Ekaterina Bulygina
Ms
Norfolk,VA
Summary
Detail-oriented Laboratory Manager highly effective at keeping laboratories running smoothly and efficiently. Knowledgeable about managing supplies, equipment, and facilities. Pursuing new professional challenges with the opportunity to make a positive impact on laboratory operations and research success.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory Manager
Old Dominion University Research Foundation
09.2016 - Current
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards by staying up-to-date on industry best practices and adjusting internal policies as necessary.
- Enhanced laboratory safety by conducting regular inspections and updating safety training materials as needed.
- Developed and implemented standard operating procedures for laboratory processes, resulting in consistent quality of work.
- Collecting and processing sea-water samples
- Measurements included Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Phosphorus (SRP, TDP, TP), Sulfide.
- Developed and implicated Logistical and Research support for marine expeditions.
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on technical skills development and career growth opportunities.
- Managed budgets for laboratory, ensuring cost-effective use of funds while meeting operational goals.
- Collaborated with research teams to optimize experimental design and data collection methods.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
- Kept equipment maintained, facility clean, and organized and inventory stocked to maximize performance.
- Kept laboratory in compliance with applicable guidelines and laws.
- Managed operational documents and produced reports detailing activities.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Interviewed, hired and trained lab technicians to perform experiments and analyze results.
Laboratory Manager
LUMCON
09.2016 - 09.2019
- Managed a team of technicians, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and proper handling of lab equipment.
- Coordinated staff training programs to keep abreast of advances in scientific knowledge relevant to field.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards by staying up-to-date on industry best practices and adjusting internal policies as necessary.
- Maintained an organized inventory system for lab supplies, reducing waste and saving on procurement costs.
- Managed budgets for laboratory, ensuring cost-effective use of funds while meeting operational goals.
- Collaborated with research teams to optimize experimental design and data collection methods.
- Improved laboratory efficiency by streamlining workflows and implementing process improvements.
- Kept equipment maintained, facility clean, and organized and inventory stocked to maximize performance.
- Kept laboratory in compliance with applicable EPA guidelines and laws.
- Managed operational documents and produced reports detailing activities.
Guest Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
01.2012 - 09.2016
Collaborated with research teams to optimize experimental design and data collection methods.
Improved laboratory efficiency by streamlining workflows and implementing process improvements.
Research Associate /Laboratory Manager
Woods Hole Research Center
01.2005 - 09.2016
- Developed and implicated Logistical and Research support of Arctic, and Global River programs
Developed and implicated Logistical and Research support of Arctic, and Global River programs
Detecting the lit fuse of the Arctic's Carbon Bomb
The Polaris Project -http://www.thepolarisproject.org
Global Rivers Observatory- http://www.globalrivers.org/
Arctic GRO-I, Arctic GRO-II - http://arcticgreatrivers.org/index.html
Partners, Student-Partners
- Preparation of Standard Operation Procedures (SOP’s) for laboratory use
- Supervise and train personnel, students and research Collaborators
- Design and Execute Research Experiments
- Trouble-shoot and perform system maintenance of Analytical equipment as necessary in the lab and at the field.
- Responsible for accurate data recording, statistical analysis, and publications
- Work with the Customer Service and Sales Departments to insure project requirements are met, ordering supplies, monitoring inventory, and maintaining all equipment service records and contracts
- Coordinate site planning and communication for the site Research team, including plans for Laboratory space and laboratory allocation.
- Coordinate with scientists and manage capital equipment demands and growth
Research Scientist
Wet Chemistry Laboratory, Upstate Freshwater Institute
Syracuse, NY
01.1998 - 01.2005
- Conduct specific wet chemistry in ELAP certified lab
- Collecting and processing water samples
- Developed and implemented standard operating procedures for laboratory processes, resulting in consistent quality of work.
- Collecting and processing sea-water samples
- Measurements included Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Phosphorus (SRP, TDP, TP), Sulfide.
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on technical skills development and career growth opportunities.
- Collaborated with research teams to optimize experimental design and data collection methods.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
- Processing sediment samples and analytical characteristic of it.
Research Scientist/Tour Guide
Moscow State University, Museum of Zoology
01.1986 - 01.1995
- Tour Guide of 'Evolution and Biology of Animals Kingdom'
Research Assistant
Moscow State University, School of Biology, Department of Physiology of Plants
01.1986 - 01.1987
- Conducted studies on genetically selected wheat grow in-vitro and prepared samples for electronic microscope analysis
Education
The Future of Water in Southeastern Massachusetts - undefined
Wetland Workshop (Massachusetts Audubon Program) - undefined
RCRA Refresher Training with DOT Awareness & Update 40CFR 265.16, 49 CFR 172.794(a)(1), Boston, MA - undefined
The CPS ARCTIC TRAINING/THE BOATING COURSE AMSEA - undefined
BP Safety Classes - undefined
State University Of New York, College of Environmental Science, Graduate Program, Environmental and Forest Biology - undefined
State University Of New York, English as a Second Language - undefined
Moscow State University, Biology Department, Russia, M.S.- Master of Science in Physiology. Specialization: Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemistry - undefined
Moscow State University, Biology Department, Russia, B.S.- Master of Science in Physiology. Specialization: Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemistry - undefined
Skills
Laboratory Management
Experimental design
Environmental Monitoring
Standard Operating Procedures
Quality controls
Data Management
Equipment Maintenance
Employee Supervision
Lab equipment maintenance
Hazardous waste management
Research coordination
Sample Processing
Sample storage
Collaborative Research
Budget Management
Problem-solving abilities
Custom
- Carbon cycle biogeochemistry
- Nutrient cycles in aquatic, terrestrial ecosystems
- Microbial metabolism to response to global Changes
- Carbon/Nitrogen fate in ecosystem
- Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Ocean/Estuaries/Rivers/Permafrost Lakes
- Understanding of ecological and biogeochemical processes in Earth ecosystem (Ocean, Terrestrial, Soil/Permafrost, River)
- Ecosystem response to global climate change, and scaling ecosystem processes.
- Enzyme activity in biogeochemical cycle
- Characterization of organic matter and its degradation (Experimental lab studies).
Custom
- Shimadzu TOC Analyzer (NPOC, TC, DIC, TDN)
- Shimadzu Spectrophotometer
- Astoria –Pacific Analyzer (NO2-NO3, NH4, SRP, TP, SiO2)
- Lachat (NO2-NO3, NH4, TDN)
- FT-IR, VERTEX 70
- Horiba Fluorescence Spectrofluorometer (FluoroMax4)
- Biotek Multi-Mode Microplate Reader (Gen5)
- True Spec LECO CN (TC, TN)
- Dionex Ion Chromatography (Chromeleon)
- Atlas (Solar Simulation)
- Termer-Dohman Phoenix 8000, DC-190
- Amtek 9000, Auto Analyzer –II
- Turner Designs Flurometer TD-700
Custom
- Board of Directors at Falmouth Water Stewards (FWS)
- Board of Directors Oyster Pond Environmental Trust (OPET)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Custom
- P. J. Mann, W. Sobczak, J. E. Vonk, A. Davydova, J. Schade, E. Bulygina, S. Davydov, N. Zimov, and R. M. Holmes, Enzymatic regulation of organic matter metabolism in Siberia’s Kolyma Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 14, EGU2012-9444, 2012 European Geosciences Union (EGU), General Assembly, 2012, River Watershed
- Jorien E. Vonk, P. J. Mann, S. Davydov, A. Davydova, R. G. M. Spencer, J. Schade, W. V. Sobczak, N. Zimov, S. Zimov, E. Bulygina, T. I. Eglinton, R. M. Holmes, High biolability of ancient permafrost upon thaw. European Geosciences Union (EGU), General Assembly, 2012
- Kelsey L Dowdy, Jorien E Vonk, Paul J Mann, Nikita Zimov, Ekaterina B Bulygina, Anna Davydova, Robert G Spencer, Robert M Holmes, Ancient Yedoma carbon loss: primed by ice wedge thaw? Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2012
- Valentin V Spektor, Alexander L Kholodov, Ekaterina B Bulygina, Varvara Andreeva, Dylan Broderick, Seth Spawn, Susan Natali, Anna Davydova, Preliminary Results of the Permafrost Carbon Study in the Lower Kolyma Lowland (Eastern Siberia) Based on Drilling Record. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2012
- Sarah Ludwig, Heather D Alexander, Ekaterina B Bulygina, Paul J Mann, Susan Natali, Fire Effects on Microbial Enzyme Activities in Larch Forests of the Siberian Arctic. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2012
- Suzanne Tank, Paul J Mann, Katherine Hoering, Ekaterina B Bulygina, Robert G Spencer, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, James W McClelland, Peter Raymond, Robert M Holmes, Rapid Photomineralization of Dissolved Organic Carbon Flowing from Large Arctic Rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2012
- Sergey Davydov, Jorien E. Vonk, Paul J. Mann, Anna Davydova, William V. Sobczak, John Schade, E. Bulygina, Sergei Zimov, Robert M. Holmes, Reactivity of Pleistocene aged organic matter in the Siberian Arctic. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2011
- Anna Davydova, Paul J Mann, Jorien Elisabeth Vonk, Sergey Davydov, E. Bulygina, Robert G Spencer, Sergei A Zimov, Robert Max Holmes, The Age, Source and Composition of Arctic riverine organic matter exported during the fall onset of freezing. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2011
- Paul J. Mann, William Sobczak, Jorien E. Vonk, Anna Davydova, John Schade, E. Bulygina, Sergei Davydov, Nikita Zimov, Robert M. Holmes, Enzymatic regulation of organic matter metabolism in Siberia’s Kolyma River Watershed. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2011
- S Dunn, N Zimov, JD Schade, E. Bulygina, RM Holmes, S Chandra, V Spektor, SA Zimov, WV Sobczak, A Davydova, Spatial Variation in Soil Nutrient Concentrations and Microbial Activity in the Kolyma River Basin in Eastern Siberia. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2010
- P J Mann, A I Davydova, N Zimov, E. Bulygina, S Davydov, L Russell-Roy, S A Zimov, R M Holmes, DOM composition and lability during the Arctic spring freshet on the River Kolyma, Northeast Siberia. Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2010
- J. Vonk, W V Sobczak, P J Mann, E. Bulygina, S A Zimov, R M Holmes, The crucial role of particulate organic matter in fluvial degradation of thaw-released Arctic carbon. Annual Geophysical Union meeting, December (AGU), 2010
- S. Chandra, J. Heslo, W. V. Sobczak, J. D. Schade, V. Spektor, R. M. Holmes; A. G. Bunn, E. Bulygina, K. M. Walter Anthony, K. E. Frey, N. Zimov, S. A. Zimov, Nutrient limitation of a thermokarst lake and large river ecosystem in the Kolyma River basin (Russia), Annual Geophysical Union meeting (AGU), December 2010
- Claire G. Griffin, Karen E. Frey, E. Bulygina, Andy Bunn, Sudeep Chandra, Sergei Davydov, Robert M. Holmes, John Schade8 William Sobczak, Katey Walter Anthony, Valentin Spektor, Modeling Dissolved Organic Matter in Northeastern Siberian Lakes and Rivers Using Landsat TM and ETM+ Satellite Imagery., Sate Of Arctic (SOA), March 2010
- Travis Drake, Erin Seybold, John Schade, E. Bulygina, Andy Bunn, Sudeep Chandra, Sergei Davydov, Karen Frey, Robert M. Holmes, William Sobczak, Valentin Spektor, Katey Walter Anthony, Sergei Zimov, Transient Storage, Discharge, and Nutrient Uptake in Streams of the Kolyma River Basin., Sate Of Arctic (SOA), March 2010
- Anna Davydova, Sergey Davydov, Dmitry Fyodorov- Davydov, E. Bulygina, Max Holmes, Carbon of the Kolyma Lowland Permafrost Under Recent Change of Climate, Sate Of Arctic (SOA), March 2010
- Valentin Spektor, E. Bulygina, Andy Bunn, Sudeep Chandra, Sergei Davydov, Karen Frey, Robert M. Holmes, John Schade, William Sobczak, Anna Falina, On Genesis of the Lower Kolyma Edoma Based on New AMS 14C Dates from Duvanny Yar, Sate Of Arctic (SOA), March 2010
- Moira A. Hough, Karen Frey, William Sobczak, Andrew Bunn, E. Bulygina, Chandra Sudeep, Davydov Sergei, Robert M. Holmes, John Schade, Valentine Spektor, Katey Walter Anthony, Sergei Zimov, Potential Impacts of Permafrost Degradation on Carbon Storage of Peat Soils in the Kolyma River Basin, East Siberia, Sate Of Arctic (SOA), March 2010
- Frey, K. E, E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, S. Davydov, R. M. Holmes, J. Schade, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor & S. Zimov, Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in waters throughout the Kolyma River basin, East Siberia, 2009 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 14–18 December 2009
- Bulygina E., S. Davydov, A. Davydova, K. Frey, L. Russell-Roy
- A. Bunn, S. Chandra, J. Schade, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor, S. Zimov & R. M. Holmes, Application of absorption spectrophotometry to the study of the seasonal dynamics of dissolved organic matter in Arctic streams, 2009 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 14–18 December 2009
- Schade, J. D., E. Seybold
- T. Drake
- E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, S. Davydov, K. Frey, R. M. Holmes, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor & S. Zimov, Assessing biogeochemical cycling and transient storage of surface water in eastern Siberia using short-term solute additions, 2009 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 14–18 December 2009
- Sobczak, W. V., E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, K. Frey, R. M. Holmes, J. Schade, V. Spektor, N. Zimov & S. Zimov, Bioavailability of organic matter in aquatic environments throughout Siberia’s Kolyma River watershed during summer baseflow, 2009 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 14–18 December 2009
- Holmes, R. M., J., Beld, E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, K. Frey, J. Schade, V. Spektor, W. Sobczak. K. Walter & S. Zimov, The Polaris Project: Rising Stars in the Arctic, 2008 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 15–19 December 2008
- Willis, K. S.
- K. R. Abbott
- E. Bulygina, K. E. Frey, R. M. Holmes & J. D. Schade, Biogeochemical characteristics of Siberia’s Kolyma River watershed in relation to climate warming and permafrost degradation, 2008 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, 15–19 December 2008
Custom
- Britta M. Voss, Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink, Timothy I. Eglinton, Robert G. M. Spencer, Ekaterina Bulygina, Valier Galy, Carl H. Lamborg, Priya M. Ganguli, Daniel B. Montluçon, Steven Marsh, Sharon L. Gillies, Jenna Fanslau, Audrey Epp, and Rosalie Luymes, Seasonal hydrology drives rapid shifts in the flux and composition of dissolved and particulate organic carbon and mercury in the Fraser River, Canada, Biogeosciences, BG-2015-122, in print
- Mann, Paul; Sobczak, William; LaRue, Madeleine; Bulygina, Ekaterina; Davydova, Anna; Vonk, Jorien; Schade, John; Davydov, Sergei; Zimov, N.S.; Holmes, Robert; Spencer, Robert, Evidence for key enzymatic controls on metabolism of Arctic river organic matter, Global Change Biology, GCB-13-0816.R1, in print
- Jorien E. Vonk, Paul J. Mann, Sergey Davydov, Anna Davydova, Robert G. M. Spencer, John Schade, W. V. Sobczak , Nikita Zimov, Sergey A. Zimov, E. Bulygina, Timothy I. Eglinton Robert M. Holmes, High biolability of ancient permafrost carbon upon thaw, GRL Geophysical Research Letters, 10.1002/grl.50348, 2013
- Robert M. Holmes, Jorien E. Vonk, Paul J. Mann, E. Bulygina, Sergey Davydov, Anna Davydova, Timothy I. Eglinton, Nikita Zimov, Sergey A. Zimov, Detecting the Lit Fuse of the Arctic Carbon Bomb, In review
- Mann, P. J., R. G. M. Spencer, P. J. Hernes, G. R. Aiken, S. E. Tank, E. Bulygina, K. D. Butler, D. Butman, R. Y. Dyda, J. W. McClelland, B. J. Peterson, P. A. Raymond, J. Six, A. V. Zhulidov, and R. M. Holmes, Arctic riverine composition and flux of dissolved organic matter and lignin phenols, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, In review
- Holmes, R. M., J. W. McClelland, B. J. Peterson, S. E. Tank, E. Bulygina, T. I. Eglinton, V. V. Gordeev, T. Y. Gurtovaya, P. A. Raymond, D. J. Repeta, R. Staples, R. G. Striegl, A. V. Zhulidov, and S. A. Zimov, Seasonal and annual fluxes of nutrients and organic matter from large rivers to the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas, Estuaries and Coasts, 10.10007/s12237-011-9386-6, 2011
- Mann, P. J., A. Davidova, N. Zimov, R. G. M. Spencer, S. Davidov, E. Bulygina, S. Zimov, and R. M. Holmes, Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, G01028, 10.1029/2011JG001798, 2012
- Torres-Cañabate, P, E.A. Davidson, E. Bulygina, R. García-Ruiz, J.A. Carreira, Abiotic immobilization of nitrate in two soils of relic Abies pinsapo -fir forests under Mediterranean climate, Biogeochemistry, 91, 1-11, 2008
- Steven W. Effler, Anthony R. Prestigiacomo, Feng Peng, E. Bulygina, David G. Smith1, Resolution of Turbidity Patterns from Runoff Events in Water Supply Reservoir, and the Advantages of In Situ Beam Attenuation Measurements Lake and Reservoir Management, vol22, issue1, 10.1080/07438140609353886, 2006
Timeline
Laboratory Manager
Old Dominion University Research Foundation
09.2016 - Current
Laboratory Manager
LUMCON
09.2016 - 09.2019
Guest Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
01.2012 - 09.2016
Research Associate /Laboratory Manager
Woods Hole Research Center
01.2005 - 09.2016
Research Scientist
Wet Chemistry Laboratory, Upstate Freshwater Institute
01.1998 - 01.2005
Research Scientist/Tour Guide
Moscow State University, Museum of Zoology
01.1986 - 01.1995
Research Assistant
Moscow State University, School of Biology, Department of Physiology of Plants
01.1986 - 01.1987