Meet The Team!
The Cheadle Center staff and research affiliates have a wide range of backgrounds and scientific interests. View their profiles to learn more!
The Cheadle Center is located in Harder South, Building 578, near Storke Field and general hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 8 am - 5pm.
For general inquiries or information please contact:
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Greg Wahlert for the Natural History Collections and Biodiversity Program
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Lisa Stratton for the Ecological Restoration and Management Program
Ecological Restoration and Management Team
Wayne Chapman
North Parcel
Greenhouse & Nursery Manager
Assistant North Campus Open Space Restoration Manager
Andy Lanes
Manzanita and San Clemente Restoration Coordinator, Cheadle Center Education and Outreach Coordinator & Kids in Nature Associate
Johnny Alonzo
Sierra Madre & San Joaquin Restoration Coordinator
Assistant North Campus Open Space Restoration Coordinator
Natural History Collections and Biodiversity Team
Katja Seltmann
Katherine Esau Director, UCSB Associate Researcher, Invertebrate Zoology Collection Curatorial Manager
Gregory A. Wahlert
Shirley Tucker Curator of Biodiversity Collections and Botanical Research, UCSB Assistant Researcher
Chris Evelyn
Vertebrate Curatorial Manager & UCSB Assistant Researcher
Charlie Thrift
UCSB Graduate Student, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
charliethrift@gmail.com
Faculty Associates
Alex Simms
Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Science
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Faculty Director
Carla D'Antonio
Professor in Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee
Bruce Tiffney
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth Science
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Palentology Collection
Derek Booth
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Affiliated Researcher in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Hillary Young
Professor and Faculty Graduate Advisor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Vertebrate Zoology Collection
Susan Mazer
Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Vascular Plant Collection
Sam Sweet
Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Herpetology Collection
Andy Wyss
Professor in the Department of Earth Science
Paleontology Collection
Susannah Porter
Professor in the Department of Earth Science
Paleontology Collection
Cheadle Center Research Affiliates
Jennifer Thorsch
Director Emeritus & Research Affiliate, Botanical Collections
Shirley Tucker
Research Affiliate, Lichen Collection
Colleen Smith
Research Affiliate, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Justin Luong
Research Affiliate, Invertebrate Zoology Collection & Ecology and Restoration
Jorrit Poelen
Research Affiliate, Global Biotic Interactions