Assistant Office
Resume:
Jordan
A.
Thomson
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(518)
429-
1664
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Blvd.,
Cohoes,
NY
12047
Education
Union
College,
Schenectady,
NY
June
2014
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Geology
Major
GPA:
3.51
Overall
GPA:
3.25
Work
Experience
O’Brien
&
Gere
Albany,
NY
Co-
Op
3
June
2014
-
Present
• Performed
river
surface
water
sampling,
low-
flow
groundwater
sampling,
groundwater
passive
bag
sampling,
and
direct
push
soil
vapor
point
sampling.
• Prepared
various
report
deliverables
including
graphs
and
tables,
rock
cores,
packer
testing
and
chemistry
data.
Academic
Experience
Senior
Thesis
Smyrna,
NC
&
Schenectady,
NY
Researcher
April-
Present
• Conducted
research
on
the
reliability
of
δ13C
and
δ18O
as
a
proxy
for
hurricane
reconstruction
in
Loblolly
Pine
(Pinus
taeda)
in
coastal
North
Carolina,
using
high-
resolution
tree
ring
analysis.
Biogeochemistry
Schenectady,
NY
&
San
Salvador,
Bahamas
Researcher
September-
December
2011
• Conducted
research
to
determine
the
affects
of
salinity
on
photosynthesis
and
respiration
rates
of
microbial
mats
in
two
hypersaline
lakes.
Stable
Isotopes
Schenectady,
NY
Researcher
September-
November
2012
• Conducted
research
to
determine
the
effects
of
landfill
leachate
on
the
δ15N,
δ13C,
and
C/N
ratios
on
plants
and
animals
in
the
Albany
Pine
Bush
Preserve
(downstream
of
the
Albany
Landfill).
Tectonics
&
Volcanology
Dominica
&
Barbados
Researcher
November-
December
2012
• Interpreted
the
tectonics
behind
the
formation
of
Barbados.
• Interpreted
the
island
arc
complex
of
Dominica.
Oceanography
York
Beach,
Maine
&
Schenectady,
NY
Researcher
December-
March
2012
• Conducted
research
on
the
chemistry
of
ocean
water
from
Maine
and
the
Florida
Keys.
Collegiate
Activities
Geology
Club
Schenectady,
NY
President
March
2013-
March
2014
• Organized
a
trip
to
clean
the
Petrified
Sea
Garden
in
Saratoga
Springs,
NY.
• Organized
of
events
to
encourage
out
of
classroom
interaction
between
students
and
faculty.
Teacher’s
Assistant
Schenectady,
NY
Earth
and
Life
Through
Time Prof.
David
Gillikin
March-
June
2012,
2013,
2014
• Assisted
during
lab
hours.
• Held
office
hours
and
conducted
exam
review
sessions.
Study
Abroad
India
• Traveled
to
different
parts
of
India
with
Union
College
students
and
faculty
to
Nov
2013
better
understand
the
socio-
economical
and
environmental
challenges
faced
by
one
of
the
world’s
largest
countries.
Grants
and
Fellowships
Environmental
Science,
Policy
&
Engineering
Mellon
Fellowship
July-
August
2013
Awarded
grant
money
for
summer
research
and
travel
to
get
to
North
Carolina
to
collect
tree
•
samples
for
my
senior
thesis.
Undergraduate
Student
Research
Grant
January-
June
2014
Awards
and
Publications
Senior
Geology
Faculty
Award
May
2014
Geologic
Society
of
America
Abstracts
with
Programs
March
2014
• Paper
No.
46-
32
Association
of
American
Geographers
Abstracts
with
Programs
April
2014
Certifications
40-
Hr
HAZWOPER
Safety
Training
July
2014
Confined
Space
Entry
Training
July
2014
Skills
Grapher,
RockWorks,
gINT,
Adobe
Illustrator,
Microsoft
Office,
Excel,
PowerPoint,
Continuous
Flow
Mass
Spectrometer
and
other
laboratory
equipment
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