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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. The National Museum of Natural History’s Forensic Ornithologist, Carla Dove, examines the remains of birds that struck airplanes in order to minimize future, sometimes fatal, bird-strike accidents. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Carla Dove

      • Date: January 7, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The National Museum of Natural History’s Forensic Ornithologist, Carla Dove, examines the remains of birds that struck airplanes in order to minimize future, sometimes fatal, bird-strike accidents. #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. Biologist Devra Kleiman was well-known for her research on panda and golden lion tamarin behavior and reproduction, and for almost 30 years, she coordinated the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program which successfully reintroduced the first GLTs into the wild. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Devra Kleiman

      • Date: August 12, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Biologist Devra Kleiman was well-known for her research on panda and golden lion tamarin behavior and reproduction, and for almost 30 years, she coordinated the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program which successfully reintroduced the first GLTs into the wild. #Groundbreaker

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    9. Donna Strahan, Head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Freer Sackler, has written numerous articles on topics ranging from technical studies on Chinese Buddhist sculpture and Thai bronzes to best practices for the field. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Donna Strahan

      • Date: January 6, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Donna Strahan, Head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Freer Sackler, has written numerous articles on topics ranging from technical studies on Chinese Buddhist sculpture and Thai bronzes to best practices for the field. #Groundbreaker

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    11. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Janine Brown is head of the world's largest wildlife reproductive endocrinology lab, and is dedicated to improving the welfare and breeding management of endangered species. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Janine Brown

      • Date: December 10, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Janine Brown is head of the world's largest wildlife Reproductive Endocrinology Lab, and is dedicated to improving the welfare and breeding management of endangered species. #Groundbreaker

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    13. Forensic Anthropologist, Kari Bruwelheide solves cold cases—some as old as 10,000 years! She and her colleagues develop new ways to interpret evidence from bones and burials and are currently solving mysteries from the days of the earliest English settlements in America. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Kari Bruwelheide

      • Date: December 31, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Forensic Anthropologist, Kari Bruwelheide solves cold cases—some as old as 10,000 years! She and her colleagues develop new ways to interpret evidence from bones and burials and are currently solving mysteries from the days of the earliest English settlements in America. #Groundbreaker

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    15. Martha Goodway, Metallurgist Emeritus of the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, was a pioneer in the field of Archaeometallurgy, the study of the traditional technologies of mining, smelting, refining, and forming of metals and their by-products. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Martha Goodway

      • Date: December 23, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Martha Goodway, Metallurgist Emeritus of the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, was a pioneer in the field of Archaeometallurgy, the study of the traditional technologies of mining, smelting, refining, and forming of metals and their by-products. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Nora Lockshin, Senior Conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, consults on preservation goals with archivists & collection managers throughout the Smithsonian and researches modern materials found in archives including plastics. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Nora Lockshin

      • Date: December 2, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Nora Lockshin, Senior Conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, consults on preservation goals with archivists & collection managers throughout the Smithsonian and researches modern materials found in archives including plastics. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Maya Yamato, a Peter Buck Postdoctural Fellow at the Smithsonian, is studying baleen whale ears to understand how ocean noise pollution may be affecting marine mammals living in a rapidly changing ocean environment. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Maya Yamato

      • Date: December 24, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Maya Yamato, a Peter Buck Postdoctural Fellow at the Smithsonian, is studying baleen whale ears to understand how ocean noise pollution may be affecting marine mammals living in a rapidly changing ocean environment. #Groundbreaker

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    21. Conservator Lisa Young, National Air and Space Museum, has developed new procedures to slow down the deterioration of the museum’s spacesuits which contain several different materials, some of which are not visible to the naked eye! #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Lisa Young

      • Date: October 14, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Conservator Lisa Young, National Air and Space Museum, has developed new procedures to slow down the deterioration of the museum’s spacesuits which contain several different materials, some of which are not visible to the naked eye! #Groundbreaker

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      Science Service, Up Close: Before DNA Made Them Famous - Crick, Wilkins, and Watson

      • Date: February 27, 2018
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_391843,size=300,center]By the 1960s, Science Service had been acquiring photographs of scientists, obscure as well as famous, for over four decades. Portraits of Edison or Einstein were always in demand, but experience had also shown that bright, accomplished young people might someday be awarded a major prize or make a discovery deemed

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