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    1. Bethune Gibson, head conservator for the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, set standards for anthropological conservation, and along with her team, conserved nearly 18,000 objects in 12 years. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Bethune Gibson

      • Date: December 9, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Bethune Gibson, head conservator for the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, set standards for anthropological conservation and along with her team, conserved nearly 18,000 objects in 12 years.

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    3. Botanist and Curator, Dr. Vicki Funk of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's Department of Botany, directs the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program. She specializes in the Compositae (Sunflower family), focusing on the evolution and biogeography of plants of South American highlands. #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

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    5. Conservator Carolyn Rose (left) was head of the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, was thesis advisor for over 30 students, and received the 1992 Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award for outstanding contributions to the American Institute for Conservation.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Carolyn Rose

      • Date: December 16, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Conservator Carolyn Rose (left) was head of the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, was thesis advisor for over 30 students, and received the 1992 Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award for outstanding contributions to the American Institute for Conservation.

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    7. 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: 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

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      Science Service, Up Close: Two Haunting Portraits of Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley

      • Date: November 7, 2019
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: A proud mother responded to news service’s request for a photograph of her physicist-son killed during World War I.

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    11. 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

      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

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    13. 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: 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

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    15. Biological anthropologist Dr. Habiba Chirchir, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, researches the evolution of human and non-human primate bone density patterns to ascertain whether there are unique patterns of trabecular bone density among closely related species. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Habiba Chirchir

      • Date: May 20, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Biological anthropologist Dr. Habiba Chirchir, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, researches the evolution of human and non-human primate bone density patterns to ascertain whether there are unique patterns of trabecular bone density among closely related species. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Dr. Jun Wen, botanist, evolutionary biologist and research curator, National Museum of Natural History, is an expert on the systematics and biogeography of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) and the grape family (Vitaceae). #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Jun Wen

      • Date: November 11, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Jun Wen, botanist, evolutionary biologist and research curator, National Museum of Natural History, is an expert on the systematics and biogeography of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) and the grape family (Vitaceae). #Groundbreaker

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    19. Materials scientist Dr. Odile Madden, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, studies the role of polymer-plasticizer interaction in plastic degradation and the characterization and reverse engineering of historic plastic artifacts. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Odile Madden

      • Date: January 27, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Materials scientist Dr. Odile Madden, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, studies the role of polymer-plasticizer interaction in plastic degradation and the characterization and reverse engineering of historic plastic artifacts. #Groundbreaker

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    21. Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Marine Scientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History researches the ecology and evolution of coral reefs using molecular genetics, field studies, and mathematical modeling. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Knowlton

      • Date: June 17, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Marine Scientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History researches the ecology and evolution of coral reefs using molecular genetics, field studies, and mathematical modeling. #Groundbreaker

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    23. Icthyologist and Curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Carole Baldwin, has published over 60 scientific articles and discovered new species of fishes in several tropical locations. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Carole Baldwin

      • Date: December 3, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Icthyologist and Curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Carole Baldwin, has publised over 5 dozen scientific articles and discovered new species of fishes in several tropical locations. #Groundbreaker

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