Earth Sciences Ph.D. Candidate – University of Oregon, current
Geophysics B.A. – University of California, Berkeley
graduated 2020
Geology, Physics, Mathematics A.S. – Sierra College
graduated 2018
Relevant coursework: Digital Elevation Modeling, Slope and Embankment Design, Introduction to Hydrology, Geomorphology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Soil Biogeochemistry, Continuum Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, General Chemistry, Calculus-based Physics
Work experience
Staff Lab Assistant @ Eel River Critical Zone Observatory, University of California, Berkeley
July 2020 - August 2021
Duties included: data management, installing soil moisture sensors and dataloggers, monthly neutron probe groundwater data collection and analysis, collecting bi-weekly soil moisture isotope samples, ordering equipment for installations and repairs, updating field site maps in QGIS and ArcGIS
Student Research Assistant @ Eel River Critical Zone Observatory, University of California, Berkeley
September 2019 - July 2020
Duties included: Collecting monthly groundwater dynamics data with neutron probe at two field sites in Williams, CA and Branscomb, CA. Experience with hiking in the heat, carrying heavy equipment, and driving a 4WD truck.
Teaching experience
Reader for The Water Planet @ UC Berkeley
January - May 2020
Professor: Bill Dietrich
Duties included: assisting with lab set-up, grading homework assignments and exams
Reader for Geomorphology @ UC Berkeley
August - December 2019
Professor: Bill Dietrich
Duties included: attending lectures, grading labs and reports, assisting with labs and field trips
Physics Tutor @ Sierra College
January - May 2018
Professor: Aviva Shackell
Duties included: tutoring at a physics learning center on campus where any student enrolled in any physics course on campus could seek help
Chemistry Peer Tutor @ Sierra College
August - December 2017
Professor: Stuart Hay
Duties included: in-class tutor to help with problem-solving and questions, held office hours outside of class time for additional questions and group problem solving
Honors and Awards
University of Oregon Harvey E Lee Graduate Scholarship - 2023
University of Oregon Department of Earth Sciences Baldwin Scholarship - 2023
University of Oregon Department of Earth Sciences Scholarship - 2022
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - 2021
University of California, Berkeley Earth and Planetary Sciences Departmental Citation - 2020
Highest Distinction in General Scholarship at UC Berkeley - 2020
UC Berkeley Earth and Planetary Sciences Charles H. Ramsden Endowed Scholarship - 2019
UC Berkeley Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - 2019
Publications
Hahm, W.J., Dralle, D.N., Sanders M.A., Bryk, A.B., Fauria, K.E., Huang, M.H., Hudson-Rasmussen, B., Nelson, M.D., Pedrazas, M.A., Schmidt, L., Whiting, J., Dietrich, W.E., Rempe, D.M. (2022), Bedrock water storage dynamics under extreme drought consequences for plant water availability, recharge, and runoff, Water Resources Research, doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031781
Presentations
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - Dec 2023
Poster Presentation: Geologic and Wildfire Controls on Debris Flow Hazard in Steep Volcanic Catchments
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - Dec 2021
Online Poster Presentation: What is the stable isotope moisture record generated in soils and shallow saprolite across a seasonal wet-up and dry-down cycle in a Mediterranean climate?
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Presentation, Earth and Planetary Sciences @ University of California, Berkeley - May 2020
Oral Presentation: An assessment of consecutive rainfall induced shallow landsliding events by high resolution lidar surveys and field mapping
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - Dec 2019
Poster Presentation: The role of small shallow landslides in landscape evolution as revealed by high resolution differential lidar surveys and field mapping
Service and leadership
Science Program to Inspire Creativity and Excellence Volunteer
Mad Duck Science Friday Volunteer
Member of the Inclusivity and Gender Diversity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (IgDEAS) group at the University of Oregon
IgDEAS undergraduate mentor
Co-president of the Geological Association at Berkeley, Aug 2019 - May 2020
