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- Identification of microzooplankton and bacterial groups using epifluorescence, phase contrast

and immersion microscopy

- Primary production and bacterial production using radioactive incorporation techniques

- Bacterial production and abundance determination using flow cytometry

- Preparation and upkeep of bacterial and nanoflagellate cultures

- Laboratory maintenance and administration

 Faculty Research Assistant I, HPL, UMCES: Jan 2000 – Dec 2000

Supervisor: Dr. Jenny Purcell, Zooplankton Ecologist.

- Identification and gut content analyses of Chesapeake Bay and Alaskan jellyfish and

zooplankton

- Performing experiments investigating the effects of hypoxia on jellyfish polyps

- Field sampling of plankton within the mid-Atlantic region

- Sampling apparatus included: Underwater video, Tucker and mid water trawls, benthic

sleds, Bongo nets, Niskin bottles, zooplankton pumps

- Organization and everyday maintenance of laboratory and field equipment

- Figure and text preparation for scientific presentations, papers and reports

 Research Assistant, MoV: November 1995 - June 1996.

Supervisor: Dr. C.C. Lu, former Senior Curator Invertebrate Zoology.

- Dissection, electron microscopy, and photography of cephalopod radulae for publication in

Fauna of Australia - Mollusca (2001)

 Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne: July 1995 - June 1996.

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Norman, Zoology Department.

- Assistance in day and night SCUBA diving to collect, photograph and video cephalopods

- Maintenance of octopus and squid in aquaria for behavioural studies

- Taxonomic description of octopus housed in the Museum of Victoria collections

- Provided professional expertise and conducted field collection of jellyfish for the Marine

and Freshwater Resources Institute, Surf Life Saving Victoria, Australian Venom Research

Unit

 Public Volunteer Program, Museum of Victoria: Sept 1994 – Dec 1997.

- Over 350 hours work for the Invertebrate Zoology, Ichthyology & Crustacean departments

- Identification and maintenance of specimens housed in the jellyfish, ctenophore,

cephalopod, crustacean, fishes and polychaete collections

- Participation in a MoV field sampling program aimed at documenting the distribution of

introduced fish species in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria

- Interpretation of museum exhibits to the public

- Dissection and illustration of undescribed cephalopod and crustacean species

- Literature searches of species descriptions for exhibits and publications

 Voluntary Field and Laboratory Work: 1996 – Present.

Voluntary field and laboratory assistance to Dr. Jenny Purcell (UMCES), Graduate students

and Marine Research Group of Victoria. Work experience included:

- Over 300 hours marine and estuarine based fieldwork.

- Identification of inter & sub-tidal benthic flora, invertebrates and fishes