Updated: 24 July 2008

Virtual Poster Session

On behalf of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Research Training Program Class of '08: You're invited to join the sixth annual Virtual Poster Session by visiting this web site. Session opens: * * * Thursday* * * 31 July 2008

Welcome to the Research Training Program Virtual Poster Session! All posters will be available for viewing on Thursday, 31 July 2008.

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 "Student Background" option.

• To review a general audience abstract about the research project and view a photo of the research team, select the "Project Summary" option.

• To learn more about the Research Training Program and the Class of '08, visit some of our other web sites. The main information source and web links about the RTP Class of '08 can be found on our "index" page at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/students/2008/08index.html

View previous year posters
2002   |   2003   |   2004    |   2006    |   2007

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Biology
Research Presentations from Biology

BOTANY Ana Marcela Florez "Comparative ontogeny of compound leaves: deciphering the enigmatic 3-parted leaf of the bishopwood tree (Bischofia; Phyllanthaceae)" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes	BOTANY Irene Liao "Hybrid or Species: Unraveling the Taxonomic Status of Murdannia discreta (Commelinaceae), A Rare Plant from Thailand" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes
ENTOMOLOGY Phillip Barden "An Evaluation of DNA Barcoding as a Method for Species Identification in the Ant Genus Pheidole" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes	ENTOMOLOGY April Yang "Determining the phylogenetic significance of variation in the female frenulum in Chlidanotinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Catherine Sun "Differentiating Two Putative Nemertean Species, Lineus ruber and Lineus viridis: Comparison of Mitochondrial Gene Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 1 (COI)" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Birds Camilo Sanin "Geographic variation in Cinclodes fuscus, an ovenbird of the high Andes and Patagonia" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes	VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Mammals Ryan Stephens "Differentiation of Broad-clawed Shrews, Cryptotis griseoventris and C. goodwini, Based on Bone Forefoot Morphology" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes

Paleobiology
Research Presentations from Paleobiology

Kristin Adams "Paleotemperature Estimates and Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy Across the Cretaceous Supergreenhouse Interval in Tanzania" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes	Andrew Rominger "Diversification of Wellerellinae brachiopods during the West Texan Permian: A combined phylogenetic and morphometric approach" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes
Jonathan Mitchell "Analysis of a Late Jurassic, Eggshell-rich Microsite from the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes

Mineral Sciences
Research Presentations from Geology & Mineral Science

Thushara Gunda "Geological Significance of Blue Quartz in the U.S." Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes

Anthropology
Research Presentations from Anthroplogy

Maureen Hoffmann "Instrumental studies of phonemic contrasts and sentence intonation in Unami" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes

Teresa Nichols "Modeling Sustainability and Severe Weather Events in Mongolia" Student Background Research Abstract Project Summary Letter of Gratitude Summer Notes

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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 staff will be Thursday, 31 July 2008 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. followed by a reception for invited guests.

 

Index

Photo Gallery

Schedule of Events

Virtual Posters

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Poster Presentations from NMNH Interns

In 2008 a total of 231 internship appointments have been recorded at Natural History, including 127 interns in-residence this summer. 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/interns08.html

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Poster Presentations from
Natural History Internship Program

LACCMTP Srishti Mohais "Managing Museums: What I learned at the Smithsonian"	UNIT Name "Title"
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