Herbarium Team & Contact

Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum
Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum

Contact Us

Hello! The Herbarium is located a short 15-minute walk from the Burke Museum in Hitchcock Hall on the southwest part of the University of Washington campus. View Herbarium on UW's campus map.

Please fill out the Herbarium contact form for questions, general information about the collection, and to inquire about a specimen loan.

Contact Herbarium

exterior of hitchcock hall

Mailing Address

Herbarium
University of Washington
Box 355325
Seattle, WA 98195

Location

University of Washington Campus 
Hitchcock Hall, Room 30
(Floor “–1” on elevator)
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Curator

Collections Manager

Curator Emeritus

Richard Olmstead
Curator Emeritus
Professor Emeritus, Biology Department
206.543.8850
olmstead@uw.edu

Adjunct Curator

Joe Ammirati
Adjunct Curator of Mycology 
Professor of Botany, Biology Department
206.543.1986
cort@uw.edu

Affiliate Curators

Peter Dunwiddie
Affiliate Curator
pdunwidd@uw.edu

Janneke Hille Ris Lambers
Affiliate Curator
jhrl@uw.edu

Steven Trudell
Affiliate Curator
mycecol@uw.edu

Curatorial Associates

Katherine Glew
Curatorial Associate, Lichens
kglew@uw.edu

Michelle Seidl
Curatorial Associate
seidl@comcast.net

 

Research Associates

Clay Antieau
clayton.antieau@seattle.gov

Alison Colwell
aelcolwell@msn.com

Mark Darrach
corydalis.mark@gmail.com

Mark Egger
m.egger@comcast.net

Lee Ellis
vl1944ellis@earthlink.net

Don Estberg
dge@alum.mit.edu

Tracy Fuentes
tfuentes@uw.edu

Sarah Gage
sgage1836@gmail.com

Melissa Islam
melissa.islam@gmail.com

Robin Lesher
rlesher@frontier.com

James E. Rodman
rodman69_890@msn.com

Crystal Shin
crystal603@gmail.com

Valerie Soza
vsoza@uw.edu

Lex Voorhoeve
lemar@w-link.net

Linda Ann Vorobik
vorobik@rockisland.com
Botanical Illustration

Peter Zika
zikap941@gmail.com

2023 Foray to Ochoco National Forest, Oregon. Photo by Tom Lane.

Support the Herbarium

Your gift makes it possible! We couldn't do what we do without generous donor support for collections care, research, and public outreach. 

Photo: Dennis Wise/University of Washington
Photo: Dennis Wise/University of Washington