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INFORMATION FOR '04 RAMHSS PARTICIPANTS
HOW TO APPLY HOW
TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Information for principals  Application Procedures Go directly to the current on-line application forms
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Smithsonian
Institution
National Museum of Natural History Research
Assistantships for Minority High School Students 1 July 2004 - 7 August 2004 We have nominated 2 high school students to join the '04 session of the Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS) program. Funding for this program has not yet been secured, although a proposal will be submitted by mid-April, 2004. We hope to know sometime in May if our proposal was successful and funding available to support the participation of the 2 high school students nominated to join the RAMHSS Class of '04. We sincerely wish we could give all students a chance to participate in the natural history research activities at the Smithsonian. However; as a program dedicated to providing quality research experiences for students and teachers selected to participate in our summer activities; time, funding, and space limit the number of positions available. All applications received for placement in the summer 2003 program were considered carefully. Following is the list of students selected to participate in the '04 Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Students selected to join the RAMHSS Class of '04 must notify the RTP office by 15 April 2004 if they accept or decline participation in the summer program. An official notification form will be mailed (and e-mailed) to all selectees and this form must be completed and returned to Mary Sangrey to confirm placement. Should additional positions become available, or selectees decline, placement of alternates in open positions will begin Monday, 19 April 2004. Through May and June the RAMHSS summer curriculum will take shape and updates posted on the web at "Schedule of Events" along with additional information, "Participant Information," for teachers joining the RAMHSS Class of '03. DATES
& REQUIREMENTS
DURATION: 5 weeks (plus registration day) DATES: 1 July 2004 to 7 August 2004 APPLICATION
DEADLINE: 1 March 2004 POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Three. REQUIREMENTS:
AWARD PACKAGE: Although contingent upon securing funding to support the initiative, we anticipate providing students selected to participate in the program a stipend of $2,000 for the five-week program. In addition, up to $500 travel allowance will be provided for students outside the local DC area to support their transportation to/from Washington, DC. |
National
Museum of Natural History
Research Assistantships
for Minority High School Students
List of Nominees
2004
Eugene Butler | Jonathan Minix
The Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS) initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is an opportunity for minority high school students to spend five weeks during the month of July participating in supervised research activities with a Smithsonian scientific mentor.
Students will partner with a Smithsonian scientist to investigate a natural history research topic as well as participate in a series of lectures, workshops, demonstrations, behind-the-scenes tours, and field trips.
The purpose of these supplemental awards is to encourage high school students from groups traditionally underrepresented in U.S. science (African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Native Hawaiian) to participate in NSF-supported research projects.
The goals of the RAMHSS program at NMNH are to establish long-term mutually rewarding relationships between science faculty at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and high school students, targeting students from inner city schools and less well endowed school districts. The hope is to bring new insight and direct research experience to students who otherwise wouldn't have an opportunity to expand their learning beyond the traditional classroom. We are especially seeking to host those students with an interest in a career in the natural history sciences (biology, geology, anthropology), but who have not had prior research experience, and to provide sustained follow-up interaction between the host mentor and student through their educational career. Funding is from the biological sciences with emphasis on students seeking a career within this scientific arena.
The RAMHSS at the Smithsonian initiative will be hosted at the Natural History Building located on the Mall in Washington, DC and conducted in partnership with our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, called the Research Training Program (RTP). Many events will be shared between programs and high school students will have regular interaction with the undergraduate students participating in the '04 RTP.
Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students
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Sponsor: Participation in the 2003 summer session of the Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students is pending the award of a supplement grant from National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program - Award #DBI-0243512. |
Eugene Butler
etbiv@brookings.net
Mr. Butler is from Brookings, South Dakota. He is a Freshman at Brookings High School in Brookings, South Dakota where he is a member of the robotics team and active in debate.
Research
Advisor:
Michael Wise
phone: (202) 786-2609
e-mail: wise.michael@nmnh.si.eduGeologist. B.A. (1979) University of Virginia; Ph.D. (1987) University of Manitoba. Research specialties: mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of pegmatites; petrogenesis and evolution of pegmatites and pegmatite-generating granites; systematic mineralogy; regional distribution of pegmatites in the Appalachians. Science Unit: Department of Mineral Sciences.
Additional research contacts:
Project Title: Comptuer Animation of Pegmatite Formation
Project
Description:
Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students
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Sponsor: Participation in the 2003 summer session of the Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students is pending the award of a supplement grant from National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program - Award #DBI-0243512. |
Jonathan
Minix
alomax@populationconnection.org
Mr. Minix attends Archbishop John Carroll High School in Washington, DC. He plans to major in Marine Biology in College.
Research Advisor:
Alma Solis
(202) 382-1785
asolis@sel.barc.usda.govResearch Entomologist. B.A. (1978), M.A. (1982) University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D. (1989) University of Maryland. Research specialties: Systematics of snout moths (Pyraloidea); Pyraloidea of Costa Rica and surrounding neotropical areas. Science Unit: Department of Systematic Biology, Entomology.
Project Title: Snout Moth Database
Project Description: Data will be entered into a File Maker Pro database of genitalia dissections of snout moths. The Smithsonian holds a vast resource of these dissections dating back many years but the data has not previously been easy to access. The database that will be added to a public web site thereby, for the first time, providing public access to this historical information from the Smithsonian's collections. In addition to data entry, Mr. Minix will be included in the Smithsonian community of scientists and will have the opportunity to learn insect collecting techniques, insect sorting, and collections management.
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