University of Alaska Fairbanks
311 Irving Building
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
99775-7000
Tel: (907) 474 5043 (work)
Fax: (907) 474 6967
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2005-2008 - Research Assistant/ Graduate Student, University of Manitoba
My research as a graduate student has focused on carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy surface fluxes in a Sub-Arctic near-shore environment over the course of two melt seasons in order to develop a process-level understanding of their dynamics in the context of climate change. Forcing factors such as atmospheric stability, diurnal rhythms, wind direction, air temperature and tidal cycle have been observed to interact and have varying degrees of impact on mass and energy exchanges through various surfaces such as shore-fast ice, rafted ice, exposed tidal flats and open water. As a field intensive project, I have been responsible for constructing meteorological stations with open-path eddy covariance systems and have developed a high degree of familiarity with instrumentation such as various Campbell Scientific dataloggers, LiCor infrared gas analysers, CSAT3 sonic anemometers, solar and wind charged battery arrays, RMYoung anemometers, sonic rangers, pyranometers, pyradiometers, pyrgeometers, soil heat flux plates, thermocouples, telemetry systems and other basic equipment. Additionally, I have had experience working with large teams of researchers and graduate students and have been assisting with various other projects. I have gained experience working with LiCor8100s, LiCor820s and I am familiar with soil gas and water sampling techniques.
2003 - Research Assistant, McMaster University
During the summer of 2003, I had the opportunity to assist with research being conducted in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada that examined the contamination of runoff from one of the local garbage dumps. I gained experience setting up automated weather stations, using Campbell Scientific data loggers, camping in very remote locations, using HOBO temperature probes, maintaining and using various water quality probes and assisting with chemical tracer experiments.
2002 - Honours Thesis Student, York University
I had the opportunity to complete my honours thesis in Churchill, Manitoba over the course of the summer of 2002 under the supervision of Dr. Richard Bello. I studied the relationships between isostatic rebound, coastal geomorphology and rock sorting and attempted to find a correlation between the length of time that coastal lands had been exposed and the degree of rock sorting that had taken place. Although the results were ambiguous, I developed valuable field experience and a keen interest in permafrost hydrology and cryotic geomorphology. Additionally, I was able to observe first-hand how the thermal properties of different types of surface cover and substrates has had an impact on the development of the active layer and can redirect the subsurface flow of water.