In
2006 a total of 192 internship
appointments were recorded by the National
Museum of Natural History, including 10 whose
appointment was terminated or not successfully
completed and 1 student declined. Interns
contributed 58,092 hours in 2006. There were
20 appointments that carried over from the
previous year (2005) and there were 172 new
internship appointments started (registered)
during 2006. Of the 2006 internship appointments,
24 carried over into the new year (2007).
The
Museum also follows a fiscal year. In FY 06
(1 Oct 05 to 30 Sep 06) 197 internship
appointments were recorded at NMNH. This represents
20% of all (1,006) FY 06 recorded Smithsonian
internship appointments.
The
following is a list of students who participated
in internship positions at Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History in 2006. This list
includes the student's name, the affiliated
institution during their internship, the title
of the internship project, the name of the
supervisor/sponsoring NMNH staff, the assigned
NMNH unit/office in which the internship was
conducted, and the dates of the appointment.
ADAMS,
Portia. Howard
University. Studying the natural development
of botanical species in a specific area over
the last 100 years. Working with Rusty Russell.
Department of Botany. 5-Jun-06 to 31-Dec-06.
ALVAREZ,
Jorge. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.
Plant-animal interactions as evidence from the
fossil record. Working with Conrad Labandeira.
Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
ANDERSON,
Chris. Norwood High School. Researching
Paleozoic insect-plant relationships. Working
with Conrad Labandeira. Department of Paleobiology.
30-Jun-06 to 1-Sep-06.
ANTRAM,
Alex Scott. George Mason University. Working
on projects associated with the North American
Indian Handbook including photos, photographers,
and history of North American Indian anthropology.
Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
25-Jan-06 to 12-May-06.
ARMGART,
Emily. Seattle University. Shell morphology
of snails from Africa. Working with Ellen Strong.
Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
ATKINS,
Colm. University of Maryland, College Park.
Inbreeding, immunity and disease in island avifauna.
Working with Robert Fleischer. Department of
Zoology, Genetics Lab. 5-Jun-06 to 25-Aug-06.
ATWOOD,
Regina. College of Notre Dame of Maryland.
Collection management duties in the mammal collection
including archiving field notes. Working with
Linda Gordon. Department of Zoology, Mammals.
22-May-06 to 31-May-07.
BALLA,
Agnes. St. Mary's College. DNA recovery
from formalin-fixed specimens. Working with
David Schindel. Barcode of Life. 11-Sep-06 to
3-Feb-07.
BANKS,
Sarah. University of Leicester. Developing
web-based interactives. Working with Dennis
Hasch. Office of Information Technologies. 10-Aug-06
to 31-Dec-06.
BASS,
Matthew. University of Virginia. Analyzing
and compiling field data collected in Mongolia
and Quebec. Working with William Fitzhugh. Department
of Anthropology. 1-Oct-06 to 11-Dec-06.
BARKLEY,
Madison. Mount Holyoke College. Studying
trace elements in pegmatitic Topaz to determine
rock origins. Working with Mike Wise. Department
of Mineral Sciences. 29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
BEATO,
Silvia. New College of Florida. Story development
for the Latino Program. Working with Diana Munn.
Office of the Director. 12-Jun-06 to 18-Aug-06.
BELL,
Kelsey. George Washington University. Photocopying
archive material. Working with Daisy Njoku.
Department of Anthropology. 2-Oct-06 to 1-May-07.
BENSENIA,
Lara. College of William and Mary. Catalogue
and file records. Working with William Sturtevant.
Department of Anthropology. 5-Jun-06 to 1-Aug-06.
BERNIK,
Brittany. Tulane University. Using blood
parasite lineages to delineate breeding and
wintering ranges of North American warblers.
Working with Robert Fleischer. Department of
Zoology, Genetics. 5-May-06 to 31-May-06.
BLANCHARD,
Melaine. George Washington University. Preservation
of the photographic collections of the Bureau
of American Ethnology. Working with Candace
Greene. 15-Sep-06 to 31-Dec-06.
BROOKS,
Laura. University of Chicago. Collections
management of the ostracode collection. Working
with Gene Hunt. Department of Paleobiology.
3-Jul-06 to 15-Aug-06.
BROTHERS,
Chelsea. Thomas Jefferson High School. Investigating
the evolution and systematics of the foraminifera,
Heterohelicidae. Working with Brian Huber. Department
of Paleobiology. 1-Feb-06 to 15-Jun-06.
BROWN,
Julia. Vanderbilt University. Studying body
size evolution in marine ostracodes through
periods of climatic change. Working with Gene
Hunt. Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
BROWN,
Tyler. George Washington University. Assisting
with policy and international affairs. Working
with Len Hirsh. Office of the Director. 29-May-06
to 8-Aug-06.
BROWN,
Tyler. George Washington University. Aiding
in the daily operations of the public affairs
office. Working with Michele Urie. Office of
Public Affairs. 8-Sep-06 to 8-Dec-06.
BUTHARI,
Adil. University of Maryland, College Park.
Designing a flash-based coloring book for the
NMNH web site. Working with Dennis Hasch. Office
of Information Technologies. 22-Dec-06 to 19-Jan-07
BUTLER,
Karen. University of Kansas. Organizing
and cataloguing a river basin survey from the
1960's. Working with Deb Hull-Walski. Department
of Anthropology. 13-Jun-06 to 7-Jul-06.
*BYRNES,
C. Breen. Georgetown University. Assisting
with press releases, media packets and English
to Spanish translations. Working with Michele
Urie. Office of Public Affairs. 5-Jul-06 to
25-Jan-07.
CAMPOS,
Judy. Bell Multicultural High School. Preparing
insect collections from in Latin America. Working
with David Furth. Department of Entomology.
Terminated / Incomplete.
CARNES,
Kelly. George Washington University. Media
monitoring. Working with Michelle Urie. Office
of Public Affairs. 12-Dec-05 to 1-Jun-07.
CHEN,
Arlene. University of Maryland, College
Park. Profiling the condition of fossil terrestrial
mammals. Working with Steve Jabo. Department
of Paleobiology. 21-Nov-06 to 31-May-07.
CHILL,
Stephanie. University of Central Florida.
Assisting with media relations, including working
with film crews, radio, and newspaper reporters;
writing press releases; and entering information
into the public affairs database. Working with
Michele Urie. Office of Public Affairs. 15-May-06
to 16-Aug-06.
CHOI,
Ji Hyun. Rhode Island School of Design.
Korea Gallery. Working with Paul Taylor. Department
of Anthropology. 10-Jul 06 to 31-Aug-06.
COCKRELL,
Bryan. Princeton University. Using various
microscopy techniques to anayyze microorganisms
from ice cores taken from a volcano in Svalbard,
Norway that mimics conditions on Mars. Working
with Ed Vicenzi. Department of Mineral Sciences.
29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
COLLINS
, Ana. University of Texas, Austin. Chemical
variation in pegmatitic beryls. Working with
Mike Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 5-Jun-06
to 11-Aug-06.
COLLINS,
Jessica. Florida State University. Benthic
processing of the St. Lucie, Sebastian River
samples. Working with Bjorn Tunberg. Smithsonian
Marine Station at Fort Pierce. 1-Jun-06 to 28-Aug-06.
COLLINS,
Malcolm. Brewster High School. Scanning
early hominid casts. Working with Rick Potts.
Department of Anthropology. 1-Jun-06 to 12-Aug-06.
CONCEICAO
de OLIVEIRA, Cristina. George Washington
University. Light and electron microscopy of
primary and secondary sex organs of internally
fertilizing fish. Working with Stan Weitzman.
Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 1-May-06
to 1-Sep-06.
CONNER,
Rebecca. Arizona State University. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Participating in various
collections management activities in the U.S.
National Herbarium. Working with Rusty Russell.
Department of Botany. 13-Mar-06 to 17-Mar-06.
COOLIDGE,
Rhonda. George Wahington University. Commingled
Elements in the Huntington Collection. Working
with David Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
10-Sep-05 to 30-Jun-06.
COOLIDGE,
Rhonda H. George Washington University.
Re-housing the physical anthropology collections.
Working with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
30-Jun-06 to 12 Jan 07.
CORONADO,
Jackson. Bell Multicultural High School.
Developing a survey for security staff to better
understand their role as information providers.
Working with Diana Munn. Office of the Director.
Terminated / Incomplete.
CRAVEN,
Rebecca. Smith College. Investigating Alice
Fletcher manuscript material for pending publication.
Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
5-Sep-06 to 17-Dec-06.
CRYAN,
Lauren. George Washington University. Comprehensive
bibliography and reading list of DNA barcoding.
Working with David Schindel. Barcode of Life.
11-Sep-06 to 22-Dec-06.
DAITCH,
Clare Estelle. University of Toronto. Conducting
research on the Macfarlane Inuvialuit collection.
Working with Igor Krupnik. Department of Anthropology.
5-Jul-06 to 25-Aug-06.
DIMICHELE,
Daniel. Radford University. Cross checking
paleo specimens in the public exhibits with
those in the Paleobiology database. Working
with Jann Thompson. Department of Paleobiology.
10-May-06 to 17-Jun-06.
DIPIETRO,
Corey. George Washington Univesrity. Assisting
with collections management of the anthropology
collections at the Museum Support Center including
object storage, movement, rehousing and collections
documentation. Working with Deb Hull-Walski.
Department of Anthropology. 23-May-06 to 31-Jul-06.
EASTER,
Katherine. Grunston Day High School. Assisting
with the examination and documentation of human
skeletal remains. Working with Doug Owsley.
Department of Anthropology. 30-May-06 to 9-Jun-06.
EDLING,
Matthew. George Washington University. Preserving
the massive photographic collections of the
Bureau of American Ethnology. Working with Candace
Greene. Department of Anthropology. 22-May-06
to 1-Sep-06.
ELTRICH,
Caroline. University of Colorado, Boulder.
Anthropology projects. Working with Dan Rogers.
Department of Anthropology. 5-Jun-06 to 4-Aug-06.
ENNIS,
Megan. Morehead State University. Testing
the possibility of a tuff ring on Mars. Working
with Tim McCoy. Department of Mineral Sciences.
29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
FAUST,
Katherine. Louisana State University. Historical
diversification of an Amazonian antwren. Working
with Terry Chesser. Department of Zoology, Birds.
29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
FELIX,
Dacia. SEED Public High School. Assisting
with collection management of paleobiology collections.
Working with Jann Thopmson Department of Paleobiology.
23-May-06 to 2-Jun-06.
FEREK,
Gail. Stetson University. Examination of
the selective advantage of andromonoecy in Paniflora
inernata under induced herbivory. Working
with Lee Weigt. 6-Jun-06 to 15-Jul-06.
FITZPATRICK,
Danny. University of Maryland. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Organizing, cataloging,
and photographing maps in the U.S. National
Herbarium. Working with Rusty Russell. Department
of Botany. 20-Mar-06 to 24-Mar-06.
FITZPATRICK,
Danny. University of Maryland. Organizing,
cataloging, and photographing maps in the U.S.
National Herbarium. Working with Rusty Russell.
Department of Botany. 7-Apr-06 to 27-May-06.
FRIEDMAN,
Avital. Washington University. Organizing
slides, creating a database, and comparing the
pictures to the known information about the
Ahiarmiut. Working with Igor Krupnik. Department
of Anthropology. 22-May-06 to 11-Aug-06.
FUENTES
CARRILLO, Rosa. Bell Multicultural High
School. Gathering information relevant to Latinos
for inclusion in the Latino website. Working
with Diana Munn. Office of the Director. Terminated
/ Incomplete.
GERHOLDT,
Jennifer. Working with Don Wilson. Department
of Zoology, Division of Mammals. Teminated /
Incomplete.
GIORA,
Julia. Rio Gande do Sul. Anaylzing and describing
new species of fish. Working with Stan Weitzman.
Department of Zoology, Fishes. 13-Jul-06 to
20-Nov-06.
GOMEZ-NAVARRO,
Carolina. Universidad de Antioquia Colombia.
Cleared Leaves Collection. Working with Scott
Wing. Department of Paleobiology. 1-Oct-05 to
31-Mar-06.
GORCZYNSKI,
Jacalyn. George Washington University. Photocopying
archives documents and photos. Working with
Daisy Njoku. Department of Anthropology. 10-Oct-06
to 1-May-07.
GRAHAM,
Jacquelyn. University of Minnesota. Studying
the illustrations of soami artifacts and conducting
a comparative study of soami hutstyles. Working
with Noel Broadbent. Department of Anthropology.
1-Jun-06 to 31-Jul-06.
GRIFFIN,
Sean. Montgomery Blair High School. Pinning
and sorting entomology specimens, specifically
Coleoptera. Working with Dave Furth.
Department of Entomology. 19-Jun-06 to 31-Dec-06.
HAILMAN,
Christina. St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Ancient Egypt exhibit development. Working with
Kathleen Gordon. Office of Exhibits. 13-Jun-06
to 1-Sep-06.
HAMILTON,
Paige. University of Notre Dame. Examining
the Terry Collection for anatomical differences
between males and females. Working with Dave
Hunt. Department of Anthropology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
HANLON,
Elizabeth. University of Maryland. Working
with Don Wilson. Department of Zoology, Mammals.
12-Jun-06 to 30-Dec-06.
HEMPHILL,
Bonnie. Middlebury College. Researching
past and present cultural significances of arthropods
in Latin American societies toward creating
classroom lessons, a web site, and an in-Museum
activity. Working with Dan Babbitt. Office of
Education, Insect Zoo. 13-Jun-06 to 4-Aug-06.
HERRERA
TOLOSA, Fabinay Alberto. University Industrial
de Santander. Curating the cleared leaf collection,
including repairing specimens and comparing
samples from the herbarium with fossil leaves.
Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology.
15-Mar-06 to 1-Aug-06.
HESSE,
Rachel. McGill University. Faunal analysis
of zooarchaeological remains from sites in 3rd
millenium Mesopotamia. Working with Melinda
Zeder. Department of Anthropology. 7-Sep-05
to 30-Jun-06.
*HEWLINGS,
Katherine. University of Leicester, UK.
Researching and updating files on human orgins.
Working with Kathleen Gordon. Office of Exhibits.
1-Nov-06 to 28-Feb-07.
HODGE,
Sarah. Sarah Lawrence College. Researching
and transcribing for the Alice Fletcher project.
Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
6-Dec-06 to 22-Jun-07.
HOLKO,
Jama. University of Miami. Investigating
the ecological role of natural products from
marine algae including extracting natural products
from algae to determine if the components deter
potential herbivors. Working with Raphael Ritsion-Williams.
Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 10-Jul-06
to 21-Jul-06.
HOROWITZ,
Melinda. George Washington University. Sound
synchronization for human studies film archives
video archives. Working with Pam Wintle. Department
of Anthropology, 17-Feb-06 to 12-May-06.
HUDSON,
Kristen. Vanderbilt University. Sinking
Creek film celebration. Working with Pam Wintle.
Department of Anthropology. 5-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
HUFFMAN,
Michaela. George Washington University.
Re-housing the physical anthropology collections.
Working with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
5-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
HUI,
Julie. Winston Churchill High School. Researching
pegmatites using cathodoluminescence. Working
with Mike Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences.
19-Jun-06 to 25-Aug-06.
HUMPHRIES,
Amy. University of Maryland. Researching
the origins and history of a Peruvian mummy.
Working with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
30-Aug-06 to 1-Jun-07.
HUTTON,
Charlotte. George Washington University.
Researching information and helping to design
an upcoming exhibition entitled "Written
in Bone: life and death in the colonial chesapeake
that is planned to open in October, 2007. Working
with Douglas W. Owsley. Department of Anthropology.
9-Jan-06 to 21-Dec-06.
IANUZZI,
Arthur. Indian River Community College.
Benthic Ecology. Helping in all aspects of sample
processing including sorting, picking and data
entry. Working with Michelle Stephens. Smithithsonian
Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 19-Jan-06 to 3-Mar-06.
IMHOLT,
Margaret. American University. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Scanning pages from the
exploring expedition, Albatross, data logs to
be put online. Working with Linda Ward. Department
of Invertebrate Zoology. 13-Mar-06 to 17-Mar-06.
IMHOLT,
Margaret. American University. Scanning
pages from the exploring expedition, Albatross,
data logs to be put online. Working with Linda
Ward. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 18-Mar-06
to 26-Apr-06.
JACKSON,
Athena. University of North Texas. Cataloging
and digitizing objects for the Cherokee Indian
Museum. Working with Robert Leopold. Department
of Anthroplogy. 5-Jun-06 to 10-Feb-06.
JANK,
Marlen. Friedrich-Schiller Universitat,
Germany. Geoarchaeology of submerged ancient
Greek cities. Working with J. Daniel Stanley
(part-time). Department of Paleobiology. 15-Sep-06
to 10-Feb-07.
JANK,
Marlen. Friedrich-Schiller Universitat,
Germany. Root morphology of extant higher primates.
Working with Bernard Wood (part-time). Department
of Anthropology. 15-Sep-06 to 15-Jan-07.
JEREZ,
Stephany. Bell Multicultural High School.
Creating a database of scientists working on
Latin American projects. Working with Diana
Munn. Office of the Director. Terminated / Incomplete.
JOB,
Jayme. Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
Conducting an anaylsis of catlinite specimens
to differentiate true catlinite objects from
mimic materials and to determine prehistoric
trade routes. Working with Eric Hollinger. Department
of Anthropology. 29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
JOHNSON,
Jessica. George Washington University. Life
and Death in Ancient Egypt. Development and
updating the permanent exhibition of Egyptian
art and artifacts. Working with Kathleen Gordon.
Office of Exhibits. 27-Jan-06 to 31-Aug-06.
JOHNSON,
Kent. California State University, Los Angeles.
Osteological analysis of Maryland ossuary collections
for pathology and to construct demographic profile
for populations. Working with Dave Hunt. Department
of Anthropology. 19-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
JORDAN,
Paul. University of Michigan. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Creating a slide show
showcasing the conservation process two archival
drawings went through. Working with Mary Parrish.
Department of Paleobiology. 27-Feb-06 to 3-Mar-06.
JUANGBHANICH,
Tanakork. Chulalongkorn University. Asian
heritage projects with focuson Korean Gallery
and W.L Abbot papers. Working with Paul Taylor.
Department of Anthroplogy. 10-Apr-06 to 16-Jun-06.
KEARNS,
Catherine. George Washington University.
Assisting in the National Anthropological Archives
working at the Human Studies Film Archives and
National Anthropological Archives. Working with
Daisy Njoku. Department of Anthropology. 24-Oct-05
and 24-May-06.
KETCHUM,
Sheena. University of Notre Dame. Analysis
of ceramics from two different regions in Ecuador.
Working with Paulina Ledergerber. Department
of Anthropology. 29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
KHAEJORNBUT,
Khunkhao. Vajiraruhd University. Asian heritage
projects with focuson Korean Gallery and W.L
Abbot papers. Working with Paul Taylor. Department
of Anthroplogy. 10-Apr-06 to 19-May-06.
KIM,
Hanul. Centennial High School. Researching
photographic and bibliographic databases for
on-going exhibition projects. Working with Paul
Taylor. Department of Anthropology. 16-Jun-06
to 25-Aug-06.
KOEN,
Ashley. George Washington University. North
American Glass Bead Trade. Working with Bill
Billeck. Department of Anthropology. 17-Jan-06
to 15-Jun-06.
KOLSKI,
Erin. University of Maryland. Re-housing
the physical anthropology collections. Working
with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
5-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
KOPF,
Melissa. University of Iowa. Scientific
photography. Working with Chip Clark. Office
of the Associate Director for Research and Collections.
8-Aug-05 to 31-Feb-06.
LAPEDES,
Helen. George Washington University. Illustration
research, transcription editing, and photographer
research related to the Alice Fletcher project.
Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
20-Jun-06 to 20-Dec-06.
LAWRENCE,
Victoria "Abby". University of
South Florida. Re-housing the physical anthropology
collections. Working with Dave Hunt. Department
of Anthropology. 5-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
LEADER,
George Michael. Gettysburg College. Creating
a publishable report from accounts of expeditions
to Nothern Mongolia using Bill Fitzhugh's field
notes. Working with William Fitzhugh. Department
of Anthropology. 6-Feb-06 to 30-Jun-06.
LEVIN,
Rachel. Boston University. Business development
and marketing. Working with Karen Fitzgerald.
Office of Business Ventures. 29-Jun-06 to 27-Aug-06.
LEWIS-GUSS,
Sharai. Middleburg College. Conducting GIS
editing, map and database construction analysis.
Working with Dan Cole. Office of Information
Technologies. 7-Feb-06 to 15-May-06.
LLOYD,
Victoria. McDaniel College. Working with
Rob Fleischer. Department of Zoology, Genetics
Lab. 15-May-06 to 15-Aug-06.
LOMBARDO,
Leslie. George Washington University. Learning
collections management policies and procedures
using Naturalist Center collections and assisting
with school programs and designing exhibits
for the Naturalist Center. Working with Richard
Efthim. Office of Education, Naturalist Center.
17-Jan-06 to 3-May-06.
LOOMIS,
Shannon. University of Chicago. Working
with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology.
26-May-06 to 1-Sep-06.
LYNCH,
Lirica. British Museum. Conservation activities
at the NMNH anthropology dept to gain insight
into the processes and techniques. Working with
Carol Butler. Office of the Associate Director
for Research and Collections. 31-Jul-06 to 8-Sep-06.
MANIATIS,
Lydia. American University. Allometric relationships
in the land hermit crab. Working with Rafael
Lemaitre. Department of Invertebrate Zoology.
6-Feb-06 to 31-Jul-06.
MARSTELLER,
Sara Cornell College. Determining dietary
deficiencies in skeletal remains. Working with
Don Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
MARTIN,
Jodie Marie. University of Pittsburgh. Mosquito
Barcoding Project, managing lists of the species
and integrating these into the website. Working
with David Schindel. Office of the Associate
Director for Research and Collections, Barcode
of Life. 16-Jan-06 to 30-Jun-06.
MARTINEZ,
Juan Andreas. Universidad de la Republic.
Systematics of procyoids. Working with Don Wilson.
Department of Zoology, Mammals. 29-May-06 to
4-Aug-06.
MAZAKO,
Kelly. Western Connecticut State University.
Natural product extraction of Belize green algae.
Working with Raphael Ritson-Willams. Smithsonian
Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 24-Jun-06 to 4-Aug-06.
MCMAHAN,
Caleb. Erskine College. Differentiation
of populations of the gecko Hemidactylus
in Myanmar. Working with George Zug. Department
of Zoology, Amphibians and Reptiles. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
MEADE,
Jeffrey. George Washington University. Determining
how much additional specimen data is present
in the X-catalogs that is not currently in the
Emu database, and then creating a proposal to
secure funding to complete the transfer of data
from the X-catalogs to Emu. Working with Robert
Fischer. Department of Zoology, Mammals. 24-Jan-06
to 1-Jun-06.
MILLER,
Leah. Indian River Community College. Preparing
new species labels for the Marine Ecosystem
Exhibit. Working with James Wharton. Smithsonian
Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 17-Jan-06 to 16-Jan-07.
MINTER,
Cynthia. School Without Walls High School.
Interacting with the public as part of Insect
Zoo programs as well as insect care in the Insect
Zoo. Working with Dan Babbitt. Office of Education,
Insect Zoo. 28-Sep-06 to 15-Jun-07.
MOAZAMI,
Emily. George Washington University. Researching
anthropological photographs for future conservation
and digitization. Working with Candace Greene.
Department of Anthropology. 30-May-06 to 1-Sep-06.
MORELL-
HART, Shanti. University of California,
Berkeley. Microbotanical analysis of archaeological
specimens, including phytolith and starch grain
extraction, identification, and curation. Working
with Dolores Piperno. Department of Anthropology.
22-Sep-05 to 30-Apr-06.
MOREY,
Amy. Luther College. Collections management
tasks relating to botanical specimens including
filing newly mounted and retun loan specimens
and sorting National Cancer Institute herbarium
specimen vouchers. Working with Linda Hollenberg.
Department of Botany. 20-Sep-06 to 22-Dec-06.
MOSES,
Sylvia. University of California, Berkeley.
Studying reduced carbon in chert. Working with
Ed Vicenzi. Department of Mineral Sciences.
29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
NATHAN,
David. Brandeis University. Evaluating museum
policies on extraction, usage of samples, and
international laws on sample transfer. Working
with David Schindel. Office of the Associate
Director for Research and Collections, Barcode
of Life. 16-Jan-06 to 2-Aug-06.
NAVARRO,
Melissa. Indian River Community College.
Learning techniques in chemical ecology, including
current organic chemistry. Working with Raphael
Ritson-Williams. Smithithsonian Marine Station,
Fort Pierce. 11-Jan-06 to 10-Jan-07.
NELSON,
Rebecca. State University of New York, Potsdam.
Hmong research and administrative exhibit assistance.
Working with Paul Taylor. Department of Anthropology.
29-May-06 to 31-Aug-06.
NEWQUIST,
Ingrid. University of Florida. Analysis
of social dynamics in Inner Asia. Working with
Dan Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 12-Jun-06
to 19-Jul-06.
NICOLL,
Matthew. Indian River Community College.
Chemical ecology of marine organisms. Working
with Raphael Ritson-Williams. Smithithsonian
Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 16-Oct-06 to 15-Oct-07.
O'CONNOR,
Alisa. University of Notre Dame. Analyzing
Native American pipestone to understand their
origin and trade routes. Working with Eric Hollinger.
Department of Anthropology. 29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
ORESKA,
Matthew. College of William and Mary. Paleoenvironment
of the Cloverly Formation. Working with Matt
Carrano. Department of Paleobiology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
OWENS,
Jared. Indian River Community College. Marine
ecosystem modeling techniques. Working with
Bill Hoffman. Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort
Pierce. 1-Jun-06 to 31-Dec-06.
PACKARD,
Aarin. George Washington University. Preservation
of the photo collection. Working with Candace
Greene. Department of Anthropology. 23-Jan-06
to 30-May-06.
PEARLSTEIN,
Kristen. National University. Rehousing
anthropology collections. Working with Dave
Hunt. Department of Anthroplogy. 26-Jun-06 to
1-Sep-06.
PERSCHBACHER,
Nancy. George Washington University. Survey
of paleobiology fossil mammal collection. Working
with Jann Thompson. Department of Paleobiology.
30-May-06 to 1-Sep-06.
PICARD,
Shannon. St. Lawrence College. Assisting
with a variety of marine science lab processes
and field research in the Smithsonian Marine
Station in Fort Pierce, Florida. Working with
Valerie Paul. Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort
Pierce. 10-Apr-06 to 28-Apr-06.
PIERSON,
Elizabeth. George Washington University.
Creating a database and conducting an inventory
of the collection of mannequins plus research
on the cast iron coffin. Working with Deb Hull-Walski.
Department of Anthropology. 7-Sep-06 to 15-Dec-06.
POLIQUIN,
Rachel. American University. Histological
analysis of feeding structures in a sample of
a possibly new species. Working with Rafael
Lemaitre. Department of Invertebrate Zoology.
5-Jun-06 to 1-Sep-06.
RAGSDALE,
Lindsey. Madeira High School. Assisting
in scanning images, noting citations, and sorting
invertebrate specimens. Working with Elizabeth
Nelson. 11-Oct-06 to 23-May-07.
RANTUS,
Joseph. University of Miami. Chemical diversity
of deep sea gorgonians, isolation of marine
natural products. Working with Raphael
Ritson-Williams.
Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce. 18-Jul-06
to 4-Aug-06.
RASCHKA,
Kelly. University of Maryland. Inventory
of skeletal collections. Working with Dave Hunt.
Department of Anthropology. 3-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
RASMUSSEN,
Nick. Oklahoma State Univerity. Researching
morphological characters to determine if there
are more species in the region than currently
recognized. Working with Richard Thorington.
Department of Zoology, Mammals. Terminated /
Incomplete.
REHNER,
Daniel. Elanor Roosevelt High School. Interacting
with the public as part of Insect Zoo programs.
Working with Dan Babbitt. Office of Education,
Insect Zoo. 28-Sep-06 to 15-Jun-07.
RICHARDSON,
Margaret. George Washington University.
Rehousing, researching and cataloguing archaeological
materials. Working with Deb Hull-Walski. Department
of Anthropology. 23-May-06 to 31-Aug-06.
RICHARD,
Bonnie. George Washington University. Researching
background of the war department collection.
Working with Candace Greene. Department of Anthropology.
1-Sep-06 to 30-Jan-07.
RICHES,
Nicole. George Washington University. Blunt
trama survey of the Robert Terry collection.
Working with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
15-Sep-06 to 19-May-07.
RIDDLE,
Sandin. Lane Community College. Southwest
Oregon Coquille Research Project. Working with
Joallyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology.
20-Aug-06 to 16-Sep-06.
ROBERTSON,
Gale. University of Leicester, UK. Floristic
changes in the Santa Rosa / San Jacinto Mountain
National Monument. Working with Rusty Russell.
3-Oct-06 to 30-Oct-07.
ROTH,
Ryan. Pinhead Institute. Sorting insects.
Working with Terry Erwin. Department of Entomology.
Terminated / Incomplete.
SADLER,
Brooke. George Washington University. Preservation
of the photo collection. Working with Candace
Greene. Department of Anthropology. 23-Jan-06
to 31-May-06.
SAMUELS,
Diane. Winston Churchill High School. Using
geographical information systems for computer
mapping projects. Working with Dan Cole. Office
of Information Technologies. 19-Jun-06 to 20-Jul-06.
SARMA,
Nalina. University of Maryland. Assisting
with web design. Working with Dennis Hasch.
Office of Information Technology. 25-Apr-06
to 15-Sep-06.
SASSON,
Gila. University of Toronto. Re-housing
the physical anthropology collections. Working
with Dave Hunt. Department of Anthropology.
19-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
SAUPE,
Erin. St. John's University. Evolution and
phylogeny of the Late Cretaceous forams. Working
with Brian Huber. Department of Paleobiology.
29-May-06 to 4-Aug-06.
SCHNEIDER,
Tonia. University of Michigan. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Asertation of all available
published, archival and online resources associated
with the collections of ethnobotanist Edward
Palmer and the Mexican Boundry Survey. Working
with Rusty Russell. Department of Botany. 27-Feb-06
to 3-Mar-06.
SCHUSTER,
Beth. University of Maryland. Processing
archives for digitization. Working with Jake
Homiak. 5-Sep-06 to 22-Dec-06
SILVO,
Catherine Hibben. George Washington University.
Prospect research for financial and scientific
partnerships to support the Ocean Science Initiative.
Working with Maria Elena Gutierrez. Office of
Development. 16-Jan-06 to 27-May-06.
SILVA,
Hibben. George Washington University. Examination
and documentation of human skeletal remains.
Working with Doug Owsley. Department of Anthropoology.
29-May-06 to 21-Dec-06.
SIMONE,
Michael. Florida Atlantic University. Three
natural sponges of Belize. Working with Raphael
Ritson-Williams. Smithsonian Marine Station,
Fort Pierce. 11-Dec-06 to 11-Mar-07.
SMITH,
Dana. Florida Atlantic University. Organizing
the Caribbean ant collection. Working with Ted
Schultz. Department of Entomology. 15-Jun-06
to 1-Aug-06.
SOMAN,
Sandeep. Columbia University. Contributing
to the Ocean Web portal by writing stories for
the web site. Working with Dennis Hasch. Office
of Information Technologies. 22-May-06 to 31-Aug-06.
SORIANO,
Philip. American University. Alternative
Spring Break Program. Entering German scientist
Ernst Haeckel's books on jellyfish into the
Tree of Life database. Working with Allen Collins.
Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 13-Mar-06
to 17-Mar-06.
STARK,
Heidi. Working with Dorothy Lippert. Department
of Anthropology. to 30-Jun-06.
STEWART,
Raichon. M.M. Washington High School. Preparing
and databasing insect collections. Working with
Michael Gates. Department of Entomology. 3-Jul-06
to 4-Aug-06.
STRAHL,
Maya. Berry College. Origin and Evolution
of the Compositae of the Guyana shield. Working
with Vicki Funk. Department of Botany. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
SUNTOP,
Rachel. University of Illinois. Assisting
with reseach for the Mola project and the Mongolian
festival. Working with Bill Fitzhugh. Department
of Anthropology. 22-Mar-06 to 19-Jun-06.
SYLVESTER,
Jennifer. Urbana High School. Weighing and
measuring prehistorical artifacts. Working with
Bill Fitzhugh and Christie Leece. Department
of Anthropology. 12-Sep-05 to 25-Jan-06.
TANKS,
Zakiya. Howard University. Buisness Development,
researching the success of program's and products
NMNH produces. Working with Karen Fitzgerald.
Business Development and Marketing. Terminated
/ Incomplete.
TATCHELL,
Brittney. University of Montana. Documentation
of human skeletal remains dating to the historic
period. Working with Doug Owsley. 5-Sep-6 to
31-Dec-06.
THOMAS,
Rachel. George Washington Unversity. Project
research, tours, cataloging. Working with Deb
Hull-Walski. Department of Anthropology. 23-May-06
to 30-Sep-06.
THOMPSON,
Kirsten. George Washington University. Researching
anthropology war collections and Native American
collections. Working with Candace Greene. Department
of Anthropology. 22-May-06 to 1-Sep-06.
THOPMSON,
Stacey. George Washington University. Cherokee
Imaging project. Working with Rob Leopold. Department
of Anthropology. 5-Sep-06 to 24-Nov-06.
TONE-PAH-HOTE,
Jenny. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Envisioning Nationhead: Kiowa expressive culture
1900-1950. Working with Candace Greene. Department
of Anthroplogy. 5-Jun-06 to 4-Aug-06.
TURNBOW,
Lindsey. Sandra High School. Digital images.
Working with Don Hurlbert. Photo Services. 29-Jun-06
to 1-Aug-06.
TWERSKY,
Johanna. George Washinton University. Photographing
and cataloging anthropological artifacts. Working
with David Rosenthal. Department of Anthropology.
2-Feb-06 to 31-May-06.
UMANA,
Lorena. Bell Multicultural High School.
Entering data and images for a web site. Working
with Yolanda Villacampa. Department of Invertebrate
Zoology. 6-Apr-06 to 26-May-06.
VAN
HOOK, Crystal. Catholic University. Researching
bibliographic records to be entered into an
encyclopedia on Native Americans. Working with
Cesar Marino. 10-May-06 to 30-Aug-06.
VAN
ZANDT, Sasha. Walter Johnson High School.
Molecular variability of a marine nematoda.
Working with Duane Hope. Department of Invertebrate
Zoology. 10-Jul-06 to 24-Aug-06.
VANDERBURG,
Margo. George Mason University. Jazz café
marketing and exhibit fundraising. Working with
Karen Fitzgerald. Office of Business Ventures.
13-Sep-06 to 31-Dec-06.
VANN,
Kimberly. University of Mary Washington.
Lepidopterans on Plummers Island. Working with
John Brown. Department of Entomology. 29-May-06
to 4-Aug-06.
WALDEN,
Jessica. George Washington University. Dinosaur
eggshell study from the Morrison formation (Late
Jurassic) of Wyoming. Working with Matt Carrano.
17-Feb-06 to 31-May-06.
WALTMAN,
Brieanne. George Washington University.
Assisting with projects associated with the
Handbook of North American Indians, including
researching North American Indian photographers.
Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology.
18-Jan-06 to 25-May-06.
WANG,
Christine. The Madeira High School. Cataloguing
herbarium slides and plants. Working with Rusty
Russell. Department of Botany. 21-Sep-05 to
27-Sep-06.
WELLS,
Brandy Blaze. American University. Paleobiology
of crinoids; phylogeny and paleocology of gilbertsocrinus.
Working with Forest Gahn. Department of Paleobiology.
Terminated / Incomplete.
WICAKSONO,
Satrio. Wesleyan University. Organizing
and cataloging botany and invertebrate zoology
maps. Working with Jim Harle. Department of
Botany. 22-Dec-06 to 19-Jan-07.
WILHELM,
Kerri. George Washington University. Working
with Rob Leopold. Department of Anthropology.
Terminated / Incomplete.
WILLAIMS,
Michele. University of Arizona. Engaging
visitors in object-based inquiry. Working with
Hal Banks. 5-Jun-06 to 11-Aug-06.
WORDEN,
Dennis. Lane Community College. University
of Oregon. Working with Joallyn Archambault.
Department of Anthropology. 20-Aug-06 to 16-Sep-06.
WORDEN,
Natasha. Smith College. Electronic filed
guide and study of the coevolution between Heliconia
and hummingbirds, including field work. Working
with John Kress. Department of Botany. 16-Jun-06
to 21-Aug-06.
