James Holstein

Collections Manager, Meteoritics and Geology

Gantz Family Collections Center
Staff - current
Pronouns:He/Him/His

I am the collections manager of physical geology.   I track over 65,000 rock, mineral, gem and meteorite specimens.  We send out loans to research all around the world...

  • crystal structures
  • impact craters
  • isotope analysis

Education and Work

  • Field work
  • database management
  • SEM analysis
  • acid dissolution

Research Sketch

We do research in presolar grains to understand the universe after the big bang and before the formation of the solar system.