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The Center for Field Research (CFR) reviews and recommends proposals for support by Earthwatch Institute . Earthwatch Institute sponsors field studies worldwide by scholars working to investigate and/or conserve the Earth's physical, biological, and cultural heritage. Interested scholars should submit to CFR a two-page description of planned research and field methods including dates, budget, and plans for the use of Earthwatch Institute volunteers as field assistants. If funding for the proposed research is deemed appropriate, a more detailed full proposal will be invited for peer review. Earthwatch Institute and The Center for Field Research are not-for-profit organizations. The 1999 program is distributed as follows: Life Sciences 65%, Physical Sciences 7%, and Social Sciences 28%. We are pleased to announce that the following projects have been approved for Earthwatch Institute support in fiscal year 1999.

Life Sciences

Ecology

Dr. Robin C. Brace, Lecturer in Zoology, University of Nottingham, U.K.

• Jon Hornbuckle, Independent Researcher, U.K. James Pearce-Higgins. Ecology and Conservation of Threatened Savanna Birds in Bolivia.

Dr. Lee Dyer, Assistant Professor, Mesa State College

• Grant Gentry, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California at Los Angeles. Tropical Caterpillar Defenses Against Natural Enemies, Costa Rica.

Dr. Joseph L. Fox, Associalte Professor, Department of Ecology/Zoology, University of Tromso, Norway

• Dr. Raghunandan S. Chundawat, Wildlife Ecologist, Wildlife Institute of India. Conserving the Snow Leopard and its Ecosystem, India.

Dr. David Harper, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Leicester, U.K. Inside Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya.

Durrell D. Kapan, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada. Diversity of Heliconius Butterfly Wing Patterns in Endangered Rain Forests of Western Ecuador.
Dr. Colleen Kelly, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, U.K. Commonness and Rarity of Tree Species in Tropical Lowland Deciduous Forest, Mexico.

Dr. Susan Kephart, Professor of Biology, Willamette University, Oregon

• John Willis, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Oregon. Pollinators and Breeding Patterns in Rare and Common Wildflowers, Oregon.

Dr. William J. McShea, Research Scientist, Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania. The Impact of White-tailed Deer on Forest Communities in the Eastern U.S., Virginia.

Dr. Eric John Olson, Independent Researcher, Massachusetts. Seasonal Dynamics of Tropical Dry Forest Food Webs, Costa Rica.

Dr. Gary A. Polis, Associate Professor of Biology, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. Biogeography and Ecology of Lizards and Spiders from the Gulf of California, México.

Dr. Peter A. Quinby, Executive Director and Research Scientist, Ancient Forest Exploration and Research, Ontario, and Assistant Professor, Department of Conservation Biology, University of Pittsburgh. Ontario Old-Growth White and Red Pine Forest Survey, Canada.

Dr. Athayde Tonhasca Jr., Professor, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro

• Dr. Gilberto Albuquerque, Professor (same institution). Effect of Atlantic Forest Fragmentation on the Species Composition and Abundance of Euglossine Bees in Desengano State Park, Brazil.

Dr. Alan T. White, Manager, Coastal Resource Management Project, Philippines

• Keene Haywood, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas. Coral Reef Surveys for Conservation Planning, Philippines.

Dr. Carey Yeager, University of Florida, Gainesville

• Dr. Herry Dkojo Susilo, Director, Indonesian Department of Forestry Conservation, Tanjung Puting National Park. Conserving Borneo's Rainforest: An Integrated Approach.

 

Inventory and Monitoring

Carlos A. Lopez Gonzalez, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Ecology, University of México and Invited Researcher, Instituto de Ecología, México

• Alberto González Romero, Researcher (same institution) The Small Carnivore Community of a Tropical Dry Forest in México.

Dr. Geoffrey Mwachala, Research Scientist, East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya

• Geoffrey Mungai, Collection Manager (same institution) Winifred Musila, Research Scientist (same institution). Taita Hills Botanical Survey, Kenya.

Henry Mwima, Chief Wildlife Research Officer, National Parks & Wildlife Service, Zambia. Analysis of the Vegetation and Landscape of Kafue National Park, Zambia.

 

Mammalogy-Marine

Kenneth C. Balcomb III, Research Biologist and Executive Director, Center for Whale Research, Washington

• Dr. Astrid van Ginneken, Assistant (same institution). Long-term Studies of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Pods in Puget Sound, Washington.

Dr. Peter Best, Senior Research Officer, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The Dirunal Behaviour, Movements and Patterns of Association of Heaviside's Dolphins, South Africa.

Ana Cañadas, Ph.D. Candidate, University Autónoma of Madrid

• Dr. Peter Evens, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, U.K. Ecology of Common Dolphins in the Alboran Sea, Spain.

Diane Claridge, Research Biologist, Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey

• Kenneth C. Balcomb III, Research Biologist and Executive Director, Center for Whale Research, Washington. Visual and Acoustic Survey of Bahamian Marine Mammal Species and Habitats, Bahamas.

Dr. Peter J. Corkeron, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University, Australia. Louise Chilvers, James Cook University. Conservation Biology of Bottlenose Dolphins in Southeast Queensland, Australia.

Dr. Louis M. Herman, Director, Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory, Hawaii and Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii

• Dr. Adam Pack, Senior Research Coordinator (same institutions). Intelligence and Communication in Dolphins, Hawaii.

Dr. Louis M. Herman, Director, Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory, Hawaii and Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii

• Dr. Adam Pack, Senior Research Coordinator (same institutions). The Age/Sex Composition and Residency Structure of Wintering Humpback Whales, Hawaii.

Curt Jenner, Research Biologist, Centre for Whale Research Inc., Western Australia

• Micheline-Nicole Jenner, Research Biologist (same institution) Kenneth C. Balcomb III, Research Biologist and Executive Director, Center for Whale Research, Washington. Humpback Whales of Western Australia.

Jessica Koelsch, Senior Biologist, Marine Mammal Program, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida

• Dr. Randall S. Wells, Behavioral Ecologist, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago; Marine Mammal Research Program Coordinator, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida; and Vice President of Research, Dolphin Biology Research Associates, Inc., Sarasota, Florida. Residence Patterns and Habitat of Florida Manatees.

Dr. David Smethurst, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley

• Dr. Bernard Nietschmann, Professor, Department of Geography (same institution). Costa Rica's Manatees and Coastal Wetlands.

Dr. Randall S. Wells, Behavioral Ecologist, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago; Marine Mammal Research Program Coordinator, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida; and Vice President of Research, Dolphin Biology Research Associates, Inc., Sarasota, Florida

• Suzanne Hofmann, Senior Biologist, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida. Population Biology and Behavior of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Turciops truncatus), Florida.

Dr. Bernd Würsig, Professor, Marine Mammal Research Program, Texas A&M University, Galveston

• Tim Markowitz, Ph.D. Candidate (same institution) April Harlin, M.Sc. Candidate (same institution). Effects of Human Activities on the Dusky Dolphin (Legenorhynchus obscurus), New Zealand.

 

Mammalogy-Terrestrial

Dr. Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution

• Dr. Ragna Lohmann, Research Associate, Max-Planck-Institute, Germany. Black Howlers of Argentina.

David Balfour, Regional Ecologist, Natal Parks Board, South Africa. Assessment of Elephant Impact on the Vegetation of Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, South Africa.
Dr. Alan Birkett, Consultant and Honorary Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University. Sweetwaters Black Rhino Project.

Dr. Wolfgang P. J. Dittus, Research Associate, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution; Director, Primate Studies Program, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka; and Advisor for Wildlife Conservation, Government of Sri Lanka. Behavioral and Ecological Relations Among Social Groups of Wild Toque Macaques (Macaca sinica) of Sri Lanka.

Luke Dollar, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

• Dr. Astrid Vargas, Director, U.S. Forestry Service Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Program Dr. Frankie Kerridge, Honorary Research Fellow, Bolton Institute (U.K.). Carnivores of Madagascar.

Dr. Ivona Foitova, Research Assistant, University of Veterinary Science, Czech Republic. Parasites and Natural Antiparasitics in Orangutan.

Dr. Roger S. Fouts, Co-Director, Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, Central Washington University

• Deborah H. Fouts, Co-Director (same institution). Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Behavior, Proximity, and Space Use in a Complex, Captive Environment, Washington.

Mahesh K. Gurung, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Som Ale, Graduate Student at University of Tromso in Norway Dr. Joseph Fox, Faculty, (same institution). Land of the Snow Leopard-Nepal.

Dr. Yadvendradev V. Jhala, Faculty/Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India. Conservation Research for the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), India.

Alison Jolly, Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University. Madagascar Lemurs of Berenty.

Katherine Kendall, Research Ecologist, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Glacier National Park, Montana

• David Schirokauer, Wildlife Biologist (same institution). Using DNA to Monitor Grizzly Bear Population Trends, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Alexine Keuroghlian, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Nevada, Reno. The Response of Peccaries to Seasonal Fluctuations in an Isolated Patch of Tropical Forest, Brazil.

Dr. John W. Laundré, Assistant Research Professor of Biology, Idaho State University

• Dr. Joel Brown, University of Illinois, Chicago. Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of Mountain Lions in Fragmented Habitat, Idaho.

Dr. David Lindenmayer, Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University

• Ryan Incoll, research officer. A Long Term Monitoring Program for the Conservation of Leadbeater's Possum, Australia.

Laurie Marker, Director, Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia. Cheetah Survival on the Namibian Livestock Farmlands.

Dr. Barbara McKnight, Principal Investigator, Tsavo Elephant Research Project, Tsavo National Park

• Steve Turner, Managing Director, Savannah Camps and Lodges. Conservation in Kenya.

Dr. William J. McShea, Research Scientist, Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania. The Impact of White-tailed Deer on Forest Communities in the Eastern U.S., Virginia.

Dr. Lynne Miller, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego. Foraging Strategies in Wedge-Capped Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus olivaceus), Venezuela.

Dr. David Paton, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide, South Australia

• Soo Carney, University of Adelaide. Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Koalas and their Food Trees on Kangaroo Island, Australia.

Dr. Rolf O. Peterson, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Michigan Technological University. Moose-Wolf Ecology on Isle Royale, Michigan.

Dr. Roger Powell, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

• Dr. Michael Mitchell, (same institution) Dr. Theodore Simons, (same institution). Conservation Biology of Mature Forest Species in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Tests of the ‘Management Indicator Species' Concept, North Carolina.

Dr. Peggy Rismiller, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, University of Adelaide, South Australia and Senior Researcher, Pelican Lagoon Research and Wildlife Centre. Echidna Ecology, South Australia.

Dr. Melody Serena, Conservation Biologist, Australian Platypus Conservancy. Conservation of Platypus in Farmland Areas, Australia.

Jeff Short, Senior Research Scientist, Division of Wildlife and Ecology, CSIRO, Australia

• Jacqui Richards. Re-establishment of Endangered Mammals on Mainland Australia.

Dr. Andrew T. Smith, Professor of Zoology, Arizona State University

• Dr. John Nagy, Faculty Associate (same institution) John Frisch, Graduate Associate (same institution). Metapopulation Dynamics of Pikas: Modelling Conservation Alternatives, California.

Chia Tan, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, State University of New York, Stony Brook

• Dr. Patricia Wright, Associate Professor of Anthropology, (same institution). Feeding Ecology of a Critically Endangered Lemur in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

 

Marine Biology

Mark Benbow, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Dayton, Ohio

• Dr.Albert Burky, Professor of Biology, (same institution) Dr. Carl Way, Senior Program Manager, Barry A. Vitter & Associates, Inc.. The Impact of Human Development on Isolated Oceanic Island Streams, Hawaii.

Rafe H. Boulon, Endangered Species Coordinator, U.S.V.I. Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Croix

• Peter Dutton, Director of Operations/Principal Investigator, Leatherback Research Project, U.S.V.I. Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Croix and Principal Investigator, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, San Diego Donna Dutton, Director of Operations/Principal Investigator (same institutions). Breeding Biology of the Leatherback Sea Turtle, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Andrew W. Bruckner, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Puerto Rico

• Robin J. Bruckner, M.S., (same institution). Coral Reef Deterioration, Puerto Rico.

Dr. David Maitland, Senior Lecturer in Animal Biology, Napier University, Edinburgh

• Dr. Paul Ward, Senior Teaching Fellow in Zoology, University of Leeds, U.K.. The Manicou Crabs of Tobago: Population Biology and Behavior.

Thomas A. McGrath, Professor of Biology, Corning Community College, New York

• Dr. Garriett W. Smith, Associate Professor of Biology, University of South Carolina, Aiken. Long-term Study of Coral Bleaching on Reefs of San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

Dr. Frank V. Paladino, Professor, Department of Biology, Purdue University, Indiana

• Dr. James R. Spotila, Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Drexel University, Pennsylvania Dr. Richard Reina, Australian National University. Leatherback Turtle Nesting Ecology and Physiology, Costa Rica.

Jeffrey Seminoff, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Arizona. Movement and Feeding Ecology of the Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia agassizii) in Baja California, Mexico.

William Silliman, Graduate Student at University of Maryland

• Samuel Gruber, Professor, University of Miami. Behavioral Biology of the Spotted Eagle Ray, Aetobatus Narinari, in Bimini, Bahamas.

Dr. Joan Whittier, Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Australia

• Kamarruddin Ibrahim, Ph.D. Candidate, (same institution). Ecology and Management of Hatchling Production of Green Turtles, Malaysia.

 

Ornithology

Douglas Altshuler, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin

• Dr. Robert Dudley, Associate Professor (same institution). Physiology and Ecology of Hummingbirds along an Altitudinal Gradient, Peru.

Michael E. Baltz, Ph.D. Candidate, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia. The Use of Native and Human-Altered Habitats by Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the Bahamas.

Dr. Constance Dustin Becker, Co-Director, People Allied for Nature. Ecuador Cloud Forests: Seasonal Migrations of Neotropical Birds, Ecuador.

David C. Evers, President, BioDiversity, Inc., and Ph.D. Candidate, Fish and Wildlife Department, University of Minnesota

• Dr. Paul Phifer. Common Loons, Maine.

Michael Kreger, Ph. D. Candidate, University of Maryland and Technical Information Specialist, National Agricultural Library's Animal Welfare Information Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Maryland

• David Clugston, Wildlife Technician, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Orono, Maine Dr. George Gee, Leader, Restoration Ecology, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Maryland Dr. Jeff Hatfield, Statistician (same institution) Stephen Nesbitt, Wildlife Biologist, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Evaluation of Behavioral Management Techniques to Improve Survival of Juvenile Whopping Cranes Released in Florida.

Dr. Gabor L. Lövei, Scientist, HortResearch, New Zealand

• Dr. Tibor Csörgö, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Zoology, Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary György Miklay, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Zoology (same institution) Dr. Leon Bennun, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Ornithology, National Museums of Kenya. Population Trends of Migrant Passerines: Hungary and Kenya.

Dr. David B. McDonald, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming

• Robert Clay, Ph.D. Candidate, Large Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, U.K. Amanda Hale, Ph.D. Candidate. Ritual Courtship: Male-Male Cooperation in a Lekking Manakin, Costa Rica.

Dr. William D. Newmark, Department of Zoology, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and Research Curator, Utah Museum of Natural History. Impact of Tropical Forest Fragmentation on Bird Populations in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

Dr. Reuven Yosef, Director, International Birdwatching Center and Raptor Research Foundation.

 

Physical Sciences

Biogeochemistry

Dr. Andrew Russell, Lecturer in Physical Geography, Keele University, U.K.

• Dr. Fiona Tweed, Staffordshire University Dr. Richard Waller, University of Greenwich. Glacier Outburst Floods, Glacier Surges and Sediment Transfer: Implications for Proglacial Environments, Iceland.

Dr. Igor Taganov, Director, Center for International Environmental Initiatives, Russian Academy of Sciences

• Dr. Valeri Nikonov, Director, Technical and Engineering Center, Radium Institute, Russia. Preserving Lake Baikal - Pollutant Inputs and Food Web Magnification, Siberia.

Dr. J. Scott Turner, Assistant Professor, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse. Ventilation in Colonies of Southern African Macrotermites, Namibia.

 

Hydrology

Prof. Wei-Zu Gu, Professor, Xi'an University of Technology and Nanjing Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources, China; Director, Chuzhou Institute for Modern Water Sciences and Senior Scientific Advisor, Russsian State Hydrological Institute and Hydrology and Water Resources Survey of Tibet. Ecohydrological Research for Ejin Basin, Inner Mongolia.

Dr. Josef Krecek, Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Agricultural University of Prague, The Czech Republic

• Zuzana Horicka, Research Assistant, Department of Hydrobiology, Charles University, Prague. Acid Rain: Rehabilitation of the Air Pollution Damaged Headwaters of North Bohemia, The Czech Republic

 

Paleontology

Dr. Oscar Alcober, Professor of Paleontology, Universidad Nacional de San Juan and Curatorial Associate, Museo de Ciencias Naturales

• Dr. William Sill, Professor of Paleontology (same institution) and Curator (same institution). Triassic Park: The Origin of Dinosaurs, Argentina.

Dr. Larry D. Agenbroad, Director, Quaternary Studies Program and Professor of Geology, Northern Arizona University. Excavations at the Hot Springs Mammoth Site, South Dakota.

Dr. Oscar Carranza Casteneda, Biology and Paleontology Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

• Prof. Wade E. Miller, Professor of Geology and Paleontology, Brigham Young University, Utah. Fossils of Baja; Fossils of Sierra Madre; Mexican Megafauna, Mexico.

 

Social Sciences

Archaeology

Dr. E. Charles Adams, Associate Curator of Archaeology and Director, Homol'ovi Research Program, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

• Richard C. Lange, Senior Research Specialist and Associate Director (same institution). Experimental Approaches in Archaeology as Tools to Reconstructing Ancestral Hopi Culture at Homol'ovi I, Arizona.

Dr. E. Charles Adams, Associate Curator of Archaeology and Director, Homol'ovi Research Program, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

• Richard C. Lange, Senior Research Specialist and Associate Director (same institution). Organized Response to Aggregation in the American Southwest: A Case Study at Homol'ovi I, Arizona.

Dr. Bryce Barker, Lecturer in Archaeology/Anthropology, University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Hill Inlet and Holocene Change -- A Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Australia.

Dr. Frances Bernstein, Independent Researcher, Maryland

• Dr. Maureen Carroll, Professor of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, U.K.. Temple Gardens at Pompeii, Italy.

Paul T. Bidwell, Principal Keeper of Archaeology, Tyne and Wear Museums Service, U.K.

• Graeme Stobbs, Archaeological Supervisor (same institution) Nicholas Hodgson, Assistant Keeper of Field Archaeology (same institution) and Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Archaeology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.. Arbeia Roman Fort Excavation, England.

James A. Chiarelli, Program Director for Social Sciences, The Center for Field Research at Earthwatch and Lecturer in Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Dr. Michael K. Trimble, Director, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis Nicola J. Longford, General Objects Conservator, Missouri Historical Society. Sugar and Slavery: Historical Archaeology at Coconut Walk Estate, Nevis, West Indies.

Sally Cole, Research Curator, Utah Museum of Natural History and Consultant, Bureau of Land Management

• Jeanne Moe, National Project Archaeology Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Utah. Mill Creek Archaeological Project, Utah.

Dr. Maria-Auxiliadora Cordero, University of Pennsylvania. The Trajectory of a North Andean Cheifdom.

George M. Crothers, Research Associate and Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, Missouri

• Robert H. Ward, Cultural Resource Specialist, Mammoth Cave National Park, National Park Service Charles Swedlund. Inventory of Cultural Resources in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

Walter Fasnacht, Curator of the Neolithic Collection, Swiss National Museum. Almyras Excavations, Cyprus.

Nelsys Fusco-Zambetogliris, Principal, Archaeology Department, Uruguayan National Heritage Commission, Ministry of Education and Culture, Montevideo. Excavations at Historic Colonia Del Sacramento, Rio de la Plata, Uruguay.

Dr. B. Miles Gilbert, Director, Casa Malpais Archaeological Program, Arizona. Hopi/Zuni Ethnoarchaeology at Casa Malpais, Arizona.

Dr. Richard Gould, Department of Anthropology, Brown University

• Dr. Donna Souza, Manager, Social Science Data Center, Brown University. From Sail to Steam in Bermuda.

Dr. Gloria Gozdzik, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of West Virginia; President of Horizon Research Consultants. The Blennerhassett Formal Gardens Historical Archaeology and Society Identity on the American Frontier.

Dr. Richard J. Harrison, Professor and Head of the Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol, U.K. Ancient Iberian Village.

Prof. Charles F. W. Higham, Professor of Anthropology, University of Otago, New Zealand

• Dr. Rachanie Thosarat, Research Scientist, Thai Department of Fine Arts, Bangkok. Origins of Angkor, Thailand.

Dr. Bill Keegan, Associate Curator of Anthropology, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History. Before Columbus: Caonabo's Homeland, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies.

Dr. Eric Klingelhofer, Associate Professor of History, Mercer University, Georgia

• Kenneth Qualmann, Head, Winchester Museums Service, U.K.. Search for Alfred the Great, England.

Dr. Marilyn Masson, Professor of Anthropology, State University of New York, Albany. The Belize Postclassic Project: Laguna de On Island.

Dr. Larry McKee, Director of Archaeology, The Hermitage, Tennessee. The Archaeology of Plantation Life at The Hermitage, Tennessee.

Dr. Christopher M. Stevenson, Director, Diffusion Laboratory, Archaeological Consultants, Inc., Ohio and Research Associate, Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University. Mapping and Imaging Technology in the Design of an Altitudinal Reserve near Monteverde, Costa Rica.

James Symonds, Executive Director of Archaeological Research and Consultancy, University of Sheffield, U.K.. Flora MacDonald - The 1745 Uprising and After: Clearance, Emigration, and the Social Transformation of Scotish Highlands, Scotland.

Dr. Nicola Terrenato, Leverhulme Fellow, Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, U.K.

• Laura Motta, University of Rome "La Sapienza." Etruscan Landscapes: The Cecina Valley Survey, Italy.

Dr. Viktor Trifonov, Institute for the Study of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences. Field Archaeology in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Dr. Guido Vannini, Professor, University of Florence, Italy

• Alessandro Alinari, ceramologist and independent scholar Dr. Anna Moore Valeri ceramologist and independent scholar. Maiolica Production and Territorial Aspects at the Medici Villa of Cafaggiolo in the Early 16th Century.

Dr. William H. Waldren, Founder and Director, Deya Archaeological Museum and Research Center, Spain and Research Fellow, Baden-Powell Quaternary Research Centre, Oxford University, U.K.. Balearic Prehistoric Ecology and Culture, Mallorca, Spain.

Dr. Michael J. Walker, Professor of Physical Anthropology and Head, Sub-Department of Physical Anthropology, Department of Animal Biology, Murcia, University, Spain. Searching for Neanderthal Man in Southeast Spain.

Dr. Mihail Zahariade, Senior Researcher, The Institute for Studies of Defence Politics and Military History. Romans and Natives in the Danube Delta, Romania.

 

Humanities

Prof. Cigdem T. Akkurt, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design, Iowa State University

• Hasan Akkurt, Partner, Akkurt + Akkurt Design, Iowa. The Old-Traditional Houses of Kula, Turkey.

Todd Caschetta, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Santa Barbara. Mandinka: A Study of Performance, Creativity, and Cultural Synthesis in Gambian and Casamance Music Communities, The Gambia and Senegal.

Dr. Yelena V. Minyonok, Scientific Researcher and Curator, Folklore Archive Institute of World Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences

• Sergey A. Minyonok, Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate, Folklore Department (same institution). Video Encyclopedia of Russian Folklore.

Dr. Michelle Penhall, Independent Scholar, New Mexico

• Peter Yenne, Photographer, Texas Adelma Benavente Garcia, Digital Archive Project: A Computerized Survey and Visual Inventory of Photographic Images from Collections in Southern Peru and Bolivia 1890-1940.

Scott Reiss, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland

• Dr. Tina Chancey, Producing Director, Hesperus. Tradition and Innovation in Celtic Music, Ireland.

E. Logan Wagner, Research Scholar, Center for the Study of American Architecture, University of Texas, Austin. Architectural Heritage of Contact-Period Mexico.

 

Public Health

Dr. Mark Flinn, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Missouri. Childhood Stress and Health in a Rural Caribbean Village, Dominica.

Phyllis Jansyn, Adjunct Fellow, Health in Housing Center, State University of New York, Buffalo. Health in Housing Parasite Project, Cameroon.

Dr. Prisca N. Nemapare, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Food and Nutrition, Ohio University. Maternal Nutrition and Health Assessment in Metebeleland South Province of Zimbabwe.

Sustainable Development

Dr. Carlos Andam, University of the Philippines, Los Banos. Indigenous Rice Farming and Other Food Resources in Banaue Terraces, Philippines.

Dr. Sheila Chmuhalek, Assistant Professor, Department of Clothing and Textiles, University of Manitoba. Colors from the North Country, Manitoba.

Ir. Herliyani Suharta, Staff, Thermal and Mechanical Energy Technology Division, Technical Implementation Unit Energy Technology Laboratory, BPP Teknologi, Indonesia. Field Test of the Solar Oven and Searching its Real Environmental, Social and Economic Impact, Indonesia.


Ethnobotany
Dr. Hellen Oketch-Rabah, Programmes Officer, Green Africa Network; Lecturer in Pharmacognosy, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Ethnomedicine and Biodiversity Prospecting in South Nyanza Districts, Kenya.