National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research (SIBIR) Center
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60 Specimens ·
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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research (SIBIR) Center
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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Organization Name
Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research (SIBIR) Center
Organization Type
Scanning Facility
Institution code
scanningfacility
Description
Since 1996, the Department of Anthropology at NMNH has received a series of clinical CT scanners donated by Siemens Healthcare and Corporation, resulting from a 20-year relationship originally developed by Dr. Don Ortner and Dr. Bruno Frohlich. These instruments have allowed for convenient and low-cost analyses of thousands of objects and specimens from SI collections, ranging from great apes to violins to space suits. In 2015, the CT facility at NMNH was established as the Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research (SIBIR) Center, which continues to increase and diffuse scientific knowledge through tomographic imaging and analysis of SI collections and beyond.
Address
National Museum of Natural History 10th St NW & Constitution Ave. NW
City
Washington
State/Province
District of Columbia
Postal Code
20001
Country
United States
Contact Person
Scott Whittaker whittaks@si.edu
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