22
May 1993 - 1 August 1993
A total of 29 students were selected
to participate in the 1993 session of the Research
Training Program including 4 international students
representing Canada, Peru, and Russia.
Schedule
of Events |
Poster |
Program
Summary
Student Abstracts |
Photo
Gallery
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Applicant
Pool
7,500
recruitment posters were distributed to
worldwide locations
Over
6,800 information requests were
recorded.
600
applications were received.
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Recruitment
Poster
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Meet
the 1993 RTP participants
and read about their research project.
Back
row (left to right)
James Umbanhower, Chris Amato, Laura Burrows,
Jim Corboy, Scott Kruger, Jason Mezey, Ryan
Ojerio, Nataly Ivanova, Leo Guerguian, Alex
Borissenko.
Middle
row (left to right)
Alvaro Sagasti, Holly Ober, Mike Richberg, Dawn
Southard, Claire Obordo, Cynthia Morales, Kate
Jackson Bonnie Epstein Susan Aragon, Laura Aldrich-Wolfe,
Valerie Cheshire, Ellen Hissong.
Front
row (left to right)
Michelle Anderson, Rob Anderson, Sally Adkins,
Karen Beard, Lisa Dorn, Julie Desmond, Kristina
Louie. Back row left to right;
Research
Training Program Participants
Project Summaries
OVERVIEW
The
1993 Program was exceptionally successful due
in part to the long-term planning and tremendous
effort invested by countless NMNH staff.
We are indebted to the many individuals and
offices throughout the Smithsonian, too numerous
to list here, who yearly give freely of their
time and talents to the Program.
We
acknowledge specifically the efforts of a few
people without whose help the 1993 Program would
not have been so prosperous: Charles Handley,
Ralph Chapman, Malik Menefee and
especially Michelle Anderson who served
as assistant and friend to all associated with
the 1993 Program. When you needed a job done
well, on time, and with a smile you could always
count on Michelle - a pleasure to have part
of the team and a valuable asset to us all!
Our successes, however, are the direct result
of the exceptionally talented, dedicated, hardworking
but also fun-loving students who participated
in this summer.
The 1993 participants showed exceptional maturity
and research potential while still reminding
the NMNH staff of the importance of reviewing
the basics, the delight in discovery and the
innocence in curiosity. To the 1993 participants,
we dedicate this archive to you with our wish
for successful and enjoyable careers.
Mary
Sangrey
Program Coordinator
Quick
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Reference & Reading
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Pew
Fellowships Program
RESEARCH
TRAINING PROGRAM
PROGRAM SUMMARY
22
May 1993 to 1 August 1993
1993
Director:
W. John Kress
Advisory
Committee: Scott Wing and Richard
Thorington
Program Coordinator: Mary Sangrey
Program Assistant: Michelle Anderson
SUMMARY
The Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Research
Training Program provides opportunities for
undergraduate students to be directly involved
in classic natural history based studies and
modern systematic research. Over the past thirteen
years, we have developed a nationally recognized
research training opportunity for undergraduate
students. Our overall goal is to attract bright
young students from diverse cultural and economic
backgrounds who have a genuine interest in,
and talent for, natural history-based research
and then to provide these students a quality
learning experience to explore and cultivate
this interest by exposing them to the diverse
possibilities available in the field. In short,
we seek to provide a unique training opportunity
for talented students who might otherwise never
be exposed to museum opportunities and natural
history research.
The Program provides an unparalleled opportunity
for Smithsonian staff to affect the future of
natural history based research by participating
in the training of the next generation of scientists.
Through the Research Training Program we have
discovered that one of the best ways in which
Smithsonian staff can contribute to the development
of young professionals is through an internship
program in which the students come to the Museum
and work directly with scientists. What makes
this Program unique is that it provides opportunities
for students in the early stages of their careers
to be directly involved in natural history research
and collection-based investigation. It also
provides an opportunity for established Smithsonian
scholars to share their experience, knowledge,
and ideas with enthusiastic students who will
become future leaders in the field.
Although we are currently facing an environmental
crisis of biodiversity loss and global change,
many universities and colleges have discontinued
teaching the basic techniques used to study
and understand ecology and identification of
species. Museum based research training programs,
which stimulate, encourage, and train students
in basic systematic studies, have therefore,
become a critical addition to the education
of students seeking to solve environmental problems.
Our ten-week summer Research Training Program
which includes lectures, discussions, tours,
laboratory demonstrations, collection's workshops,
field trips, and individual research projects
has served as the model now employed by other
institutions to help fill the educational void.
Through our Program students participate in
all facets of natural history based research.
Because all NMNH departments participate in
the Program, students have the opportunity to
explore the differences and the interrelationships
of organisms. Students also are exposed to the
diverse processes and methodologies employed
by scientists throughout the different disciplines.
What sets our Program apart from other training
programs is the enormous breadth of the research
staff and collections. The NMNH, with over 120
doctoral level scientists and 250 support staff,
houses the most extensive and valuable natural
history and anthropological collections in the
world with more than 121 million specimens of
plants, animals, fossils, minerals, and human
artifacts. The staff, facilities, and collections
available for consultation, guidance, and inspiration
to the student are unparalleled at any other
institution.
Preparations for the 1993 NMNH Research Training
Program began in June (1992) with the call for
projects from resident NMNH research scientists.
Advertisement posters were prepared featuring
an illustration by Botany scientific illustrator
Alice Tangerini. Decision making and
information gathering for the 1993 application
packets began in February (1992) and a final
format was approved in August (1992). By the
end of September (1992) application packets
were completed and over 7,000 advertisement
posters had been distributed to colleges and
universities in the U.S. and abroad. Interested
students seeking more information contacted
the Program Coordinator, Mary Sangrey,
for an application packet through prepaid postcards
attached to the advertisement poster.
For the first time in the Program's history,
students could also request information electronically
through Internet. Program applications were
due 1 February 1993. For the 1993 summer session
almost 7,000 applications were sent out and
600 completed applications received for
29 positions.
Once received, applications were processed and
screened by committee and individual project
advisors before selection by the final selection
committee. All applications were reviewed by
two different members from the screening committee.
NMNH scientific staff serving on the 1993 screening
committee were: Martin Buzas (Paleobiology,
Entomology and IZ), Travis Glenn (LMS), Jerry
Harasewych (Paleobiology, Entomology and IZ),
Ron Heyer (VZ), Dave Lellinger (Botany), Dan
Nicolson (Botany), Bob Robbins (Paleobiology,
Entomology and IZ), Sorena Sorenson (Mineral
Sciences), Richard Thorington (VZ), Richard
Vari (VZ), Dieter Wasshausen (Botany) and Liz
Zimmer (LMS).
Each project advisor also reviewed the applications
from students who selected their project(s).
Sixty-five (65) applications were forwarded
on for critical review from the screening committee
and project advisors. Staff serving on the 1993
final selection committee were Kevin de Queiroz,
Lynn Parenti and Scott Wing.
Final selection of participants was based on
the preliminary recommendations of the project
advisors and information provided in the application
form including the demonstrated level of interest
in natural sciences by the applicant, stated
career goals, academic accomplishments, and
letters of recommendations. The committee selected
twenty-eight (28) students from the finalist
application set to serve as 1993 Program participants
and one student (Michelle Anderson) from
the 1992 Program to serve as the 1993 Program
Assistant.
The 1993 summer Program participants were announced
8 March 1993 and at the same time all Program
applicants were notified of status. Accepted
applicants had until 27 March 1993 to accept
or decline participation in the 1993 Program.
Seven (7) students declined participation in
the Program and alternates were selected. The
Program schedule was finalized in April (1993)
and information packets mailed to accepted students.
The 1993 Summer Program was in-session from
22 May 1993 to 1 August 1993.
Of the 29 students selected to participate
in the 1993 summer Program, 20 (68%) were women
and 7 (24%) were classified by OEEMA as minorities
(Asian American and Hispanic).
The curriculum designed for the Research Training
is diverse. Events are selected to provide Program
participants the opportunity to see all aspects
of the NMNH. To date the Program schedule has
been very successful, but we are continually
revising the content of the lectures, discussions,
tours, and individual research projects to keep
up with the evolution of the Museum and the
changing needs of students. The four major components
which made up the 1993 Program were:
The Research Project.
At the heart of the Program was the individual
research project. Each student was assigned
a project advisor and together they designed
a research project which incorporated the advisors
specialties and the students goals. The advisor/student
team together formulated a hypothesis, designed
a series of investigations to test that hypothesis,
gathered data from their tests, and analyzed
the results. All projects offered a combination
of scientific research, collection's interaction,
and the potential for future independent investigation.
At the conclusion of the Program students gave
a 15-minute formal, oral presentation on the
progress of their research and prepared a final
report. An average of 40 people attended
the final presentations. Successfully completed
projects frequently result in the publication
of a scientific paper co-authored by the student
participant and their Smithsonian advisor. At
the time of this printing, it's too early to
predict the number of publications which will
result from the 1993 projects. The 1993 Program
hosted 23 different research projects supervised
by 20 project advisors.
Laboratory Techniques and Collections Workshop.
Students participated in the daily activities
associated with the research laboratories and
museum collections. In the laboratory, traditional
and modern methods of systematic research were
demonstrated and students given the opportunity
to learn and experiment with these various techniques.
Several collections workshops were offered on
how to prepare, access, and maintain museum
specimens, with emphasis on the universal techniques
of access and use of the specimens at any museum.
Opportunities offered in the 1993 Program included
bird-skinning workshops, SEM training workshops,
morphometrics workshops, a scientific illustration
demonstration, a clearing and staining demonstration,
a histology/plant anatomy techniques demonstration,
a darkroom techniques demonstration, and a PAUP
(cladistic analysis computer software) demonstration.
Lectures, Discussions,
Tours, and Field Trips.
Through
the Monday and Friday lecture series Smithsonian
staff provided formal instruction to the students
in the concepts and the methodologies used in
natural history-based research. Weekly discussions
were held to present addition research topics
in a open format and to acquaint students with
the different types of job opportunities available
in natural history and collections-based research.
Behind-the-scene tours throughout the NMNH were
scheduled to broaden the participant's biological
perspective and provide an overview of the different
types of equipment and supplies used in storing
and studying museum collections. These tours
were geared toward an appreciation of the diversity
of the planet and the role of natural history
museums in studying and preserving that diversity.
Several weekend field trips were also included
to demonstrate collection and observation techniques
and to visit actual research sites in the local
area.
A total of 23 lectures/discussions, 12
tours, and 2 formal field trips (one
to Calvert Cliffs, Maryland to study the paleobiology
of the site and the other to Edgewater, Maryland
to demonstrate field collecting techniques)
set the backbone of the 1993 Program from which
students branched out to explore their individual
interests by attending and participating in
various other activities specifically arranged
to fulfill their unique interests.
The Museum Environment.
Finally,
in addition to the formally scheduled Program
described above, the students had the opportunity
to participated in all regular museum activities,
including the Director's Office coffee hour,
departmental seminars and special lectures by
visiting scientists
Pew Fellowships
in Systematic Biology Program
As
of 1992, students who complete the Research
Training Program now have the opportunity to
apply for the Pew Fellowships in Systematic
Biology Program (supported by a grant from
the Pew Memorial Trusts) at the Smithsonian
Institution. Through this Program students continue
their research training at the NMNH until the
end of their undergraduate education.
After a tedious review of many excellent candidates
from the 1993 Program, three students (Scott
Kruger, Cynthia Morales, and Claire
Obordo) were selected and awarded a Pew
Fellowship which will provide funds for the
three to continue to work with their scientific
mentors at the NMNH during the upcoming year.
Award
Package
Unlike
many internship experiences offered at the Smithsonian,
we believe it is crucial to offer financial
assistance and housing to participants in our
Program in order to attract and secure students
from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Participants
in the 1993 Program each received a stipend
of $1,250 and housing at the Oakwood
apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia. Students
also received a transportation allowance.
This amount varied from $100 to $400, based
on the distance traveled. Foreign students were
provided a prepaid airline ticket.
These
awards were made possible thanks to funding
provided by the following offices and organizations:
National Science Foundation's Research Experiences
for Undergraduates Program ($50,000,
award number BIR-9300225)
Office
of the Director, NMNH ($18,000)
The Smithsonian Women's Committee ($17,000)
The James Smithson Society ($13,000)
The
Arctic Studies Program ($8,000)
The Research Training Program gratefully acknowledges
the generous support provided by these organizations
and offices and, on behalf of the 1993 participants,
express sincere appreciation for the awards
given to support undergraduate research opportunities
at the NMNH.
Participant
List
Sally Adkins
Paleohabitat and Morphology of Foraminifer Bifarina
alabamensis.
University of Missouri - St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Laura Aldrich-Wolfe
Establishing the Eurasian Orgins of North American
Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula complex).
University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Christopher Amato
Magmatic Evolution of Gabbroic Pegmatite from
the Belmont Diabase, Culpeper Basin, Virginia.
Queens College
Flushing, New York
Michelle Anderson
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington
Robert Anderson
Taxonomy of the Sloths of Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Susan Aragon
Systematics Implications of Pollen Morphology
in Heliconia (sections Tortex and Farinosum).
Universidad Nacional San Antonio
Abad del Cusco
Cusco, PERU
Karen Beard
Variation in the Distribution of Group I Introns
in the Lichen: Cladina subtenuis.
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Alex Borissenko
Morphology of Female Reproductive Tracts in
Vespertilionoid Bats; with comments on it's
functional and phylogenetic implications.
Moscow State University
Moscow, RUSSIA
Laura
Burrows
An Evaluation of Insect-Mediated Herbivory in
an Upper Pennsylvanian Flora.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Valerie Cheshier
The Paleohabitat and Morphology of Several Extinct
Paleocene, Eocene, and Miocene Foraminifera.
East Texas State University
Commerce, Texas
James Corboy
How Frequent are High-Sulfur Eruptions?
New Mexico Inst. of Mining & Technology
Socorro, New Mexico
Julie Desmond
Patterns of Morphological and Genetic Diversity
in the Florida Crown Conch, Melongena corona.
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusette
Lisa Dorn
Designing a Method for Freezing Spiders In-copula.
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
Bonnie Epstein
The Plant Collections and Itineraries of S.B.
Buckley.
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Leo Gueriguian
Body Size Variation in Ground Squirrels (subgenus
Spermophilus) in Relation to Habitat Aridity.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Ellen Hissong
Petrogenesis of a Metamorphosed Gabbroic Pegmatite
from the Virginia Piedmont.
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
Nataly Ivanova
Under Thin Ice: Extracting DNA from Glacial
Umbilicate Lichens.
Moscow State University
Moscow, RUSSIA
Kate Jackson
Speculations on the Origin of Venom-Conducting
Fangs.
University of Toronto
Toronto, CANADA
Scott Kruger
Quantitative Leaf Physiognomy and Paleoclimate
Inference.
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Kristina Louie
The Systematic Review of the Fish Genus Nomorhamphus.
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Jason Mezey
A Systematic Review of the Viviparous Halfbeak
Genus Nomorhamphus (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae).
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cynthia Morales
Revision of the Genua Niphaea (Gesneriaceae).
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
Holly Ober
Mammalian Species Account: Daubentonia madagascariensis
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Claire Obordo
An Evaluation of Insect-Mediated Herbivory in
an Early Permian Flora.
St. Petersburg Junior College
St. Petersburg, Florida
Ryan Ojerio
Characterization of Polymorphic Genetic Markers
for Measuring Genetic Diversity in Endangered
Species.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Michael Richberg
A Molecular Study of Three Species of Nemertines.
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Alvaro Sagasti
Leaf Shape Quantification and Paleoclimate Inference.
Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Dawn Southard
A Method to Freeze Spiders In-Copula.
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
James Umbanhower
Genetic and Morphological Systematics of Two
Western Atlantic Molluscs.
Carleton College
Northfield. Minnesota
Departmental
Summary
BOTANY:
Michelle Anderson, (phone: 357-4548
and 357-1506, room: West 4th floor collections
- Lily desk, Mail stop: NHB 166) 1993 NMNH
Research Training Program Student Coordinator,
a participant in the 1992 summer Program,
this year she will continue her research on
the project "Seed Morphology of Heliconia"
with project advisor John Kress (phone: 357-3392,
room: W415, Mail stop: NHB 166). Research
team members include Cheryl Roesel (phone:
357-1506, room: W414, Mail stop: NHB 166)
and Thomas Prinzie (phone: 357-1506, room:
W414, Mail stop: NHB 166).
Susan Aragon, (phone: 357-1506, room:
West 4th floor collections - Grass 4 desk,
Mail stop: NHB 166) a senior at the Universidad
Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco in Peru,
will work on the project "Systematic
Implications of Pollen Morphology in Bananas
& their Relatives" with project advisor
John Kress (phone: 357-3392, room: W415, Mail
stop: NHB 166). Research team members include
Cheryl Roesel Cheryl Roesel (phone: 357-1506,
room: W414, Mail stop: NHB 166) and Thomas
Prinzie (phone: 357-1506, room: W414, Mail
stop: NHB 166). CREDIT: yes, 6 at no cost.
Women's Committee Fellow.
Karen Beard, (phone: 357-4489 and 301-238-3790,
room: W524 and A1014, Mail stop: NHB 166)
a junior at the University of California -
Berkeley, will work on the project "Variation
in the Distribution of Group I Intron in Lichens"
with project advisor Paula DePreist (phone:
357-2545, room: W525, Mail stop: NHB 166)
. Research team members include Andrea Gargas
(phone: 357-4489, room: W524, Mail stop: NHB
166). CREDIT: no. National Science Foundation
Fellow.
Bonnie Epstein, (phone: 357-2713, room:
W416, Mail stop: NHB 166) a junior at Brown
University, will work on the project "The
Plant Collections and Itineraries of S.B.
Buckley" with project advisor Larry Dorr
(phone: 633-9106, room W416, Mail stop: NHB
166). Research team members include John Pruski
(phone: 357-2713, room: W417, Mail stop: NHB
166) and Dan Nicolson (phone: 357-2522, room:
W404, Mail stop: NHB 166). CREDIT: no. National
Science Foundation Fellow.
* note: L. Dorr travel: 22 May 1993 &
21 June 1993 - 26 June 1993
Nataly Ivanova, (phone: 357-4489 and
301-238-3790, room: W524 and A1014, Mail stop:
NHB 166) a junior at Moscow State University
in Russia, will work on the project "Variation
in the Distribution of Group I Intron in Lichens"
with project advisor Paula DePreist (phone:
357-2545, room: W525, Mail stop: NHB 166)
. Research team members include Andrea Gargas
(phone: 357-4489, room: W524, Mail stop: NHB
166). CREDIT: no. Arctic Studies Fellow.
Katherine Konschnik,
(phone: , room: , Mail stop: NHB ) a junior
at Tufts University, will work on the project
"Plant Collections in Madagascar and
the Comoro Islands" with project advisor
Larry Dorr (phone: 633-9106, room W416, Mail
stop: NHB 166). Research team members include
John Pruski (phone: 357-2713, room: W417,
Mail stop: NHB 166) and Dan Nicolson (phone:
357-2522, room: W404, Mail stop: NHB 166).
Non-summer participant.
Cynthia Morales, (phone: 357-2569,
room: W521, Mail stop: NHB 166) a freshman
at the University of Illinois, will work on
the project "Gesneriaceae of Mesoamerica,
Niphaea" with project advisor Larry Skog
(phone: 357-2569, room: W521, Mail stop: NHB
166) . Research team members include Leslie
Brothers (phone: 357-2713, room: W417, Mail
stop: NHB 166) and Christian Feuillet (phone:
357-3396, room: W522, Mail stop: NHB 166).
CREDIT: yes, 5 at $125 per credit ($625).
National Science Foundation Fellow.
*note: L. Skog travel: 1 June 1993 - 6 June
1993
ENTOMOLOGY:
Lisa Dorn, (phone: , room: W333, Mail
stop: NHB 164) a junior at Grinnell College,
will work on the project "Functional
Morphology of Spider Genitalia" with
project advisor Jon Coddington (phone: 357-4148,
room: W305, Mail stop: NHB 164). Research
team members include Nikolai Scharff (phone:
, room: , Mail stop: NHB 164) and Scott Larcher
(phone: 357-4108, room: W304, Mail stop: NHB
164). CREDIT: yes, 4 at $425 per credit ($1,700).
National Science Foundation Fellow.
*note: J. Coddington travel: 14 June 1993
- 21 June 1993
Dawn Southard, (phone: , room: W333,
Mail stop: NHB 164) a senior at the University
of Maryland, will work on the project "Functional
Morphology of Spider Genitalia" with
project advisor Jon Coddington (phone: 357-4148,
room: W305, Mail stop: NHB 164). Research
team members include Nikolai Scharff (phone:
, room: , Mail stop: NHB 164) and Scott Larcher
(phone: 357-4108, room: W304, Mail stop: NHB
164). CREDIT: no. Women's Committee Fellow.
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY:
Julie Desmond, (phone: 786-2082, room:
E522, Mail stop: NHB 118) a senior at Mount
Holyoke College, will work on the project
"Patterns of Morphological and Genetic
Diversity in Florida Crown Conchs" with
project advisor Jerry Harasewych (phone: 786-2073,
room: E514, Mail stop: NHB 118). Research
team members include Jose Leal (phone: , room:
, Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. James Smithson
Society Fellow.
Michael Richberg, (phone: , room: ,
Mail stop: NHB ) a sophomore at Cornell University,
will work on the project "Description
of a Species in the Phylum Nemertina"
with project advisor Jon Norenburg (phone:
357-4595, room: , Mail stop: NHB ). Research
team members include Frank Crandal (phone:
, room: , Mail stop: NHB ) and Barbara Littman
(phone: 301-238-3509, room: , Mail stop: NHB
). CREDIT: no. National Science Foundation
Fellow. *note: J. Norenberg travel: 22 May
1993 - 21 June 1993
James Umbanhower, (phone: 786-2082,
room: E522, Mail stop: NHB 118) a junior atCarleton
College, will work on the project "Patterns
of Morphological and Genetic Diversity in
Florida Crown Conchs" with project advisor
Jerry Harasewych (phone: 786-2073, room: E514,
Mail stop: NHB 118). Research team members
include Jose Leal (phone: , room: , Mail stop:
NHB ). CREDIT: no. National Science Foundation
Fellow.
LABORATORY of MOLECULAR
SYSTEMATICS:
Laura Aldrich-Wolfe, (phone: , room:
, Mail stop: MSC 534) a senior at the University
of California at Santa Barbara, will work
on the project "Origin of the American
Leafy Spurge" with project advisor Elizabeth
Zimmer (phone: 301-238-3025, room: A2012,
Mail stop: MSC 534). Research team members
include Brunella Bowditch (phone: , room:
, Mail stop: MSC 534). CREDIT: no. Women's
Committee Fellow.
*note: L. Zimmer travel: 12 June 1993 - 18
June 1993 & 10 July 1993 - 20 July 1993.
Ryan Ojerio, (phone: , room: , Mail
stop: MSC 534) a junior at Michigan State
University, will work on the project "Molecular
Analyses of Endangered Whooping Cranes &
Red Pandas" with project advisor Mike
Braun (phone: 301-238-3430, room: A2000, Mail
stop: MSC 534). Research team members include
Travis Glenn (phone: 301-238-3444, room: ,
Mail stop: MSC 534). CREDIT: yes 2 at $258
per credit ($516). National Science Foundation
Fellow. *note: M. Braun travel: 7 June 1993
- 12 June 1993
MINERAL SCIENCES:
Christopher Amato, (phone: , room:
, Mail stop: NHB 119) a senior at Queens College,
will work on the project "Paragenesis
of gem-bearing pockets of the Bennett Pegmatite"
with project advisor Mike Wise (phone: 786-2609,
room: E413, Mail stop: NHB 119). Research
team members include Cathe Brown (phone: ,
room: , Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: yes, 2 at
no cost. National Science Foundation Fellow.
James Corboy, (phone: , room: , Mail
stop: NHB 119) a junior at the New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, will work
on the project "The Volcano-Climate Connection"
with project advisor Jim Luhr (phone: 357-4809,
room: E409, Mail stop: NHB 129). Research
team members include Tom Simkin (phone: 357-2786,
room: E419, Mail stop: NHB 119) and Lindsay
McClelland (phone: 357-1511, room: E421, Mail
stop: NHB 129). CREDIT: no. National Science
Foundation Fellow.
Ellen Hissong, (phone: , room: , Mail
stop: NHB 119) a junior at the College of
William and Mary in Virginia, will work on
the project "Paragenesis of gem-bearing
pockets of the Bennett Pegmatite" with
project advisor Mike Wise (phone: 786-2609,
room: E413, Mail stop: NHB 119). Research
team members include Cathe Brown (phone: ,
room: , Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. National
Science Foundation Fellow.
PALEOBIOLOGY:
Sally Adkins, (phone: 357-1914, room:
DSDP/ODP Reference Center - across from E114,
Mail stop: NHB 121) a junior at the University
of Missouri - St. Louis, will work on the
project "Planktonic Foraminiferal Response
to Antarctic Glaciation" with project
advisor Brian Huber (phone: 786-2658, room:
E114, Mail stop: NHB 121). Research team members
include Martin Buzas (phone: 357-1390, room:
E112, Mail stop: NHB 121) and Christopher
Hamilton (phone: , room: , Mail stop: NHB
). CREDIT: yes, 3 at $91.20 per credit (273.60).
National Science Foundation Fellow.
*note: B. Huber travel: 5 June 1993 - 9 June
1993
Laura Burrows, (phone: 357-2971, room:
Study Room "F", Mail stop: NHB 121)
a graduate of the University of Wisconsin
- Stevens Point, will work on the project
"An Evaluation of Insect-Mediated Herbivory
in an Early Permian Flora" with project
advisor Conrad Labandeir (phone: 357-2971,
room: , Mail stop: NHB 121). Research team
members include Bill DiMichele (phone: 357-4480,
room: E317, Mail stop: NHB 121) and Ralph
Chapman (phone: 786-2293, room: , Mail stop:
NHB ). CREDIT: no. James Smithson Society
Fellow.
Maria Brunner,
(phone: 357-1914, room: DSDP/ODP Reference
Center - across from E114, Mail stop: NHB
121) will work on the project "DSDP Reference
Collection" with project advisor Brian
Huber (phone: 786-2658, room: E114, Mail stop:
NHB 121). Research team members include Martin
Buzas (phone: 357-1390, room: E112, Mail stop:
NHB 121) and Christopher Hamilton (phone:
, room: , Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. Collections
Volunteer. *note: B. Huber travel: 5 June
1993 - 9 June 1993
Valerie Cheshier, (phone: 357-1914,
room: DSDP/ODP Reference Center - across from
E114, Mail stop: NHB 121) a junior at East
Texas State University, will work on the project
"Planktonic Foraminiferal Response to
Antarctic Glaciation" with project advisor
Brian Huber (phone: 786-2658, room: E114,
Mail stop: NHB 121). Research team members
include Martin Buzas (phone: 357-1390, room:
E112, Mail stop: NHB 121) and Christopher
Hamilton (phone: , room: , Mail stop: NHB
). CREDIT: yes, 6 at no cost. Women's Committee
Fellow. *note: B. Huber travel: 5 June 1993
- 9 June 1993
Scott Kruger, (phone: 357-4479, room:
E319, Mail stop: NHB 121) a junior at Tulane
University, will work on the project "Leaf
Architecture of the Hamamelidaceae" with
project advisor Scott Wing (phone: 357-2649,
room: E320, Mail stop: NHB 121). Research
team members include Bill DiMichele (phone:
357-4480, room: E317, Mail stop: NHB 121)
and Ralph Chapman (phone: 786-2293, room:
, Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. National Science
Foundation Fellow.
Claire Obordo, (phone: 357-2971, room:
Study Room "F", Mail stop: NHB 121)
a sophomore at St. Petersburg Junior College,
will work on the project "An Evaluation
of Insect-Mediated Herbivory in an Early Permian
Flora" with project advisor Conrad Labandeir
(phone: 357-2971, room: , Mail stop: NHB ).
Research team members include Bill DiMichele
(phone: 357-4480, room: E317, Mail stop: NHB
121) and Ralph Chapman (phone: 786-2293, room:
, Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. James Smithson
Society Fellow.
Alvaro Sagasti, (phone: 357-4479, room:
E319, Mail stop: NHB 121) a freshman at Williams
College, will work on the project "Leaf
Architecture of the Hamamelidaceae" with
project advisor Scott Wing (phone: 357-2649,
room: E320, Mail stop: NHB 121). Research
team members include Bill DiMichele (phone:
357-4480, room: E317, Mail stop: NHB 121)
and Ralph Chapman (phone: 786-2293, room:
, Mail stop: NHB ). CREDIT: no. National Science
Foundation Fellow.
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY:
Robert Anderson, (phone: 357-1922,
room: 396, Mail stop: NHB 108) a senior at
Kansas State University, will work on the
project "Taxonomy of the Sloths of Bocas
del Toro" with project advisor Charles
Handley (phone: 357-1922, room: 390, Mail
stop: NHB 108). Research team members include
Elisabeth Kalko (phone: , room: , Mail stop:
NHB ). CREDIT: yes, 6 at $49 per credit ($294).
Women's Committee Fellow.
*note: C. Handley travel: 23 May 1993 - 1
June 1993
Alex Borissenko, (phone: , room: 398,
Mail stop: NHB 111) a junior at Moscow State
University in Russia, will work a special
project with Don Wilson (phone: 786-2492 and
786-2944, room: W315, Mail stop: NHB 111)
and Bob Hoffman (phone: 357-2939, room: A&I
120, Mail stop: MRC 009). CREDIT: no. Arctic
Studies Fellow.
Leo Gueriguian, (phone: 357-2150, room:
399, Mail stop: NHB 109) a senior at the University
of Wisconsin - Madison, will work on the project
"Evolutionary Analysis of Morphological
Characters of North American Sciuridae"
with project advisor Richard Thorington (phone:
357-2150, room: 369, Mail stop: NHB 109).
Research team members include Greg Anderson
(phone: , room: , Mail stop: NHB 109). CREDIT:
no. Women's Committee Fellow.
Kate Jackson, (phone: NW2020, room:
357-2232, Mail stop: NHB 111) a junior at
the University of Toronto in Canada, will
work on the project "Functional Morphology
of Snake Vertebrae" with project advisor
Tom Fritts (phone: 357-1930, room: 378, Mail
stop: NHB 111). Research team members include
Bob Reynolds (phone: 357-4803, room: , Mail
stop: NHB 111) and Roy McDiarmid (phone: 357-2780,
room: W206, Mail stop: NHB 111). CREDIT: no.
National Science Foundation Fellow.
Leata Lemalu,
(phone: 357-1930, room: 378, Mail stop: NHB
111) a "Non-Program" participant
from American Samoa. She will work on the
project "Functional Morphology of Snake
Vertebrae" with project advisor Tom Fritts
(phone: 357-1930, room: 378, Mail stop: NHB
111). Research team members include Bob Reynolds
(phone: 357-4803, room: , Mail stop: NHB 111)
and Roy McDiarmid (phone: 357-2780, room:
W206, Mail stop: NHB 111). CREDIT: no. Department
of the Interior Intern.
Kristina Louie, (phone: 357-2530, room:
W57, Mail stop: NHB 159) a freshman at Colgate
University, will work on the project "Systematic
Review of the Fish Genus Nomorhamphus"
with project advisor Bruce Collette (phone:
357-2524, room: W57, Mail stop: NHB 153).
Research team members include David Johnson
(phone: 357-4140, room: WG20, Mail stop: NHB
159) and Lynne Parenti (phone: 357-3313, room:
WG18, Mail stop: NHB 159). CREDIT: yes. National
Science Foundation Fellow.
Jason Mezey, (phone: 357-2530, room:
W57, Mail stop: NHB ) a junior at the University
of Pennsylvania, will work on the project
"Systematic Review of the Fish Genus
Nomorhamphus, with project advisor Bruce Collette
(phone: 357-2524, room: W57, Mail stop: NHB
153). Research team members include David
Johnson (phone: 357-4140, room: WG20, Mail
stop: NHB 159) and Lynne Parenti (phone: 357-3313,
room: WG18, Mail stop: NHB 159). CREDIT: no.
National Science Foundation Fellow.
Holly Ober, (phone: 357-1476 and 786-2550,
room: 398, Mail stop: NHB 108) a junior at
Duke University, will work on the project
"Mammalian Species Account" with
project advisor Brian Robbins (phone: 786-2550,
room: 390, Mail stop: NHB 108). Research team
members and Jeremy Jacobs (phone: 786-2550,
room: 400, Mail stop: NHB 108). CREDIT: no.
James Smithson Society Fellow.
Jo-Ann White,
(phone: 357-1930, room: 378, Mail stop: NHB
111) a "Non-Program" participant
from American Samoa. She will work on the
project "Functional Morphology of Snake
Vertebrae" with project advisor Tom Fritts
(phone: 357-1930, room: 378, Mail stop: NHB
111). Research team members include Bob Reynolds
(phone: 357-4803, room: , Mail stop: NHB 111)
and Roy McDiarmid (phone: 357-2780, room:
W206, Mail stop: NHB 111). CREDIT: no. Department
of the Interior Intern.
Program
Definitions, Terms, Phrases, & Explanations:
Accomplishments List: A suggested form.
Participants are encouraged to keep a list of
all events and works assignments they are involved
in outside of the regularly scheduled activities.
An itemized list of accomplishments and products
produced during the Program is a valuable addition
to the participants folder. Samples available
on request.
Advisor/Contact Evaluation Form: This
information is to be completed by the SI staff
working directly with the Program participant.
The information provided here will be used as
reference material for future inquires (such
as over-the-phone references and letters of
recommendation) about the participant, therefore,
this information is crucial for the participant's
file. The completed forms from the project advisor
and at least one contact are required prior
to participants exit clearance.
Award Presentations: An awards "coffee"
will be held at the close of the summer session.
Participants who successfully complete the Program
will receive a certificate acknowledging their
participation. This is to be organized and hosted
by the participants. This is to be a group effort
and should be planned well ahead of time. You
should individually invite your project advisor
and contacts.
Bird Skinning: An optional workshop.
Participants learn the techniques used in preparing
study skins. Applying the hands-on approach,
all participants in the workshop will be issued
a bird specimen to prepare.
Contact: Individual members of the project's
Research Team are called "contacts".
Generally contacts specialize in one particular
aspects or technique associated with the research
project but have also been asked to provide
assistance and answer questions in the absence
of the project advisor.
Demonstration: An optional but suggested
event. These give an overview of the uses and
requirements of various specialized techniques.
A hands-on segment is included using actual
museum collections to allow the participant
to learn one-on-one from the specialist.
Demonstration Video (or video): An optional
event. In some cases videos will be used to
demonstrate concepts and/or to share events
with the participants.
Director's Office Coffee: An optional
event. Coffee and light snack are served every
Tuesday (11:00 - 12:00am) in the Director's
Office. This is an informal time to meet and
talk with staff including NMNH Administers.
Discussion: A required event. This is
an informal time where participants are encouraged
to bring their lunch and discuss the topic openly
with the staff presenters. In addition to research
questions, topics will also include different
types of job opportunities available in natural
history and collection-based research. Participants
are also encouraged during this time to discuss
with one another the progress they are making
on their projects, including problems encountered
and solutions discovered.
Due: According to Webster means "having
reached the date at which is required"
. . . that means finished, done, not come to
Mary to explain why you don't have it or why
it's not completed.
E-mail Message to staff: A required event.
All participants are expected to prepare a short
paragraph about themselves and their research
project for electronic distribution to all Smithsonian
staff participating in the Program.
Exit Clearance: A required event. All
Smithsonian interns are required to formally
exit the Institution. The process includes completing
and returning the "Intern Exit Clearance
Form". Receipt of this form by the Office
of Museum Programs officially releases the intern
from Institutional responsibilities and acknowledges
the internship as completed.
Exit Clearance Form: A controlled form
issued to the participant by the Office of Museum
Programs. Completion of this form is required
to successfully complete the Program. Multiple
signatures required. Contact Program Coordinator
for specific instructions.
Exit Evaluation Form: This form is to
be completed by the Program participant upon
completion of the internship period and returned
to the Program Coordinator at least one hour
prior to the scheduled exit clearance meeting.
This information is used to set Program goals
and standards for upcoming years and to evaluate
the relative success of individual scheduled
events.
Exit Information Form: This form is to
be completed by the participant upon completion
of the Program and returned to the Program Coordinator
at least one hour prior to the scheduled exit
clearance meeting. This information is very
valuable for your file.
Exit Meeting: A required event. At the
close of the Program, each participant is expected
to schedule a 10 minute meeting with the Program
Coordinator to confirm that all materials have
been turned in and participants files are complete.
This is also an opportunity for provide and
receive individual feedback about the internship.
Field Trip: An optional event. Field
trips serve to introduce the participant to
the basic methods of specimen collection and
field observation as well as to introduce some
of the research sites in the local area.
Final Report: A required event. This
will be one of the measures for judging the
success of the participant (and the research
project). Not to be confused with the research
project publication although the status of the
publication should be included in the report.
The report should include the work accomplished
by the participant and the status of the research.
Please note: these reports will be submitted
directly to funding sources (such as NSF) as
required appendices to the official Program
report.
Group Photograph: A required event. Each
year a photograph is taken of all the participants.
The print is then included with the Program's
report to the funding sources. Copies are also
made available for each participant.
Holiday: Federal employees and Program
participants are not required to report to work.
Information Form: This is a 3 page (double
sided) form for you to fill out stating the
names of the people involved in your project,
a summary of your project and any other projects
with which you were involved, a summary of your
career goals and your plans for the upcoming
year. This form will enable us to furnish you
with employment possibilities and letters of
recommendation. This is to be turned in at the
end of the program before exit clearance.
Insurance: Although not required, it
is suggested that all Program participants have
some type of health insurance during their stay
at the Smithsonian. If you do not have any type
of health insurance, the Institution offers
a policy from Blue Cross/Blue Shield specifically
for interns. The current cost is $42.90 per
month or $107.25 for the ten-week Program. Participants
enroll in the insurance program at the "Intern
and Orientation and Registration" session
(10:15am Monday 24 May 1993) at the Office of
Museum Programs. The intern must present a certified
check or money order (payable to "Smithsonian
Institution") for the entire amount if
purchasing the Smithsonian insurance.
"Introduction
by": An assigned but required event.
Each Program participant will be responsible
for at least one event during the Program. This
responsibility includes: 1. making sure the
room is set up properly for the event, 2. making
sure that all equipment and supplies are available
for the event, 3. introducing the speaker(s)
of the event, 4. hosting questions and closing
comments at the conclusion of the event, 5.
returning all equipment and supplies after the
event, and 6. returning the room to "proper
order". This assignment has been added
to the Program to give participants experience
in hosting meetings and scientific lectures
and seminars. The participant will also learn
(gain experience in) the methods and protocol
for properly introducing speakers.
Lecture: A required event. An opportunity
for established Smithsonian scholars to share
their research experience, knowledge, and ideas
with participants in a semi-formal setting.
These lectures ususally consist of an introduction,
slide show and question and answer period. Questions
are encouraged. The lectures cover the theory,
methods and demonstrate the interdisplinary
nature of natural history research
Letter(s) to funding source(s): A required
event. This is a letter addressed to the funding
