Elizabeth Cottrell

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Elizabeth Cottrell
Born1975 (age 50–51)
Other names
  • Elizabeth Anna Cottrell[2]
  • Liz Cottrell
Title
  • Curator-in-Charge (Natnl. Rock and Ore Collections, NMNH)
  • Department Chair (Dept. Mineral Sciences, NMNH)
  • Adjunct Professor (Dept. Geology, UMD)[1]
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsSmithsonian Institution

Elizabeth Stevenson[3] (professionally Elizabeth Cottrell; born 1975) is a geologist and museum curator for the National Museum of Natural History.[4] She is a fellow of both the Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America.[5][6]

Early life and education

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Born in 1975,[7] Cottrell grew up in northern Vermont. Her father was an engineer.[8] In 1997, Cottrell received a Bachelor of Science in geochemistry from Brown University. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in environmental science from Columbia University in 2004.[9][3]

Career

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Cottrell has been a visiting scientist to the Carnegie Institute, as well as a Fulbright Scholar.[10]

The focus area of Cottrell's research is largely in Alaska and Oceania,[11] though she works out of Washington, D.C.[12] She has also worked as a visiting scientist to ClerVolc from Clermont Auvergne University.[13] She is best known for her work in the geologic fields of mineralogy and volcanism,[14][15][16] especially as it relates to the geochronology of the Earth.[17] She currently works as the curator-in-charge of rocks and ores for the National Museum of Natural History, and as the chair of the museum's department of mineral sciences.[11]

Cottrell's career at the Smithsonian Institution has also involved her serving as director of the Global Volcanism Program from 2010 to 2016. She was also a co-director of the NSF Natural Resources REU from 2010 to 2022.[11] Being an employee of the Smithsonian Institution, she is often featured in the Smithsonian magazine as a geology expert.[18] She has also appeared in other Smithsonian publications and media posts.[19][20]

The Doctor Is In

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Cottrell is the host of the second season of The Doctor Is In, a video series produced by the Smithsonian Institution.[21][22]

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