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Minorities
in Science and Technology Career
Fair
Upholding
"perfect attendance," the NMNH hosted an interactive booth at
the fourth annual Minorities in Science and Technology (MIST) career fair
held at George Washington University, Marvin Center.
More
than 20 Smithsonian professional staff, and their repertoire of
curious specimens, from Departments of Mineral Sciences, Entomology, Paleobiology,
Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology plus representatives from the Discovery
Room and SERC fielded questions and shared insights into natural history
science with approximately 1,000 junior high and high school students
from the DC metropolitan area.
Smithsonian's
representation was organized and directed by Mary Sangrey as part of outreach
initiatives of the Research Training Program.
Archive
Photo
Gallery
Specimen
List and Participants
from previous years
Department
of Anthropology
1994:
Natalie Firnhaber & Dave Hunt
Adult male skull Adult female skull
Adult mandible New-born tibia
Sub-adult tibia Adult tibia (normal)
Adult tibia (with healed fracture)
Arrowheads from the Northeast coast
Pottery shards
Shell ornaments
Archeological glass fragments
1993:
Molly Coxson, Natalie Firnhaber, and Dave Hunt
Specimen list not available.
1992:
Molly Coxson and Natalie Firnhaber
Baboon mummy (specimen)
Human skull (specimen)
Human leg bones (specimen)
Fake ivory (collection item)
Native American Women's game
Authentic ivory (collection item)
Department
of Botany
1994:
Barrett Brooks, Carol Kelloff and Stan Yankowski
Algae products
Deepest algae
Plant Press
Tree Climbers
Field Notebook
1993:
Christine Begle, Lisa Funderburke and Stan Yankowski
Three mounted photographs of pollen that cause hay fever (unaccessioned)
Two wood samples
Lignum-vitae
Cinnamomum camphora
Four vials of pollen samples (unaccessioned)
white mulberry
english plantain
ponderosa pine olive
Live slime molds in various stages
Magnifier
1992:
Pedro Acevedo and Margie Knowles
Guadua latifolia - Bamboo rhizome
Piresia - Bamboo liquid collection
SEM photos of pollen that cause hay fever
Box made of vines
Coconut interior depicting the Ramayana Palm - oversize herbarium sheet
Department
of Entomology
1994:
Gloria House, Buck Lewis, Mary Jo Molineaux, Beth Norden and Warren Steiner
Display Case 1:
8 assorted tropical weevils
2 click beetles
6 ground beetles
1 giant diving beetle
1 pair forked fungus beetle
1 desert darkling beetle
6 variety of scarab beetle
4 assorted tropical leaf beetles
6 assorted longhorned beetles
3 stag beetles
assorted butterflies and moths
1 large desert grasshopper
1 mole cricket
1 giant tropical cockroach (dead)
5 assorted true bugs
5 assorted bees
5 assorted wasps
Display Case 2:
Insects and Biological Control
2 Jars of spiders
Black light sample
1 malaise trap sample
1 scorpion
2 Live male hissing cockroaches
1993: Gloria House, Mary Jo Molineaux, Beth Norden and Warren Steiner
Notes: add something about spiders
Display Case 1:
8 assorted tropical weevils
2 click beetles
6 ground beetles
1 giant diving beetle
1 pair forked fungus beetle
1 desert darkling beetle
6 variety of scarab beetle
4 assorted tropical leaf beetles
6 assorted longhorned beetles
3 stag beetles
assorted butterflies and moths
1 large desert grasshopper
1 mole cricket
1 giant tropical cockroach (dead)
5 assorted true bugs
5 assorted bees
5 assorted wasps
Display Case 2:
Science of Taxonomy Jars
Black light sample
1 malaise trap sample
1 scorpion
2 Live male hissing cockroaches
1992: Gloria House, Mary Jo Molineaux and Beth Norden
Oriental Atlas Moth (dried and pinned)
Latin American Grasshopper (dried and pinned)
Tailless Swallowtail Butterfly (dried and pinned)
South American Lunanid Beetle (dried and pinned)
Spider Wasp (dried and pinned)
Oriental Walking Stick (dried and pinned)
Harlequin Beetle (dried and pinned)
Scarab Beetle (dried and pinned)
Wood-boring Beetle (dried and pinned)
Malaysia Birdwing Butterfly (dried and pinned)
Yellow Butterfly (dried and pinned)
Madagascar Moth (dried and pinned)
Sweat Bee (dried and pinned)
South American Morpho Butterfly (dried and pinned)
Hissing Cockroaches (two, males, live - from the Insect Zoo)
Bee chart (information board)
Department
of Invertebrate Zoology
1994:
Tim Coffer, Victoria Batista & Tyjuana Nickens
Echinoderms:
Stephanocyathus diadema
Colpophyllia natans
Pacifigogoia sp.
Heliopora coerulea
Tubipora musica
Colobocentrotus
Linckia guildingi
Linckia multifora
Protoreaster nodosus
Mollusks
"Chambered Nautilus" Natuilus pompilius
"Trumpet triton" Charonia tritonis
1993: Karen Reed, Marilyn Schotte and Tyjuana Nickens
Notes:
keep most items but add a few colorful specimens, add nautilus
Atlantic Thorny Oyster
Lion's Paw
Dolphin Shell
Poisonous Cone
Music Volute
Map Cowrie
Tusk Shell
Octopus
Dungeness Crab
1992:
Karen Reed, Marilyn Schotte and Mike Sweeney
Helmet Shell (exhibits model)
Octopus (exhibits model)
Hermit Crab (exhibits model)
Tube Worms (liquid collection)
Department
of Mineral Sciences
1994:
Hal Banks
"Quartz"
variety amethyst Brazil
"Talc" Vermont
"Galena" Missouri
"Pele's Hair" Hawaii (Volcanic Glass)
"Conglomerate" Maryland
"Gmeiss" New Hampshire
"Dacite Porphyry" Canada
"Meteorite" Georgia, USA
1993:
Leslie Hale and Linda Schramm
Notes:
substitute larger items, add model of meteorite and good labels
Shell Limestone
Diorite Porphyry
Gneiss
Quartz
Pyrite
Lazurite
Tektite
Carbonaceous Chondrite
Iron Meteorite
1992:
Mike Wise
"Quartz"
variety amethyst
"Quartz" variety citrine
"Quartz" variety rose quartz
"Quartz" variety smoky quartz
"Tourmaline" California
"Tourmaline" Madagascar
"Quartz" with "phantoms"
"Quartz geode"
"Azurite" Zambia
"Sulfur" Italy
"Pyrite" Spain
"Gold" Maryland
"Muscovite" Maine
"Corundum" variety sapphire
"Corundum" variety ruby
"Beryl" variety emerald
"Calcite" Iceland
"Ulexite" California
"Oldest Known Rock" Canada
"Canyon Diablo Meteorite" Arizona
Department
of Paleobiology
1994:
Derrick Kysar, Conrad Labandeira, Bob Purdy and Jann Thompson
Note:
All items should return to NMNH. None stay at display overnight.
Plants:
Asterophyllites, Carboniferous, Illinois, 363-290 MYA
Stigmaria, "root", Pennsylvanian, Kentucky, 323-290 MYA
Pecopteris, Mason Creek, Pennsylvanian, Illinois, 323-290 MYA
Invertebrates:
Nautilus, Jurassic, Saudi Arabia, 208-146 MYA
Rudist, Saudi Arabia, 146-65 MYA
Vertebrates:
Thecachampsa contusor, cast of crocodile snout, Miocene
Carcharodon megalodon, cast of tooth, Miocene
Carcharodon carcharias, tooth, Pleistocene
Smilodon californicus, Sabre-tooth tiger canine tooth, Pleistocene
1993: Pete Kroehler, Derrick Kysar and Bob Purdy
Notes: add recent great white shark tooth.
1 Oudenodon skull cast
1 Carcharodon tooth cast
1 Ammonite
1 Echinoid
1 Hemiprisris tooth
2 Chesapecten
2 Pecopteris
1 Pentamerid
1 Mucrospirifer
1 Halysites
1 Heliophyllum
1 Whale vertebrae
1 Srigmaria
1 Turritella
1 Crocodile jaw
1992: Dan Chaney and Pete Kroehler
Fossils in Maryland (information board)
Stegasaurus skull (cast/model)
Department
of Vertebrate Zoology
1994:
Elyse Beldon
Mammals:
Peccary (taxidermy mount - from the Naturalist Center)
Herps:
American Alligator (baby - stuffed study skin)
Texas Horned Lizard (liquid collection)
Eastern Glass Lizard (liquid collection)
New Guinea Frog (liquid collection - cleared and stained)
Komodo Dragon (dry skull)
Giant Toad (liquid collection)
Loggerhead turtle (dry skull)
1993:
Elyse Beldon
Mammals:
Peccary (taxidermy mount - from the Naturalist Center)
Birds:
American Robin (stuffed study skin)
Herps:
American Alligator (baby - stuffed study skin)
Texas Horned Lizard (whole stuffed mount)
Eastern Glass Lizard (liquid collection)
New Guinea Frog (liquid collection - cleared and stained)
Komodo Dragon (dry skull)
1992:
Elyse Beldon and Kevin deQueiroz
Mammals:
Peccary (taxidermy mount - from the Naturalist Center)
Birds:
American Robin (stuffed study skin)
Gambel's Quail (stuffed study skin)
Gray-capped Flycatcher (stuffed study skin)
Yellow-breasted Chat (stuffed study skin)
Herps:
American Alligator (baby - stuffed study skin)
Malay Flying Lizard (liquid collection)
Eastern Glass Lizard (liquid collection)
Prairie Rattler Snake (liquid collection)
Laboratory
of Molecular Systematics
1992:
Liz Zimmer
Yarn mass & Pipe cleaners
photo series of DNA sequencing and RAPD gels
auto radiograph
tubes of plant extracts
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