Multicultural Fellowships
2008: Adam Coffman
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Educational Background:
B.S. Candidate in Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, May 2010
Past Experience:
Research on the effects of chemical additions to Hoffman rearrangements of benzamide
LC Project:
GC-MS: Collaboration in the development of testing procedures that will be more precise than those currently used, such as the Oddy Test.
2008: Jose Martinez
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Educational Background:
B.S. Candidate in Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2009
Past Experience:
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX: Researched alternative synthesis process for 6,7-dimethyl-1-benzosuberone.
LC Project:
GC-MS: Collaboration in the development of testing procedures that will be more precise than those currently used, such as the Oddy Test
2007: Jesse Lamas Calvillo
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree Candidate in Chemistry, Pepperdine University (May
2008).
Bachelor's Degree Candidate in Spanish, Pepperdine University (May 2008).
Undergraduate Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Straus
Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law (August 2006).
B.S. Candidate in Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2009
Pepperdine University - Malibu, CA, Summer Undergraduate Research Program
(Summers 2003, 2004): "Volatilization of Fuel Oxygenate Compounds
from a
Simulated Stream or Cistern"
LC Project:
Quantitation of Volatile Decomposition Products Generated by Traditional (Paper) Collection Materials Using SPME-GC-MS: Levels Present on the Pages of Stored Books and in the Air in their Storage Environments
2007: Jessica Wirks
hispanic association of
Colleges and universities
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Florida International University.
Past Experience:
Undergraduate Research on Human Scent (Forensic Science Application)
LC Projects:
Projects include developing a database of paper standards, characterizing pigments from Asian prints, and acquiring images of poster pigments using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope.
2007: Teddy rodriguez-velez
hispanic association of
colleges and universities
Educational Background:
M.S., Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus.
Ed. Degree, Theater, University of Puerto Rico,
Mayaguez Campus.
Past Experience:
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, PR: NASA Tropical Center for Earth and Planetary Studies/UPR-RUM Research Assistantship: Spectroscopic Studies of Mn/Eu Doped Phosphates, Silicates and Borates (Aug. 2004 - December 2006)
Hunter College, City Univ. of NY Manhattan, NY, Summer Program for Undergraduate Research: Effects of Calixpyrrole in PEO-LiBF4 Polymer Electrolytes: A Multi-nuclear NMR Study (Summer 2004)
Harvard University Cambridge, MA, Research Experience for Undergraduates: Sedimentation of Colloidal Gels under Different Gravitational Stresses (Summer 2003)
NASA/GSFC Greenbelt, MD, Summer Institute in Engineering & Computer Applications (SEICA) Program: Development of Compact High-value Resistor using E-Beam Lithography (Summer 2002)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, MD, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Microscopy of Subsurface Particles in Coatings (Summer 2001)
LC Projects:
Projects include studying natural aging of CDs, developing standards for paper pigments, and analysis of pigments in Asian prints.
2007: Frajovon Talley
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Educational Background:
Senior at Howard University majoring in chemistry with a minor in mathematics. Candidate for American Chemical Society Certification in spring 2007. Member of Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, and Golden Key International Honor Society.
Past Experience:
Reichhold, Inc, Raleigh, NC: Internship researching resins in the Physical Testing Department. (Summer of 2004 and 2005)
Howard University, Washington, D.C.: Research reformulating antiretroviral HIV drugs. (2005)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA: Internship researching gold nanoparticle chains at the Materials Processing Institute. (Summer 2006)
LC Projects:
Research in the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress concentrating on the fading analysis of colorants.
2006:
Valeria Orlandini
Educational Background:
Henry F. du Pont Winterthur Museum, University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: Master of Science and Certificate in Conservation with a major in Paper Conservation and a minor in Libraries and Archives. (2002)
Past Experience:
McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc., Oberlin, Ohio: Paper Conservator, AIC Professional Associate. Performed advanced conservation treatments of works of art on paper, documents, illuminated manuscripts and photographs. (2002-2006)
Library and Archives of Canada, Gatineau Preservation Centre, Gatineau, Canada: Advanced Fellowship in Paper Conservation, Treatment Section. Carried out part 1 of a research project titled “Effect of Aqueous Treatments on 19th Century Iron Gall Ink Documents: The Efficacy of Various Washing Treatments.” This research concentrates in testing various stabilization washing methods presently used by conservators on ink-corroded objects. (2002)
National Gallery of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Advanced Fellowship in Prints and Drawings Conservation Department. Carried out conservation treatments of works of art on paper. Treatments included: drawings, watercolors, Indian miniature paintings, and posters. (2001-2002)
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom: Advanced Samuel H. Kress Foundation Internship in the Paper Conservation Section. Carried out conservation treatments of works on paper from the V&A Museum and Theatre Museum collections. (2001)
LC Projects:
Projects include:
- humidification,
- flattening and mending of Asian rubbings,
- mending of early American newspapers,
- backing removal for large relief maps,
- collection assessment of folios slated for relocation to offsite storage.
2006:
Michelle Sanchez
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Educational Background:
Regis University, Denver, CO: Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, ACS approved.
Past Experience:
Undergraduate research on vanadium chemistry, 2005-2006. Attended and presented research on vanadium chemistry at the MGE@MSA and WAESA conference at Arizona State University 2005 and 2006.
Regis University Chemistry Department student assistant.
Regis University Commitment Program tutor.
Activities coordinator and director of Community Involvement for the Chemistry Club at Regis University.
LC Projects:
Dye and pigment permanence in the study of LC's collections including:
- Researching literature to enhance the laboratory’s understanding of fading behavior.
- Assembling and tuning a unique non-destructive micro fading instrument.
- Writing an operational manual for the micro fading instrument.
- Preparing a publication describing the micro fading instrument and
its use.
2005: Francisco Trujillo
Educational Background:
Master of Library and Information Science with an Advanced Certificate in Conservation Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. (August 2003)
Bachelor of Arts in History and English from The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Indiana. (May 1992)
Past Experience:
Contract Conservator for the Augustus C. Long Health sciences Library at Columbia University. (2003 - 2005)
Conservation Internships at: Columbia University, Butler Library Conservation Lab (2003), Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin (2002), and Minnesota Historical Society (2001).
LC Projects:
Projects include:
- Conservation of volumes from the Law Library’s Russian Imperial Collection
- Conservation of the National Intelligencer (1800 – 1809)
- Training and project management for collections stabilization and preparation of items slated for relocation to offsite storage.