Elizabeth Adkins Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Experience conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) and Phase II Environmental Site Investigations (ESI), remedial oversight and implementation, data management and analysis, and report writing. Extensive experience coordinating with regulatory agencies including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for Spill.

Greater New York City Area

Worked under Professor Steve Goldstein as a teaching assistant for a course entitled Field Geology, which involved the study of the regional geology of Barbados (2015, 2018) and the Apennine Mountains of Italy (2019).-Contributed to the editing and publication of Field Guides-Edited weekly student presentations-Assisted in teaching students about coral.

Greater New York City Area

Conducted research on a biological wastewater treatment project under Dr. Kartik Chandran, focusing on the inhibition of a pure culture of Nitrosomonas europaea after exposure to heavy metals. Research included monitoring and maintaining a parent continuous flow reactor, designing a small-scale batch reactor system, designing a small-scale continuous flow.

Department Of Civil Engineering

Conducted research on NYC green infrastructure, examining the variances in infiltration potentials of NYC street trees. Research included in-field infiltration and soil compaction testing, soil sampling, determining and graphing soil grain size distributions, determining hydraulic conductivities, and mapping sampling locations with ArcGIS. Research will be.

Greater New York City Area

Conducted research on a biological wastewater treatment project under Dr. Kartik Chandran and Ph. D. candidate Luke Plante. Research included maintenance and daily operations for a continuous flow biomass reactor containing denitrifying bacteria as part of a project to optimize an energy efficient denitrification pathway in wastewater treatment.

Mcguire Lab, Microbiology Department

Conducted thesis research quantifying the mcrA, 16s, and norB functional genes in microbial biomass through qPCR as a proxy for greenhouse gas emissions from an oil palm plantation, regenerating rainforest, and primary rainforest in Malaysia. Results were presented to Barnard faculty at the Environmental Science Thesis poster session in May 2014, and are.

Greater New York City Area

-Fostered sustainability at Barnard through connecting with students to build an environmentally responsible community through peer-to-peer education and on-campus programming-Planned on-campus events, co-sponsored sustainable panel discussions and film screenings, organized community outreach activities, and managed the Eco-Rep listserve, Google Drive and.

Palisades, NY

The Lamont Summer Intern Program for undergraduates from U.S. colleges and universities provides a summer research experience in Earth and ocean sciences. The program features a hands-on research project under the supervision of a Columbia-affiliated scientist, as well as special lectures, workshops and fieldtrips.-Mastered the qPCR technique for.

Greater New York City Area

-Collected Eco-Tips for Jacquelyn Ottman’s upcoming book-Updated social media outlets for www.wehatetowaste.com-Brainstormed effective marketing strategies for www.wehatetowaste.com

Columbia, South Carolina Area

-Fostered the development of communication and social interaction skills among autistic children and their peers-Transcribed an 8-hour workshop on ABA and Early Intervention given by Pat McCarthy, Ph. D., Founder and Director of the Autism Institute of South Carolina-Organized language data and presented in Excel-based graphs

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science