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Professional Experience:
2007-present Staff Associate in the Geochemistry Department at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University – responsibilities: operation and maintenance of the joint Lamont- Museum of Natural History ICP-MS facility
2003 – 2007 ICP Technician and Laser Ablation Specialist in the Dept. of Earth Sciences at Boston University – responsibilities: operation and maintenance of LA-ICP-MS and ICP-ES
2005 – 2006 Lecturer in the Dept. of Geological Sciences at Salem State College – responsibilities: designed and teach a new course “Geology of the Solar System”
1997 – 2003 Teaching Assistant in the Dept. of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University – responsibilities: teach Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Lab
1997 – 2003 Research Assistant in the Dept. of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University – responsibilities: operation and maintainance of the TIMS and analytical chemistry lab
1999 – 2002 Technician in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University – responsibilities: operation and maintenance of HR-ICP-MS;
1997, 2000 Teacher at Sylvan Learning Center, Lawrenceville NJ– responsibilities: teach basic mathematics, algebra, trigonometry and geometry to children ranging from grade K to 12
1994 – 1997 Teacher in the Math Skills Lab at Rider University – responsibilities: teach basic mathematics and algebra to college students in preparation for their math placement exam
Instrument Experience:
Mastery of a V.G. Elemental Axiom Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (1 year); Isotopic analyses of Hf, Nd and Pb in solution
Mastery of a V.G. Elemental Plasma Quad Excel Inductively Couple Plasma Mass Spectrometer equipped with a New Wave LUV213 Laser (4 years); Trace element and REE analyses on rocks, sediments, waters, organic compounds in solution; laser ablation of rocks and assorted minerals
Mastery of a JY Horiba Ultima C Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometer (4 years); Major and trace element analyses on rocks, sediments, waters, and various organic compounds
Mastery of a V.G. Micromass LTD Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (4 years); Sr, Nd, Pb isotopic analyses on rocks and Sr isotopic analyses on forams and waters
Mastery of a Finningan MAT Element High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (5 years); Trace elements and REEs analyses on rocks, sediments, meteorites, pore waters, surface waters, atmospheric waters, air filters, dust, fossils, materials recovered from crash sites for National Transportation and Safety Board; Mg isotopic ratios for meteorites; Ca isotopic ratios for Osteoporosis studies; Fe isotopic ratios for lake waters; Li isotopic ratios for rocks
Mastery of a Baird 2070 Inductively Coupled Plasma Emissions Spectrometer (2 years); Major and trace element analyses on rocks
Selected Publications: