Emily Shi
Ottawa,ON
Summary
A hardworking and reliable researcher with strong hands-on experience in both field research and laboratory settings. Highly organized, detailed-oriented, and good at establishing priorities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Tim Patterson's lab in Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
09.2021 - 01.2024
- Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL)
- The thesis concentrated on classifying algae species preserved in the lake sediment and climate’s impact on salmon nursery lake
- Conducted experiments and analyses to improve the digestion protocol used for grain-size analyses of sediments
- Supervised and trained 5 new undergraduates and graduate students to handle lab equipment appropriately, ensuring lab safety
- Collaborated with a 12-person lab team to develop and optimize data collection and management procedures, improving the efficiency of various research projects
- Performed statistical analysis and compiled reports for senior researchers, contributing to meeting multiple lab contracts’ requirements
- Facilitated group discussions and provided constructive feedback on 7 different research proposals and presentations.
Teaching Assistant
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Courses: Engineering Geoscience and Climate Change: An Earth Sciences Perspective
- Executed the course materials' presentation for lab sessions, enabling the professor to complete the lesson plan on time
- Delivered interactive discussion sections and group projects, fostering teamwork and enhancing student participation and engagement levels
- Provided one-on-one support on course materials and academic writing for struggling students, improving their projects and papers' scores
- Graded assignments and exams promptly by providing constructive feedback to 150+ students, enriching their comprehension of the course contents.
head of teaching assistant
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Recruited 5+ volunteer teaching assistants for the program through social media skills, reducing the workload of the professor
- Trained new teaching assistants, ensuring the consistency of the teaching and marking standards
- Having weekly meetings with 10+ students to answer their questions and improve their comprehension of the course materials.
Field Assistant
Crawford Lake's Anthropocene team, Conservation
Halton, ON
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Assisted in the set-up and deployment of field equipment for research projects, increasing the efficacy of the field trip
- Performed detailed data collection in the field for all the potential influencing factors and compiled field observations for future reports and paper writing
- Carefully extracted and prepared frozen sediment cores in the field, preventing the loss of the collected samples.
Volunteer
Queen's University Biological Station, QUBS, Fowler Herbarium Project
Kingston, ON
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Utilized computer software for data entry, management, and analysis of thousands of plant and insect specimens’, ensuring the accuracy of the database
- Conducted literature reviews and used the findings to correct over 1000 outdated taxonomy names of plant specimens in the database
- Classifying collected insects' specimens in the area, contributing to the research on the change in insects’ species ratio in Kingston
- Repaired damaged plant specimens with precision, preparing them for display.
Education
Master of Science - Earth Sciences
Carleton University
01.2024
Bachelor of Science (Honors) - Biology and Psychology
Queen's University
05.2021
A-level -
courses such as the Experimental Course in Plant Physiology, the Honors thesis -
Skills
- Strong verbal communication skills, confidently presented research projects at multiple conferences
- Seminars, and meetings
- Great at producing clear and concise writing, completed serval research protocols and reports for labs
- Detail-oriented, patiently handled frozen sediment cores in mm-resolution and prepared 800 samples
- For digestions with accuracy and precision
- Proficient in using Microsoft Excel to organize geochemical datasets and performing statistical
- Analysis with R and MATLAB
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Carleton University
09.2022 - 05.2023
head of teaching assistant
09.2022 - 05.2023
Field Assistant
Crawford Lake's Anthropocene team, Conservation
10.2021 - 03.2023
Research Assistant
Tim Patterson's lab in Carleton University
09.2021 - 01.2024
Volunteer
Queen's University Biological Station, QUBS, Fowler Herbarium Project
09.2019 - 05.2021
Master of Science - Earth Sciences
Carleton University
Bachelor of Science (Honors) - Biology and Psychology
Queen's University
A-level -
courses such as the Experimental Course in Plant Physiology, the Honors thesis -
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