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May 2003 - 2 August 2003
We
anticipate selecting 14 students to participate in the '03 session
of the Research Training Program.
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From
an applicant pool of 202, a pre-screening panel nominated 142 applicants
as semi-finalists. These 142 semi-finalists were then divided into ten
(10) sets. Review sets varied from
11 to 18 applicants per set. Seventeen (17) members from the NMNH scientific
community reviewed each application folder in their set.
Most semi finalists were scored by two different reviewers. Evaluators
completed a 100 point score sheet for all application folders in their
set. Elements considered during scoring included:
- ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND - (10 points possible)
- ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE - (10 points possible)
- NATURAL
HISTORY BACKGROUND - (10 points possible)
- MOTIVATION
TO PARTICIPATE - (15 points possible)
- CAREER
GOALS - (10 points possible)
- CAREER
POTENTIAL - (10 points possible)
- CAREER
IMPACT - (15 points possible):
- LETTERS
OF RECOMMENDATION - (10 points possible)
- COMPENSATING
CHARACTERISTICS - (10 points possible)
There are many highly qualified students in the '03 applicant pool and
decisions are proving extremely difficult this year. However, the following
50 applicants have been forwarded for further consideration. A
panel of six (6) judges will evaluate all finalists applicants and nominate
11 students for a position in the '03 RTP. The remaining 3 position will
be filled at a later time. Following is a listing
of the finalists.
IMPORTANT: This posting
of finalist status is not definitive. Due to regular adjustments in advisor
schedules and funding availability, circumstances often dictate a change
in applicant status. No applicant should consider themselves completely
eliminated from consideration for a position in the RTP until final status
is released and award notices are posted - 8 March 2003.
Statistics:
The '03 finalists included 72% women and most finalists are in their Sophomore
or Junior year (72%). Following is a summary of the 2003 finalist set.
For a complete listing, go to statistics.
CITIZENSHIP:
The finalists include 46 US citizens from 23 different states and
4 foreign students representing 3 different countries.
GENDER:
The
finalist list includes 72% women and 28% men.
YEAR
IN SCHOOL:
The majority of the finalists are Sophomores and Juniors.
DISCIPLINE:
We anticipate filling 3 of the 14 available positions (21%) in the
anthropological sciences and 30% of the finalists identified anthropology
as their main area of study. About 36% or 4-6 positions are reserved
for projects in the geological sciences and geology / mineral science
/ paleobiology applicants make up 34% of the finalist pool. The majority
of positions, 43%, or 5-7 slots, will be filled in the biological
sciences and 18, or 36% of the finalist identified the biological
sciences as their main focus.
UNIVERSITY
ATTENDING:
The finalist set includes students from 42 different colleges and
university.
ADVISOR:
Students nominated for a position in the '03 RTP will be matched with
the most appropriate, and available, research advisor. However, students
in the finalist set have selected 29 different potential advisors
as their top choice for placement.
ETHNICITY:
There are 11 finalists who self identified through an optional questionnaire
that they consider themselves an ethnic minority. Of these, 9 are
US undergraduate students representing an ethnicity under-represented
in the sciences.
The
RTP '03 Finalists: 50
| Last
Name |
First
Name |
| Anderson |
Kristin |
| Bell |
Alyssa |
| Berdan |
Emma |
| Bollwerk |
Elizabeth |
| Brooks |
Christina |
| Brugler |
Jessica |
| Cass |
Amanda |
| Chang |
Skye |
| Chesser |
Elizabeth |
| *Copes |
Lynn |
| Davis |
Steve |
| Diaz |
Raul |
| Dixson |
Jennifer |
| Fernandez |
Miguel |
| Forsburg |
Elizabeth |
| Gignac |
Paul |
| *Gutierrez |
Maria |
| Hamm |
Christopher |
| Hawkins |
Kirsten |
| Hayden |
Brittany |
| Johnson |
Jocelynn |
| Johnson |
Stephanie |
| Krinsky |
Benjamin |
| Lucas |
Miranda |
| Maloney |
Jennifer |
| Meagher |
Brittany |
| Mehta |
Sahil |
| *Melillo |
Stephanie |
| Menard |
Katrina |
| Moore |
Abigail |
| Motter |
Arianne |
| Nieves |
Julitza |
| Nowak |
Matt |
| O'Brien |
Lauren |
| Palchik |
Dalia |
| Petrites |
Anthony |
| Plank |
Terra-Dawn |
| Price |
Nancy |
| *Royer |
Danielle |
| Ruiz Yantín |
Maria |
| Sertich |
Joseph |
| Sherman |
Amy |
| Sinnett |
Daniel |
| Stanley |
Benjamin |
| Swafford |
Laura |
| Szymcek |
Phillip |
| Thomas |
Toccarra |
| Tymkiw |
Elizabeth |
| Yarnell |
Amy |
| Zimet |
Nicholas |
* Finalists
for the Potts project.
Research
Training Program
Finalist List Pool Statistics
2003
Gender
Male
14 - (28%)
Female 36 - (72%)
TOTAL: 50
Ethnicity
Black
or African American 4
Hispanic American 6
Native Hawaiian 1
TOTAL: 11
Year in School
Freshman
3
Sophomore 18
Junior 18
Non-graduating Senior 7
Graduating Senior 4
TOTAL: 50
Citizenship
Not US Citizen 4
US Citizen 46
TOTAL: 50
Country of Citizenship
Bolivia
1
Canada 2
Uruguay 1
TOTAL: 3
NMNH Discipline
Anthropological
Sciences - 15
Biological
Sciences - 18
- Botany
3
- Entomology
4
- Invertebrate
Zoology 2
- Vertebrate
Zoology 9
Geological
Sciences - 17
-
Mineral Science & Geology 8
- Paleobiology
9
TOTAL:
50
State of Residence
California
5
Colorado 1
Connecticut 2
Florida 1
Georgia 2
Hawaii 1
Illinois 2
Maine 1
Maryland 5
Massachusetts 2
Michigan 2
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
New Jersey 1
New Mexico 1
New York 1
Ohio 2
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 3
Puerto Rico 2
Utah 1
Virginia 5
West Virginia 1
TOTAL: 23 different states
University Attending
Albany
State University 1
Beloit College 1
Bryn Mawr College 2
California State University, Fresno 1
Case Western Reserve University 1
College of William and Mary 3
Colorado State University 1
Columbia University 2
Cornell University 1
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República 1
Fort Lewis College 1
Gettysburg College 1
Hiram College 1
Homerton College of Cambridge University 1
Howard University 1
Indiana University 1
Michigan State University 1
Mount Holyoke College 1
Muskingum College 1
Oberlin College 1
Richard Stockton College of NJ 1
Smith College 1
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1
Texas A&M University at Galveston 1
Tufts University 1
Universidad Mayor de San Andres 1
University of California, Berkeley 2
University of California, Riverside 1
University of Connecticut 1
University of Hawaii, Manoa 1
University of Manitoba 1
University of Maryland 2
University of Missouri-Columbia 1
University of Notre Dame 1
University of Puerto Rico 2
University of Rochester 1
University of Toronto 1
University of Utah 1
Washington University, St. Louis 1
West Chester University 1
West Virginia University 1
Yale University 2
TOTAL: 42 different universities
Requested Advisor
Mary
Jo Arnoldi 1
John Brown 2
Kevin de Queiroz 2
William DiMichele 2
Robert Emry 5
Richard Fiske 1
Bruno Frohlich 2
Vicki Funk 2
Alfred Gardner 1
Ives Goddard 1
Tom Henry 1
Brian Huber 1
Robert Laughlin 1
James F. Luhr 3
Tim McCoy 1
James Mead 1
Stephen Ousley 1
Douglas Owsley 2
Lynne Parenti 1
Jeff Post 1
Richard Potts 7
Ted R. Schultz 1
Bruce Smith 1
Sorena Sorensen 1
William Sturtevant 2
Richard Thorington 2
Michael Vecchione 2
Scott Wing 1
Mike Wise 1
TOTAL: 29 different advisors
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