Megan Sebasky Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, VA, US

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Coordinated with a wide range of state, private, federal, non-profit, and local organizations throughout a 20-state region encompassing the Northeast-Midwest U.S. to identify and engage fire practitioners and.
• Gathered local expert feedback and translating it to improvements on a large and complex set of geospatial datasets mapping vegetation and fuels across the country, called LANDFIRE
• Leveraged an in-depth understanding of LANDFIRE’s extremely… Show more
• Leveraged an in-depth understanding of LANDFIRE’s extremely complex mapping process, which begins with mapping vegetation from models using remote sensing, training data, and biophysical spatial datasets to teach.
• Managed my own projects and time to meet the above goals, often with several collaborators, volunteers, and a direct report
• Managed the activities and budget of the $300,000 federal grant and 50% match that supports my position

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Leesburg, VA

• Provided innovative solutions for complex natural resource and environmental issues as a consultant to industry, government, and regulatory bodies.
• Utilized geospatial and data technologies to support ecological risk assessments of agronomic chemicals and consumer product ingredients nationally and internationally, including impacts to surface water, groundwater.
• Conducted simulation modeling of chemical fate incorporating the best available science to… Show more Provided innovative solutions for complex natural resource and environmental issues as a consultant to industry.
• Conducted simulation modeling of chemical fate incorporating the best available science to develop defensible, quantitative, and repeatable simulations related to the efficacy of different chemical.
• Collected and managed large, national spatial and tabular datasets for complex analyses using MS Access and SQL
• Served as technical lead for endangered species habitat modeling projects

Leesburg, VA

Charlottesville, VA

• Used GIS and statistical analyses to determine how environmental factors affect the outcome of prescribed fires in Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Used species distribution modeling (through GIS) and population genetic approaches to investigate the range expansion of the widespread and invasive bladder campion, Silene vulgaris
• Teaching assistant for two laboratory sections of Introduction to Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory (Fall 2012, 2013) and Introduction to Biology: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory (Spring.

Charlottesville, VA

• Used GIS tools to assess crop suitability in Mozambique under different climate change scenarios as part of a larger planning project for the country in collaboration with Dobbin International

Waltham, MA

• Supported the development and implementation of drinking water rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) as a contractor to the U.S. EPA’s Office of Water.
• Conducted research and prepare high priority documents for the EPA
• Performed extensive GIS analyses and create high quality maps for clients and reports
• Managed other Cadmus staff to facilitate efficient data collection and reports
• Worked on many projects concurrently, creating high priority and high quality… Show more Supported the development and implementation of drinking water rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) as a contractor to.
• Worked on many projects concurrently, creating high priority and high quality deliverables requiring quick turn-around

• Conducted a GIS-based research project on the habitat of the mountain monkey flower, Mimulus tilingii
• Created a predictive habitat model using the point locations and predictor variable layers
• Contributed to future population sampling of M. tilingii and the identification of key environmental factors affecting the species distribution
• Presented findings at Evolution 2010 conference in Portland, OregonPoster available online here:… Show more
• Presented findings at Evolution 2010 conference in Portland, OregonPoster available online here: https://blog.richmond.edu/tlookingbill/files/2010/11/megan_urresearchsymposiumposter.pdfBlog post about this research.

• Conducted research on coal seam gas and water use in coal mining in Queensland
• Presented results to Six Degrees campaign group

• Helped students with the Campus Accessibility Mapping Project in and outside of class
• Wrote instructions on specific tasks necessary for the project (how to use GPS units, digitizing, etc.)

• Chosen to be one of six biofuels research fellows through the Research Experience for Undergraduates program (REU)
• Conducted own field research project to assess the ecosystem services in burned and unburned prairies
• Used an additive radii alteration of a Whittaker Plot design to conduct sampling on species richness, percentage of native species, and abundance of flowers
• Research was used to assess the sustainability of mixed prairies as a biofuel
• Presented findings at a… Show more
• Presented findings at a professional poster session Show less

• Worked for Dr. John Warner, founder of Green Chemistry and first “Green” PhD program in the U.S.
• Research assistant for graduate students in Green Chemistry
• Helped with outreach programs at schools in Lowell
• Wrote and edited lab instructions for teachers and students

Master'S Degree, Biology - Ecology And Evolution

Bachelor Of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Environmental Studies, Biology

Activities and Societies: GreenUR - member and co-president, Build It - volunteer and Action Group member, Beta Beta Beta National.