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at Natural History Alford, Mac H. Mississippi College. Describing a new species of Commelina from Africa using morphological, cytological (chromosome number), and anatomical characters. Working with Mary Sangrey and Robert Faden. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Balanoff, Amy. University of Texas at Austin. Helping to organize and curate the spring snail collections. Working with Cheryl Bright. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 30-Jun-97. Bash, Katherine. University of Texas at Austin. The Lepidoptera of NAS Miramar: what we can learn from faunal surveys. Working with John Brown. Department of Entomology. 27-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Biehl, Fran. Northern Arizona University. Cultural Affiliation research portion of Wichita repatriation case. Working with Bill Billeck. Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. 21-May-97 to 08-Aug-97. Boose, Linda. University of Delaware. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Ostrinia - the European Corn Borer complex. Working with Alma Solis. Department of Entomology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Butler, Whitney. Gettysburg College. Survey of various NMNH archaeological human skeletal remains to determine the prevalence of scurvy. This will provide insight into dietary differances between archaeological human populations. Working with Donald Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 24-May-97 to 23-Aug-97. Cafarella, Jessica. Duke University. Survey of various NMNH archaeological human skelatal collections to determine the prevalence of scurvy (vitamin C deficiency). Working with Donald Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Cameron, Jennifer. Thomas Jefferson HS Science and Technology. Dietary preferences in the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales Kogia breviceps and K. simus. Working with James Mead. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 31-Jan-97 to 11-Jun-97. Campbell, Josh. Auburn University. The project will be an evaluation of Pecopteris foilage at the Pennsylvanian and Permian age. Working with William DiMichele. Department of Paleobiology. 23-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Carlson, Kerri M. Miami University. This project will involve a vertical assessment of the various techniques used to determine tribal cultural affiliation within the context of current U.S. repatriation legislation. Working with Thomas Killion and Paula Molloy. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Catlin, Renee M. St. Lawrence University. Assisting the office of Public Affairs with press clippings, media inquiries, film crews and other duties as assigned. Working with Johanna Miller. Public Affairs. 22-Jan-97 to 02-May-97. Chamot, Joshua A. The College of William and Mary. Attempting to correlate stable carbon isotope ratios in fossil plants with an anomalous [delta]x13 C spike near the Paleocene/Eocene boundary. Working with Scott Wing. Department of Paleobiology. 24-May-97 to 08-Aug-97. Cohelan, Sondra. University of California, Santa Cruz. Scientific Illustration - learning tricks of the profession. Working with Mary Parrish. 08-Sep-97. Cowan, Klint A. Antioch College. Conducting a study of silicate and heavy metal differentiation in the early solar nebula, by analyzing the macroscopic structure and particle masses of meteorites. Working with Tim McCoy. Department of Mineral Sciences. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Cruz, Vanessa. Cornell University. Working with Dan Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Cuyun Grimm, Zamara. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The Environmental and cultural impact of the Spanish Conquest on the Toluca Valley, Mexico. Working with Jane Walsh. Department of Anthropology. 15-Sep-97 to 21-Nov-97. Dawson, Emma Mae. Southern Illinois University. Identification of Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta and Chlorophyta from the Dominican Republic by preparing specimens for anatomical studies including whole and stained mounts, microtechniques, freeze - microtome sectioning and photomicrography. Working with Jim Norris. Department of Botany. 24-May-97 to 02-Jul-97. Dehn, Gregory A. Colorado College. Testing the idea that metal and silicate were fractionated by mass. This will be done by examining metal-silicate mass equivalence in meteorites known to have formed through melting, differentiation and mixing on the surfaces of asteroids. Working with Tim McCoy. Department of Mineral Sciences. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. DeRibas, Jinene. The George Washington University. Learning methods used by the Department of Anthropology for accessioning new collections, loan procedures, inventory control, storage methodology, and visitor access. Working with Deborah Hull-Walski. Department of Anthropology. 12-May-97 to 30-Jun-97. Evans, Nicole E. University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Assisting the program director in research project on the use of museum objects in education. Working with Richard Efthim. Naturalist Center. 18-May-97 to 01-Jul-97. Falcon-Alvarez, Luisa I. UNAM. Identification of Larval and paralarval stages of the Cephalopod family Gonatidae, with a biogeographical study of the family. Working with Clyde Roper and Michael Vecchione. 24-May-97 to 22-Aug-97. Feinstein, Noah R. Harvard University. Members of the gastropod genus Xenophora attach corals and other objects to their shells, ostensibly in an effort to camoflauge their outlines. This project will examine the association between Xenophora and certain deep-water corals, and will include a survey of coral species attached as well as a spatial analysis of attachment pattern. Working with Stephen Cairns. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Ferruggia, Annamaria. Penn State University. Assist the office of Public affairs with media calls, film crews and publicity mailings for museum exhibitions. Working with Johanna Miller. Public Affairs. 15-Jun-97 to 15-Aug-97. Ford, Kelly. The George Washington University. Through a combined internship with the Department of Anthropology and the Office of the Registrar, the interns will be exposed to how an object is inventoried and rehoused, made accessible to researchers, and tracked through the central records maintained in the Office of the Registrar. Working with S. Wilkerson and Deb Hull-Walski. Registrar and Department of Anthropology. 12-May-97 to 26-Jun-97. Freeman, Lezli. Howard University. Accessioning African objects by creating electronic file as well as a hard copy; Technical research and strategic description of collections are essential. Working with Stephanie McKissic. Public Programs. 05-Aug-97 to 31-Oct-97. Gallay, Jeremiah. The George Washington University. Designing a creative functional, flexible docent cart for use in NMNH galleries. Working with Bryan Sieling. Exhibits. 12-May-97 to 30-Jun-97. Garcia, Arleen. University of Wyoming. Analyzing and documenting the design, manufacture, use(s) , wear, and microscopic use-wear of the ground stone artifacts from the Lindenmeier site, Colorado, the Horner Site, Wyoming, and the Cattle Gaurd Site, Colorado, all from the Paleoindian Period. Working with Dennis Stanford. Department of Anthropology. 02-jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Goroff, Sephen A. Lab School of Washington. Working in the Office of Education's Discovery Room. Working with Vilma Ortiz-Sanchez. Education. 21-Oct-96 to 30-Apr-97. Greene, Tene D. University of Arizona. Morphological Analysis of Permian Aged Taeniopteris, characterization of morphological variation in the fossil plant Taeniopteris. Working with William DiMichele. Department of Paleobiology. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Greenfest, Emily F. Bryn Mawr College. Measuring and analyzing insect herbivory on a lower Permian flora in order to test hypotheses about the coevolution of insects and plants. Working with Conrad Labandeira. Department of Paleobiology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Griffin, Aislynn H. C. Macalester College. Help prepare a traveling exhibit and organize a conference on indigenous knowledge and the environment. Working with K. Nichols and A. Roman. Exhibits. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Hatch, Jennifer. University of California- Davis. Working with Douglas Ubelaker. Department of Anthropology. 16-Sep-97 to 14-Dec-97. Hokama, Mai-Li. Brown University. Conserving Polynesian barkcloth including bibliographic and photographic work. Working with Adrienne Kaeppler. Department of Anthropology. 07-Oct-96 to 13-Dec-96. Hood, Sarah. University of Nevada at Reno. In this project the student will describe a new species of a pelagic nemertean worm and assemble comparative data to be included in a cladistic analysis. Working with Jon Norenburg. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Houser, Carolyn L. Virginia Tech. Establishing a classification system for androgenic pegmatites and mending/changing the classification system for organic pegmatites to fill in the gaps; both systems should be flexible enough to allow for any further changes needed in the future. Working with Michael Wise. Department of Mineral Sciences. 15-Jan-97 to 31-Aug-97. Innis, Cynthia. Catholic University of America. Silkscreening, typesetting, sign-production, and using various inks, paints, glues, and some powertools. Working with Sally Parker. Exhibits. 17-Oct-96 to 31-May-97. Jarrin Valladares, Pablo Santiago. Pontificia Universidad Catolica Ecuador. Finalization of a diagnostic Key for Bat Species (Chiroptera) from Amazonia based on morphometrics. Working with Charles Handley. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 24-May-97 to 15-Aug-97. Kaines, Jeanette C. University of East Anglia. Assisting with the New Geology Hall. Working with Linda Deck. Exhibits. 03-Mar-97 to 28-Mar-97. Khoshaba, Riva. University of Chicago. Compiling a bibliography on material culture for the American Indian Program. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 23-Jun-97 to 29-Aug-97. Kuwayama, David P. University of Wisconsin. Development of a computer aided drafting database management system to graphically catalog and analyze skeletal pathologies. Working with Donald J. Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 15-Jan-97 to 30-May-97. LaValle, Alicia V. University of Michigan. Conservation of Scientific Illustrations for the Division of Fishes. Working with Lisa Palmer. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 09-Jun-97 to 15-Aug-97. Lee, Lisa. Smith College. Working with conservation and preservation of scientific illustrations of fish; visual imaging for the World Wide Web. Working with Lisa Palmer. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 16-Jun-97 to 22-Aug-97. LeGrow, Jane. Pennsylvania State University. Working with Dr. Loring on the Aleutian collections he recovered during the 1996 field season. Working with Stephen Loring. Department of Anthropology. 19-May-97 to 25-Jul-97. Lim, Jung. The George Washington University. Assist in projects involved with geographic information systems; duties include digitizing, database entry editing, and map production. Working with Dan Cole. ADP. 10-Jun-97 to 31-Aug-97. Locke, Darren. Norwich University. Perform research on samples of ancient volcanic ash and associated sedimentary rocks of the central Appalachians. Working with William Melson. Department of Mineral Sciences. 23-Jun-97 to 16-Sep-97. Longrich, Nick. Princeton University. Researching Avian paleontology. Working with Storrs Olson. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Birds. 27-May-97 to 01-Aug-97. Lopez, Gerrish. University of New Hampshire. Analysis of ethnic diversity during the Colonial period in Central Mexico. Working with Dan Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 04-Aug-97 to 30-Sep-97. Mayes, Arion T. University of Colorado at Boulder. Responsible for inventorying, aging, sexing, metric traits, non-metric traits and pathological assessment of human skeletal remains. Working with Beth Miller. Department of Anthropology, Repatriation. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. McConchie, Todd. George Washington University. Biology and geographic distribution of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). Working with James G. Mead. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 03-Feb-97 to 31-May-97. McKeon, Christian. The Evergreen State College. Analysis of the squid family Onychoteuthidae from the collections of the Amsterdam Mid-North Atlantic Plankton Expedition. Working with Clyde Roper and Michael Vecchione. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Mikhailova, Tatiana. Moscow State University. Comparing the natural conditions of the species existence in the Palearctic and Nearctic by comparing the distributional maps with geographical data maps. Working with Robert Hoffman. Department of Vertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 16-Aug-97. Muchhala, Nathan. Earlham College. A new species of Soleichthys from tropical seas of Northern Australia. Working with Tom Munroe. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Munoz, Anna. New Mexico State University. Analysis and comparison of advertisement calls and /or morphological characteristics of Elentherodactylus fenestratus populations from Peru and Brazil to determine whether these populations are comprised of the same species. Working with Ron Heyer. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians. 24-May-97 to 08-Aug-97. Nappi, Carla S. Harvard University. Assessing characteristics and performing cladistic analyses of Permian and Triassic species of subulitid gastropods, determining the phylogenetic relationship between Triassic and Permian species, and inferring from this the gastropod characters that contributed to species' survival of the end-Permian mass extinction. Working with Doug Erwin. Department of Paleobiology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Ota, Ayumu. The George Washington University. Developing an evaluation methodology for the Electronic Field Trip component of the Natural Partners Initiative. Evaluating the Naturalist Cart Program. Working with Harold H. Banks, Jr. Education. 13-Jan-97 to 10-Apr-97. Owsley, Kim. Fairfax High School. Data entry and general office assistance. Working with Douglas Owsley. Department of Anthropology. 20-Jun-97 to 20-Dec-97. Pomernaki, Steve. University of California - Santa Cruz. Help conduct inventory of a lithics collection that must be returned to Canada. Working with Bill Fitzhugh. Department of Anthropology. 29-Sep-97 to 15-Dec-97. Poocha, Kenneth G. University of Arizona. Bibliography for Colorado River and Yuman tribes. Working with JoAllyn Archambault. Department of Anthropology. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Presswell, Bronwen. University of Wales. Description of a new species of freshwater characid fish from Guyana, S. America, apparently related to the characidiin genus Flachocarax. Working with Stanley Weitzman. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Punyasena, Surangi. Yale University. The Study aims to evaluate different measures of diversity in the Plio-Pleistocene Turkana Basin Mammal Fauna, with comparison to Modern Faunal diversity. Working with Anna K. Behrensmeyer. Department of Paleobiology. 24-May-97 to 23-Aug-97. Pyle, Meredith J. University of Maryland at Baltimore. Assisting the research for the Handbook of North American Indians. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 09-Jun-97 to 31-Aug-97. Richards, Christopher. Oberlin College. The use of comparative anatomy and histology to determine the taxonomy of an undescribed species of Pantionemertean worm. Working with Jon Norenburg. Department of Invertebrate Zoology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Roberson-Young, Katherine. Wesleyan University. Working with film footage of a Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, South India (1979); writing short descriptions and summaries for indexing and cataloguing purposes. Working with Pam Wintle. Department of Anthropology. 03-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Robertson, Traesha R. Angelo State University. Conduct an evaluation of the genus Pecopteris foliage of Pennsylvanian and Permian age. Working with Bill DiMichele. Department of Paleobiology. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Rosenberg, Steve. Univ of California - Santa Cruz. Helping to inventory a lithnics collection that must be returned to Canada. Working with Bill Fitzhugh. Department of Anthropology. 29-Sep-97 to 15-Dec-97. Rosingana, Margo L. The American University. Research on photography, both historical and contemporary, on Native American people especially the Plateau culture area. Handbook of North American Indians. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 13-Jan-97 to 28-Apr-97. Selinsky, Page. The George Washington University. Assist in moving of physical Anthropology collections. Inventory Old World material from the Hirshhorn. Working with Jim Krakker. Department of Anthropology. 13-Jan-97 to 01-Jun-97. Shabbar, Nihad. The George Washington University. To participate in planning and development of activities related to installing new exhibits on human evolution, European prehistory, and ancient Egypt including helping with collections and library research and with script development. Working with Kathleen Gordon. Public Programs. 09-Jun-97 to 30-Aug-97. Skalsky, Jeannie. Texas A&M. Revision of the Caribbean species of the flowering plant genus Liabum (Compositae). Working with Vicki Funk. Department of Botany. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Smith, W. Leo. University of California - San Diego. A new species of Belanoperca (Teleostei: Serranidae: Spinephelinea: Diploprionin) with a discussion of Diploprionin relationships. Working with Dave Johnson and Carole Baldwin. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Fishes. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Solanki, Rajshree. University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Ceramic Analysis, database maintenance. Working with Dan Rogers. Department of Anthropology. 06-Jan-97 to 16-Mar-97. Spokony, Rebecca. Cornell University. Examining the degree of genetic variability found in DNA sequences from the nuclear ribosonal ITS and chloroplast spacer regions as a means to study the evolutionary relatedness of the species in Phaseolus. The relationships found will be compared with previous variablilty studies done with seed storage proteins and DNA fragment markers assessed with AFLP. Working with Elizabeth Zimmer. Molecular Systematics. 24-May-97 to 02-Aug-97. Spooner, Joanna. Thomas Jefferson HS for Science &Technology. Systematics and evolution of Cetacea (whales and dolphins). Working with James Mead. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Mammals. 15-Sep-97 to 30-Jan-98. Spoonhunter, Tarissa L. University of Montana. Gathering of documentation to evaluate the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and funerary objects from Texas as part of the repatriation process. Working with William Billeck. Department of Anthropology. 02-Jun-97 to 08-Aug-97. Stern, Elizabeth. Holton Arms School. Learning how Archaeologists use ceramic shards to learn about past cultures. Working with Rosemary Monagan and Gus Van Beek. Department of Anthropology. 02-May-97 to 30-May-97. Stern, Elizabeth. Washington University. Working to reconstruct pottery, in the pottery lab from an archaeological dig. Working with Rosemary Monagan. Department of Anthropology. 01-Jul-97 to 18-Aug-97. Taylor, Leslie. George Washington University. Research on issues relating to North American Indian historical photographs. Handbook of North American Indians. Working with Joanna C. Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 17-Jan-97 to 15-May-97. Thornton, Carolyn E. University of Louisville. Working with human skeletal remains from Jordan or Baharain, looking for signs of trauma and disease. Working with Donald Ortner. Department of Anthropology. 07-Oct-96 to 13-Dec-96. VanDuyne, Abigail. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Working with Laura McKie. Education. 16-Jun-97 to 01-Aug-97. Waples-Trefil, Flora. University of Chicago. Using genetic markers to redraw/discover phylogenetics of plants. Working with Elizabeth Zimmer. Molecular Systematics. 23-Jun-97 to 29-Aug-97. Warren, Jessica M. Cambridge University, U.K. Origin of Cathodoluminescence in World Jadeitite Deposits. Working with Sorena Sorensen. Department of Mineral Sciences. 09-Jul-97 to 30-Sep-97. Wasserman, Wendy. George Washington University. Hawaiian Collections at the Smithsonian and their donors: Biographies, Histories and summaries. Working with Adrienne Kaeppler. Department of Anthropology. 07-Jan-97 to 30-Jun-97. Watkins, Marie. Florida State University. Comparative Study of turn-of-the century paintings and photographs of American Indians purchased by the Smithsonian Institution. Handbook of North American Indians. Working with Joanna Scherer. Department of Anthropology. 12-May-97 to 23-May-97. Yang, Shu-mei. The George Washington University. Preparing a grant proposal for the care and exhibition of a group of painted paper kites which were a gift from the Imperial Chinese government to the United States in 1876. Working with Jayne G. Holt. Department of Anthropology. 30-Jun-97 to 22-Aug-97. Yang, Brian. University of Michigan. The project will examine whether a currently recognized species of lizard (Holbrookia maculafa) should be divided into two or three species based on morphological and geographical data. Working with Kevin de Queiroz. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians. 24-May-97 to 22-Aug-97. Young, Dale. Howard University. Researching in Molecular Phylogenetic Studies on the Species of Central American Birds to confirm their relationships. Working with Scott Steppan. Molecular Systematics. 19-May-97 to 22-Aug-97. |
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