Erin L. Sears, Bachelors Candidate, University of Missouri. 

 Archaeomerry. Using opalphytoliths as an experiment in ex- 

 traction & applying the procedure to ceramics of the classic 

 Mayas (Palenque 300AD - 810AD). October 4, 1993 

 through February 20, 1994. 



Amy Venzke, Bachelors Degree, Beloit College. Textile Lab. 

 Examination, conditiondocumentation, minor rrearment, 

 restorage and research on a collection of Civil War wool 

 flags. June 6, 1994 through August 26, 1994. 



Joanne Zahorsky, Masters Candidate, Cornell University. Puri- 

 fication and characterization ofprotem and DNA of ancient 

 bones from Kent's Cavern England. July II, 1994 through 

 September 16, 1994. 



National Museum of Natural History 



Amy Loelle Adams, Bachelors Candidate, University of Puget 

 Sound. Invertebrate Zoology. Extracting DNA and assist- 

 ing with the analysis of RAPD polymorphism of the 

 Melongena Corona complex. May 30, 1994 through August 

 5. I994- 



Sally Adkins, Bachelors Candidate, George Mason University. 

 Botany. A systematic study of a genus in the family 

 Bromeliaceae from Guyana. May 28, 1994 through August 

 20, 1994. 



Rodger A. Baker, Bachelors Candidate, Southampton College, 

 Long Island. Paleobiology. Comparison of the Density of 

 cell wall materials in carbiniferous plants. February 17, 

 1994 through July 1, 1994. 



Ryan William Bavis, Bachelors Candidate, St. Mary's College 

 of Maryland. Division of Birds. Developing mitochondrial 

 DNA PCR primers for use in phylogenetic studies of avian 

 museum specimens. May 30, 1994 through August 6, 1994. 



Teresa Bell, Teacher, Patterson Elementary School. Education. 

 Assisting the National Science Institute for Teachers of Mi- 

 nority Student's, director with the day-to-day tasks of im- 

 plementing the program, completing a science pro|ect for 

 the classroom and giving an oral presentation. June 27, 

 1994 through August 30, 1994. 



Roberto E. Bello, Bachelors Candidate, Michigan State Uni- 

 versity. Zoology. Description of a new species of frog from 

 the Guyana Highlands of, Venezuela. May 30, 1994 

 through August 5, 1994. 



Aimee D. Betts, Bachelors Candidate, Albertson College of 

 Idaho. Mammals. Studying the problems in the evolution 

 of African Tree Squirrels. May 29, 1994 through August 6, 

 '994- 



James E. Bird, Bachelors Candidate, Georgia Southern Univer- 

 sity. Anthropology. Writing descriptions of pre-histonc im- 

 ages of Native Americans. October 18, 1993 through 

 December 17, 1993. 



Todd Alan Blackledge, Bachelors Degree, The George Wash- 

 ington University. Fishes. Study of the Phylogenetic posi- 

 tion of an unclassified characiform fish of the family 

 cunmatidae from western portions of the Amazon Basin in 

 Ecuador. May 30, 1994 through August 5, 1994. 



Abigail Blanchfield, High School Student, Banneker High 

 School. Naturalist Center. A work and study program in 

 science education to suppott teachers in the, Natural Sci- 

 ence Institute. June 30, 1994 through August 5, 1994. 



Cynthia L. Blitz, Masters Candidate, American University. 

 Anthropology. Working on manuscripts for two publica- 

 tions and assisting with a collection re-organization pro]- 

 ect. November 17, 1993 through June 30, 1994. 



Christian A. Brenner, Masters Candidate, The George Wash- 

 ington University. Exhibit Development. Assisting with 

 the new Africa Hall exhibit project. May 2, 1994 through 

 August 2, 1994. 



Michael Don Brewer, Bachelors Degree, University of Mis- 

 souri, Columbia. Mineral Science. Analysis of sulfur in vol- 

 canic apatite to study the role of volcanism in modifying 

 the global climate. May 30, 1994 through August 5, 1994. 



Chrisrina Brown, Bachelors Candidate, University of Notre 

 Dame. Education. Learning the Naturalist Center's collec- 

 tion and organization assisting, visitors with their ques- 

 tions and identification needs, and identifying, and 

 labeling fossil collections. July 18, 1994 through August 14, 

 1994. 



Carol D. Bustamante, Bachelors Candidate, Harvard Univer- 

 siry. Invertebrates. Genetic comparison of two Nemertean 

 populations. May 29, 1994 through August 7, 1994. 



Larry Camp, Masters Candidate, George Mason University. 

 Anthropology. Assisting with the Geographic Information 

 Systems projects in Botany Zoology and Anthropology. 

 May 19, 1994 through August 30, 1994. 



Jessica Carraway, Masters Candidare, The George Washington 

 University. Public Programs. Exhibit research and support 

 for Egyptian and Human Evolution exhibit, revisions. Sep- 

 tember 23, 1994 through June I, 1995. 



Joshua W. Christian, Bachelors Degree, Colorado College. De- 

 sign. Assisting in model building for the upscaling of the Ma- 

 rine Ecosystems exhibit. July 25, 1994 through April 30, 1995. 



Shannon Curran, High School Student, Eleanor Roosevelt 

 High School. Anthropology Department, Research practi- 

 cum. September 20, 1994 through May 25, 1994. 



Mai Dahmas, Bachelors Candidate, University of Maryland. 

 Systematic Entomology Laboratory. Working with collec- 

 tion of Otitidae (picture wing flies) learning how to care 

 for an insect collection, the parts of a fly and how to iden- 

 tify flies. June 6, 1994 through August 12, 1994. 



Karolyn Darrow, Masters Degree, University of Colorado, 

 Boulder. Handbook of Native American Indians. Scientific 

 illustration and publication techniques. June 6, 1994 

 through August 31, 1994. 



Allison M. Davis, Bachelots Degree, Universiry of Pennsylva- 

 nia. April 1$, 1994 through August 30, 1994. 



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