Doyn M. Kellerhals

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Springfield, IL 62704

217-***-****

abjn37@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, Illinois

. MS Biology (defend Fall 2010)

. BA Biology 1982

University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana,

Illinois

66 hours toward BS degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

USGS - UMESC, La Crosse WI

. Biologist / Research Technician / Field Team Manager May 2010 -

August 2010

*Dr. William Richardson - Principal Investigator

Brent Knights - Project Director

Collection, identification and/or dissection of emergent

insects, birds and fish for

food-web lipid study

Cryopreservation and analysis of bird and fish

tissue

Collection and processing of seston water samples and physical

data

Scheduling, organization and supervision of sampling events and

field

technicians

Disposal of hazardous waste - chemical and biological

Data entry and verification -MS Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint

Field and laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance

USGS/DOI Motor Boat Safety Training April 2010

Fundamentals of GIS Applications - Univ. of IL March 2010

Emiquon Field Station/ University of Illinois at Springfield

. Research Technician / Lab Manager January 2008 - May 2010

*Dr. Michael J. Lemke - Principal Investigator

Supervision and training of students and visiting researchers

Lab management - inventory and ordering of supplies and

equipment,

preparation of chemical solutions for lab use,

equipment repairs

Sample analysis - including nutrients, DNA extraction, PCR, SDS-

PAGE, gel image capture and analysis (GelPro), Nanodrop DNA

quantification, PCR optimization, experienced with

micropipettes, thermocycler programming, ion chromatography

Image capture, enhancement and analysis - Actual size and

microscopic images

Data processing - Compiling, verifying and analyzing data -

SPSS, MVSP,

MS Office

Field work - sample acquisition and collection of physical data

Disposal of hazardous waste - chemical and biological

Illinois Department of Public Health

. Environmental Microbiologist May 2006 through August 2006

Analysis of environmental water samples for pathogens

University of Illinois at Springfield

. Adjunct Faculty - Introductory Biology August 2005 to May 2006

Course content: Botany, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Anatomy

and Physiology,

Basic laboratory skills and equipment usage

. Research Technician- March 2007 to Oct. 2007, Fall 2004 through Summer

2005

*Dr. A. Maria Lemke - Principle Investigator

Isolation of invertebrate organisms from wetland samples.

Micromanipulation of samples using microscopes and dissecting

scopes

Image capture of micro and macroinvertebrates

Hazardous waste handling and disposal

. Research Technician - June 2003 to September 2005

*Dr. Michael J. Lemke - Principal Investigator

Evaluation of cryogenic preservation methods using molecular

techniques for the

American Museum of Natural History.

Characterization of Hudson River bacterial communities in PCB

contaminated wetland sediments.

Diurnal study of Emiquon Restoration Area water and sediments.

Lincoln Land Community College

. America Reads / VISTA Coordinator Oct. 1999 to Oct. 2001

In cooperation with Lincoln Land Community College, developed,

implemented and managed programs to increase literacy in area

public schools.

District 186, Springfield Public Schools

. Substitute teacher: 3 academic years

1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2002-2003

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Oral presentations:

Doyn M. Kellerhals and Michael J. Lemke. Bacterial Community Change on

Decomposing Silver Maple (Acer Saccharinum) Leaves from Four Illinois

Floodplain Habitats.

The 10th Annual Science Research Symposium, March 4, 2010

University of Illinois Springfield, Emiquon Science 2010:

Restoration Ecology, Theory, and Policy, Dickson Mounds Museum

March 4, 2010

Doyn M. Kellerhals and Michael J. Lemke, Bacterial Succession on

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) Leaves on the Illinois River

Floodplain

The 4th UIS Science Research Symposium 2004, Springfield

Illinois,

1st place award

The 5th UIS Science Research Symposium 2005, Springfield

Illinois,

3rd place award

Poster presentations:

Doyn M. Kellerhals and Michael J. Lemke, BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES CHANGE

ON DECOMPOSING SILVER MAPLE (ACER SACCHARINUM) LEAVES FROM ILLINOIS

RIVER FLOODPLAIN HABITATS.

The Second Annual Meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes

Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration

International, April 9 to 10, 2010 University of Wisconsin-

Madison Arboretum, Madison, Wisconsin USA

1st Place Student Poster

Dungey, Kennan, M. J. Lemke, D. Kellerhals, A. Waters, and K.

Bartosiak

THREE YEAR STUDY OF BACTERIAL DIVERSITY AND WATER QUALITY INDICATORS

IN LAKES OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER FLOOD-PLAIN SYSTEM

The 9th Annual Science Research Symposium, April 17, 2009

University of Illinois at Springfield

Emiquon Science 2009: Rebirth of Emiquon, March 12, 2009

Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL

Michael J. Lemke, D. Kellerhals, M. Randle, F. Velho, A. Kent, K.

Dungey, M. Usherwood. 2009, THE MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF THOMPSON LAKE

The 9th Annual Science Research Symposium, April 17, 2009

University of Illinois at Springfield

Emiquon Science 2009: Rebirth of Emiquon, March 12, 2009

Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL

Doyn M. Kellerhals and Michael J. Lemke, BACTERIAL SUCCESSION ON

SILVER MAPLE (ACER SACCHARINUM) LEAVES ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER

American Society for Microbiology 104th General Meeting May 27,

2004,

New Orleans, Louisiana

Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, March 12, 2005,

Carbondale Illinois

Ecological Society of America 90th Annual Meeting, August 8,

2005,

Montreal, Canada

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

RESEARCH

My graduate degree research used molecular methods to examine changes in

naturally occurring bacterial communities found on decaying leaves in the

Illinois River, on the river floodplain and the associated uplands.

Bacterial DNA was amplified and analyzed on DGGE (Denaturing Gradient Gel

Electrophoresis) and sequenced for identification of selected species, to

observe changes in bacterial communities after seasonal variations in the

leaf environment. Comparing bacterial community DNA from leaf surfaces in

early spring with bacterial community DNA from leaves obtained after

exposure to river, floodplain and upland bacteria showed an initial

increase in diversity followed by a decrease in diversity as leaves

decomposed. Additionally, bacterial communities found at the different

sites showed differences in community composition on the same dates

possibly due to different environmental conditions at sites.

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