan Lascu: Research Geologist | Edward and Helen Hintz Secretarial Scholar
Ioan Lascu

Edward and Helen Hintz Secretarial Scholar

Mineral Sciences

Glenn Macpherson: Senior Scientist and Curator of Meteorites
Glenn Macpherson

Senior Scientist and Curator of Meteorites

Mineral Sciences

Jeffrey Post: Mineralogist and Curator-in-Charge of Gems and Minerals
Jeffrey Post

Mineralogist, Curator-in-Charge (Gems and Minerals)

Mineral Sciences

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Daniel Rasmussen

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Tim Rose

Manager (Analytical Laboratories)

Mineral Sciences

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Sorena Sorensen

Emeritus

Mineral Sciences

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Erica Suosaari

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Juliana Troch

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Jonathan Tucker

Peter Buck Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Edward Venzke

Database Manager (GVP)

Mineral Sciences

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Rob Wardell

Museum Technician

Mineral Sciences

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Mike Wise

Geologist

Mineral Sciences

Affiliated Staff

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Stephen Cox

Librarian

Mineral Sciences

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Sally Kuhn Sennert

Editor of Weekly GVP Bulletin

Mineral Sciences