People
Tredwell, Emma
| Job Title | Spirit Collection Manager |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Monocot Systematics |
| Science Teams |
Monocots III: Orchids |
| Joined Kew | 2002 |
| Foreign Language(s) | French |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons), Univ. Exeter, 1997
MSc, Imperial College, 1998
Role
Management of the spirit collection and co-ordinator for orchid team web pages
Responsible for all aspects of spirit collection management, including accessioning and databasing new material, purchasing laboratory supplies and equipment, running searches and preparing material for visitors, answering queries from staff and the public. Departmental Co-ordinator for Health & Safety in the Herbarium. Currently the co-ordinator for the orchid team web pages. Line manager of the botanical specimen preparers.
Projects
Araceae Taxonomic Knowledge Base
Electronic Cataloguing and Imaging of Monocot Type Specimens