American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is the lead institution on the REVSYS Vaejovidae project. The AMNH has a strong tradition of education and training from high school to postdoctoral levels. The AMNH offers internships for high school students through the NSF-funded After School Centers for Exploration and New Discovery (ASCEND) program and for undergraduates through the NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) programs. Most AMNH faculty members hold adjunct appointments at one or more universities in the New York area (including City University of New York, Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University and State University of New York) and many teach courses in their respective specialties. On average, more than 40 graduate students enrolled in these universities are actively conducting research in the AMNH collections and laboratories, many with primary advisors among AMNH faculty. The AMNH also has a very strong and highly competitive postdoctoral training program—an average of 15 postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually, drawing outstanding postdoctoral researchers from all over the world. Finally, the AMNH has a large volunteer program, involving a significant number of high school students, as well as other members of the public, in research activities.
The biological collections of the AMNH include 32 million biological specimens and cultural artifacts, and 4 million fossils, forming one of the world’s largest collections of biodiversity. The research facilities and equipment at the AMNH are exceptional and offer all necessary resources for collections-based systematic and biodiversity research, including extensive light microscopy equipment, digital photomicrography systems, microscopy and imaging facility, molecular systematics laboratory, frozen tissue collection, GIS laboratory, histology laboratory, scientific illustration, and extensive computer services, including a parallel virtual supercomputer cluster. The AMNH also has a large library and publishes several journals in-house. Details of some of the major facilities and equipment available at the AMNH for this project are accessible through links on the menu to the left of this page.

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