Michelle Cimaglia

• Research - Biodiversity study utilizing insect specimens and geologic techniques to determine changes in ecology, environment, and climate. Water quality analysis, geologic coring, and lacustrine sediment analysis with a Malvern Mastersizer 3000. Field work experience collecting sediment cores and insects specimens.
• Geochemistry - Water sampling experience through a semester-long project on the Brandywine River. Experience in collecting and analyzing ORP, pH, salinity, alkalinity, conductivity, silica, sulfates, nitrites, and elemental analysis via mass spectrometer of both water and sediments. Used Thermoscientific Orion series and Hana mini- colourimetric kits.
• Hydrogeology - Subsurface modeling experience with MODFLOW and pollution plumes and hand drawn aquifer mapping.
• Soils and Water - Semester long project following Keuskamp et al 2013. Analyzing properties of soil and interactions with water as part of a world wild civilian scientist project to better gauge the quality of soil across the globe. Soil identification, flocculation and dispersion experience, intense hydrological analysis, decomposition features via lability and recalcitrancy.
• Field Camp - Petrologic interpretation and mapping experience on Big Island, Hawai'i through the University of Hawai'i and South Dakota School of Technology and Mines.
• Structural Geology - Scaled model analysis on earthquake risks associated with active normal faulting in the Basin and Range Province.
• Geophysics - Analysis of seismic data in geological and marine settings with real data.

• Top Notch Technique, East Brunswick, NJ, Volunteer Tennis Coach, Bring tennis equipment to elementary schools, take on groups of 10-20 kids and teach them how to play tennis, along with skills in teamwork and listening, sometimes with another coach. Exemplify knowledge of techniques for tennis, and most importantly, ensure the kids are having fun!
• Old Bridge Public Library, Old Bridge, NJ, Volunteer Library Clean-up and Chess Teacher, Cleaned the library for two hours a week. Once a week teach younger kids how to play chess. 2012
• Interfaith, Volunteer Aid for Hospice Patients, Help set up the room in church for about 20 hospice patients to be entertained. Call out bingo numbers, play brain games, serve food and clean up after visits in a church setting. 2013

• Michael Monzon, Research Supervisor, mmonzon@njaes.rutgers.edu, (732) 619-5906

• Dr. Lauren Neitzke Adamo, Research and Student Advisor, lneitzke@eps.rutgers.edu

Huyck Preserve Biodiversity Study Coupled with Geologic Techniques,

Rutgers University New Brunswick, Michael Monzon, Dr. Lauren Neitzke Adamo,

Ongoing research project on insect biodiversity as a proxy for climate. Study insect specimens in cored lake sediment samples while navigating the effects of bioturbation. Published in the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve Newsletter.

DUESS REU, Rutgers University, Newark,

Highly competitive program with 12% acceptance rate, but due to covid-19 outbreak was unable to proceed. Research would have involved subsurface mapping and GW modeling of pollution plumes in the Newark area along with soil and water testing.

Guitar Teacher,

Offer beginner lessons that teach students the basics of guitar and instrument maintenance, aural skills, and how to read tablature and scores so they may be able to teach themselves.

Guitar, saxophone, surfing, free-diving, skateboarding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, camping, gardening.

• Mechanical work on cars (emergency roadside & maintenance)
• Trailer/tow experience
• Off-road dirt biking and 4x4 for those hard-to-reach sites
• Off-grid enthusiast with 8 years of experience
• Experience working in the elements and superfund sites, terminals, marshes, swamps, deserts, forests, coastal zones.
• High precision optical leveling
• Malvern Mastersizer
• Hydrometer
• Mini-disk infiltrometer
• WP4C Dewpoint
• CS655 reflectometer
• Munsell Color and Nix Pro
• In-situ water testing and probing
• Well pumps
• Multi-Rae
• Interface probe
• Phosphine meter
• Hariba water chemistry meters
• GPS devices

Guitar, Saxophone, Drums, Surfing, Vert and Transition Skateboarding, Hiking, Canoeing, Diving, Dirt Biking

Guitar, Saxophone, Drums, Surfing, Vert and Transition Skateboarding, Hiking, Canoeing, Diving, Dirt Biking