Ceara Hogan Tomaino CV
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Ceara Hogan Tomaino is an undergraduate student at Lehigh University studying Earth and Environmental Sciences. She is expected to graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science and a GPA of 3.53. Her research experience includes projects analyzing pollen and microbial samples from bogs and lakes to reconstruct past environments. She has also studied sedimentary deposits to determine paleoenvironments and analyzed vegetation gradients along a coastal dune system. Her research interests include paleoecology, hydrology, wetland ecology, and the interactions between forest processes and climate change.
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- 1. Ceara Hogan Tomaino 4 Campus Square Bethlehem, PA 18015 978-430-1603 cht217@lehigh.edu EDUCATION Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences May 2017 GPA 3.53/4.0. Deans List, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT Current undergraduate student in the Earth and Environmental Sciences program at Lehigh University expected to graduate in May 2017. Ecological interests focus on paleoecological studies, oceanography, limnology, paleoehydrology, paleoclimatology, microbial ecology/biology, wetlands ecology and soil science. Extensive fieldwork that required the usage and creation of pollen analyses and profiles, microbial ecological analyses, and extensive lab and thesis work. Experience with a variety of lab techniques associated with pollen analyses and identification, testate amoeba identification, soil composition, hydrology analysis, and sediment analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL & ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Lehigh University Classes EES courses completed include the following topics: Paleoecology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Mineralogy, Sediment Stratigraphy, Microbial Ecology, Surficial Processes, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Geochronology, Hydrogeology, Wetland Ecology, Hydraulics of Sediment Transport Sydney Bog in Maine and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 2016 Sampled Sphagnum samples from drive3 and drive 4, respectively from a peat core Analyzed, counted, and prepared slides for each individual sample Counted and did microscope work on the pollen and Created a pollen profile of this peat core Lake Harmony in Kidder Township, Pennsylvania 2016 Cored a 350cm core below the sediment surface of lake with a Livingstone-Wright piston corer Performed LOI analyses on samples of 2 cubic centimeter separate parts of the core Performed and pollen analyses as described and recorded by Faefri & Iverson (1975) Identified pollen and placed it on slides from the method outlined by McAndrews (1973) Performed macrofossil analysis between depth of 0 and 42 centimeters of the core Created a pollen profile using the Tilia pollen program Sedimentology Studies, PA & NJ Depositional Environments 2015 Visited multiple outcrops and observed the sedimentary structures and features to determine depositional environments, wrote reports detailing the findings Created and connected stratigraphic columns of different areas through biostratigraphic analysis and observation and knowledge of sedimentary features and structures Tannersville Bog, Stroudsburg, PA 2015 Cored 400-meteres of Sphagnum peat to be analyzed in lab Analyzed, prepared, and studied water content, bulk density, and percent vegetation in each part of core Created a final project and detailed graphs to present changes of bogs transition from rich to poor fen Provided individual lab report and write-up as well as a group presentation format of findings Island Beach State Park in Berkeley, NJ 2014 Created 1 square meter plots along a 100 meter gradient to obtain vegetation percentage samples along a dunal gradient Created a dunal ecological profile to represent what species lived in which dunal stratification zone Analyzed why certain species live in which zone and how they function in a respective ecological niche Studied the ecological importance and both geological and ecological features and function of a barrier island and its different and unique zonal gradients RESEARCH INTERESTS Paleoecological studies including microbial ecological elements Oceanography and hydrology of forests, stream, and ecosystem connections Wetland ecology and hydrology interactions Forest processes and analysis in connection with ecological features Population ecology and climatology in conjunction with anthropogenic processes
- 2. TECHNICAL SKILLS Experience using the following tools: thin section creation and microscopy analysis Proficient in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator, analyzing field information, creating graphs and charts on Excel. Skilled in modeling and analysis. Experience with MatLab, GIS, and Tilia.