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Class
of '04
HIGHLIGHTS
Research
Training Program
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about the Research Training Program:
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CONTACT
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Mary
Sangrey
NHB MRC 166, Room 59A
PO Box 37012
Smithsonian
Institution
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U.S.A
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Mary
Sangrey
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Smithsonian
Institution
Washington, DC 20560-0166
U.S.A
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& Collections
NMNH
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Updated:
2 August 2004
 On
behalf of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Research Training Program Class of '04:
You're
invited to join the third annual Virtual Poster Session by visiting
this web site. Session opens:
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3 August 2004
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Select
a Poster to View
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Post
a Message
Welcome
to the Research Training Program Virtual Poster Session! All posters will
be available for viewing on Tuesday, 3 August 2004. Please check
out the on-line message
board where our RTP interns will respond to the questions and
comments you post.
Browse
through the descriptives at your leisure by clicking on the poster thumbnails.
We also have poster presentations from some of our other Smithsonian interns
posted here.
- To
learn more about the students, select the "summary"
option.
- To
review a general audience abstract about the research project and view
a photo of the research team, select the "abstract"
option.
- To
learn more about the Research Training Program and the Class
or '04, visit some of our other web sites.
The main information source and web links about the RTP Class of '04
can be found on our "index" page at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/students/2004/04index.html
Research
Presentations from Biology
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INVERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
Adren Ashley
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Intergeneric
Hybridization between the sand dollars Encope michelini and
Mellita isometra (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Mellitidae)"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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BOTANY
Xavier Haro
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Can
the species of Critoniopsis from Ecuador be easily identified?"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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BOTANY
Emily Moran
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"A
Morphological Revision of the Genus Erato DC (Compositae:Liabeae)"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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ENTOMOLOGY
Jonathan
Chen
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"The
origin of yeast cultivation in the fungus-growing ant genus Cyphomyrmex"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
FISHES
Neil
Aschliman
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Relationships
of sauries and needlefishes (Teleostei: Scomberesocoidea) to the
internally fertilizing halfbeaks (Zenarchopteridae) based on the
pharyngeal jaw apparatus."
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
FISHES
Mauricio
Torres Mejia
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"A
new Creagrutus (Teleostei: Characiformes) from Colombia
and its phylogenetic position within the genus."
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
BIRDS
Joaquin
Aldabe
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Morphological
adaptations for terrestrial habits of the Scimita-Billed Woddcreeper
(Drymornis bridgesii)."
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
MAMMALS
James
Morgan
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Skeletal
Morphology of Mammals; Soricid Feet in Relation to Phylogeny"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
MAMMALS
Miguel
Pinto
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Identity
of an atypical bear from Alaska: The first documented wild hybrid
bear (Ursus americanus X Ursus arctos)?"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
MAMMALS
Adrienne
Sussman
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"The
beautiful squirrel of South East Asia: cranial morphology and
variation"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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Research
Presentations from Paleobiology
PALEOBIOLOGY
Anthony
Alvarez
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"GIS
Prediction of the Outcrop Area of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal
Maximum"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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PALEOBIOLOGY
Jorge
Velez
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"The
microvertebrates of Quarry Nine of the Morrison Formation; what
environment where they living in?"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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Research
Presentations from Geology & Mineral Science
MINERAL
SCIENCE & GEOLOGY
Megan Brown
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Sulfur
depletion on 433 Eros: Analyzing meteoritic analogs to compare
possible causes"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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MINERAL
SCIENCE & GEOLOGY
Amie
Garcia
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"A
cathodoluminescence study of microcline from the Morefield pegmatite,
Virginia"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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MINERAL
SCIENCES & GEOLOGY
Lee
Zelewicz
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Cathodoluminescence
Analysis of Six Bayon Style Sculptures from Angkor Wat, Cambodia"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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Research
Presentations from Anthroplogy
ANTHROPOLOGY
Lynn
Copes
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"The
Stratigraphic Precision of Paleoenvironmental Data in Relation
to Hominin Localities in the Turkana and Olduvai Basins, East
Africa: how much fuzz exists?"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Digna
Ortiz
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
"Testing
the Ceramic Chronology Sequence of the Steed-kisker Phase"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Kathryn
Musica
Notre
Dame Internship Program in Anthropology
"NMNH
or Bust — Museum Sculptures of Native Americans"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Andrew
Gaudreau
Notre
Dame Internship Program in Anthropology
"Discovering
Rastafari": A Case Study of Transnationalism"
Poster
Abstract
/ Summary
Letter
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 Meanwhile,
at the Museum . . .
The
on-site poster session is being held in the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History, Third Floor Rotunda (balcony above the
elephant). The viewing for the public will be Thursday, 5 August
2004. There will be a special session for staff and professional
colleagues on Thursday, 5 August from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. followed by
a reception for invited guests.
For
a live view from the rotunda, click HERE.
The
virtual posters provide a glimpse into the research activities of
the students conducting research behind-the-scenes at Smithsonian's
National Museum of Natural History. To learn more about the Research
Training Program, and especially the RTP Class of '04, visit some
of our other web sites:
Research
Presentations from Other Smithsonian Interns
In
2004 a total of xxx academic appointments have been recorded at
Natural History, including xxx interns. Here
are poster presentations from some of our other academic appointments.
For a current and complete listing of interns at the Museum, visit our
web posting at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/other_opps/intern/interns04.html
Poster
Presentations from
Smithsonian Minority Internship Program
ANTHROPOLOGY
Student
Minority
Internship Program
"Title"
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Student
Minority
Internship Program
"Title"
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Student
Minority
Internship Program
"Title"
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Poster
Presentations from
Natural History Internship Program
PALEOBIOLOGY
Student
"Title"
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ENTOMOLOGY
Student
"Title"
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VERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
BIRDS
Student
""Title"
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INVERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY
Student
"Title"
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