Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Suzanne Peurach

Collection Manager (USGS)

Responsible for curation and conservation of North American mammalian voucher specimens, identification and cataloging of incoming collections, and answering information requests. Duties also include the preparation, shipment, and documentation of specimen loans; the collecting of mammals in the field; and maintaining, updating, and adding records to the electronic database.

Department / Division
Education
  • M.S. (Biology): George Mason University, 2005
  • B.S. (Biology): University of New Mexico, 1994
Research Interests

Identification and systematic investigations of mammal hair using light and scanning electron microscopy, and the organization and maintenance of the U. S. National Museum bat banding records.