Institute for the Study of Earth and Man
Institute for the Study of Earth and Man
I.S.E.M.
Southern Methodist University
 
Promoting education and research in Geology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
  Student Research Support      
 

 

2007
Thomas Adams (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Collaborative work in Alaska with Dallas Museum of Natural History; Professional meeting

Amanda Aland (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research on the degree of impact of the Inca state formation on the north coast of Peru as a peripheral area of the state.

Martin Authier (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research on geospatial data on the north-central coast of Peru.

Tara Bond-Freeman (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research on ceramic chronology of the Preclassic Period at Ek Balam.

Rui Castanhinha (Geological Sciences, Portugal)
Field research in Angola

Juan Leandro Garcia Massini (Geological Sciences)
"Systematics of Tropical Plants"- special course in collaboration with National Tropical Botanical Garden-Kampong and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL

Karen Guiterrez (Geological Sciences)
ACS/PRF Minority Student Research Grant: Geology and paleontology of coastal Angola; Field research in Wyoming; Professional meetings

Yuri Kimura (Geological Sciences)
Travel funds for summer field research at Gashunyinadege excavation site, Inner Mongolia, China; Professional meetings

Sasha Lamadrid (Business/Anthropology)
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Scott Myers (Geological Sciences)
Stratigraphy and climate of Jurassic of Portugal; Professional meetings

Lauren Michele (Geological Sciences)
M.S. research on Permian-age paleosol samples collected from the Llodeve basin, France

Yosuke Nishida (Geological Sciences)
Field research in Wyoming and Mongola; Professional meetings

Deborah Nixon (Geological Sciences)
Professional meetings

Kylie Quave (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research to excavate at a Formative period domestic site in Cusco, Central Andes

Leslie Reeder (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research on Late Pleistocene and trans-Holocene vegetation changes on California's Northern Channel Islands.

John Robbins (Geological Sciences)
Ph.D. research on silicate quarry samples gathered and manipulated by Native Americans living on the Channel Islands, Southern California; professional meetings

Adam Shea (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research on the investigation of the archaeological history and pre-history of the Island of Roatan, Honduras

Maeve Skidmore (Anthropology)
Ph.D. research to excavate two sites in the Cuzco Valley that date to the Middle Horizon (A.D. 550-1000).

Christopher Strganac (Geological Sciences)
Collaborative work in Alaska with Dallas Museum of Natural History; Field research in Angloa; Professional meetings

Mark Swanson (Electrical Engineering/Biology)
Undergraduate Research Assistant; Professional meetings

Stephanie Thomas (Geological Sciences)
Ph.D. research on the sedimentology and geochemistry across terrestrial Permo-Triassic strata in NW China

Diana Vineyard (Geological Sciences)
Field research in Wyoming; Professional meetings; Museum Research

Lauren Willis (Anthropology)
PhD research on the butchering practices of ancient people; travel expenses to present poster at 2007 Society of American Archaeology meeting.

Christopher Wolff (Anthropology)
Radiocarbon dating of samples collected for Ph.D. research on the Maritime Archaic people of northern Labrador

2006
Thomas Adams (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Hound Island, Alaska; collaborative work in Alaska with Dallas Museum of Natural History; professional meetings (Gibbs Fund)
Ryan Byerly (Anthropology, SMU)
Lab analysis to study the potential affects of fluoride toxicosis on early Holocene bison from four archaeological bonebeds using Microscribe 3DX point-scanner (Visualization Laboratory Equipment)
Danilo Da Silva (Finance, SMU)
Portuguese translation (Angola Project)
Kamil Erkin (Geological Sciences, SMU)
SMU-in Taos well logging (Wilson Fund)
Alexandra Fedorova (Biology, SMU)
Student lab assistant (Champlin Fund)
Juan Leandro Garcia-Massini (Environmental Science, SMU)
Paleoevnironmental fieldwork in Ethiopia; professional meetings (Brooks Fund)
Karen Guiterrez (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Stable Isotope lab assistant; stratigrphy and climate of Jurassic of Portugal (Champlin Fund; Hamilton Fund)
Bethany Hoegberg (Biology, SMU)
Student lab assistant (Champlin Fund)
Yuri Kimura (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Miocene of Inner Mongolia (Gibbs Fund)
Sherry Landis (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Student assistnat (Champlin Fund)
Karen Larson (Biology, SMU)
Paleoenvironmental fieldwork in Ethiopia (NSF; The Saurus Institute)
Scott Myers (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Stratigraphy and climate of Jurassic of Portugal; field research in New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah; professional meetings (Steward Fund; Hunt Consolidated)
Petru Negraru (Geological Sciences, SMU)
SMU-in-Taos well logging (Wilson Fund)
Yosuke Nishida (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Field research in Wyoming and Utah; professional meetings (Hunt Consolidated; Steward Fund)
Aaron Pan (Environmental Sciences, SMU)
Paleobotonical fieldwork in Ethiopia; professional meetings (Brooks Fund)
John Robbins (Anthropology/Geological Sciences, SMU)
Professional Meetings (Gibbs Fund)
Patrick Stepp (Geological Sciences, SMU)
SMU-in-Taos well logging (Wilson Fund)
Kara Stoudt (Biology, SMU)
Student lab assistant (Champlin Fund)
Christopher Strganac (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Field research in Wyoming and Utah; collaborative work in Alaska with Dallas Museum of Natural History; fieldwork in Ethiopia; professional meetings (Hunt Consolidated; The Saurus Institute)
Mark Swanson (Electrical Engineering/Biology, SMU)
Student lab assistant (Champlin Fund)
John Taylor-Montoya (Anthropology, SMU)
Travel expenses to Portales, NM, and Austin, TX, for analysis of curated archaeological collections (Albritton Fund)
Christopher Wolff (Anthropology, SMU)
Radiocarbon dating of samples collected during field research in northern Labrador to understand social organization of Maritime Archaic people


2004-2005
Evangelia Tsesmeli (Anthropology, SMU)
Architectural change and its relation to migration in the southwest US
Thomas Adams (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Triassic of Hound Island, AK
Martha Carolina Aguillon (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Cretaceous of Mexico 
Juan Leandro Garcia-Massini (Environmental Science, SMU)
Paleobotanical fieldwork in Ethiopia
Annat Haber (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Scanning Electron Microscope analysis
Peter Kubik (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Travel expenses to professional meetings
Junchang Lu (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Travel expenses to professional meetings
Scott Myers (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Paleoecology; Travel expenses to professional meetings
Aaron Pan (Environmental Sciences, SMU)
Paleobotonical fieldwork in Ethiopia
Christopher Strganac (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Miocene of Washington; Travel expenses to professional meetings
Robert Talamantez (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Alaska field camp


2002-2003
Michael Bletzer (Anthropology, SMU)
Radiocarbon analysis of samples from site LA 31744, Plaza Montoya Pueblo. Analysis of late prehistoric-early historic period in New Mexico's Rio Abajo Region.
Annat Haber (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Snakes with legs from Israel
Yoshisugu Kobayashi (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Cretaceous of Mongolia and Western China
Peter Kubik (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Processes and Development of Submarine Fan Transition Zone Sands
Junchang Lu (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Dinosaurs and birds from China
Jason McKenna (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Fieldwork in Costa Rica to study the thermo-mechanics of the small trench-arc margin for research on "Implications of Shallow-Intermediate Subduction Zone Thermal Structure for Arc-Volcanism and Back-Arc Spreading: Examples from Cascadia, Southern Mexico, and Northern Costa Rica"
Aaron Pan (Environmental Sciences, SMU)
Paleobotonical fieldwork in Ethiopia
Michael Polcyn (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Resolution of phylogenetic issues using high resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography (in conjunction with A. Haber)
Jack Rogers (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Support of research on fossil "Pachycheilosuchus trinquei, A New Procoelous Crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Glen Rose Formation of Texas"
Jeffrey Rose (Anthropology, SMU)
In situ archaeological deposits within open-air Pleistocene sediments and stratified cave sequences in Oman
Peter Rose (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Travel expenses to visit museum collections at Denver Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum at Yale University in support of research on sauropod dinosaurs of Texas
Adrano Senvano
Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Mozambique
Diana Vineyard (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Cranial morphology of fossil turtles from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) of Texas using high resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography
 
 
2000-2001
John Abbott (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Student lab assistant
Martha Carolina Aguillon (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Late Cretaceous of Mexico
Dana Biasatti (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Studies in Climate, Environment, and Conservation using Stable Isotopes in Sea Turtles
Elisabet Bordt (Anthropology, SMU)
Sacred Space: Man and the Divine in Mexico, Central America, and the Southwestern United States
Risa Diemond (Anthropology, SMU)
Prehistoric Agricultural Strategies in the Taos New Mexico Area
Becky Ghent (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Geophysics and Structure of Venus
Annat Haber (Biology, Tel Aviv University; Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Cretaceous of Israel
Jason Head (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Paleoenvironment of the Tertiary of South Asia
Alicia Hill (Environmental Science, SMU
Student office assistant
Mihan House (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Atmospheric Acoustic Wave Propogation
Lu Jung-Chang (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Western China
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Western China
Jason LaBelle (Anthropology, SMU)
PaleoIndian Mobility and Landscape Use on the High Plains
Linda Lindsay (Anthropology, SMU)
Microprobe Analysis of Bone Content in Prehistory Ceramics
John C. Maurice (Education, Texas Women's University)
Sacred Space: Man and the Divine in Mexico, Central America, and the Southwestern United States
Michael J. Polcyn (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Resolution of Phylogenetic Issues using High Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography
Beth Rinard (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Volcanic Seismicity of Hawaii
Jack Rogers (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Cretaceous Glen Rose Formation, Texas
Chen Shengqian (Anthropology, SMU)
Adaptation Changes of Hunter-Gatherers in China during the Pleistocene and Holocene Transition
Diana Vineyard (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Fossil Sea Turtles of Texas
Allyson Warden (Anthropology, SMU)
Student assistant
Marissa Westerfield (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Student lab assistant


1999
Bill Allen (Anthropology, SMU)
The Emic/Etic Definition of the 1.5 Generation of Koreans in Dallas
Meena Balakrishnan (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Land Snail Shells: Implications for Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction at the Folsom Site
Kathryn Brown (Anthropology, SMU)
The Origin and Function of Public Architecture in the Maya Lowlands: Investigations at Blackman Eddy, Belize
Shannon Clark (Geological Sciences, SMU)
A Preliminary Examination of the Variation of Concentration and Delta 13C Values of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in Dallas
Cheryl Crichley (Anthropology, SMU)
Women's Roles as Family Health Care Providers and Health Managers in the Context of Change in Esteli, Honduras
Sarah Deering (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Structural Petrology of the Beardmore Group, Central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica
Robert Graff (Anthropology, SMU)
Differential Access to Healthcare and the Treatment of HIV/AIDS among Latinos in Dallas
Jason Head (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Reptile Paleontology of the Siwalik Group (Miocene) of Pakistan: Responses of Reptile Faunas to Environmental Change
Melissa Nibungco (Anthropology, SMU)
The Changing Healthcare Structure in Malabon, Philippines and the Perception and Management of Tuberculosis
Ben Passmore (Anthropology, SMU)
Variability, Conceptualization, and Control of the Industrial Work Organization in the Post-Socialist Czech Republic
Jack Rogers (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Investigations into the Cretaceous Glen Rose Formation, Texas
 
 
1998
David Johnstone (Anthropology, SMU)
Ceramics as Indicators of Cultural and Political Relationships in Yacatan, Mexico
Jason LaBelle (Anthropology, SMU)
Raw Material Organization of Early Holocene Paleoindians of the High Plains of Eastern Colorado
Ian Mast (Anthropology, SMU)
International Migration and Voluntary Associations: The Organization of Bi-Local Communities
Jason McKenna (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Subduction Zone Thermal Regimes and Their Implications for Shallow-Thrust Earthquake Potential and Decollement Strength
Joe Miller (Anthropology, SMU)
Paleoclimatic Modeling of Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation in the North American Southwest
Christy Noonkester (Anthropology, SMU)
The Disease Ecology of Navajo Tuberculosis: A Preliminary Study
Ken Wisian (Geological Sciences, SMU)
Geothermal Systems: Basin and Range Province of the U.S.
Pei Lin Yu (Anthropology, SMU)
Archaic Hunter-Gatherers in Southwestern North America During the Earth to Middle Holocene
 
   
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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