A total of 15 undergraduate students were anticipated to join RTP Class of '05, including 2 students from the Notre Dame partnership program.

As the result of a catastrophic web server crash on 9 February 2005 resulting in the irretrievably loss of all data, the 2005 session of the RTP was canceled.

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There were 176 applications received for review by the application deadline of Tuesday, 1 February 2005, of which 101 were complete. Following is a listing of all application documents recorded for the '05 summer session of the Research Training Program including the final status of each application folder. This total represents an 18% decrease in total applications received from prior years. One factor contributing to the applicant pool decrease is the limited number of research advisors listed as available to host students this session.

As part of the December survey the following researchers reported that, due to other schedule conflicts, they would NOT be available to host a student in the '05 RTP summer session:

ANTHROPOLOGY
- Mary Jo Arnoldi
- Adrienne Kaeppler
- Stephen Loring
- Dolores Piperno
- Rick Potts

BOTANY
- Vicki Funk
- Dan Nicolson
- Warren Wagner
- Liz Zimmer

ENTOMOLOGY
- Scott Miller
- Bob Robbins

INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
- Steve Cairns
- Bob Hershler

VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (birds, fish, herps, and mammals):

- Ron Heyer
- Tom Munroe
- Lynne Parenti
- Vic Springer
- Dick Thorington
- Rich Vari
- Don Wilson
- George Zug

MINERAL SCIENCES
-

PALEOBIOLOGY
- Dan Stanley
- Tom Waller

Application status listing was automatically updated based on computer submissions. Beginning in January, the "Folder Status" column conveyed submission comments from the system administrator. Here RTP staff personally assessed the application data and confirmed if all materials had been received and were ready/appropriate for review.

A "C" status indicates a COMPLETE application folder, "I" indicates an INCOMPLETE folder with parts missing, incomplete or inappropriate. Staff added to the comment section to further communicate problems identified.

Statistics: The '05 applicant pool statistics followed the same trends recorded other years with no significant shifts. The majority of applicants, 76%, were women and in their Junior year (38%) with most applicants (39%) expressing an Anthropology focus. Preliminary data showed that the most requested advisor was Human Origins expert Rick Potts but after Rick withdrew his availability to host an '05 intern most applicants redirected their choice and selected other advisors resulting in another anthropologist, Bill Fitzhugh, being the most requested advisor. Following is a summary of the 2005 applicant pool. For a complete listing, go to statistics.

CITIZENSHIP: The applicant pool included 124 US citizens from 41 different states, including Puerto Rico. International applicants made up 30% of the application set with 26 different countries represented.

GENDER: More than three-fourth of the students interested in joining the '05 RTP are women, 76%.

YEAR IN SCHOOL: As a program targeting undergraduate students, the majority of the RTP '05 applicants. 63% are from students in the early stages of their undergraduate career with most, 38% at the Junior (3rd year) academic level.

DISCIPLINE: Although many placements were available in Invertebrate Zoology this year, the trend continues with most '05 applicants expressing a preference for assignment within the anthropological sciences, 39%.

UNIVERSITY ATTENDING: The applicant pool includes students from 144 different colleges and universities. The majority of applicants are from institutions far from the Washington DC area with only 9 applications from the traditional "local" universities (American University, Howard University, George Mason University, George Washington University, and University of Maryland).

ADVISOR: Applicants selected 50 different potential advisors. The most popular research advisor selected is William Fitzhugh with 12 students identifying him as their top choice.

ETHNICITY: There are 40 applicants who self identified through an optional questionnaire that they consider themselves an ethnic minority. This seems to be a significant decrease from the 71 recorded last year. However, included in the '04 data are non-US citizens but for purposes of reporting only US minorities are reported. Of the 71 recorded last year 25 were US undergraduate students representing an ethnicity underrepresented in the sciences. Therefore, the applicant pool actually reflects a significant increase in applicants from underrepresented minorities. Clarification of how to record this is reflected in the '05 data.

Folder Status	Last Name		First Name		Application Form	Cover Letter	First Reference	Second Reference	Optional Transcript #1	Optional Transcript #2
	Adams		Tracey		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Addleman		Kristi		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Adelson		Beth		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Akorede Balogun		Isaac		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
C	Antram		Alexis		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Argüello		Queen		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Ashkeboussi		Leila		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Bachmann		Amanda		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Banik		Tenley		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Banton		Caree		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Barton		Melissa		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Baty		Jenica		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
C	Bazzaglia		Ariana		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Bender		Rachel		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
C	Bianco		Briana		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Biren		Marc		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Blake		Robert		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Blas		Kevin		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Botero		Sergio		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Bouvron		Christel		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Briscoe		Laura		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Busby		Kelli		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Byrnes		Jennifer		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Cano		Gloria		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Carpenter		Mary		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Carr		Cathleen		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Chovanec		Zuzana		Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
C	Chowdhury		Mohammad		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Clavijo-Baquet		Sabrina		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Cockrell		Bryan		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Datoo		Ghazala		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Del Vecchio		Silvana		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Dopfel		Erin		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Dougherty		Erin		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Dymond		Courtney		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Edwards		Sarah		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Escobar		Celeste		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Falzareno		Erin		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Federman		Michael		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Fekete		Ian		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Felz		Mary		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Foutch		Amy		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Fox		Caroline		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Francke		Ines Cristina		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Frank		Brittany		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Fung		Jenny		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
I	Ghosal		Tusar		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Giovannini		Rachel		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Gittens		Diana		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Golias		Christopher		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Gomez		Carolina		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Haines		Stephanie		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Hakuta		Sayaka		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Hammer		Samantha		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Hannah		Patrick		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Haravitch		Benjamin		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Hartey		Taylor		Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
C	Hartman		Lisa		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Hendrickson		Holly		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Herrera		Vanessa		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Hill		Daniela		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Hilton		Karen		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Hofrichter		Michael		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Holmquist		Emily		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Hopp		Katie		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Howard		Tara		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Hughes		Jennifer		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Hulbert		Jacquline		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Hunt		Sydney		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Huynh		Hai Minh (Howie)		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	James		Jessica		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Jayalath		Hewage		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Jenderedjian		Arpine		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
C	Job		Jayme		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Johnson		Bethany		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Johnson		Teresa		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Jones		Regina		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Kail		Cherie		Yes	No	No	No	No	No
C	Keating		Daniel		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
C	Kessler		Anna		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
C	Kincaid		Karen		Yes	Yes	Yes