Amanda Howe Email & Phone Number

Shoreline, Washington, United States

One of my team's lead emergency responders to hazardous material spills (including fuels and oils) in the environment from a variety of non-point and point sources. Act as the team's primary manager of Ecology's hazardous waste locker; which involves categorizing, identifying, and packaging hazardous waste for disposal.

Tucson, Arizona Area

I cultivated and isolated novel and oligotrophic soil bacteria in Dr. Paul Carini's Microbial Ecophysiology Lab. I honed my skills in microbial cultivation techniques, maintenance of daily lab operations, scientific writing, training/supervising several undergraduates, DNA sequence analysis, and management of large sets of data. I also wrote a 28-page.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I was the lead manager of Indiana's NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) ambient air monitoring network. This involved ensuring accurate NO2 readings through the maintenance of NO2-reading instruments and data management. I also performed maintenance, troubleshooting, and data entry for a variety of atmospheric gas instruments, along with the safe transport of sensitive.

7901 West Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN

I performed several fingerprint lab tests (BTU's, metals and cyanide concentration, sulfides, acidity and alkalinity, PCB's, flash point, and many other hazardous/non-hazardous measurements) in a fast-paced environment on incoming waste streams before wastes were permitted to be treated on site. This involved working on 2-12 different wastes at a time and.

Ball State University

This was a mostly fieldwork position where I performed trail maintenance at several of BSU's farm/woodland properties (totaling >100 acres) and helped to maintained the health of exotic plant species in two greenhouses and one nursery. These duties included invasive species/pest eradication, pesticide/herbicide mixing and application, operating tractors.

Ball State University

This assistantship was through the Natural Resources and Environmental Management Department (NREM) where I prepared, taught, and graded laboratory experiences (and several class assignments) for two separate sections of >20 students each for the course "NREM 101-Environment and Society". I also assisted with labs for an Air Resources course and was the.

Muncie, Indiana Area

I led a student group (of over 20 undergrads and graduates) in the restoration of a highly contaminated brownfield site, where our goal was to set up the field plots for my Master of Science thesis, which was based on a phytoremediation experiment of toxic metals from soil. I assigned duties to individuals and small groups, ensured proper use of personal.

Cades Cove Loop Road, Townsend, TN 37882

I taught 1st-7th grade children during their field trips about animal groups, wildlife biology, ecology, and history. They especially loved learning about skunks, which was also the most fun to teach. I also guided these field trip groups (which always consisted of >30 people) through various sections of the park. I guided general park guests, performed.

40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai, AK 99611

I monitored adult sockeye salmon during their spawning season at a remote Alaskan river weir, which included temporarily capturing the fish, recording data points (length, sex, count), and taking a fish scale sample from the side of its body. Fish were most active from midnight to four in the morning, so much of the work was done while standing in the.

Doctorate (Did Not Graduate), Microbiology And Genetics

Microbial cultivation graduate research assistant in the Carini Lab. Cultured, isolated, and identified rare and uncharacterized soil.

Master Of Science, Natural Resources And Environmental Management (Nrem), 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Volunteer: teaching and orchid greenhouses. Employee: BSU's field station, greenhouses, and Environmental.

Bfa, Photography, Anthropology, 3.4 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Archaeology Field School My focus was on photojournalism/photo documentary with a minor in anthropology. I was.