Augustus Howe

Sampled Macroinvertebrates in various river basins in Ohio to help assess overall water quality in that area.

• Tasked with scanning and online filing of yearly maps and permits for active and inactive industrial minerals sites.
• Assisted with planning and operation of MRM Ohio State Fair booth.
• Attended multiple Intern trainings to gain understanding of each division within the ODNR.
• Took multiple field days to inspect active sites for Industrial Minerals and Mine Reclamation.

• Completed office tasks during off-sampling season.
• Data entry for both fish and macro-invertebrate samples.
• Shuttled vehicles for yearly maintenance and inspections.
• Organized labs collection of fish and macro-invertebrate samples for better access.
• Daily smaller tasks like cleaning, delivery of samples, etc, throughout job duration

• Many same tasks as previous year.
• Additional 2nd year tasks such as driving to sites and access to more data entry tasks.

• Tasked with being a role model and leader for my floor during the 2022-2023 school year.
• Held monthly meetings and activities for my floor to promote socializing.
• Monthly meetings with supervisors to get them up to speed with my tasks and issues on my floor.
• Enforced university rules and regulations by either deescalating situations or reporting incidents to proper authorities such as Campus Safety or Local Police.
• Weekly online reports and duties such as rotating on-duty shifts to check in on the whole dorm building and set times during the night.

• Identified and cataloged various fish species across Ohio.
• Operated and repaired electro-shocking equipment such as nets and generators.
• Communicated with land owners about biological research mission and process.
• Entered data collected during field season into state data bank for future reports