Travis Olds

Travis Olds currently serves as the Assistant Curator of Minerals at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History since December 2019. Prior to this role, Travis held a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington State University from October 2017 to December 2019. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Actinide Chemistry and Mineralogy from the University of Notre Dame, completed in 2016, along with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Michigan Technological University in 2012. Travis has extensive experience in teaching and mentorship, having worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in various courses and a laboratory mentor for high school and undergraduate students. Earlier positions include a relocation consultant at the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and a teaching assistant at Michigan Technological University.