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-Delivered agricultural extension services and programming.-Member of Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming team.-Collaborator on Regional Food System Partnership grant to evaluate challenges and opportunities for livestock production in the Hudson Valley and adjacent regions.-Assisted municipalities in completing climate resilience assessments and planning tools for New York's Climate Smart Communities Certificate.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

-Dissertation on "re-envisioning agriculture as sustainable multifunctional landscapes"-Wrote and received external competitive grants to fund work. -Orchestrated workshops, including the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee multifunctional buffer workshop which brought together academics, policymakers, private industry & government.-Collaborated on feasibility study & report of renewable natural gas supply chain to inform stakeholders, including… Show more -Dissertation on "re-envisioning agriculture as sustainable multifunctional landscapes"-Wrote and received external competitive grants to fund work. -Orchestrated workshops, including the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee multifunctional buffer workshop which brought together academics, policymakers, private industry & government.-Collaborated on feasibility study & report of renewable natural gas supply chain to inform stakeholders, including policymakers and developers, on the feasibility of renewable natural gas production and use and carbon capture and storage in Pennsylvania. -Conducted multi-institutional research projects on anaerobic digestion of winter rye with the National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment and biochar & perennial grasses in compost socks for erosion control. -Participated in large, complex, trans-disciplinary projects (e.g., Penn State Extension Team Member for the Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises or C-CHANGE grant). -Participated in policy discussions.-Contributed to Circular Economics of Food and Agricultural Systems research and visioning papers with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. -Served as a Member of the Association of Warm Season Grass Producers.-Developed a network of political, regulatory, and private sector energy and environmental stakeholders at the regional, state, and local levels. -Mentored students under Penn State’s Drawdown Scholars Program. -Designed & established multifunctional riparian buffer research and demonstration sites. -Coordinated a new multifunctional buffer demonstration site at Penn State Ag Progress Days in collaboration with external stakeholders.-Prepared proposals & secured funding for research, extension & stakeholder events. -Identified economically marginal lands via satellite imagery analyses to support land-use planning.-Designed surveys & completed human subjects training. Show less

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

-Advised consultants and the regulatory community on compliance and monitoring measures. -Maintained working knowledge of and interpreted Commission regulations, policies, and programs. Modeled hydrologic systems, calculated streamflow statistics, and implemented environmental flow protection standards.-Designed two passive Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Oxic Limestone Drain Systems (OLDS). -Reviewed project applications and drafted regulatory permits and technical memos.

Leesburg, Va

-Assessed environmental impacts of agricultural, veterinary, personal care products, and chemicals.-Advised clients on environmental regulatory compliance.-Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to prepare environmental permits and registration support documents, technical drawings, and maps for submission in the U.S., E.U., China, and Brazil.-Derived modeling and ecological endpoints from degradation kinetics analyses.-Conducted watershed assessments to determine the fate… Show more -Assessed environmental impacts of agricultural, veterinary, personal care products, and chemicals.-Advised clients on environmental regulatory compliance.-Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to prepare environmental permits and registration support documents, technical drawings, and maps for submission in the U.S., E.U., China, and Brazil.-Derived modeling and ecological endpoints from degradation kinetics analyses.-Conducted watershed assessments to determine the fate and transport of contaminants.-Assisted with endangered species risk assessments. -Routinely acquired data from state and national datasets for spatial analysis.-Integrated R and FORTRAN into modeling to increase efficiency in analyzing large, complex datasets. Show less

-Managed thesis focused on the unintended consequences of denitrifying woodchip bioreactors-Collected surface water and greenhouse gas emission samples from bioreactors and wetlands-Analyzed water samples for water quality using Ion Chromatography-Analyzed gas samples for nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide using Gas Chromatography-Disseminated initial findings at 2013 National Waste to Worth Conference-Research Apprentice Program (RAP) Student Mentor (Summer 2013)… Show more -Managed thesis focused on the unintended consequences of denitrifying woodchip bioreactors-Collected surface water and greenhouse gas emission samples from bioreactors and wetlands-Analyzed water samples for water quality using Ion Chromatography-Analyzed gas samples for nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide using Gas Chromatography-Disseminated initial findings at 2013 National Waste to Worth Conference-Research Apprentice Program (RAP) Student Mentor (Summer 2013) Intensive laboratory and academic enrichment experience for high school seniors from groups currently underserved in professional areas of math, science, and engineering Show less

Yellow Springs, Ohio

State College Field Office

-Surveyed streams for stream restoration projects across the state of Pennsylvania-Helped construct rock vanes, log vanes and cross vanes-Monitored streams using a Total Station and created monitoring reports for PA

-Drafted AutoCAD drawings and schematics for electrical and civil engineers-Led the assessment of Agricultural Buildings at University Park for legal occupancy-Contacted potential contractors, set up meetings for proposal presentations and tours-Assessed Penn State steam tunnels for maintenance

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Dissertation on Reenvisioning agriculture as sustainable multifunctional landscapes

Master'S Of Science, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Soil And Water Resources, Graduate

Master's thesis on Environmental Tradeoffs of Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biological Engineering

Completed a senior design capstone project entitled "Injerama" with a team to construct a prototype machine to dispense low-viscosity.

Minor, Environmental Engineering