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Madison Wilson

Long Beach,CA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Imaging Specialist

LA County Museum of Natural History
07.2022 - Current
  • Processing fish CT scans and uploading to Morphosource, as well as working in the fish collection sending and receiving loans.

Specimen Preparator

LA County Museum of Natural History
03.2023 - 11.2023
  • Collecting research data and materials in the mammalogy collection.

Teaching Assistant

California State University
08.2020 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for teaching lab sections, grading assignments and tests, and holding office hours to answer student questions.

Restoration Intern

Stream Restoration Foundation
04.2017 - 09.2017
  • Built a trout and mussel exhibit, and restored wetland habitat for park grounds.

Education

Master's Degree in Biology -

California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
05.2024

Bachelor's Degree in Oceanography and Ocean Technology -

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
08.2019

Marine Biology Quarter, Fish Biomechanics Summer B Term -

Friday Harbor Labs
Friday Harbor, Washington

A.A In Integrated Studies -

Cascadia College
Bothell, WA

Research

  • 01/01/19, Present, Conducting marine mammal research on cetaceans focused on hearing using finite element analysis.
  • 09/01/18, 06/01/19, Created a robotic fish (LEFi) that models climate change effects in pelagic fish communities.
  • 06/01/18, 08/31/18, Friday Harbor, WA, Designed and created a 3D printed model to test the fluid filtering dynamics of the gill rakers of bony teleost fish.
  • 01/01/19, 05/01/19, Seattle, WA, Worked with large sets of oceanographic data in Python.
  • 01/01/18, 05/01/18, Seattle, WA, Collected data on the R.V. Carson and researched nitrogen fluxes from the Ballard locks to the Port of Everett.
  • 01/01/17, 05/01/17, Seattle, WA, Designed and built an underwater node used to power and gather data from over 20 handbuilt ocean sensors.
  • 06/01/17, 08/31/17, Mill Creek, WA, Helped build and design a trout stream exhibit and monitored water temperature/salinity/oxygenation daily fluctuations.

Awards

  • 2022, Presented an hour long talk on my master's research at the Friday Harbor Whale Museum as part of a symposium
  • 2022, Best Poster Presentation at SCAS Conference
  • 2019, Violet Horn Scholarship Award Winner
  • 2018, Phi Sigma Theta National Honors Society (University of Washington)


Skills Certifications

  • French (can speak and read fairly well)
  • Spanish (can read and speak some)
  • Familiarity with CT scanning techniques on a Bruker Skyscanner
  • Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, iMovie, Amira, MeshLab, PreForm, Meshmixer, Slicer, Arduino, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Studio Code, some proficiency in Julia, Python, and limited R experience
  • First Aid Training (CPR Certified)
  • PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) Level 1 Instructor

Timeline

Specimen Preparator

LA County Museum of Natural History
03.2023 - 11.2023

Data Imaging Specialist

LA County Museum of Natural History
07.2022 - Current

Teaching Assistant

California State University
08.2020 - 05.2023

Restoration Intern

Stream Restoration Foundation
04.2017 - 09.2017

Master's Degree in Biology -

California State University Fullerton

Bachelor's Degree in Oceanography and Ocean Technology -

University of Washington

Marine Biology Quarter, Fish Biomechanics Summer B Term -

Friday Harbor Labs

A.A In Integrated Studies -

Cascadia College

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