Chloe Weise

Experienced Operations Professional and Conservation Biologist with a strong background in energy policy analysis and clean energy investments. Skilled in conducting in-depth financial analysis and implementing innovative tools to synthesize and manage complex national policy data. Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with diverse internal and external stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives. Brings extensive experience in ecology and conservation research, offering a unique perspective to policy development. Leverages data-driven insights to support sustainable and impactful decision-making in the energy sector.

• 1. Weise, Chloe & Ali, Jarome & Ortiz, Christian & Tibbetts, Elizabeth. (2024). Geographical variation in signals and responses: individual identity signals linked with capacity for individual face learning across Polistes fuscatus wasp populations. Animal Behaviour.218.13-21.10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.09.003.
• 2. Tibbetts, Elizabeth & Weise, Chloe & Sanchez, Juanita & Vi, Anna. (2024). Viewpoint independent face recognition via extrapolation in paper wasps. The Journal of experimental biology.227.
• 3. Zbrozek, Maryellen & Fearon, Michelle & Weise, Chloe & Tibbetts, Elizabeth. (2023). Honeybee visitation to shared flowers increases Vairimorpha ceranae prevalence in bumblebees. Ecology and Evolution.
• 4. Weise, Chloe & Ortiz, Christian & Tibbetts, Elizabeth. (2022). Paper wasps form abstract concept of 'same and different'. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.289.
• 5. Tibbetts, Elizabeth & Pardo-Sanchez, Juanita & Weise, Chloe. (2022). The establishment and maintenance of dominance hierarchies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.377.

Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) -  Rackham Graduate School University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - MI, 06/2020–05/2022

• BIO171 - Introductory Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Recitation) 4 meetings per week with 55 students
• EEB372 - Ecology (Lab) 3 meetings per week with 30 students
• BIO130 - Animal Behavior (Recitation) 3 meetings per week with 75 students

Graduate Student Mentor -  Rackham Graduate School University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI -  09/2020–05/2022

• Supported mentees in developing and presenting independent research projects related to ecology and conservation.
• 1. Fiona Corcoran, BS in Honors Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2022
• 2. Eleanor Mills, BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2024
• 3. Zahra Alsafi, BS in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 2021
• 4. Anna Vi, BS in Honors Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2023

Callisto Vault - 07/2022–09/2022

• Analyzed sensitive, confidential datasets to support grant proposals and public outreach efforts for survivors of sexual trauma
• Wrote data reports and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure reproducibility for future analysts and stakeholders

Michigan DNA Day05/2021

• Designed and piloted teaching module on genetic variation for middle school students, successfully communicating complex topics to a younger audience

Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Sciences (FEMMES)03/2019 University of Michigan and Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI

• Showcased museum specimens to demonstrate ecological concepts to young women through interactive activities

Towsley Children’s Center04/2018 University of Michigan and Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI

• Fostered curiosity about insect behavior, conservation, and environmental science through storytelling and hands-on demonstrations (pre-school children)