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Department of Mineral Sciences

Staff

Administrative Staff

Elizabeth Cottrell: Chair, Department of Mineral Sciences; Research Geologist; Curator, National Rock Collection
Elizabeth Cottrell

Chair, Research Geologist, Curator of Rocks

Mineral Sciences

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Leslie Hale

Lead Collection Specialist, Collection Manager (Rocks & Ores)

Mineral Sciences

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Phyllis Mckenzie

Management Support Assistant

Mineral Sciences

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Claire Puig

Program Support Specialist

Mineral Sciences

Research Staff

Michael Ackerson: Research Geologist
Michael Ackerson

Research Geologist, Curator of Ores

Mineral Sciences

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

Research Geologist, Director of GVP

Mineral Sciences

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Cari Corrigan

Research Geologist, Curator of Antarctic Meteorites

Mineral Sciences

Elizabeth Cottrell: Chair, Department of Mineral Sciences; Research Geologist; Curator, National Rock Collection
Elizabeth Cottrell

Chair, Research Geologist, Curator of Rocks

Mineral Sciences

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

Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals

Mineral Sciences

Ioan Lascu: Research Geologist | Curator of Minerals and Gems
Ioan Lascu

Research Geologist, Curator of Minerals and Gems

Mineral Sciences

Glenn Macpherson: Senior Scientist and Curator of Meteorites
Glenn Macpherson

Senior Scientist, Curator of Tektites

Mineral Sciences

Tim McCoy: Curator of Meteorites
Tim McCoy

Research Geologist, Curator of Meteorites

Mineral Sciences

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Mike Wise

Geologist

Mineral Sciences

Collections Staff

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Cathleen Brown

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

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Kelsey Falquero

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

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Russell Feather

Collection Manager (Gems)

Mineral Sciences

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Leslie Hale

Lead Collection Specialist, Collection Manager (Rocks & Ores)

Mineral Sciences

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Julie Hoskin

Collection Manager (Meteorites)

Mineral Sciences

Adam Adam Mansur: Data Manager
Adam Adam Mansur

Data Manager

Mineral Sciences

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Paul Pohwat

Collection Manager (Minerals)

Mineral Sciences

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Greg Polley

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

Laboratory Staff

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Tim Rose

Manager (Analytical Laboratories)

Mineral Sciences

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Tim Gooding

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

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Rob Wardell

Museum Specialist

Mineral Sciences

Program Staff

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

Research Geologist, Director of GVP

Mineral Sciences

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Kadie Bennis

Volcano Data Researcher (GVP)

Mineral Sciences

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Sally Kuhn Sennert

Affiliated Volcanologist (USGS/GVP)

Mineral Sciences

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JoAnna Marlow

Affiliated Volcanologist (USGS/GVP)

Mineral Sciences

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Edward Venzke

Database Manager (GVP)

Mineral Sciences

Fellows and Resident Research Associates

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Sajjad Akam

Our Unique Planet Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Jessie Bersson

Peter Buck Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Wriju Chowdhury

Our Unique Planet Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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Ludmila Fonseca Teixeira

Peter Buck Fellow

Mineral Sciences

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

Emeritus

Mineral Sciences

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Zoë Wilbur

Our Unique Planet Fellow

Affiliated Staff

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Stephen Cox

Librarian

Mineral Sciences

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Marion Le Voyer

Education Specialist