Marco T. Finocchiaro

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** ******* ******• Verona, NJ 07044 • 201-***-****

EDUCATION

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

M.S. Aquatic and Coastal Sciences GPA: 4.00 August 2014

Thesis: Effects of Water Depth and Dominant Plant Species on Methane Fluxes in a

Freshwater Wetland

Advisor: Meiyin S. Wu, Ph.D.

GPA: 3.81 May 2012

B.S. Aquatic and Coastal Sciences

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ:

Graduate Research Assistant

May 2012-September 2014

• Managed and operated a water chemistry laboratory

• Assessment of nutrient concentrations at various sites along the Passaic River, NJ using flow injection

analysis

• Assessment of water quality at various sites along the Passaic River, NJ through microbial analysis

• Conducted field based sampling techniques in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of

Water and Wastewater

• Conducted field and laboratory research to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of the Atlantic

sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) in Barnegat Bay, NJ

Supervising Graduate Assistant

May 2013-July 2013

• Graduate Research Assistant for 8-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU: Environmental

Research on NJ Rivers) hosted by MSU and funded by the National Science Foundation

• Supervised and taught trans-disciplinary field and laboratory environmental research skills to ten

undergraduate researchers

Undergraduate Research Assistant

December 2010-May 2012

• Conducted a controlled laboratory study assessing the potential of Myriophyllum spicatum to invade New

Jersey’s estuaries

• Conducted field based biological research on forest lakes including analysis of bottom up and top down

trophic cascades affecting benthic macroinvertebrate community structure.

• Learned writing, data analysis, and research presentation skills

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Clerk, Center Drugs, Verona, NJ

September 2005-2014

• Record keeping in a government regulated industry

• Management and delegation of tasks as a senior employee

AWARDS AND HONORS

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Aquatic and Coastal Sciences, 2012, College of Science and

Mathematics, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

New Jersey Academy of Science Senior Academy Award of Excellence: American Association for the

Advancement of Science Best Student Presentation 2012

New Jersey Academy of Science Senior Academy Award of Excellence: Best Undergraduate Presentation

2012

Research Experience for Undergraduates: Environmental Research on Forest Lakes, 2011 Participant.

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Poster Presentations

Mirrer L.K., M. Finocchiaro, M. Wu, H. Feng. Impacts of Land use on the Passaic River’s water quality.

Prepared for the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, May 18-23, 2014.

Ramirez, M., D. Restaino, J. Desai, M. Finocchiaro, M. Wu, and L.H. Lee. Evaluation of Primers for Microbial

Source Tracking in the Passaic River, New Jersey. Prepared for the 46th Annual Fall Conference of the

Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists, Bergen Community College, Paramus,

NJ, October 26, 2013.

Finocchiaro, M., M. Wu, P. Bologna, S. Evans, and J, Cocciardi. Acclimation of Eurasian water milfoil

(Myriophyllum spicatum) to saline conditions. Prepared for the 6th Annual Montclair State University

Student Research Symposium, Montclair State Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, April 22, 2012.

Finocchiaro, M., P. Bologna, M. Wu, S. Evans, and J. Cocciardi. Potential for Eurasian milfoil (Myriophyllum

spicatum) to invade New Jersey’s estuaries. Prepared for the 41st benthic Ecology Meeting, Norfolk, VI,

March 21-24, 2012.

Finocchiaro, M., S. Evans, J. Cocciardi, P.Bologna and M. Wu. Effects of Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum

spicatum) on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Prepared for the 44th Annual Fall Conference of

the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists, Seton Hall University, South Orange,

NJ, October 29, 2011.

Oral Presentations

Finocchiaro, M. Effects of plant species and water depth on methane fluxes in a freshwater wetland. Prepared for

the 8th Annual Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, April 12, 2014.

Finocchiaro, M., P. Bologna, M. Wu, S. Evans, and J. Cocciardi. Potential for Eurasian milfoil (Myriophyllum

spicatum) to invade New Jersey’s estuaries. Prepared for the 57th New Jersey Academy of Science

Meeting, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, April 21, 2012.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Ramirez, M., D. Restaino, J. Desai, M. Finocchiaro, M. Wu, and L.H. Lee. 2013. Evaluation of Primers for

Microbial Source Tracking in the Passaic River, New Jersey. In Vivo: The Publication of the

Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists 35(2): 67.

Cocciardi, J., S. Evans, M. Finocchiaro, P. Bologna, and M. Wu. 2012.The effects of non-native species

introduction on benthic macro-invertebrate communities. The Bulletin: New Jersey Academy of Sciences

57 (2): 10.

Finocchiaro, M., S. Evans, J. Cocciardi, P.Bologna and M. Wu. Effects of Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum

spicatum) on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. In Vivo: The Publication of the Metropolitan

Association of College and University Biologists 33 (2): 28.

Mejia, M., M. Finocchiaro, F. Huq, T. McGullam, and P. Bologna. 2011. Water column migration of zooplankton

at night: Comparison between vegetated and non-vegetated substrates. The Bulletin: New Jersey

Academy of Sciences 56 (1): 26.

SKILLS:

Computer: ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Laboratory and field equipment: YSI 556 Multi Probe System, Trimble GeoXM GeoExplorer 2008 Series, Flow

injection analysis using a Lachat Instruments QuikChem 8500 Series 2, Radiometer Analytical TIM845 Titration

Manager, Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph, Ekman dredge sampler.

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