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Responsible for marshaling, fueling, and maintaining privately-owned aircraft while ensuring a professional, customer-friendly environment for both passengers and pilots.

Temperature as a function of depth and time in Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, TX. This will be accomplished by deploying two open-source CTD (Conductivity Temperature Depth) devices built in conjunction with Dr. Tom Farrar of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Funded by a Faculty-Mentored Academic Grant. My advisor, Dr. Andy Wallace, and I will present our findings at a university symposium, April 2022.

Built, deployed, and calibrated two open-source CTD's (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) with Dr. Tom Farrar of WHOI. These two devices will be deployed in my current role as Principal Investigator.

Worked in Dr. Shaun Wang's isotope geochemistry lab researching trace element enrichment found in plankton across Mobile Bay, AL. Collected data, conducted analysis, and presented a poster with my findings at the end of the summer. Our data is currently being prepared for submission as a short communication.

Coded a software template in C++ that significantly automates and standardizes the coding process for software engineers. Presented my projects in a symposium at the end of the summer. Also participated in workshops, seminars, and team-building exercises.

Responsible for assisting Dr. Andy Wallace with nationwide environmental radiation monitoring for the EPA.

Spent three consecutive summers researching and mapping the geological structures on the Lance Creek Formation in eastern Wyoming with invertebrate paleontologist Kurt Wise, Ph.D. Responsible for logistics and assisting with data collection.

Responsible for writing scientific articles for a children's publication, proofreading manuscripts, and assisting staff in the science department. Immediate supervisor was Dr. Jeff Miller.