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American geologist and curator (born 1975)
Elizabeth Cottrell
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Other names
  • Elizabeth Anna Cottrell
  • Liz Cottrell
Title
  • Curator-in-Charge (Natnl. Rock and Ore Collections, NMNH)
  • Department Chair (Dept. Mineral Sciences, NMNH)
  • Adjunct Professor (Dept. Geology, UMD)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsSmithsonian Institution

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

Early life and education

Born in 1975, Cottrell grew up in northern Vermont. Her father was an engineer. 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.

Career

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

The focus area of Cottrell's research is largely in Alaska and Oceania, though she works out of Washington, D.C. She has also worked as a visiting scientist to ClerVolc from Clermont Auvergne University. She is best known for her work in the geologic fields of mineralogy and volcanism, especially as it relates to the geochronology of the Earth. 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.

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. Being an employee of the Smithsonian Institution, she is often featured in the Smithsonian magazine as a geology expert. She has also appeared in other Smithsonian publications and media posts.

The Doctor Is In

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

References

  1. "Elizabeth Cottrell". Department of Geology. University of Maryland. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. Cottrell, Elizabeth Anna (2004). Differentiation of the Earth from the bottom up: Core, lithosphere, and crust (Thesis). Columbia University. OCLC 57754964. ProQuest 305208073.
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  5. "Geochemistry Fellows". Geochemical Society. Elizabeth Cottrell. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  6. "The list of MSA Fellows". Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. As per WorldCat Identities ID: np-cottrell, elizabeth$1975
  8. Jazynka, Kitson (March 13, 2017). "Smithsonian geologist digs up clues to Earth's beginnings". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  9. "ABOUT LIZ". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on Jul 16, 2020.
  10. "Elizabeth Stevenson". Swearer Center, Brown University. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  11. ^ "Cottrell, Elizabeth". Smithsonian Profiles. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  12. "Elizabeth Cottrell". Science Friday. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. Druitt, Tim (2019-06-01). "Liz Cottrell is ClerVolc visiting scientist". Laboratoire d'Excellence ClerVolc (in French). Université Clermont Auvergne. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  14. "Smithsonian Insider – Geologist Liz Cottrell puts Eyjafjallajökull's eruption into perspective". Smithsonian Insider. 2010.
  15. Kapsalis, Effie (2015-04-29). "Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  16. Holycross, Megan; Cottrell, Elizabeth (5 May 2023). "Garnet crystallization does not drive oxidation at arcs (Continental drift / plate tectonics)". Science. 380 (6644): 506–509. doi:10.1126/science.ade3418. PMID 37141374. S2CID 258486607.
  17. Windows to Earth's Interior with Elizabeth Cottrell. Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. May 18, 2016 – via YouTube.
  18. Examples include: Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  19. Qian, Wei (May 12, 2014). "Smithsonian photo by Wei Qian". Smithsonian Affiliations – via Facebook.
  20. "I met Liz in my Smithsonian story! Meet Liz". Smithsonian. Sep 12, 2017.
  21. "Season 2: Geologist Liz Cottrell". The Dr. Is In . Retrieved 2023-04-15 – via YouTube.
  22. "The Doctor Is In". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2023-04-15 – via Facebook.

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