Lewis and Clark Field Scholars
2005
Cannariato, Kevin, University of Southern CaliforniaThai Stalagmites and Regional Rainfall Prediction and Hypotheses of Future Global Climate Change
Choo, Juanita, University of Texas at Austin
Tritophic Interactions Between Humans, Palms, and Weevils with the Hoti Peple of the Venezuelan Amazon
de la Sancha, Noé, Texas Tech University
Study of the effects of habitat fragmentation on small marsupials (Didelphidae) in Paraguay
Dominy, Nathaniel, University of California, Santa Cruz
Characterization of the stable isotopes and mechanical properties of putative hominin foods through a sampling of a variety of plant underground storage organs, such as tubers, roots, rhizomes, and corms
Endonino, John, University of Florida and SEARCH, Inc.
Reconnaissance survey and test excavations within the Lake Monroe Conservation Area, St. Johns River, FL, to understand the relationship between, and integration of, what might be the earliest burial mounds in the Southeastern U.S. and the places of everyday habitation of the hunter-gatherers who built them between 4000-2000 B.C.
Fichtner, Elizabeth, University of California, Davis
Investigation of ecophysiological factors mediating pathogen survival in forests infested with Sudden Oak Death in Sonoma County, California
Fisher, Carolyn, City University of New York
Growers' Views of the Fair Trade Coffee Commodity Chain
Glaser, Amelia, University of Pennsylvania
Study of rural markets in the Ukraine and interviews about changes in the markets during the Soviet period as part of a study of the cultural significance of local marketplaces to historical relations between Jews, Russians, Ukrainians, and Poles
Grace, Tony, Kansas State University
A worldwide study of the population genetics and breeding structure of the Indian meal moth to provide information on genetic variability, gene flow, and migration patterns within the United States and across continents
Guo, Zibin, University of Tennessee
Interviews with local historians, Asian American scholars, and community leaders in selected cities to gain an in-depth understanding of the social and cultural development of six Asian American populations and their contributions to the social, economic, cultural, and political landscapes of the American West
Hale Gallardo, Jennifer, University of Florida
Exploration of transformations in indigenous healing modalities and the emergence of new forms of expertise at an intercultural hospital in Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico
Hock, Andrew N., University of California, Los Angeles
The Physical and Chemical Nature of Three Lakes in Bolivia as a Proxy for Ancient Mars
Janz, Lisa, University of Arizona
Initial archaeological survey of sub-sites at Bayan Dzak in the Gobi Desert-one of the most significant sites in Mongolia, containing artifacts from occupations ranging from 5 to 15,000 years ago-using a GPS and a topographic base map
Mahdi, Leena, University of Hawaii, Manoa
First Fungi and Yeast Samples from Several Hawaiian Islands
Miles, William, Northeastern University
Gathering of oral testimony from elderly informants and community leaders in Southeast Asia along the Upper Mekong River dividing Laos from Burma to study the contemporary implications of French versus British colonialism for partitioned peoples
Nelson, Stewart, Project Nautilus
Documentation of the world's first Arctic submarine, the Nautilus, scuttled in 1,100 feet of water near Bergen, Norway, using a manned submersible
Riihimaki, Catherine, Bryn Mawr College
Pilot study in Glacier National Park to look at environmental change near Grinnell Glacier by collecting and analyzing several lake sediment cores, which record changes in ecology and climate over hundreds to thousands of years
Russello, Michael, Yale University
Exploratory study to examine ecological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms underlying the successful invasion of North America by the Monk Parakeet; observational and non-invasive genetic data will be collected to study breeding biology, behavior, an social structure within and among colony nests
Tamir, Orit, New Mexico Highlands University
Study of the rise and spread of the Navajo Sun Dance, in the context of social-cultural changes
Vanden Brooks, John, Yale University
Collection of 500 alligator eggs from Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana for an examination of the effects of varying the partial pressure of oxygen on their development
Watson, Adam, University of Virginia
Analysis of faunal remains and a pilot study of Outram's fracture freshness index at the Neolithic village site of Catalhoyuk, Turkey
Zaspel, Jennifer, University of Florida
Investigation of the evolution of blood feeding and disease transmission potential in the vampire moths of Nepal(Lepidoptera: Catocalidae)