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Directors:
Dr. Lena Struwe, 2004-current
Curators:
Dr. Mintin Chrysler (??-1945)
Dr. David Fairbrothers, 1954–1988
Dr. James White, Mycology, (current)
Correspondents:
Dr. Lena Struwe, 2001-2004
Assistant Curator for Outreach and Education:
Megan R. King, 2020-current
Collection Managers:
Janice Myers (previous)
Jill Azzolini, 2015-2016
Megan R. King, 2016-current
Visiting Scientists and Scholars:
Dr. Boris Katz (previous)
Dr. Dennis Waters (current)
Artist-in-Residence:
2025-2027 Sue Huang, Rutgers University-New Brunswick (website)
2020-2024 Elizabeth Demaray, Rutgers University-Camden (website)
Associated Rutgers Faculty:
Dr. Murray Buell (previous)
Dr. Edwin Moul (previous)
Dr. John A. Small (previous)
Dr. Barbara Palser (previous)
Dr. James Quinn (previous)
Dr. Eugene Varney (previous)
Dr. Steven Handel (current)
Dr. Myla Aronson (current)
Associated Rutgers graduate students:
Dr. Paul Manos (previous)
Dr. David Lee (previous)
Dr. James Montgomery (previous)
David Snyder (previous)
Dr. Matthew Palmer (previous)
Dr. Katherine Lepis (previous)
Dr. Sasha Eisenman (previous)
Dr. Jeanmaire Molina (previous)
Dr. Cynthia Frasier (previous)
Dr. Joseph Bischoff (previous)
Dr. Lauren Frazee (previous)
Dr. Jennifer Blake-Mahmud (previous)
Dr. Donald Walker (previous)
Curatorial Assistants:
Dr. Joseph Bischoff (previous)
Dr. Sasha Eisenman (previous)
Philip Miarmi (previous)
Megan King (previous)
Dr. Natalie Howe (previous)
Blair Young 2022-current
Rutgers undergraduates: Independent and Honors Research in Chrysler Herbarium
[to be added]
Rutgers undergraduates: Herbarium and Digitization Technicians:
[in progress, more to be added]
2024 Zoe Asuncion
2024 Aidan Roberts
2024 Eric Yang
2024 Lucifer Perelson
2024 Luke Rafferty
2024 Rebecca Schaefer
2024 Madelyn Bigelow
2024 Jacob deRose
2024 Grace Temple
2023-2024 April Nguyen, Herbarium Technician
2023-2024 Jacob DeRose, Herbarium Technician
2023 Isabel Umali, Herbarium Technician
2023 Hana Adil, Herbarium Technician
2023 Isha Patel, Herbarium Technician
2023 Laila Bozorth, Herbarium Technician
2023 Tanvi Patel, Herbarium Technician
2023 Mitchel Kiwior, Herbarium Technician
2023 Madelyn Bigelow-Bailey, Herbarium Technician
2023-2025 Jack C. Coulson, Herbarium Technician/ Lead Herbarium Technician
2023 Amy Ribero, Herbarium Technician
2023-2024 Rachel Chuong, Herbarium Technician
2023-2024 Liza Sharmin, Herbarium Technician
2023-2024 Cassandra Apuzzo, Herbarium Technician/Lead Herbarium Technician
2022 Aedan Tuason, Herbarium Technician
2022 Amanda Bachan, Herbarium Technician
2022 Arllitzy Lezama, Herbarium Technician
2022 Brianna Pillsbury, Herbarium Technician
2022 Charlotte Berry, Herbarium Technician
2022 Ishita Malhotra, Herbarium Technician
2022 Janet Cumbe-Collaguazo, Herbarium Technician
2022 Krystal Lai, Herbarium Technician
2022-2024 Blair Young, Herbarium Technician
2022-2024 Nick (Nicole) Fiorey, Herbarium Technician
2022-2023 Sage Brody, Herbarium Technician
2022-2023 Katherine Silva Sedano, Herbarium Technician
2022-2023 Kamren Gorman, Herbarium Technician
2022 Brianna Chiappa, Herbarium Technician
2022 Carolyn Ellis, Herbarium Technician
2022 Lisa Heithmar, Herbarium Technician
2022 Tiana Thomas, Herbarium Technician
2022 Emily Anthony, Herbarium Technician
2022 Trisha Maher, Herbarium Technician
2022 Jennifer Obrizan, Herbarium Technician
2022 Kelly Pyne, Herbarium Technician
2021-2023 Jacquelyn Johnston, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Sabrina Paparella, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Sarah Millstein, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Bonnie Semmling, Herbarium Technician/Lead Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Ericka Sagastume, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Estefano Mora Villacres, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Kaitlyn Dougherty, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Mia Pereira, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Fitz Dettmer, Herbarium Technician
2021-2022 Uc Thai, Herbarium Technician
2021 Aidan Dannenfelser, Herbarium Technician
2021 Alexander Maxwell, Herbarium Technician
2021 Scarlett Simpson, Herbarium Technician
2021 Scott Galdos, Herbarium Technician
2021 Allana Pomponio, Herbarium Technician
2021 Amy Yadira Ribeiro, Herbarium Technician
2021 Kyle Sorreta, Herbarium Technician
2021 Maira Ejaz, Herbarium Technician
2021 Maite Whitley, Herbarium Technician
2021 Mariel Vandegrift, Herbarium Technician
2021 Anabel Rosero, Herbarium Technician
2021 Cara Perrone, Herbarium Technician
2021 Courtney Randik, Herbarium Technician
2021 Emma Rogerson, Herbarium Technician
2021 Erik Nizberg, Herbarium Technician
2021 Gabriella Cano, Herbarium Technician
2021 Janet Cumbe-Collaguazo, Herbarium Technician
2021 John Zmudsky, Herbarium Technician
2021 Juliane (Julee) Politano, Herbarium Technician
2021 Peter Clarke, Herbarium Technician
2021 Robert Criollo, Herbarium Technician
2021 Tyler Gardner, Herbarium Technician
2021 Nicole Mitroff, Herbarium Technician
2021 Ryan Morley, Herbarium Technician
2021 Nina Fedoryka, Herbarium Technician
2021 Payal Khatri, Herbarium Technician
2021 Michael F. Forsyth, Herbarium Technician
2021 Kaitlin Rehberger, Herbarium Technician
2020-2022 Emily Hughes, Herbarium Technician/Lead Herbarium Technician
2020-2022 Julian Ibarra, Herbarium Technician
2020-2021 Jasmine Davis, Herbarium Technician
2020-2021 Kathryn Majorossy, Herbarium Technician
2020-2021 Pennelope Kuo, Herbarium Technician
2020-2021 Theresa Nguyen, Herbarium Technician
2020 Kadian Gordon, Herbarium Technician
2020 Cara Escalone, Herbarium Technician
2020 Aislinn Butler, Herbarium Technician
2020 Alyssa Leung, Herbarium Technician
2020 Haley Rhumm, Herbarium Technician
2020 Isabella Shibli, Herbarium Technician
2020 Kara Forest, Herbarium Technician
2020 Katherine Silva Sedano, Herbarium Technician
2020 Marila Xie, Herbarium Technician
2020 Matthew Ching, Herbarium Technician
2020 Megha Soni, Herbarium Technician
2020 Nachary, Herbarium Technician
2020 Nicholas Cordero, Herbarium Technician
2020 Riya Patel, Herbarium Technician
2020 Rose Neher, Herbarium Technician
2020 Sara Knowles, Herbarium Technician
2020 Sarah Dillon, Herbarium Technician
2020 Serena King, Herbarium Technician
2020 Theresa MacLane, Herbarium Technician
2020 Woo Je Kim, Herbarium Technician
2020 Zhaorui (Ray) Wang, Herbarium Technician
2020 Victor Aguilar, Herbarium Technician
2020 Brianna Ruzicka, Herbarium Technician
2020 Glen Diamond, Herbarium Technician
2020 Duff Heitmann, Herbarium Technician
2020 Caitlyn Horton, Herbarium Technician
2020 Kiyomi Sutton, Herbarium Technician
2020 Theresa MacLane, Herbarium Technician
2020 Rose Neher, Herbarium Technician
2019-2023 Ryan Schmidt, Herbarium Technician/Lead Herbarium Technician
2019-2020 Serena King, Herbarium Technician
2019-2020 Haley Rhumm, Herbarium Technician
2019 Ashley Garcia, Herbarium Technician
2019 Gabriella Cano, Herbarium Technician
2019 Jade Grimm, Herbarium Technician
2019 Julian Maheu, Herbarium Technician
2019 Rhea Rajpal, Herbarium Technician
2019 Savan Sekhon, Herbarium Technician
2019 Ava Mroz, Herbarium Technician
2019 Catherine Atwood, Herbarium Technician
2019 Connor LaPrey, Herbarium Technician
2019-2021 Eva Popp, Herbarium Technician
2019-2020 Eva Tillett, Herbarium Technician/Lead Herbarium Technician
2019 Mia Furci, Herbarium Technician
2019 Sean OCallaghan, Herbarium Technician
2019 Tereza Marshyti, Herbarium Technician
2018 Alexander Wozniewicz, Herbarium Technician
2018 Rachel Jones, Herbarium Technician
2018 Alexis Crouch, Herbarium Technician
2018 Sasha Mendez, Herbarium Technician
2018 Aleeza Langert, Herbarium Technician
2018 Daphne Yu, Herbarium Technician
2018 Kenda Svoboda, Herbarium Technician
2018-2022 Phuong Nguyen, Herbarium Technician
2018-2020 Marila Xie, Herbarium Technician
2018-2020 Sarah Dillon, Herbarium Technician
2018-2019 Robert Helsel, Cryptogamic Herbarium Technician
2018-2019 Gretalyn Donato, Herbarium Technician
2018 Swati Modhwadia, Herbarium Technician
2018 Yahel Ben-Zvi, Herbarium Technician
2018 Alexander Bowers, Herbarium Technician
2018 Catherine Worth, Herbarium Technician
2018 Liam Collier, Herbarium Technician
2018 Mary Margaret Mumich, Herbarium Technician
2018 Olivia Schwartz, Herbarium Technician
2018 Sarah Cheung, Herbarium Technician
2017-2019 Cathrin Cruze, Herbarium Technician
2017-2019 Devika Jaikumar, Herbarium Technician
2017-2019 Janel Borden, Herbarium Technician
2017-2018 Casey Hamilton, Herbarium Technician
2017-2018 Brianna Cerione, Herbarium Technician
2017 Connor Talty, Herbarium Technician
2017 Roma Gandhi, Herbarium Technician
2017 Lourdes Aubreu Thomas, Herbarium Technician
2017 Alex Morris, Herbarium Technician
2017 Candace Wiedemann, Herbarium Technician
2017 David Ionaid, Herbarium Technician
2017 Dorothy Lee, Herbarium Technician
2017 Jesika Tixi, Herbarium Technician
2017 Jason Mallonga, Herbarium Technician
2017 John Kerr, Herbarium Technician
2017 Jordan Plaut, Herbarium Technician
2017 Melissa Snow, Herbarium Technician
2017 Siddhant Bansal, Herbarium Technician
2017 Shermila Villanueva, Herbarium Technician
2016 Megan King, Herbarium Technician
2016-2017 Alexander Stollery, Herbarium Technician
2016-2017 Rebekah Buczynski, Herbarium Technician
2016 Alexandra Ambrose, Herbarium Technician
2016 Brionna Primiani, Herbarium Technician
2016 Emily McCue, Herbarium Technician
2016 Gabrielle Porfido, Herbarium Technician
2016 Kathleen van Valen, Herbarium Technician
2016 Mars Potros, Herbarium Technician
2016 Kerisa Naicker, Herbarium Technician
2016 Lyndsay Paladino, Herbarium Technician
2016 Rachael Fastige, Herbarium Technician
2016 Renee Artigues, Herbarium Technician
2016 Alexandria Sun, Herbarium Technician
2016 Tesia Lin, Herbarium Technician
2016 Ashley Sidhu, Herbarium Technician
2016 Cassandra Sidhu, Herbarium Technician
2016 Noha Haggag, Herbarium Technician
2016 Garrett Hess, Herbarium Technician
2016 Carlos Olivares, Herbarium Technician
2016 Victoria Cusimano, Herbarium Technician
2016 Jessica Ray, Herbarium Technician
2015 Dorian Wilkerson, Herbarium Technician
2015 Patricia Chan, Herbarium Technician
2015 Lauren Brough, Herbarium Technician
2014-2017 Rachel Rodriguez, Herbarium Technician
2013-2015 Jill Azzolini, Digitization and Herbarium Technician
2013 Ashleigh Rosier, Digitization Technician
2013 Elizabeth Pyshnik, Digitization Technician
2013 Karina Moy, Digitization Technician
2011-2012 Kendra Avenger, Digitization Technician
2011-2012 Charlene Smith, Digitization Technician
2008-2011 Sean Lynch, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Amanda Giesler, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Sara Mellor, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Charles Oropallo, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Ellie Sine, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Santiago Salicrup, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Jennifer Huang, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Katherine Douglas, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Nathan Rausch, Digitization Technician
2008-2009 Lindsey Harrington, Digitization Technician
2007-2009 Neha Gutham, Herbarium assistant
2007 Dakota Goldinger, Herbarium assistant
2004-2005 Sherezade Dubash, Herbarium assistant
2005-2006 Shrada Gottumukkala, Herbarium assistant
2005-2006 Kristen Paul, Herbarium assistant
Collaborating Organizations:
Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria
Duke Farms
Flora of Southeastern United States (FSUS)
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Mycological Association
Philadelphia Botanical Club
Sourland Conservancy
The New York Botanical Garden
Torrey Botanical Society
Many international and national herbaria (CM, L, MO, NY, PH, S, etc. [abbreviations according to Index Herbariorum])
The Chrysler Herbarium’s staff and students are active participants in these societies: Botanical Society of America (BSA), American Society for Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), Ecological Society of America (ESA), Linnean Society of London, Philadelphia Botanical Club, Society for Herbarium Curators (SHC), and Society for Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC).