Norbert Lee Email & Phone Number

Whittier

-Conduct whole effluent toxicity (WET) bioassays on publicly owned treatment works effluent and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit receiving water

University Of California Santa Cruz

• Coordinate weekly sediment collection dives under the Santa Cruz Wharf for domoic acid as lead diver
• Measure ammonia and urea concentrations of water samples by creating working reagents for use in the Turner Fluorometer and Cary 50 UV-Vis spectrophotometer respectively
• Analyze Colored Dissolved Organic Matter concentrations using the Cary 50 UV-Vis spectrophotometer
• Measure inorganic nutrient concentrations with the Lachat Quickchem 8000 flow injection analyzer
• Collect weekly depth integrated water quality samples using Niskin Bottles and net tows
• Process weekly Santa Cruz Wharf water samples via vacuum filtration for preservation of archival data and phytoplankton abundance.

University Of Southern California, Los Angeles

• Cultured experimental and stock phytoplankton species using sterile techniques
• Monitored culture growth via fluorescence and cell counts
• Prepared and autoclaved artificial culturing medium following the Aquil medium recipe
• Measured particular organic phosphate concentrations by processing samples and creating working reagents for use on spectrophotometer
• Prepared samples for CHN elemental combustion analysis

Learning Support Services UCSC

• Organized weekly one-on-one tutoring sessions to help students progress in their writing skills
• Provided students with strategies to counter issues in writing a paper such as writers block, or organizational issues
• Encourage students to conduct more research in their respective topics in order to generate stronger arguments
• Participated in tutoring classes and subsequent quarterly training sessions to learn how to assist fellow students to the best of my abilities

Long Beach, California

• Prepared and fed restaurant quality, sustainable seafood by USDA standards to ensure proper nutrition for the animals on exhibit
• Assisted curators and paid aquarists in acclimating new species into various exhibits
• Scuba dove in exhibits to feed animals, hydro-vacuum debris, and maintained window as well as rock work cleanliness
• Maintained proper exhibit water quality parameters by conducting water changes with the addition of triple buffers, filter bag washes, and sand filter back washes

• Educated guests on the immense biodiversity the ocean through the use of exhibits as examples
• Informed guests on the importance of ocean conservation for future resources
• Explained common misconceptions of marine life to visitors
• Encouraged guests of all ages to interact with animals in touch-friendly exhibits to instill a sense of wonder for marine life
• Demonstrated public Shark Lagoon feeds and explained various feeding techniques with a variety of sustainable seafood.
• Answered individual questions that quests might have regarding various exhibits.

Bachelor'S Degree, Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography

Activities and Societies: UCSC SCUBA club

Biology, General