Jeffrey Post

geologist, Smithsonian Institution

Jeffrey Post is a geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution whose work focuses on mineral groups such as clays, manganese oxides and iron oxides. For the past several years Post has coordinated a research effort into the study of mineral structures and behaviors, with a focus on environmentally significant minerals. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has published numerous articles and studies in journals such as *American Mineralogist* and *European Journal of Mineralogy*.