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Elizabeth Campbell

Pullman,WA

Summary

Highly-motivated Master's student with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and creativity. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and learning new skills.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Agriculture Field Technician

Ruark Lab
Madison, WI
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Applied varying levels of fertilizer to research fields according to experimental protocol
  • Completed routine maintenance of fields requiring weed control and hand thinning
  • Collected soil cores from a variety of test crop sites across Wisconsin
  • Processed soil cores by sieving, sorting out organic material, and cleaning roots
  • Harvested and oven dried biomass from field sites for analysis
  • Trained in operating soil, and plant material industrial grinder

Research Assistant

Goldman Lab
Madison, WI
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Assisted in the breeding research on carrot beet and onion
  • Trained in lab and greenhouse safety protocols
  • Cleaned and processed carrot and beet seed for planting and storage
  • planted seeds using garden seeder or hand planting methods according to experimental design
  • thinned carrot and beet density trials
  • Trained in using autoclave
  • ground beet cores for oxalic acid, sucrose, and geosmin analysis
  • Maintained fields by weeding, either by hand or weed whacker
  • mended pollination cages, and dispensed larvae for onion pollination
  • Harvested plant material in accordance with experimental protocol

Senior Thesis Project

Hotchkiss lab
Madison, WI
04.2021 - 12.2022
  • Collected samples from soil core using lab procedures guarding against contamination
  • Carefully washed, sieved, and labeled 0.5 cm increments of soil core
  • Trained in handling corrosive chemicals
  • Recorded charcoal count and designated morphotypes using dissecting microscope
  • Independently worked in lab to analyze charcoal data results
  • Completed Fallison lake Charcoal Analysis: Interpreting Changes of climate, local fire events, and distinct charcoal morphotypes from the Early Holocene in Northern Wisconsin.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Botany, Anthropology

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
05-2023

Skills

  • Skilled in microscopy
  • Creative thinker
  • Independent worker
  • Dataset Analysis
  • Data Collection
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking and Organization

Affiliations

  • Member of Palouse DSA
  • Member of Phi Beta kappa Alpha Chapter of WISCONSIN-MADISON

Accomplishments

  • Honors in Botany, UW Madison B.S
  • Leon J. & Barbara W. Radziemski Graduate fellowship in the Sciences Award

Timeline

Agriculture Field Technician

Ruark Lab
01.2023 - 07.2023

Research Assistant

Goldman Lab
05.2022 - 05.2023

Senior Thesis Project

Hotchkiss lab
04.2021 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Botany, Anthropology

University of Wisconsin - Madison

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