Ellen (Black) Schmaljohn Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

Bioinformatics Applications Scientist III in Applications Development - Genomics Medicine & CRISPR

Bioinformatics Scientist III in Research and Development.Performed custom panel designs, maintained bioinformatics design pipelines, and communicated with customers to troubleshoot product design and performance.Attended AWS Serverless & Containers Workshop 1/20/2022Completed Architecting on AWS (Virtual Classroom; 3 days) 11/5/2020Completed AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Second Edition): AWS Core Services (e-learning) 9/21/2020Completed AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Second Edition): Introduction to the AWS cloud (e-learning) 9/17/2020

Coralville, Iowa, United States

Bioinformatics Scientist II in Research and Development.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

I research the biogeochemical processes of microbial communities in industrial and natural freshwater systems.Accomplishments: -Achieved over $21,500 in grants and fellowships for research proposals in molecular biology-Produced 3 first-author manuscripts in a 2-year period while collaborating with 2 interdisciplinary teams-Presented research at over 15 scientific conferences-Accomplished 4 communication awards from engineering, biotechnology, and microbiology conferences-Pioneered method development and data analysis for 7 next-generation sequencing projects-Developed a biological reactor to decrease industrial microbiology operational costs by 50%

-Mentored 80 trainees in EPA water quality testing methods and led tours of water treatment facilities-Led laboratory testing of water for pH, turbidity, hardness, and alkalinity for samples representing pre-treated water, sedimentation, hardness removal, recarbonation, disinfection, and treated drinking water-Guided students in writing professional laboratory reports with statistically significant conclusions

-Managed and assessed 12 students' projects on isolating and sequencing microorganisms from water treatment facilities-Demonstrated molecular biology research techniques: selective plating, streak plating, microbial growth curves, sterile technique, DNA isolation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), agarose gel electrophoresis, and Sanger sequencing

-Organized and instructed geology, hydrology, and groundwater quality laboratories for a 21-student upper level course-Demonstrated groundwater quality testing in an active monitoring well-Prepared independent lectures on environmental chemistry and environmental remediation technologies

-Transformed 56,000 square miles of satellite and hydraulic data into flood hazard maps for the Iowa Floodplain Mapping Project-Executed quality assurance and control of 5 employees’ work-Empowered Iowans to choose appropriate flood insurance coverage via a publicly-available database

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Environmental Engineering And Science

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Senator, Graduate Council student member, Multi-Ethnic Engineering and Science Association.

Master'S Degree, Civil And Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Science

Certificate in Sustainability

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Music