RESUME

Education

PhD Student – Hydrologic Sciences August 2023 – Present

University of Wyoming, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Hydrologic Science Program, Laramie, WY

Bachelor of Science - Geology January 2022 - August 2023

University of Wyoming, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Laramie, WY

Achievements: 4.00 GPA, Awarded Departmental Grant, President’s List, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science - Physics and Astronomy September 2016 – June 2020

University of Washington, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seattle, WA

Achievements: 3.76 GPA, Senior Physics Departmental Honors, Dean’s List

Professional Experience

Geophysics Field Technician

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, May 2022 – August 2023

·  Designed, assembled, and installed electrical resistivity tomography station for applications of timelapse resistivity measurements.

·  Measured seismic refraction profiles using Geodes and resistivity profiles using a SuperSting for the Laramie Range Watersheds in a team of 4.

·  Processed seismic and resistivity data using Geogiga Seismic Pro and ResIPy, respectively.

Technical Specialist

McCoy Russell LLP, Portland, OR, October 2020 – October 2021

·  Protected intellectual properties by creating detailed written technical patent applications.

·  Expanded upon technical aspects of client inventions to further their intellectual property rights.

·  Reviewed coworkers’ applications for grammar, structure, and readability.

·  Thoughtfully and critically applied client feedback into patent applications.

Academic Tutor

Student Athlete Academic Services, Seattle, WA, April 2018 – June 2018

·  Created lesson plans for groups of 2-5 student athletes attending a sociology class.

·  Helped students develop effective and lasting study habits.

·  Edited essays and offered constructive feedback to strengthen the students’ writing.

Research Experience

Peatland Exploration

Research Assistant, Costa Rica, July 27th – August 6th, 2023

·  Assisted in exploratory studies of peatland in costal, mountain, Mangrove, and swamp regions.

·  Collected peat samples using a Russian Peat Corer.

Geology Field Camp

Student, Seminoe State Park, WY, Summer Coon, CO, Laramie, WY, Bishop, CA, May 2023 – July 2023

·  Collaborated in teams of 2-3 to map and create cross-sections of various scales for Seminoe State Park, Summer Coon Stratovolcano, Fish Springs Cinder Cone, and Poleta Folds.

·  Measured strike and dip of sedimentary and igneous structures using a Brunton compass.

·  Described and identified igneous and sedimentary rocks using field samples and previous studies.

·  Constructed measured stratigraphic sections for Seminoe State Park and Poleta Folds.

·  Used seismic refraction, electrical resistivity, electromagnetism, and magnetic geophysical techniques to characterize a mafic dike and determine the best placement of two water wells.

Independent Research

Student Researcher, Laramie, WY, August 2022 – May 2023

·  Awarded Departmental Grant to study subsurface geometries of hot springs in Yellowstone using geophysical techniques.

·  Designed and implemented experiments for measuring a density profile of a growing sinkhole using a gravimeter.

·  Assembled electrical resistivity devices for timelapse resistivity applications in the Snowy Mountain Range.

Observational Astronomy at Manastash Ridge Observatory (MRO)

Student Researcher, Ellensburg, WA, June 2029 – August 2019

·  Guided a team of 4 to operate a 30” mirror telescope and an Andor Charged-Coupling Device (CCD) for a total of 8 nights of observation.

·  Applied Python to perform data reduction, aperture and differential photometry, and line fitting to produce a light curve and calculate a periodicity for variable star XZ Dra with 99% accuracy.