Associate
Curator, Botany. B.A. (1977) University of
Puerto Rico; Ph.D. (1989) City University
of New York. Research specialties: systematics
of Neotropical Sapindaceae, especially of
climbing genera of Paullinieae tribe; floristics
of the Caribbean Islands (Greater Antilles);
taxonomy of climbing plants. Science Unit:
Department
of Botany.
Sample project:
A systematic analysis of a small group of
plants from St. John Island.
Dr.
Acevedo has hosted 2 participants in the RTP:
Scott
LaGreca (1991)
- project
summary
Rodolfo Quiros (1990)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
Associate
Curator, Botany. B.A. (1976) Washington University;
M.A. (1980) University of North Carolina;
Ph.D. (1983) University of Texas. Research
specialties: systematics of Malvales (especially
Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae) and tropical
African and Malagasy Ericaceae; flora of the
northern Andes; botanical history and bibliography.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: A systematic analysis
of a small group of plants from the Venezuelan
Andes.
Dr.
Dorr has hosted 1 participant in the RTP:
Bonnie
Epstein (1993)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
Associate
Curator, Botany. B.A. (1962) City College
of New York; M.S. (1964) University of Michigan;
Ph.D. (1975) Washington University. Research
specialties: systematics of Commelinaceae
(worldwide); systematic anatomy; flora and
phytogeography of East Africa; reproductive
biology of angiosperms; evolutionary biology;
Peace
Corps Commelinaceae Cameroon Project.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: Comparative anatomy of
a group of species in the family Commelinaceae,
including microtechnique and scanning electron
microscopy.
Dr.
Faden has hosted 22 participants in the RTP:
Saleem
Ali (1992)
- project
summary
Mac Alford (1997)
- project
summary
David Cameron (2002)
- project
summary
Carrie Carrel (1991)
- project
summary
Sarah Corbett (1999)
- project
summary
Jame Duda (1988)
- project
summary
R. Douglas Gitar (1991)
- project
summary
Angela Gore (1992)
- project
summary
Chris Hardy (1994
& 1995)
- project summary
Kerry Inman (1992)
- project
summary
Matthew Jackson (2000)
- project
summary
Miranda Kahn (1989)
- project
summary
Brooke Kuhn (1991)
- project
summary
Thomas Meyer (1983)
- project
summary
Kara O'Connor (1995)
- project
summary
and (1996)
- project
summary
Paul Oryem (1989)
- project
summary
Laura Rose (1995)
- project
summary
Douglas Smith (1985)
- project
summary
Karin Staiti (1989)
- project
summary
Panji Tisna (1990)
- project
summary
Pati Vitt (1988)
- project
summary
Andrea Winbauer (1989)
- project
summary
Two
(2) presentations and five (5) publications
resulted from their collaborations:
- Carrel,
C. 1991. Tradescantia Research Project.
The Palmetto 11(4): 6. - - ABSTRACT
-
Faden, R.B. and M.H. Alford. 2001.
A New species of Commelina (Commelinaceae)
from Tanzania. Novon 11:16-21. - -
ABSTRACT
- Faden,
R.B. and D.M. Cameron. 2005. Cyanotis
repens (Commelinaceae): A New Species
from Tropical Africa. NOVON 15: 110-116.
-
-
ABSTRACT
-
Faden, R.B. and K. Inman. 1996. Leaf
anatomy of the African genera of Commelinaceae:
Anthericopsis and Murdannia.
Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress,
22 - 27 August 1994, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- - ABSTRACT
- Hardy,
C.R. and R.B. Faden. 2004. Plowmanianthus,
a new genus of Commelinaceae with five new
species from tropical America. Systematic
Botany 29: 316-333. -
- ABSTRACT
- O'Connor,
K.A. and R.B. Faden. 1996. Leaf anatomy
and genetic limits in Commelinaceae: the
case of Ballya. Botanical Society
of America, Abstracts with Program 83(6):
183-184. - - ABSTRACT
- Puente,
R. and R.B. Faden. 2001. Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada
Academy of Science 33(1): 19-26.- - ABSTRACT
Research
Microbiologist. B.A. (1951) Agricultural University
of Budapest, Hungary; M.S. (1962) Rutgers
State University; Ph.D. (1970) University
of Maryland. Research specialties: morphology,
geography, ecology, biodiversity, life history
and cytology of harmful and non-harmful dinoflagellate
microalgae in shallow-water tropical, marine
waters including coral reefs and mangroves.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: Biodiversity of dinoflagellates
in the Pelican Cays, Belize.
Research
Botanist and Director, Biological
Diversity of the Guianas (BDG) program.
B.S. (1969), M.S. (1975), Ph.D. (1980) Ohio
State University. Research specialties: systematics
of the Compositae, theoretical cladistics
and biogeography, and methods for estimating
biodiversity. Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
A systematic analysis of a small taxonomic
group in the family Compositae including a
cladistic analysis.
Dr.
Funk has hosted 31 participants in the RTP:
April
Adams (1988)
- project
summary
Barry Argo (1988)
- project
summary
Deokie Arjoon (1998)
- project
summary
Julie Arington (1995)
- project
summary
Leah Bowanko (1988)
- project
summary
Kenneth Cameron (1988)
- project
summary
Karen Dillman (1990)
- project
summary
Margaret Dinse (1987)
- project
summary
Jeri Duhachek (1988)
- project
summary
Terry Fitzpatric (1988)
- project
summary
Dawn Freeberg (1988)
- project
summary
Jean Furney (1991)
- project
summary
J. Phil Gibson (1988)
- project
summary
Katherine Gould (1992)
- project
summary
Susan Grose (1995)
- project
summary
Tristram Hill (1991)
- project
summary
Steven Houck (1988)
- project
summary
Lawrence Kelly (1989)
- project
summary
Susan LaMontagne (1988)
- project
summary
Emily
Moran (2004)
- project
summary
Charla Neal (1986)
- project
summary
Elizabeth Obee (1991)
- project
summary
Paul Rainey (1988)
- project
summary
Charles Reece (1988)
- project
summary
Jeannie Skalsky (1997)
- project
summary
Maya
Strahl (2006)
- project
summary
Suroojnauth
Tiwari (1989)
- project
summary
Katarina Topalov (2001)
- project
summary
Daniel Townsend (1988)
- project
summary
Sigrid Vasconez (1992)
- project
summary
M. Fernanda Zermoglio (1994)
- project
summary
Four
(4) scientific publications and one (1) presentation
and one (1) poster have resulted from their
collaboration:
-
Funk, V.A., M.F. Zermoglio, and N.
Nasir. 1999. Testing the use of specimen
collection data and GIS in biodiversity
exploration and conservation decision making
in Guyana. Biodiversity and Conservation
8: 727-751. - - ABSTRACT
-
Funk, V.A. and M.F. Zermoglio. 1999.
A revision of Chrysactinium (Compositae:
Liabeae). Systematic Botany 24: 323-338.
- - ABSTRACT
- Moran,
E. and V.A. Funk. 2006. A revision of
Erato (Compositae: Liabeae). SYstematic
Botany 31(3) 597-609.
- Obee,
E.M. and V.A. Funk. 1993. Population
variation in the high elevation Andean species,
Werneria nubigena (Compositae; Senecioneae).
Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 74:337. - - ABSTRACT
- Topalov,
K. and V.A. Funk. 2001. Evaluation of
plant diversity on the Guiana Shield. The
Biodiversity of Guyana: a global perspective
for the future. Georgetown, Guyana. 7 -
10 October 2001. Poster. Abstract with program.
- - ABSTRACT
- Zermoglio,
M.F. and V.A. Funk. 1997. A new species
of Chrisactimium (Asteraceae, Liabeae)
from Chachapoyas, Peru. BioLlania, Edicion
Especial 6: 565-571. - - ABSTRACT
Through
the Smithsonian-based Biological
Diversity of the Guianas Program Dr. Funk
has hired for short-term contract 5 RTP alumni:
Sally
Adkins (1993 - 1996)
Susan Grose (1995 - 1997)
O. Colin Steele (1987)
Suroojnauth Tiwari (1990)
M. Fernanda Zermoglio (1994 - 1996)
Curator,
Botany. B.A. (1975) Harvard University; Ph.D.
(1981) Duke University. Research specialties:
systematics and phylogenetics of tropical
plants, especially monocotyledons and the
Zingiberales (bananas, heliconias, and gingers);
plant reproductive biology; the evolution
of breeding and pollination systems; genetic
variation and speciation. Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: A phylogenetic analysis
of relationships in the family Musaceae.
Dr.
Kress has hosted 11 participants in the RTP:
Michelle
Anderson (1992
&1993)
- project
summary
Susan Aragon (1993)
- project
summary
Jason Grant (1989)
- project
summary
M. Alejandra Jaramillo (1995)
- project summary
Laura
Lagomarsino (2007)
- project
summary
Jeff Lake (1995)
- project
summary
Thinley Namgyel (1998)
- project
summary
Sue Oesterreich (1989)
- project
summary
Thomas Prinzie (1992
& 1993)
- project
summary
Tasha Tisdale (1990)
- project
summary
Leonardo Versieux (2002)
- project
summary
One
(1) scientific publication resulted from their
collaboration:
- Jaramillo,
M.A. and W.J. Kress. 1997. Phylogenetic
relationships of the genera of the family
Costaceae. Bulletin of the Heliconia Society
9(1/2): 5-8. - - ABSTRACT
Senior
Scientist, Botany. Algae.
B.A. (1961), M.S. (1966) Ohio University;
Ph.D. (1971) University of Hawaii. Research
specialties: relative dominance theory, functional
morphology and complex ecological interactions
in coral reef systems. Other research can
be categorized under the following headings:
monographic/phylogenetic systematics; seaweed
experimental taxonomy; causes of variability
in biodiversity, standing stocks, productivity
and evolution of tropical marine ecosystems.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
A laboratory analysis of recently collected
specimens of algae to determine nutrient
and light level effects on productivity of
deep and shallow water algae.
Dr.
Littler has hosted 10 participants in the
RTP:
Michael
Brown (1988)
- project
summary
Jessica Downs (1990)
- project
summary
Yolanda Drozdowicz (1988)
- project
summary
Tracy Hippensteel (1987)
- project
summary
Adam Huffman (1986)
- project
summary
Tanja Kujac (1988)
- project
summary
Nanciann Regalado (1985)
- project
summary
Janette Thomas (1986)
- project
summary
Juliana Tutak (1988)
- project
summary
Adriene Wilson (1988)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
Using
research grant funding, Dr. Littler has hired
on contract 1 RTP alumni:
Tracy
Hippensteel (1987 - 1997)
Curator
of Botany. B.A. (1955) Grinnell College; M.B.A.
(1957) Stanford University; M.S. (1959), Ph.D.
(1964) Cornell University. Research specialties:
taxonomy of Araceae; flora of Dominica, Nepal,
and southern India; botany of 2nd Cook Expedition
(1772-1775); botanical nomenclature; Forster
Collections Project. Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
Research
Scientist and Curator, Botany. Algae.
B.A. (1968) San Francisco State College; M.A.
(1971) San Francisco State University; Ph.D.
(1975) University of California, Santa Barbara.
Research specialties: systematics, chemotaxonomy,
and ecology of benthic marine algae, especially
tropical and subtropical species. Science
Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
A systematic study of selected algae
and possibly description of a new species.
Dr.
Norris has hosted 11 participants in the RTP:
Cynthia
Balthazar (1986)
- project
summary
Christine Bertels (1987)
- project
summary
Emma Dawson (1997)
- project
summary
Nathan Eckrich (1992)
- project
summary
Victoria Godwin (1987)
- project
summary
Carlos Maldonado (1991)
- project
summary
Carol Mears (1989)
- project
summary
George Midla (1990)
- project
summary
Ileana Ortegon-Aznar (1991)
- project
summary
Vivian Ortiz (1983)
- project
summary
Brian Wysor (1996)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
Using
research grant funding, Dr. Norris has hired
on contract 2 RTP alumni:
Christine
Bertels (1988 - 1989)
Carol Mears (1990 - 1991)
Curator,
Botany. Grasses.
B.A. (1977) Humboldt State University; M.S.
(1984) University of Nevada; Ph.D. (1988)
Washington State University. Research specialties:
systematics and floristics of chloridoid grasses;
phylogeny of the grass family. Science Unit:
Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: What are the species
limits in the Poa subg. Andinae? What
are the best characteristics to differentiate
among these closely related species? Poa subg.
Andinae Nicora is a group of gynodioecious
individuals with large stamens that currently
consists of six (P. andina Trin., P.
borchersii Phil., P. erinacea Speg.,
P. pungionifolia Speg., P. robusta
Steud., and P. stepparia Nicora) poorly
differentiated species that occur in Argentina
and Chile. A leaf-blade anatomical survey
and a scanning electron microscopy study of
the florets are necessary to gather more characters
for a numerical analysis and eventual cladistic
analysis of this group.
Dr.
Peterson has hosted 3 participants in the RTP:
William
Haigler (1989)
- project
summary
Emma
Harrower (2007)
- project
summary
Jeffery Saarela (2001)
- project
summary
One
(1) scientific publication and two (2) presentations
have resulted from their collaboration:
- Saarela,
J.M., P.M. Peterson, R.J. Soreng, and
R.E. Chapman. 2003. A taxonomic revision
of the eastern North American and eastern
Asian disjunct genus Brachyelytrum
(Poaceae): evidence from morphology, phytogeography
and AFLPs. Systematic Biology. - - ABSTRACT.
- Saarela,
J.M., P.M. Peterson, R.J. Soreng, and
R.E. Chapman. Paper presented, Annual AIBS
Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI, 4-7, August 2002. - - ABSTRACT.
- Saarela,
J.M., P.M. Peterson, R.J. Soreng, and
R.E. Chapman. Poster presented, Annual AIBS
Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI, 4-7, August 2002. - - ABSTRACT.
Curator,
Botany. B.A. (1955) Ohio University; M.S.
(1957) University of Tennessee; Ph.D. (1960)
Duke University. Research specialties: taxonomy
of Bryophyta, with emphasis on exotic forms
and Neotropical species; taxonomy and anatomy
of Compositae. Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: A systematic study of
generic concepts in Old World Vernonieae.
Dr.
Robinson has hosted 4 participants in the
RTP:
Xavier
Haro (2004)
- project
summary
John Janovec (1995)
- project
summary
Abigail Moore (2003)
- project
summary
David Taylor (1998)
- project
summary
Four
(4) scientific publications have resulted
from their collaboration:
- Janovec,
J.P. and H. Robinson. 1997. Charadranaetes,
a new genus of the Senecioneae (Asteraceae)
from Costa Rica. Novon 7: 162-168. - - ABSTRACT
- Robinson,
H. and A.J. Moore. 2004. New species
and combinations in Rhysolepis (Helianteae:
Asteraceae). Proceedings of the Biological
Society of Washington 117(3):423-446. -
- ABSTRACT
-
Robinson, H. and Taylor, D.C.. 1999.
The status of the pitcairnioid genera of
the bromeliaceae. Harvard Papers in Botany,
Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 195-202. - - ABSTRACT
- Taylor,
D.C. and H. Robinson. 1999. A rejection
of Pepinia (Bromeliaceae: Pitcairnioideae)
and taxonomic revisions. Harvard Papers
in Botany, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 203-217. -
- ABSTRACT
Emeritus
Research Scientist. B.A. (1965) University
of Minnesota; M.S. (1968) University of Connecticut;
Ph.D. (1972) Cornell University. Research
specialties: systematics of wild and cultivated
Neotropical Gesneriaceae; Neotropical flora,
especially flora of the Guianas; Flora of
China. Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: A taxonomic review of
a genus in the family Gesneriaceae such as
Resia H.E. Moore.
Dr.
Skog has hosted 11 participants in the RTP:
Kelly
Berube (1988)
- project
summary
Sharon Cregger (1988)
- project
summary
Flavia Fuchs de Jesus (1995)
- project
summary
Martha Folger (1988)
- project
summary
Selma Hanel (1985)
- project
summary
June Mauceri (1987)
- project
summary
Cynthia Morales (1993
& 1994)
- project
summary
Jennifer Phipps (1989)
- project
summary
Jo Ann Reynolds (1992)
- project
summary
Anne Senters (1999)
- project
summary
Patricia Taylor (1987)
- project
summary
Two
(2) scientific publications resulted from
their collaboration:
- Skog,
L.E. and F.F. de Jesus. 1997. A revision
of Resia. BioLlania Edicion Especial
6: 515-523. - - ABSTRACT
- Roalson,
E.H., A.E. Senters, L.E. Skog, and
E.A. Zimmer. 2002. A morphological cladistic
analysis of the neotropical flowering plant
genus Gasteranthus (Gesneriaceae).
Systematic Botany 27(3) 573-591. - - ABSTRACT
Curator,
Botany. B.A. (1973), M.S. (1977) University
of New Mexico; Ph.D. (1981) Washington University.
Research specialties: Pacific Basin angiosperm
floristics, systematics, phylogeny and biogeography;
systematics and evolution of Oenothera
(Onagraceae); phylogeny of Caryophyllaceae;
Flora
of the Hawaiian Islands. Science Unit:
Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: A morphological analysis
to study classification, phylogeny, evolution,
and biogeography of selected island angiosperms.
Dr.
Wagner has hosted 3 participants in the RTP:
Holly
Ganz (1991)
- project
summary
Dianella Howarth (1995)
- project
summary
Michael Sisson (1990)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
Using
Federal funding, Dr. Wagner has hired for
employment 1 RTP participant:
Mike
Sisson (1990 - 1992)
| Jun
Wen |
202-633-4881
|
wenj@si.edu
|
Associate Curator. B.S. (1984) Central China
Agricultural University; Ph.D. (1991) Ohio
State University. Research specialties: systematics
of flowering plants, especially Araliaceae;
biogeography of the Northern Hemisphere; biogeography
of Asia; economic botany. Science
Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
| Ken
Wurdack |
202-633-0916
|
wurdackk@si.edu
|
Associate
Curator. B.S. (1990) University of Maryland,
College Park; M.S. (1994), Ph.D. (2002) University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Research specialties:
systematics and evolution of the Euphorbiaceae.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project:
Curator,
Botany; Principal Investigator, Laboratory
of Molecular Systematics. B.A. (1973)
Cornell University; Ph.D. (1981) University
of California at Berkeley. Research specialties:
plant molecular genetics and evolution; plant
molecular systematics; angiosperm origins.
Science Unit: Department
of Botany.
Sample
project: Development of a DNA sequence-based
phylogeny for four to six plant taxa.
Dr.
Zimmer has hosted 8 participants in the RTP
and 1 participant in the RET::
Gerard
Fitzgerald (1992)
- project
summary
Tae Hoon Kim (1992)
- project
summary
Michael Marchizza (RET 2003) - project
summary
Jorge Ramirez (1994)
- project
summary
Lisa Schultheis (1992)
- project
summary
Rebecca Spokony (1997)
- project
summary
Matt Unwin (1996)
- project
summary
M. Fernanda Zermoglio (1994)
- project
summary
Laura Aldrich-Wolfe (1993)
- project
summary
There
have been no scientific publications resulting
from their collaborations.
