Assistant Management

*

Aradhana

J

Roberts

Environmental

Research

Specialist

********.*******@***.***

928- 814- 9902

linkedin.com/in/aradhanaroberts SUMMARY

OF

QUALIFICATIONS

• Six

years

of

field

and

lab

experience

for

ecological

scientific

research

with

policy

applications.

• Authored

two

research

publications

currently

undergoing

the

peer

review

process.

• Six

years

of

experience

evaluating

and

analyzing

data

for

individual

and

group

research.

• Conducted

collaborative

research

and

conferences

both

nationally

and

internationally

in

India,

Italy and

United

States.

• Fluent

in

Hindi

and

two

regional

dialects. EDUCATION

Northern

Arizona

University,

Flagstaff,

AZ

May

2016 M.

S.

Environmental

Science

and

Policy

• Graduate

Teaching

Assistant

Scholarship.

• Thesis

Title:

Responses

of

soil

carbon

and

mycorrhizae

to

18

years

of

short

duration

high

intensity grazing

in

northern

Arizona

grassland. Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

Dec

2013

• B.

A.

Biology

and

Environmental

Science

• International

student

70%

academic

scholarship.

• Track

and

cross

country

sports

scholarship.

• 1

of

the

2

selected

from

90

international

students

for

the

Raj

Bayani

Scholarship.

• Recipient

of

the

Environmental

Scholarship

for

demonstrated

commitment

to

research. RELEVANT

EXPERIENCE

Research

Specialist

at

ECOSS

Lab,

NAU,

Flagstaff,

AZ

June

2016- Present Coordinator

of

US- China

project:

understanding

plants

and

soil

adaptation

to

changing

climate

• Analyze

soil

and

plant

samples

for

C,

13- C,

N

and

15- N

on

the

mass

spectrometer.

• Measure

foliar

phosphorus

on

an

atomic

adsorption

spectrophotometer.

• Conducted

radio- carbon

dating

analysis

of

soil

carbon

from

burned

forests

in

Canada.

• Certified

trainee

with

NASA

in

applications

of

remote

sensing

for

soil

moisture

and

evapotranspiration Grazing

and

soil

carbon

research,

NAU,

Flagstaff,

AZ

Aug

2014

-

May

2016 Master’s

Thesis:

Responses

of

soil

carbon

and

mycorrhizae

from

high

intensity

grazing

in

Arizona

grassland

• Collected

soil

samples

before

and

after

short- term

high

intensity

grazing

in

replicated

experimental plots

established

in

1997

using

GPS

and

GIS.

• Measured

soil

nutrients

(carbon,

nitrogen,

organic

matter),

hyphal

growth,

root

and

shoot

mass,

pH and

other

soil

properties.

2

• Analyzed

hyphal

density

of

arbuscular

mycorrhizal

fungi

throughout

the

growing

season

using

a compound

microscope.

• Statistically

analyzed

data

using

R

and

JMP. Policy

Intern-

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

Jan- Dec

2013 Policy

analysis

of

traditional

ecological

knowledge

(TEK)

and

navigable

waterways

in

Indiana

• Monitored

ecological

productivity

and

stability

of

Elkhart

River,

IN.

• Collaborated

with

Army

Corps

of

Engineers

and

local

authorities

to

understand

process

for implementing

navigable

waterway

for

Elkhart

River.

• Presented

findings

for

sustainable

water

management

in

DC

with

local

legislators. Maple

Scholar

Merry

Lea

–

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

May

–

Dec

2013 Independent

study

focusing

on

invasive

plant

species

and

edge

effect

of

forests

in

Northern

Indiana.

• Conducted

transects

in

woodlands

and

identified

native

and

non- native

plant

species.

• Measured

tree

properties

such

as

coring

and

DBH

to

understand

invasive

species

management.

• Used

GPS

and

GIS

to

collect

data

and

statistically

analyzed

data

using

R

and

JMP.

• Paper

accepted

in

the

Proceedings

of

the

Indiana

Academy

of

Sciences. Photobioreactor

Research

Team

Lead

–

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

Jan

2011

–

Dec

2013 Led

collaborative

research

on

algae

as

a

bio- fuel

source

• Facilitated

team

meetings

and

communication

between

fellow

peers

and

research

professors.

• Successfully

grew

and

isolated

algae

for

high

lipid

content

and

potential

for

alternative

biofuel.

• Presented

algal

research

to

local

entrepreneurs

and

media

to

promote

funding

opportunities. Forest

Research

Institute

Intern

–

Dehra

Dun,

India

June

–

Aug

2012 Independent

study

of

carbon

in

oak

and

pine

forests

in

North

India.

• Collected

samples

of

forest

litter

from

undisturbed

oak

and

pine

forests.

• Discussed

ecological

and

economical

importance

of

forest

conservation

with

NGO’s.

• Measured

carbon

content

of

oak

and

pine

forest

litter

through

acid

base

titration. PRESENTATIONS

Soil

Ecology

Society

International

Conference-

Fort

Collins,

CO

June

5- 9,

2017

• Ignite

talk

title:

Eighteen

years

of

mob- grazing

increases

soil

carbon

in

a

semi- arid

grassland. ASA,

CSA,

SSSA

International

Conference

–

Phoenix,

AZ

Nov

6- 9,

2016

• Talk

titled:

Responses

of

soil

carbon

and

mycorrhizae

to

18

years

of

short

duration

high

intensity grazing

in

Arizona

grassland.

• Received

Best

Presentation

Award

Biennial

Conference

of

Science

and

Management-

Flagstaff,

AZ

Oct

5- 8,

2015

• Poster

presentation

of

Masters

Thesis:

The

influence

of

grazing

management

on

soil

carbon 3

ADDITIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Graduate

Teaching

Assistant,

NAU,

Flagstaff,

AZ

Aug

2014

-

May

2016

• Promoted

to

Lead

TA

where

I

co- taught

with

the

primary

instructor,

helped

redesign

the

course

for Foundations

of

Environmental

Science

ENV

230.

• Planned

lessons,

graded

papers

and

exams

for

40

students.

• Taught

useful

research

analysis

skills

such

as

JMP,

ArcMap,

GPS

and

Excel. Earth

Team

Intern

–

NRCS,

Flagstaff,

AZ

May

–

Dec

2015

• Worked

with

Natural

Resources

Conservation

Service

on

data

entry,

lab

and

fieldwork.

• Attended

field

trips

and

assisted

with

measuring

soil

profiles.

• Collaborated

ideas

to

develop

soil

bulk

density

measurements

for

different

soil

types. WWF

India

Intern

–

Mussoorie,

India

Jan

–

Aug

2014 Established

a

nature

preserve

with

the

local

community:

http://jabarkhetnature.com

• Built

and

installed

water

holes

and

camera

traps

to

monitor

wildlife

activity

and

suggested conservation

strategies

for

wild

animals

such

as

bears,

leopards

and

deer.

• Installed

trails

to

encourage

ecotourism

and

local

revenue.

• Incorporated

hands

on

learning

through

the

science

curriculum

at

local

schools. Microbiology

Teacher

Assistant-

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

Aug

–

Dec

2013 Student

Senate

Cabinet-

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

2012- 2013 International

Student

Leader-

Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

2012- 2013 Resident

Assistant- Goshen

College,

Goshen,

IN

2011-

2012 Habitat

for

Humanity

Volunteer-

Elkhart,

IN

March

2012 Marine

Biology

Lab

Assistant-

GC

Marine

Biology

Center,

Long

Key,

FL

May

2011 FEATURED

RESEARCH

• Diablo

Trust

Newsletter:

Cows,

Carbon

and

the

Classroom https://gallery.mailchimp.com/32c5e5ac5b44734f4f9ee81b4/files/7bea5ea9- 755b- 4060- bfb1- 3cddbc86d594/Winter_2017.pdf

• Arizona

Daily

Sun:

Closer

look

by

NAU

finds

mixed

results

for

intensive

grazing http://azdailysun.com/news/local/closer- look- by- nau- finds- mixed- results- for- intensive- grazing/article_8a5c4c54- 41c5- 5b9c- 98fe- d6b78c7f8e4a.html CONFERENCES

AND

WORKSHOPS

Policy

Research

Conference-

Washington

DC

March

11- 14,

2013 Hydrology

Workshop-

Merry

Lea,

Albion,

IN

Nov

17,

2012 North

Park

University

Diversity

Conference-

Chicago

Oct

12,

2012 MCC

UN

Conference-

New

York

City

Nov

18- 21,

2010 Model

United

Nations

Conference-

Woodstock

School,

India

2005- 2010

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