Solveig Schilling Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

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 the estuary ecosystem to understand how the estuary evolved.

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 software including Landmark, Focus, Caris, and Fledermauso Surveyed burrier islands by operating autonomous vehicles and droneso Presented an original research project on the multi-temporal perspective on theevolution of the Aransas bay area in Texas, focusing on the symmetry in the LydiaAnn channel bedformso Used the IHS Kingdom seismic interpretation software and its expandeddata-analytics toolso Translated topography and composition of depositional landscapes intosubsurface stratigraphyo Learned the development of unconformities and channel & valley filling deposits, made connections between deposit geometries and grain size/sorting, learned the role of inheritance in stratigraphic stacking patterns, generated sequence boundaries, parasequences, and flooding surfaces in Kingdom seismic softwareo Generated coherence, variance and spectral decomposition and created difference maps, flattened surfaces in different attribute 3D cubes and mapped horizons and faultso Presented original research on the initial and working observations of submarine channels in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

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 local geology.o Met with students during office hours each week.

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 with data analyses and processing, as well as various lab duties and responsibilities.

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 assemblage analysis to reconstruct past current behavior -Analyze stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) data of surface-dwelling foraminifera-Presented research at regional and national conferences-Co-authored published manuscripts

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 explain and study the local geology.

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 waste generation for regulatory compliance.

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