Kelsey Wells
Orono,ME
Summary
Motivated masters student currently working towards degree in Marine Biology. Detail-oriented with hands-on experience performing field and laboratory work to advance research goals. Adept at prepping resources, equipment and materials for research and drives team success with expertise in data review, reporting and specimen handling.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
University of Maine
06.2023 - Current
- Conducts fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and data analysis
- Collaborates effectively in multidisciplinary teams and communicates complex scientific concepts clearly
- Committed to contributing to marine conservation and advancing scientific understanding through innovative research.
Aquaculture Research Support
EPA
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Performs aquatic ecotoxicology research through literature reviews, controlled experiments, and microscopic analysis
- Expand aquaculture and husbandry skills through daily fish care including tank management, feeding and spawning
- Gain experience performing aquatic euthanasia and anesthesiology following IACUC protocols
- Synthesize large amounts of information and critically analyze data to support and advance research efforts
- Collaborate with a large team of EPA scientists to conduct and improve research.
Vice Chair
Sustainability Council
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Led a group of council members in weekly meetings centered around sustainable development
- Collaborated with Council Chair to brainstorm and implement sustainable initiatives on campus
- Acted as a liaison between campus sustainability student groups and the institutional wide Sustainability Committee
- Worked in collaboration with the Sustainability Committee to draft a university submission to STARS, a national sustainability tracking, rating, and assessment system.
SURF+ Undergraduate Research Fellow
RI NSF EPSCoR and RI C-Aim
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Advanced knowledge of microplastics through literature reviews, controlled experiments, and microscopic analysis
- Gained husbandry skills through day-to-day wet lab functions including water quality analysis, water changes, and tank management
- Synthesized large amounts of information and data to support research efforts
- Collaborated with a large team of scientific professionals to conduct and improve research
- Followed specific lab safety protocols and contamination control measures to avoid cross-contamination.
Eco-Reps President
RWU
02.2020 - 05.2022
- Participated in a weekly meeting with fellow Eco-Reps to develop, plan, and assess various educational events
- Collaborated with the university and a team of peers to make the campus and community more sustainable
- Analyzed waste and recycling receptacles on campus by taking notes and photos to monitor waste management and coordinate with residence hall communities to improve recycling initiatives
- Designed various social media posts to boost awareness of sustainability initiatives within the campus community
- Coordinated and supervised beach clean-ups to clean waste off the shoreline close to campus.
Marine Debris Intern
Clean Ocean Access
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Responsible for organizing and conducting weekly beach clean-ups as part of the CLEAN program
- Logged clean-up data and performed data analysis to identify trends
- Created and implemented debris prevention campaigns
- Assisted in office work, including updating spreadsheets and reports, volunteer management, marketing, and advocacy
- Gave public presentations to schools and community groups to facilitate interest in beach clean ups
- Organized volunteers to maximize clean up efficiency.
Education
Master’s Degree - Marine Biology
University of Maine
Orono, ME05.2025
Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Science
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI05.2022
Skills
- Fieldwork experience
- General boating skills
- Data Entry
- Statistical Analysis using Image J, R Studio and MATLAB
- Research support
- Microsoft Office
- Lab operations
- Technical Writing
Coursework
- Biology
- Principles of Chemistry I and II
- Environmental Chemistry I and II
- Physics I and II
- Earth Systems
- Oceanography
- Ecology
- Intro to Sustainability Studies
- Analysis and Decision Making
- Marketing Principles
- Consumer Behavior
- Working Towards Sustainability
- Designing Behavioral Change
- Human Environmental Change and Sustainability
- ArcGIS
- Limnology
- Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
- Marine Resource Management
- Biogeochemical Cycling
- Air Pollution and Control
Timeline
Research Assistant
University of Maine
06.2023 - Current
Aquaculture Research Support
EPA
05.2022 - 05.2023
Vice Chair
Sustainability Council
01.2022 - 05.2022
SURF+ Undergraduate Research Fellow
RI NSF EPSCoR and RI C-Aim
05.2021 - 05.2022
Marine Debris Intern
Clean Ocean Access
05.2021 - 08.2021
Eco-Reps President
RWU
02.2020 - 05.2022
Master’s Degree - Marine Biology
University of Maine
Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Science
Roger Williams University
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