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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Montana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota

species composition data collection of plant communities along a precipitation gradient where feral horses roamed in order to gain insight as to how the grazing habits of feral horse populations affect ecosystems at different stresses of precipitationSkills: plant identification proficiency of mixed grass prairie and dessert shrublands of field sites, four-wheel drive, off-roading , back-country hiking and camping, grazing exclosure construction knowledge, some scat identification… Show more species composition data collection of plant communities along a precipitation gradient where feral horses roamed in order to gain insight as to how the grazing habits of feral horse populations affect ecosystems at different stresses of precipitationSkills: plant identification proficiency of mixed grass prairie and dessert shrublands of field sites, four-wheel drive, off-roading , back-country hiking and camping, grazing exclosure construction knowledge, some scat identification knowledge, long distance driving Show less

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

answer phone calls, manage money, customer service, wait tables, open/close restaurant, food inspection, Aloha software use, plan table set-up

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

analysis of bat calls using Analook and Sonobat software, maintenance of SM2 and Anabat detectors in the field during summer and winter months, mist netting for bats, handling of bats (including the endangered Indiana and Grey bat), working with Tennessee Wildlife Research Agency and Great Smokey Mountain National Park Services

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

collection of ant colonies along an elevational gradient in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and along a latitudinal gradient (at various sites in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee), record morphological measurements of ant samples in context of ecophysiology

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

E. coli and Agrobacteria plant transformations, PCR, real-timePCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA and RNA extraction, media preparation,biolistic particle delivery system, rice tissue culture, sterilization of seeds,sterile techniques in the hood, GUS staining, screening for RFP andGFP using a fluorescent microscope, rice and tobacco plant culture maintenance, gel extraction (DNA),restriction digest, streaking plates, various plant and bacteria media preparation, upkeep of lab… Show more E. coli and Agrobacteria plant transformations, PCR, real-timePCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA and RNA extraction, media preparation,biolistic particle delivery system, rice tissue culture, sterilization of seeds,sterile techniques in the hood, GUS staining, screening for RFP andGFP using a fluorescent microscope, rice and tobacco plant culture maintenance, gel extraction (DNA),restriction digest, streaking plates, various plant and bacteria media preparation, upkeep of lab supplies Show less

Fort Collins, Colorado Area And Manhattan, Kansas Area

independent research focusing on invertebrate herbivory damages along a nitrogen addition gradient in grasslands with (specifically at Shortgrass Steppe in Colorado and Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in Kansas)

Bachelor’S Degree, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: 1)Dean's Student Advisory Council, 2)Darwin Day, 3) Naturalist Club, 4)Exhibition for Undergraduate Research.

Highschool

Activities and Societies: Beta Club, Environmental Club, French National Society, Key Club, Band, Drumline, Martial Arts Club