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    1. 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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    3. Wildlife physiologist Kim Terrell, at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation Biology Institute, is studying how climate change impacts hellbenders, the largest salamander in North America.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Kim Terrell

      • Date: January 21, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Wildlife physiologist Kim Terrell, at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation Biology Institute, is studying how climate change impacts hellbenders, the largest salamander in North America.

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    5. Linda Welzenbach, Meteorite Collection Manager at the National Museum of Natural History, distributes meteorite samples to scientists around the world and thinks of meteorites as

      Women in Science Wednesday: Linda Welzenbach

      • Date: December 17, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Linda Welzenbach, Meteorite Collection Manager at the National Museum of Natural History, distributes meteorite samples to scientists around the world and thinks of meteorites as "time capsules." #Groundbreaker

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    7. 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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    9. 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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    11. 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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    13. Physiology professor Rosalind Wulzen (b. 1886) discovered a factor (the

      Women In Science Wednesday: Rosalind Wulzen

      • Date: October 1, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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    15. Director of Collections at the Hirshhorn, Sarah Stauderman, is a paper and a/v conservator who built the first time-based media preservation suite at the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Sarah Stauderman

      • Date: November 25, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Director of Collections at the Hirshhorn, Sarah Stauderman, is a paper and a/v conservator who built the first time-based media preservation suite at the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Geologist Sharon Purdy, Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum, investigates the geology and geomorphology of landforms on Mars that were formed and (or) modified by surface water. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Sharon Purdy

      • Date: September 30, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Geologist Sharon Purdy, Center for Earch and Planetary Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum, investigates the geology and geomorphology of landforms on Mars that were formed and (or) modified by surface water. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Paleoanthropologist, Briana Pobiner, studies the evolution of human carnivory and is leading a National Science Foundation project to provide teachers with better materials that use human examples to teach evolution in AP high school biology classes. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Briana Pobiner

      • Date: November 19, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Paleoanthropologist, Briana Pobner, studies the evolution of human carnivores and is leading a National Science Foundation project to provide teachers with better materials that use human examples to teach evolution in AP high school biology classes. #Groundbreaker

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    21. 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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    23. Physical scientist Nicole Little, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, researches the quantification of heavy metals in historic human bone as well as the identification of corrosion products for museums from across the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Nicole Little

      • Date: February 10, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Physical scientist Nicole Little, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, researches the quantification of heavy metals in historic human bone as well as the identification of corrosion products for museums from across the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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