Solveig Schilling Email & Phone Number

United States

Earth science educational material specialist & content writer

Fitchburg Massachusetts, Salem Massachusetts

Austin, Texas, United States

Research focuses on the Holocene evolution of the Central Trinity River Estuary using benthic foraminifera. This project reconstructs Holocene environmental change on the Texas shelf using core data, foraminifera assemblages, quantitative grain size analysis, carbon dating, and integrated seismic data to understand and identify the paleoenvironments within.

o Collected and processed marine geological and geophysical datao Operated and interpreted high-resolution air gun and streamer seismic reflection,CHIRP seismic reflection, multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, sediment coring, grab sampling and the sedimentology of resulting seabed samples (e.g., core description, grain size analysis, x-radiography)o Used.

Taught a 3-hour lab on a survey of topics in geology for honors college students each week.o Presented lectures on sedimentology and earth history.o Independently set up equipment for each lab, explained the lab and trained the students,answered questions, graded student work, and taught students lab safetyo Led student field trips to explain and study the.

Using sediment cores to reconstruct past flood and climatic events in Wyoming. o Characterized sediment core samples for sediment composition.o Conducted loss on ignition, core scanning, core photography.o Dissolving organic matter with high concentration acid.o Analyses of grain size/data collection with a laser diffraction particle size analyzer.o Assist.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Collaborate with Dr. Leckie and Dr. Lam to reconstruct the Kuroshio Current Extension during the closure of the Central American Seaway and Indonesian Throughflow and across the mid-Pliocene Warm Period at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1209A, northwest Pacific Ocean.-Identify and pick planktic foraminiferal species for stable isotopic analyses-Foraminiferal.

o Worked as a teaching assistant for introductory geologyo Met with students in groups and one-on-one to effectively communicate scientific concepts and answer questions about the weekly lab.o Assessed the needs of students in a 30 person lab to provide them with the information they needed to complete labs and assignments.o Led student field trips to.

Environmental Health & Safety o Collect water samples from emergency showers in the labs on campus and test the temperature, pressure, and flow of water to ensure they are compliant with the national safety standards.o Assist with chemical inventory.o Transport hazardous waste to main storage rooms.o Prepare hazardous waste for disposalo Review data for.

Assisted in creating a geological outcrop map of the Moxie Pluton and surrounding areas in West Forks, Maineo Used both Brunton and Silva compass to create a geologic map for graduate student researcher.o Lived in a tent in the woods for a month and endured difficult weather. o Navigated off-trail using maps and GPS.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geological Sciences

Thesis title: A Modern Distribution of Foraminifera to Reconstruct Environmental Change Offshore Galveston Bay, Texas

Dual Bachelor'S Degree, Geology (Bs), Earth Systems (Bs)

Senior thesis on reconstructing the Kuroshio Current Extension during the closure of the Central American Seaway and Indonesian.

Five College Certificate, Coastal & Marine Sciences