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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

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University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand​

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Kodaikanal International School, Tamil Nadu, India

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BSc, Earth Sciences (Honors)

 

Study Abroad

 

IB, High School

May 2019

 

July 2017

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May 2014

Research Interests

Structural Glaciology

Fieldwork Research

GIS/Remote Sensing

Publications

Forbes, M., Hulbe, C., Sah, K., Nature or Nurture? Rift Generation(s) at the NE front of the Ross Ice Shelf, 2018, Polar 2018 A SCAR & IASC Conference

 

Sah, K., Dougherty, B., Kochtitzky, W., Dryak, M., Edwards, B., Gudmundsson, M., 2018, Climate and Singular Event Glacier Change on Gígjökull and Steinholtsjökull, Iceland, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

 

Irving, W, Sah, K, Edwards, B.,  A glaciovolcanic origin for Braeðvikir ridge, Iceland? 2018, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

 

 Research and Field Experience

GIS Intern, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA​  | 2018 - 2019

 

  • Providing technical support and collaborating with student, faculty, and staff with GIS related projects and research

  • Working with various databases and datasets including excel spreadsheets, shapefiles, DEMs and LiDAR

  • Experience with spatial statistics, watershed mapping, natural resource mapping, and DEM/LiDAR analysis

  • Using, storing and checking out remote sensing equipment such as various grades of GPS and total stations and exporting data for use in ArcGIS

 

Research Assistant, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA | 2019

 

  • Sample preparation for XRF analysis

  • Working with critical zone saprolite samples 

 

Student Researcher, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA and Southern Iceland | 2018

 

  • Preparation for field-work including high-resolution contour maps on ArcGIS

  • Used DroneDeploy to set drone paths for creating high-resolution DEMs

  • Working with archived aerial photographs, LiDAR and satellite data

  • Maintaining and updating a geodatabase

  • Sample Collection and Mapping/GPS work at Undirhlíðar, Braeívikir ridge, Gígjökull, and Steinholtsjökull

  • Limnology/Lake coring 

  • High-resolution photography of outcrops for use in photogrammetry

 

Mapping in Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), PA | 2018

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  • Surveyed the campus and hiking trails using a total station, mapping grade and recreational grade GPS.

  • The map produced by the project is used by them on their website and for visitors

 

Research Assistant, University of Otago, New Zealand | 2017

                            

  • Geospatial analysis of Landsat images on QGIS looking at rift propagation on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

  • Worked with MODIS data

 

Research Assistant, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA | 2016 - 2017

 

  • Analyzed archeological samples under the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) after being carbon coated and used the Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to check whether they were turquoise.

  • Published in the acknowledgments: Hedquist, S.L., Thibodeau, A.M., Welch, J.R.,Killick, D.J., Canyon (2017) Creek revisited: New investigations of a late prehispanic turquoise mine, Arizona, USA, Journal of Archaeological Science, v:87, p:44-58.

 

Summer Field Experience, Baffin and Bylot Islands, Nunavut, Canada | 2016 - 2017

 

  • Looked at the regional geology and water chemistry

  • Took measurements to test the thickness of the ice sheet along with changes in pH, EC, and temperature

  • Used a hydrophone and experienced the unique Arctic wildlife such as bowhead whale, narwhal and seal song

  • Interacted with the Inuit community, understanding their concerns about the Arctic

Work and Leadership Experience

Teaching Assistant, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA   | 2018 - 2019

 

Earth's Hazards (2019)

 

  • Helping students with introductory earth sciences course and material

  • Providing feedback and grading labs and assignments

  • Maintaining TA hours

 

Introduction to Photography (2018)

 

  • Helping students with work in the darkroom, the studio, printing and in the digital lab​

  • Preparing chemicals for the darkroom

  • Helping students with Adobe Lightroom

 

Residence Life and Housing, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA   | 2018 - 2019

 

Community Advisor (2018 - 2019)

 

  • Supervising Resident Advisors (RAs) in their positions along with professional staff Area Coordinator​

  • Conducting weekly meetings with RAs, fellow CAs and Area Coordinator

  • Building a good group dynamic with my staff, creating accountability and decision making


Resident Advisor (2016 - 2017)

 

  • Serving as a resource 22 first-year students guiding them through their transition to college

  • Skills in event planning and conflict resolution and management

  • Working with a diverse peer group and the administration to maintain sustained dialogue

Rock Climbing Wall Coordinator, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA | 2018 - 2019

 

  • Supervisor for seven rock climbing wall monitors

  • Training new wall monitors how to teach bouldering, top rope and lead according to CWI standards set by the AMGA

  • Scheduling work, meetings, creating policies for the wall in accordance with other climbing gyms

  • Creating a curriculum for using the rock wall as a tool for team building 

 

Rock Climbing Wall Coordinator, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA | 2018 - 2019

 

Outing Club - President (2018)

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  • Providing leadership to 9 executive board members for the largest club on campus​​

  • Planning and leading trips, managing and creating the budget, weekly meetings and coordinating resources outside the campus.

  • Managing social media platforms

  • Outreach and ongoing communication with various departments and clubs.

  • Annually hosting the Wild and Scenic Film Festival


Climbing Team - Co-founder and Treasurer (2016 - 2018)

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  • Exposing students to rock climbing and the outdoors

  • Managing social media platforms


Geological Society - Trips Manager (2016)

 

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • ArcGIS Desktop & Pro

  • BricsCAD

  • ENVI

  • Google Earth

  • GPS Data Collection​​

  • Logger Pro

  • Matlab

  • Microsoft Office

  • Petrographic Microscope

  • Photography

  • Python (limited proficiency)

  • ​​QGIS

  • R (limited proficiency)

  • SEM-EDS

  • Trimble Pathfinder

  • XRD

  • XRF Sample Preparation

Relevant Coursework

  • Advanced GIS â€‹

  • Earth Materials – Mineralogy and Petrology

  • Field Geology​

  • Geochemistry

  • Geophysics

  • Geospatial Science​​

  • Metamorphism and Metamorphic Petrology

  • Sedimentology and Stratigraphy​

  • Structural Geology​

  • Calculus I

  • Calculus II

  • Physics of Climate Change and Renewable Energies

  • General Chemistry

  • Physics I

  • Physics II

  • Statistics and Probability

  • Waves, Optics, and Vibrations

  • Advanced Photography and Imaging

  • Image Manipulation and Experimental Processes

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  • Independent Study: Valley Glaciation and Deposits

  • Independent Study: Volcano-Ice Interactions​​​

Professional Affiliations

American Geophysical Union | 2018-Present

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American Mountain Guides Association | 2018-Present

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International Glaciological Society | 2018-Present

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American Alpine Club | 2016-Present

Honors and Awards

Baird Sustainability Fellow, Dickinson College | 2019

           

Henry Hanson Research Prize for Excellence in Geology, Dickinson College | 2018

                                                                                   

Kenderdine Student Travel Grant, Dickinson College | 2018                                                                                               

 

Dean’s List, Dickinson College

 

Hugh B. Woodward & Helen K. Woodward Scholarship, Dickinson College: Award for all four years of undergraduate study              

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