EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with Honors, May 2017

Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

GPA: 3.92 Summa cum laude

Baird Sustainability Fellow, 2017*

Study Abroad in Bremen, Germany, 2015-2016

German Academic Exchange Service Undergraduate Scholarship, 2015-2016

Dickinson College First Year Honor Society & Dean’s List, 2014 – 2017

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Watershed Coordinator

Alliance for Aquatic Resources Monitoring (ALLARM), Dickinson College, Carlisle PA (Fall 2014 – Spring 2017)

• Create and deliver presentations on Chesapeake Bay policy, water quality parameters in the Chesapeake Bay, water quality monitoring related to Marcellus shale gas impacts and other water quality issues

• Provide technical (stream monitoring) assistance to community-based watershed organizations

• Analyze water samples for quality assurance verification to ensure that volunteers are using their equipment correctly and collecting credible data

• Conduct monthly chemical and physical water quality monitoring of a local stream

• Train volunteer monitors to collect and analyze stream health data in New York and Pennsylvania

• Conduct research and publish on hydro-geochemistry of shale flowback water in the hydrofracking process

• Network with peers employed in related fields of study and represent ALLARM at professional conferences

• Engage with community groups and educators to plan and implement education events about water quality

• Plan and lead weekly staff meetings of 19 students and professional staff

• Write articles for annual organizational publication

• Develop educational and training materials for workshops and community meetings

 

Crew Member

Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth (READY) Program, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Howard County, MD (Summer 2014)

• Built rain gardens and constructed various storm water BMPs in residential and commercial zones of the county with extensive impermeable surface area                                                                                                                                   

• Trained in local storm water legislation, sustainable water usage, and control efforts to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay

• Worked in a team to problem solve, make decisions quickly, and improvise if necessary during construction

 

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

 

Alpha Phi Omega, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA (Spring 2014 – Spring 2017)       

• National community service fraternity: 20+ hours community service per semester volunteering in the local community:

• Salvation Army Stuart House, Soup Kitchen, Project SHARE, Farmers on the Square, Furry Friends, Dickinson College Farm, Kings Gap State Park, America Reads etc. 

• Plan, fundraise and implement a half-day service event for the Carlisle YWCA

• Engage with service partners and local organizations, park maintenance, food service, child care, animal care

 

Environmental Science Majors Committee (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)

German Club Secretary (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)

 

Language & Technical Skills

 

• Proficient in German (oral and written)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Geographic Information Systems

• Experienced using Carl Zeiss Axio Scope.A1 oil immersion microscope, range of water quality monitoring and equipment for chemical and physical analysis of lakes and streams

 

 

RESEARCH & PRESENTATIONS

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Senior Independent Research (2015 – 2017)

Long-Term Records of Climate-Induced Changes in the Zooplankton of West Greenland Lakes

• Field data collection, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, June-July 2015

• Lab preparation and microscope training, SUNY Fredonia, August 2016

 

Poster Presentation

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), Honolulu HI (Feb – March 2017)

 

Oral Presentation

Earth Issues Seminar Series, Student Research Presentations, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA (Dec 2016)

 

Guest Lecturer (ALLARM)

Analysis and Management of the Aquatic Environment, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA (Sep 2016)

Water: From Abundant Resource to Scarce Good, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA (Sep 2014)

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

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• Schlimm, Helen and (ALLARM), Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring, "Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water Chemical Composition Research" (2015). Student Scholarship & Creative Works By Year. Paper 44. 

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• Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM). Stream of Consciousness 47 (2015): Potential Impacts of Flowback Water.

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*The Baird Sustainability Fellows is a selective, college-wide honors program for students who have demonstrated significant commitment to sustainability goals. For the colloquium, I reflected on my definition of sustainability, attached