University of California, DavisResearch Assistant
Feb. 2019 - Sep. 2021Analyzed hundreds of plant and soil samples for aggregate size fractionation, aggregate stability, plant and soil carbon and nitrogen content, permanganate oxidizable carbon (POxC), and soil enzyme profiles (i.e. ß-Glucosidase, Phosphatase, Urease, etc.) Managed and organized large sets of samples, with multiple sampling times across several years of a research monitoring project exploring carbon sequestration in a perennial integrated crop-livestock system.
Oversaw seasonal plant biodiversity and productivity surveys, analyzing both dormant-season plant communities and mid-season weed pressure and population shifts.
Conducted extensive data synthesis via Excel, substantially contributing to paper development