Semi-Finalist
List
92 Applicants
Selected
Semi-finalist
List |
Statistics
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APPLICATION
and INFORMATION
Session
Dates
27 May 2007 - 4 August
2007
2007
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A
total of 14 undergraduate students
are anticipated to join the RTP Class
of '07.
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There
were 130 applications received for review by
the application deadline of Wednesday, 1 February
2007. All were reviewed.
Application receipt and status was manually
updated and posted on the web
based on submissions received via e-mail, mail,
fax, and personal delivery. Beginning in January,
the "Folder Status" column conveyed submission
comments from the system administrator.
A
"C" status indicated a COMPLETE application
folder, "I" indicated an INCOMPLETE folder with
parts missing or not acceptable. Staff added
information to the comment section to further
communicate problems identified.
Traditional
RTP review procedure follows a seven set process
beginning with a pre-screening of the entire
application set by two separate reviewers who
are familiar with the RTP program. Pre-screening
began at 9:00 a.m. Friday, 2 February 2007 and
was completed by 6:00 p.m. the same day. Pre-screeners
worked independently. All 130 applications
were reviewed and 92 selected for forwarding
as semi-finalists.
Pre-screeners
agreed on forwarding 79 applications as semi-finalists
and removing 33 from further consideration.
They disagreed on placement of 18 applications.
These were evaluated by a third reviewer for
final decision. Of these 18, the secondary evaluation
removed 3 from further consideration and forwarded
the remaining 15 as semi-finalists. In addition,
there were 2 applications originally agreed
by the initial pre-screeners to remove from
further consideration, that were re-evaluated
by the third reviewer and these forwarded as
semi-finalists.
The
role of the prescreener is to identify and remove
from further consideration those applicants
not eligible for participation in the program
and those that will not be competitive through
the final review process. Factors considered
during prescreening include:
1.
Incomplete folder resulting in inability to
successfully review the candidate including:
cover letter missing and/or lacking necessary
information; recommendations missing and/or
lacking necessary information; RTP application
form and/or lacking critical information.
2. Ineligible for participation including: academic
status (status no longer considered undergraduate);
participation focus (not targeting full participation
in the goals and curriculum of the RTP session);
language proficiency; availability (unavailable
for adequate participation).
3.
Poor recommendations and/or reference
selection.
4.
Poor academic record and no adequate justification
provided.
5.
Career goals inconsistent with participation
in the RTP.
The
2007 RTP Semi-finalists
ARGUELLO,
Alexander
BASS, Jenna
BENNETT, Nichole
BITTNER, Noelle
BOAS, Melissa
BRANDT, Adam
BURGEI, Nathan
BYRD, Rachael
CARDOSO, Poliana
CATER, Lauren
CHAPARRO AGUIRRE, Elisa
COBO VIVEROS, Alba Marina
CRIHFIELD, Anastasia
CRISWELL, Katharine
CRUZ, Stephanie
DELANOY, James Thomas
EMERY, Leslie
FELICE, Ryan
FIGUEROLA HERNENDEZ, Cielo
FIRMENICH, Annika
FISCHER, Rebecca
FLOREZ, Laura
FURNESS, Andrew
GEORGE, Krista
GRANT, Heather
GUEVARA-NIETO, Hedda Michelle
GUNDA, Thushara
HALE, Katherine
HARROWER, Emma
HARTMAN, Rosemary
HEIL, Natalie
HERNANDEZ, Sonia Eleonora
HERRERA, Santiago
HIRJI, Zahra
HOWARD, Tara
JUNKIN, Isabel
KARAMALI, Mariam
KELLY, Eva
KEMP, Addison
KRANTZ, Melendy
KWON, Michelle
LAGOMARSINO, Laura
LAUMER, Christopher
LINZMEIER, Benjamin
LONDONO ARIAS, Sandra Carolina
LUKSENBERG, Moe
MARROQUIN, Cecily
MASONER, Meridith
MCKENNEY, Alice
MEDEIROS, Joyse
MELO, Julliane
MONTANARI, Shaena
MORAES, Rodrigo
MOSTO, Clelia
OLMER, Merissa
OPPENHEIM, Ian
PAYNE, Cody
PERRY, Chrisina
PILAAR, Suzanne
PITTMAN, Shannon
PRADO, Laura
PRYZBY, Rachel
RHODES, Kristopher
SALAZAR, Laura
SANIN RIANO, Camilo
SAUNDERS, Cheston
SCHWEIGER, Amber
SETSUDA, Rika
SHEFFIELD, Teri
SILVA, Elis Marina
SMITH, Ashley
SMITH, Damian
STEIMER, Kimberly
SUPER, James
TRANHOLM, Nicole
TRIMBLE, Amanda
TURNQUIST, Madeline
UCZEKAJ, Teresa
VALENCIA RODRIGUEZ, Lina Maria
VALLAIRE, Elizabeth
VOJCIC, Daria
VORONOV, Julia
WALSH, Kelly
WEIR, Natalie
WHITE, Kevin
WHITE, Lynda
WICAKSONO, Satrio
WIENER, Jonathan
WILLIAMS, Jennifer
WINSETT, Shea
YAZER, Volkan
ZELLER-TOWNSON, Riley
Research
Training Program
Semi-finalist Statistics
2007
Gender
Male
- 23 (25%)
Female - 69 (75%)
TOTAL: 92
Year in School
Not
Stated: 0
Freshman: 14
Sophomore: 23
Junior: 41
Non-graduating Senior: 14
Graduating Senior: 0
Graduated: 0
Other: 0
TOTAL: 92
Citizenship
Not
Stated: 0
Not US Citizen: 24 (26%)
US Citizen: 68 (74%)
TOTAL: 92
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
Brazil - 6
Canada - 2
Colombia - 9
Ecuador
Germany
India
Indonesia
Turkey
United Kingdom
TOTAL:
10 different
countires
NMNH Discipline
Anthropology:
24
Botany: 8
Entomology: 7
Invertebrate Zoology: 3
Mineral Science & Geology: 7
Paleobiology: 19
Vertebrate Zoology: 24
TOTAL: 92
State of Residence
Arizona
California - 5
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois - 2
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Maryland- 9
Michigan
Minnesota
North Carolina - 5
New Jersey - 3
New Mexico
Nevada
New York - 4
Ohio - 2
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania - 8
Puerto Rico
South Carolina - 2
Texas - 3
Utah
Virginia - 5
Vermont - 2
Washington
Wisconsin
TOTAL:
28 different
states
University Attending
Alfred
University
American University - 2
Arizone State University
Barnard College
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Brown University - 2
Bucknell University
Carnegie Mellon University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of Eastern Utah
Cornell College
Davidson College
Dickinson College
Emory University
Federal University of Rio Grande do Notre
Fort Lewis College
Frostburg State University
George Washington University - 3
Harvey Mudd College
Humboldt State University
Ithaca College
Juniata College
LaSalle University
Lawrence University
Marquette University
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Union College
New Mexico State University
North Caroline State University
Northern Virginia Community College
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande
do Sul
Rutgers University
Shippensburg University
Smith College - 2
St. John's College
St. Mary's College - 2
Stanford University - 2
State University of Campinas, Brazil
Stony Brook University
Texas A&M University
Tidewater Community College
Tufts University
Tulane University
Universidad de Los Andes - 7
Universidad del Valle
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley - 2
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Hull
University of Illinois
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland, College Park
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
University of Rochester
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Wesleyan University - 2
Whitman College
TOTAL:
77 different
colleges/universities
Requested Advisor
Arnoldi,
Mary Jo
Baldwin, Carole - 6
Blackman, James
Braun, Mike - 2
Buffington, Matthew
Cairns, Steve
Carrano, Matthew - 7
Collette, Bruce - 2
Cottrell, Elizabeth - 2
deQueiroz, Kevin - 4
DiMichele, Bill - 3
Erwin, Doug - 6
Erwin, Terry - 5
Faden, Bob - 5
Fitzhugh, Bill
Huber, Brian
Hunt, Gene
Kress, John
Kula, Bob
LeMaitre, Rafael
Loring, Stephen
McCoy, Tim - 2
Mead, Jim
Merrill, Bill
Ortner, Don - 2
Ousley, Steve
Owsley, Doug
Peterson, Paul
Piperno, Doloris
Roper, Clyde
Skog, Larry
Thorington, Richard - 5
Vicenzi, Ed
Wilson, Don - 3
Wing, Scott - 3
Wise, Mike - 2
Woodman, Neal - 4
Zeder,
Melinda
TOTAL:
38 diffferent
advisors selected
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2007
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| Academic
Status |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
|
%
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#
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%
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Freshman |
16
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14%
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14
|
15%
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5
|
11%
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|
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Sophomore |
28
|
24%
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23
|
25%
|
12
|
26%
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|
|
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Junior |
50
|
42%
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41
|
45%
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21
|
46%
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Non-graduating Senior |
14
|
12%
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14
|
15%
|
7
|
15%
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|
|
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Graduating Senior |
4
|
3%
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0
|
-
|
1
|
2%
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|
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| |
Recent Graduate |
5
|
4%
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0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
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Other |
1
|
1%
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
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|
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| |
Unknown |
12
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Research
Discipline |
#
|
%
|
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Anthropology |
34
|
29%
|
24
|
26%
|
8
|
17%
|
|
|
| |
Botany |
10
|
8%
|
8
|
8%
|
5
|
11%
|
|
|
| |
Entomology |
8
|
7%
|
7
|
8%
|
5
|
11%
|
|
|
| |
Invertebrate Zoology |
5
|
4%
|
3
|
3%
|
3
|
6%
|
|
|
| |
Mineral / Geo-Sciences |
10
|
8%
|
7
|
8%
|
4
|
9%
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|
|
| |
Paleobiology |
21
|
18%
|
19
|
21%
|
10
|
22%
|
|
|
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Vertebrate Zoology |
30
|
25%
|
24
|
26%
|
11
|
24%
|
|
|
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General
/ Unknown |
12
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Ethnicity |
#
|
%
|
#
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%
|
#
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%
|
#
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%
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Minority
status* |
13
|
11%
|
10
|
11%
|
6
|
16%
|
|
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African American
|
6
|
46%
|
3
|
30%
|
0
|
|
|
|
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Hispanic American
|
5
|
38%
|
5
|
50%
|
5
|
83%
|
|
|
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Native American
|
1
|
8%
|
1
|
10%
|
1
|
17%
|
|
|
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Native Hawaiian
|
1
|
8%
|
1
|
10%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| |
Other
|
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|
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| Sex |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
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%
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Male |
32
|
27%
|
23
|
25%
|
16
|
35%
|
|
|
| |
Female |
86
|
73%
|
69
|
75%
|
30
|
65%
|
|
|
| |
Not reported |
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Citizenship |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
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US citizen |
83
|
70%
|
68
|
74%
|
17
|
37%
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|
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non-US citizen |
35
|
30%
|
24
|
26%
|
29
|
63%
|
|
|
| |
Unknown |
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| TOTAL |
130
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92
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46
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