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Annals of the Smithsonian Institution 1 999 



Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education 



Sarah Ginn 



BA Santa Clara University 6/28/1999 t0 8/6/1999 



Using neutron activation analysis to determine the element compositions of ceramic materials from 

 Mission Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California. The main research goal is to trace the trade roots of 

 the California missions. 



Mary Studt 



MA Buffalo State College 10/5/1998 105/31/2000 



Fellow in archives conservation to be working with paleobiology, entomology, and Smithsonian 

 archives on survey, rehousing and treatment of their archival collections. 



Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 



Gaddiel Ayala 



Dina Berrin 



Carissa Capuano 



Andreas Held 



Michelle Hersh 



Alexandra Hui 



Alex Kalejs 



Jae-Seong Kim 



Kristen Larson 



Danielle Lipski 



Jesse Marsh 



Melanie Moses 



BS Candidate Universidad Mettopolitana 6/3/1999 108/20/1999 



Environmental Education Program and installation and operation of weather stations. 



BS Oberlin College 6/15/1999 109/7/1999 



Invasions Ecology: This project measures patterns of nonindigenous species transfer, invasions, and 

 impact; tests specific and genetal mechanisms that underlie these patterns; and assesses the efficacy 

 of management sttategies to limit the spread and impact of nonindigenous species. 



BS Candidate Bowdoin College 



Fish and crab biology and ecology. 



BS Candidate University of Bayreuth 



Forest ecology and micrometeorology; forest canopy tower measurements 



6/1/1999 to 8/30/1999 

 6/1/1999 to 8/20/1999 



BS Candidate Bryn Mawr College 6/1/1999 ro 8/20/1999 



Assisting with a continuing study of plant physiology and biogeochemical cycling in elevated CO, 

 chambers in a tidal salt marsh. Answering questions such as "How do plants respond to elevated 

 CO, levels?" and "What happens to the additional carbon dioxide put into the system?" 



BS Candidate Pomona College 6/1/1999 108/20/1999 



Forest Canopy Lab; Studies of structure and meteorological dynamics of the Matyland deciduous 

 forest canopy. 



BS Johns Hopkins University 3/1/1999 to 5/29/1999 



Assist in production of "Tales of the Blue Crab" exhibirion for schools. Assist in school group pro- 

 grams including canoes, boats, and trails. 



BS Kunsam National University 



Marine planktonic ecology and identification of marine protist. 



BS Candidate St. Mary's College of Maryland 



Long-term studies of crabs and fish in Rhode River. 



BS 



6/1/1999 to 8/20/1999 

 6/1/1999 to 8/20/1999 

 1/5/1999 to 4/26/1999 



University of Maryland 



—College Park 

 Research on the introduction of marine invasive species by ballast water from ships arriving in the 

 Port of Baltimore. 



BS Boston University 6/1/1999 108/20/1999 



Working in the Crab Lab on long-term studies offish/crab population dynamics. 



BA 



9/13/1999 to 12/30/1999 



University of Maryland 



—College Park 

 Internship in the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Forest Canopy Lab. Collect data on 

 the optical properties of leaves and use that data to modify computer models describing canopy 

 structure. 



