I guide students and faculty in solving problems or addressing issues on ArcGIS Pro or QGIS for GIS-based projects.

I work at the service desk of the Launders Science Library.

• Assisted Dr. Antun Husinec with his research titled “Influences on carbonate geochemistry and mineralogy in coastal lagoons, Northern Jamaica”.• Generated 86 pressed powder pellets of carbonate sediments from the Little Laughlands Bay, Jamaica • Analyzed their chemical composition (focusing on the Calcium and Strontium ratios) using the X-Ray Fluorescence machine • Utilized the data to distinguish between the distribution of modern and ancient carbonates across the lagoon basin• Co-presented a research poster with a peer at a national geology conference.

• Assisted professor in teaching the lab section of the introductory geology course • Graded labs and provided timely feedback• Conducted weekly lab help sessions

In Summer 2020, I completed my internship under the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (commonly known as the McNair Scholars Program). My research topic was “Clay Minerals in Landslides on Earth and Mars: Towards Understanding Martian Climate”. This was part of a PhD project called “Compositional and Thermophysical Controls on Martian Mass Movements” by Helen Eifert, who is doing PhD in Planetary Science at North Arizona University (it is also a NASA FINESST project). My faculty mentor was Dr. Alexander K. Stewart, the chair of the Geology department at St. Lawrence University. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the research couldn’t be done in its full length and will be carried on to my senior year experience. During the summer, I learned the basics of ArcGIS and wrote a grant proposal for the research. The research involves looking at earth-based analogs of clay-induced mass movements in order to better understand the clay-rich Martian landslides. I collected a number of terrestrial case studies through literature review and got introduced to CRISM, OMEGA, and JMARS for the first time. My future experience doing this research will hopefully involve traveling to sites in Nevada and Montana to collect some samples for the earth-based analogs.

Employed various digital tools including geographic and temporal visualization in creating digital collections. Developed understanding of visual literacy in order to facilitate elaborate and effective communication.