LSAMP at the Smithsonian

LSAMP '99 Winter Workshop
2 - 17 January 1999

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*  * *  *    LIST OF PARTICIPANTS    *  *  * * A listing of the 12 students, representing 9 different (LS)AMP centers, selected to participate in the '99 Winter Workshop - - Explore!

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All Nations AMP

Janell MacDonald is a Freshman at Salish Kootenai College majoring in Environmental Science. She will work in the Department of Anthropology with mentor Dr. Doug Ubelaker.

UBELAKER, Douglas H., Curator, Physical Anthropology. B.A. (1968), Ph.D. (1973) University of Kansas. Research specialties: New World human skeletal biology; and forensic anthropology.

Robert Whipple is a Sophomore at Oglala Lakota College and South Dakota School of Mines majoring in Environmental Science. He will work in the Department of Paleobiology with mentor Dr. Scott Wing.

WING, Scott L., Research Paleobiologist and Curator of Paleobotany. B.A. (1976), Ph.D. (1981) Yale University. Research specialties: paleoecology; angiosperm history and systematics; plant taphonomy. Co-director ETE Program.

Chicago AMP

Cedric Nesbitt is a Sophomore at Harry S. Truman College majoring in Computer Science. He will work in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals with mentor Dr. Don Wilson.

WILSON, Don E., Director, Office of Biodiversity Program. B.A. (1965) University of Arizona; M.S. (1967), Ph.D. (1970) University of New Mexico. Research specialties: evolutionary biology of mammals, especially bats.

Colorado AMP

David Sloan is a Sophomore at Fort Lewis College majoring in Biology. He will work in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes with mentor Dr. Tom Munroe.

MUNROE, Thomas, Research Associate, Systematics Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. B.A. (1973), M.S. (1976) Southeastern Massachusetts University; Ph.D. (1987) College of William and Mary. Research specialties: systematics, evolution, zoogeography, and biology of marine fishes, especially pleuronectiforms.

Heartland Alliance AMP

Nancy Olivares is a Sophomore at University of Missouri, Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She will work in the Department of Mineral Science with mentor Dr. Bill Melson.

MELSON, William G., Senior Scientist. B.A. (1961) Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. (1964) Princeton University. Research specialties: igneous and metamorphic petrology; research on rocks of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; studies of active volcanoes; regional geology-Central America, Montana, Central Appalachians; marine geology-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Mid-South Alliance AMP

Tammara Perry is a Sophomore at University of Memphis majoring in Biology. She will work in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds with mentor Dr. Gary Graves.

GRAVES, Gary R., Curator of Birds. B.A. (1976) University of Arkansas, Little Rock; M.S. (1980) Louisiana State University; Ph.D. (1983) Florida State University. Research specialties: evolution, biogeography, and ecology of Neotropical birds, especially Andean taxa.

Amanda Thompson is a Sophomore at University of Memphis majoring in Biochemistry. She will work in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Reptiles and Amphibians with mentor Dr. Ron Heyer.

HEYER, W. Ronald, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles. B.A. (1963) Pacific Lutheran University; M.A. (1965), Ph.D. (1968) University of Southern California. Research specialties: systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians.

New Mexico AMP

Andrea Coleman is a Freshman at New Mexico State University majoring in Marine Biology. She will work in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology with mentor Dr. Dave Pawson.

PAWSON, David L., Senior Research Zoologist, Curator of Echinoderms. Associate in Invertebrates, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. B.A. (1960), M.S. (1961), Ph.D. (1964) Victoria University, New Zealand. Research specialties: systematics and zoogeography of sea cucumbers and sea urchins, worldwide.

Crystal Gonzales is a Freshman at University of New Mexico majoring in Biology. She will work in the Department of Anthropology with mentor Dr. Bruno Frohlich.

FROHLICH, Bruno, Statistician, Physical Anthropology. B.A. (1973) University of Copenhagen; M.S. (1976), Ph.D. (1979) University of Connecticut. Research specialties: Middle Eastern skeletal biology; Arctic and Sub-Arctic skeletal biology; forensic anthropology; remote sensing; geophysical methods; and computed temography.

Puerto Rico AMP

Olga Gonzalez is a Sophomore at University f Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras majoring in Biology. She will work in the Department of Botany with mentor Dr. Vicki Funk.

FUNK, Vicki A., 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.

South Carolina AMP

Natasha Cobb is a Freshman at College of Charleston majoring in Biochemistry. She will work in the Department of Entomology with mentor Dr. Mike Pogue.

POGUE, Michael G., Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.A. (1974) University of Colorado; M.S. (1981) University of Wyoming; Ph.D. (1986) University of Minnesota. Research specialties: systematics and biogeography and biodiversity of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera).

Stony Brook AMP

George Varas is a Sophomore at SUNY at Stony Brook majoring in Chemistry. He will work in the Department of Entomology with mentor Dr. John Brown.

BROWN, John W., Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Lab., ARS-USDA. B.S. (1983) San Diego State University; Ph.D. (1988) University of California, Berkeley. Research specialties: systematics and biogeography of Tortricoidea (Lepidoptera); biogeography of Baja, California; coservation biology.

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