Results for "National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian Institution"
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Jennifer Whitten
- Date: July 8, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Jennifer Whitten, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the National Air & Space Museum, studies radar data to understand the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. #Groundbreaker
Women in Science Wednesday: Lauren Horelick
- Date: October 21, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: National Air and Space Museum’s Objects Conservator, Lauren Horelick, assesses objects by creating written and photographic documentation of objects, and conducts material identification to craft the best conservation treatment protocol. She has preserved objects such as the Spirt of St. Louis and the “Bat-Wing Ship.” #Groundbreaker
Women in Science Wednesday: Vicki Funk
- Date: July 22, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Senior Scientist Vicki Funk, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Department of Botany, directs the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program and specializes in the evolution and biogeography of plants of the South American highlands. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Cynthia Adams Hoover
- Date: June 15, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Cynthia Adams Hoover was Curator of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History, for over 40 years, co-founded the American Musical Instrument Society, and is an expert on the history of the piano. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Coffee
- Date: November 16, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Barbara Coffee, National Museum of American History's first museum-wide collections manager, was founding president of The Association of Museum Specialists, Technicians, and Aides which 'promote(d) high professional standards' of collections management, many of which are used today. #Groundbreaker
Women in Science Wednesday: Viola Shelly Schantz
- Date: August 26, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Biologist and curator of mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Viola Shelly Schantz was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and one of the premier mammalogists of her day. #Groundbreaker
Notes from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1900
- Date: 1900 19000807 19000924
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 12-501, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department, Grant Proposals, 2006-2009
- Date: 2006 2006-2009
- Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Field Book
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- Date: 1923 1923 1923
- Creator: United States National Museum, Dept. of Geology
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer
- Date: February 18, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The Smithsonian National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute's Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, specializes in giant panda reproduction, health, and conservation. #Groundbreaker
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Mireya Correa
- Date: March 11, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Botanist and Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Herbarium, Dr. Mireya Correa, received the Jose Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany offered by the Department of Botany and the United States National Herbarium, and Emeritus Scientist of the Year offered by Asociacion para el avance de la Ciencia. #Groundbreaker
- Blog Post
It Pays to Be Free
- Date: March 25, 2010
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bus Seats, by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License"][/caption] I took a stroll at lunch today since it’s that time of year again when the magnolia trees bloom in the Smithsonian Castle’s Enid Haupt Garden. It’s important to catch it before a rain or a big breeze snatches