Lisa Nguyen
916-***-**** ****.**********@*****.***
**** ******** *****, **********, ** 95827
www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-nguyen96
EDUCATION:
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Expected Graduation: June 2018
Bachelor of Science, Physical Geography Major GPA: 3.11/4.00
RELEVANT COURSEWORK:
Remote Sensing of the Environment Series, Maps Spatial Reasoning, Introduction Geographic Information Systems & Science, Introduction to Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology, Water Quality, Hydrology, Coastal Pollution, Intermediate Geographical Data Analysis, Environmental Optics, Organic Chemistry Lab, Independent Research Assistant
EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant April 2017 - January 2018
Brandi Gamelin– UCSB
Collected MODIS-Aqua data from Giovanni NASA website to examine Combined Cloud Optical Thickness: Mean of Daily Mean
Collaborated with a Ph.D. student organizing and interpreting MODIS-Aqua data using Microsoft Excel
Compiled and recorded radiosonde data from the University of Wyoming website
Internship
Young Lab – UCSB August 2017 - December 2017
Performed detail work measuring plant specimens individually using analytical balance scale
Recorded plant specimen wet and dry weights accordingly in the appropriate files
Edited plants processing photos using GIMP and analyzed plants characteristics of area using ImageJ
Internship
D’Antonio Lab – UCSB Feb 2017 - June 2017
●Georeferenced multiple aerial photography from the 1930s of Lake Piru Fire to present imagery
●Warp images using GCP (ground point control): image to image each individual pixel on ENVI
●Interpret and recognize color aerial imagery pixels to black & white imagery pixels using ArcMap
PROJECTS:
Remote Sensing of the Environment Series - UCSB Sept 2016 - June 2017
Collected multiple images from USGS Landsat 4-5TM & Landsat 8OLI/TIRS in analyzing the Yellow River Delta seasons sedimentation processes
Created 7 training ROIs classes to perform a maximum likelihood classification and ran an accuracy assessment
Presented final poster at the annual Spatial@UCSB 2017 Poster and Plenary session for guests and peers
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Proficient in using ENVI, ESRI software (ArcCatalog, ArcGIS), PC, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Basic knowledge: Python, MATLAB, R, ImageJ, GIMP
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Member, UCSB Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) Apr 2015 - Present
●Contributing help on SASE Regional Conference by contacting professors and professionals on the programming committee
●Assist underclassmen with academics, and professional resources related to STEM fields
●Attended SASE Regional Conference to build up leadership and professionalism in April 2015
Kiwanis Family Chair, UCSB Circle K International Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
●Communicated with the Kiwanis and Circle K members to form strong, meaningful relationships
●Organized community service events with Kiwanians, coordinators, and board members through emails to partake in joint community service events
●Publicized service events to general members through oral presentation