Internships at SCMRE

2005 Summer Internships in Science
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE)

The Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE)
and the Smithsonian Office of Fellowships are pleased to announce
summer internships in materials science, biology, biochemistry,
chemistry, conservation science, mechanics, or related fields. SCMRE
is an office of the Smithsonian Institution engaged in scientific
research contributing to preserving, conserving, and understanding
the materials of world cultural heritage and natural history, with
relevance to Smithsonian collections. Stipends are available.

Applicant Qualifications: The applicant may be an undergraduate or
graduate student in the sciences, with an interest in cultural
property.

Application Procedure: The prospective candidate should first
contact the scientist with whom he or she would like to work. If
candidacy is determined to be suitable, the applicant should send a
letter presenting his or her interest in applying for the internship
along with a curriculum vitae that includes basic biographical
information, current and permanent addresses, telephone number, and
e-mail address

Potential supervisors to be contacted are:

    Tom Gluick
    Research Biochemist (DNA analysis)
    301-238-1225
    gluickt<-a t->si< . >edu

    Marion Mecklenburg
    Senior Research Scientist (mechanics)
    301-238-1241,
    mecklenburgm<-a t->si< . >edu

    Jia-Sun Tsang
    Senior Paintings Conservator (non-destructive analysis)
    301-238-1231
    tsangj<-a t->si< . >edu

    Charles Tumosa
    Senior Research Chemist (materials science, chemistry),
    301-238-1242, tumosac<-a t->si< . >edu

The application should be sent to:

    Francine Lewis
    Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
    Museum Support Center
    4210 Silver Hill Road
    Suitland, Maryland 20746-2863

Internships will be awarded pending the availability of funds and
without regard to age, sex, race, or nationality of the applicant.


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