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Ryan Waln
Student
Hubertus,WI
Summary
Reliable individual with skills and experience as Laboratory Technician and Research Intern as well as basic SCUBA diving experience. Intelligent and committed to doing a job well done in an organized and problem solving manner. Comfortable working under adverse and changing conditions while maintaining safety protocols and meeting deadlines. Desire to continue education in graduate school for Marine Biology and to gain research diving certification.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lab Technician
University Of Wisconsin Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Research Advisor: Stephan Levas
- Participated in experiment to determine levels of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Corbicula fluminea
- Measured and recorded dimensions of Asian clam samples
- Separated shells from fleshly parts and weighed both before and after dehydrating
- Crushed shells with mortar and pestle to be chemically analyzed
- Prepared samples of crushed cells by mixing with chemicals and placing in centrifugal sedimentation analyzer.
Research Scholar
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Research Mentor: David Lonzarich
- Participated in summer internship with Freshwater@UW to study deep-water mosses under mentor
- Conducted DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and DNA purification on moss samples
- Carried out survey of Pine Lake near New Auburn, WI using underwater drone to photograph lakebed and moss communities
- Conducted short term experiment on the effect of alkalinity on deep-water moss photosynthesis
- Designed long term experiments on the effect of alkalinity on deep-water moss chlorophyl levels and a mixed species experiment to help determine mutualistic relationship between moss species
- Presented research in Madison, WI on poster at Discovery Building.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology W/Chemistry Minor
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 09.2020 - 12.2023
Skills
Ecological Field Work
Mass spectroscopy
Gas Chromatography
Basic Genome Sequencing Techniques
Sterile technique
Basic Water Quality Testing
Experimental Design
Lab Result Interpretation
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Swimming
Affiliations
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2020
National Honor Society 2020
Interests
Accomplishments
- University of Wisconsin Whitewater Dean’s List 2020-2023
- Willard Gross Memorial Scholarship 2023
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Quote
The truth may be be puzzling.
It may take work to grapple with.
It may be counterintuitive.
It may contradict deeply held prejudices.
It may not be consonant with what we want to desperately want to be true.
But our preferences do not determine what's true.
Carl Sagan
Timeline
Research Scholar
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire
06.2023 - 08.2023
Lab Technician
University Of Wisconsin Whitewater
10.2020 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology W/Chemistry Minor
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
09.2020 - 12.2023