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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Granville, Ohio, United States

- Rocks, People, and Legends (EESC 119); Rocks, Minerals, and Soils (EESC 211)-Guided entry-level earth science students through introductory and intermediate Earth science courses, and advised them on complex earth science topics within labs and exams.- Facilitated the set-up and clean-up of all lab activities.

United States

- Conducted research monitoring technological developments across the rapidly proliferating carbon removal industry to company to help expand the reach of the company’s products and services.- Developed dynamic figures using Adobe Illustrator and artificial intelligence to communicate and pitch the company’s mineral storage technologies.

Granville, Ohio, United States

- Interviewed potential student leaders and facilitated the hiring process of a 3-student team each year. - Aided faculty in organizing and planning logistical processes for student staff and first-year arrivals.- Lead groups during the school year to outdoor spaces to facilitate first-year bonding.- Guided first-year students on a three-day canoeing trip down the Muskingum River.- Used spreadsheets and presentation skills to prepare gear, organize the welcoming of first-year students to Denison University’s campus, and train a team of student leaders.

- Collaborated with Dr. Anjali Fernandes and a team of 6 students to collect soil samples, measure strikes and dips of ancient fluvial planes in the White River Group in Wyoming and Nebraska.- Utilized MATLAB, Geospatial Mapping Software, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator to analyze images and data points taken in the field and produce professional level figures and graphs.- Performed grain-size analysis of collected samples using a Laser Particle Size Analyzer (LPSA).- Designed poster for 2022 Geological Society of America conference.

Taught Spanish skills to over 15 tutees and aided in professor-student communications using empathetic and experience-based pedagogy.

- Developed research plan, synthesizing sources as a basis, compiled, and analyzed data in collaboration with Dr. Erik Klemetti.- Operated binocular microscope to sift through more than 10 pounds of sample to refine sample to 20 (200-400 micrometer in diameter) micrometeorite candidates.- Operated scanning electron microscope (SEM) to analyze the composition and morphology of collected samples, yielding 4 micrometeorites.- Designed and presented poster at 2021 Denison University summer research symposium and the 2021 Geological Society of America conference.

Bachelor Of Arts, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Summa Cum Laude

2024 Hawaii Field Camp, Volcanology, A

Argentina: People, Environment, And Climate Change In Patagonia And Antarctica

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