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Summary
Conducting undergraduate research in paleoceanography
Experience
processing preserved and frozen sediment samples
Knowledge
and experience in the collecting and processing of sediment
cores
Experienced in the identification of microfossils
Actively
working on research with SIOSED
Invited
participant on research cruise
Author on
7 abstracts, and have given numerous presentations
Research
experience in Phytoremediation
Education
Associates of Science and Arts,
Wabash Valley College,
2004, GPA 3.82/4.0
B.S.,
Environmental Geology,
Indiana State University,
Anticipated 2007, GPA 3.38/4.0
Research Experience
2005-present
Undergraduate Student Researcher in Paleoceanography at
Indiana State
University, Advisor: Dr. Tony Rathburn
Working on
a joint research project SIOSED, studying the microhabitat
preference of foraminifera in the Venice Lagoon
2005
(Sept)
Selected
as 1 of 3 students to participate on
a University
of San Diego Research Cruise, Chief Scientist: Ron Kauffman
2005- 2006
Undergraduate student researcher in Phytoremediation at
Indiana State
University, Advisors: Dr. Mary Anne McLean & Dr. Jim Speer
Mapping
the vegetation, establishing plots, & collecting soil cores
Published Abstracts
Main
Author
Brouillette, Ellen R.,
Rathburn, Anthony E., Perez, Elena, Kluesner, Jared, Gray,
Cassie J., Chandranath, Basak, Joris Gieskes. Living
Benthic Foraminiferal Spatial and Ecological Comparisons
from the Venice Lagoon, Italy. 17th Annual
Argonne Symposium, Argonne, Illinois. November 3rd
Brouillette, Ellen R.,
Rathburn, Anthony E., Perez, Elena, Kluesner, Jared W.,
Gray, Cassie J., Basak, Chandranath, Gieskes, Joris.
The Distribution of Living (Stained) Foraminiferal
Assemblages from the Venice Lagoon, Italy. 2006 Geological
Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, April
2006, Akron, OH.
Brouillette, Ellen R.,
Rathburn, Tony, Perez, Elena, Kluesner, Jared W., Gray,
Cassie J., Basak, Chandranath, Gieskes, Joris. Spatial and
Temporal Comparisons of Living Benthic Foraminifera from the
Venice Lagoon, Italy. 2006 Geological Society of America
National Meeting, October 2006, Philadelphia, PA. (Accepted)
Co-Author
A.
Rathburn¹, J. Gieskes¹, A. Barbanti², M. E. Perez¹, E.
Brouillette¹, J. Kluesner¹, C. Basak¹, C. Gray¹, The
Ecology and Geochemistry of Living Benthic Foraminifera in
the Venice Lagoon, Italy.
Venice Italy, September 11th
2006.
Kluesner,
Jared W., Rathburn, Anthony E., Perez, Elena, Gray, Cassie
J., Brouillette, Ellen R., Basak, Chandranath,
Gieskes, Joris. Responses of Living (Rose
Bengal Stained) Benthic
Foraminifera to Contaminants in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.
2006 Geological Society of America North-Central Section
Meeting, April 2006, Akron, OH.
Gray,
Cassie J., Rathburn, Anthony E., Perez, Elena, Kluesner,
Jared W., Brouillette, Ellen R., Basak, Chandranath,
Gieskes, Joris. The Microhabitat Preferences of Living
(Rose Bengal
Stained) Benthic Foraminifera from the Venice Lagoon. 2006
Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting,
April 2006, Akron, OH.
Latimer,
J., Beilfuss, M., Gibson, J., Brouillette, E.,
Ogundare, O., Tiwari, A., Singh, A., Akuraju, A., in review.
Geochemistry of the
Wabash River and Adjacent Depositional Environments:
Research Methods and Community Education Outreach, submitted
for inclusion in proceedings of the Alliance for Excellence
through Engagement and Experience, Volume 1.
Presentations
November 23,
2005
Invited
speaker for the Geology Dept. Oceanography class, Dr. Tony
Rathburn. Brouillette, Ellen. USD research cruise.
December 5, 2005
Invited
speaker for the Geology Dept. Introduction to Geology class,
Dr. Jim Speer. Brouillette, Ellen. USD Research
Cruise.
March 8, 2006
Invited
speaker at Gender and Social Justice Colloquium: Pollution
and Poverty, Studying a Brownfield Site in
Terre Haute:
Phytoremediation, a Plausible Solution, McLean, Mary Anne.,
Brouillette, Ellen R.
April 10, 2006
Guest
lecturer/instructor for the Introduction to Geology class,
USD research cruise, Ellen Brouillette
April 24,
2006
Guest
lecturer/instructor for the Introduction to Geology class,
Pollution and Poverty, Studying a Brownfield Site in
Terre Haute:
Phytoremediation, a Plausible Solution, McLean, Mary Anne.,
Brouillette, Ellen R.
April 26, 2006
Guest
lecturer/instructor for the Introduction to Geology class on
identifying fossils in the field.
April 27, 2006
Presented
The distribution of living (stained) foraminiferal
assemblages from the Venice Lagoon,
Italy. April 2006
Brouillette, Ellen R.,
Rathburn, Anthony E., Perez, Elena, Kluesner, Jared W.,
Gray, Cassie J., Basak, Chandranath, Gieskes, Joris.,
Indiana State University Undergraduate Research Showcase in
the spring of 2006
Sept 13, 2006
Guest
lecturer/instructor for Introduction to Geology, Presented
The Applications of Geology in Today’s World and Workforce.
Brouillette, Ellen R.
Sept 20, 2006
Guest
speaker for Indiana
State University’s Oceanography class, Presented The
Importance of Ocean Sediments. Brouillette, Ellen R.,
Adamic, Jessica
Nov 20, 2006
Invited
speaker for Indiana
State University’s Environmental Economics class,
Phytoremediation, a Plausible Solution, McLean, Mary Anne,
Brouillette, Ellen
Awards
Wabash Valley
College two year athletic scholarship, 2002
Indiana
State University Transfer Scholarship awarded fall 2004
Donald G.
Brown Endowed Scholarship, Dept of Geography, Geology and
Anthropology,
Indiana State University, Faculty Nominated, 2005
Stan and
Jan Harris Field Course Scholarship, faculty Nominated,
spring 2006
Richard E.
Kirk Memorial Scholarship, Dept of Geography, Geology and
Anthropology,
Indiana State University, Faculty Nominated, 2006
Indiana
State University Spring 2006 Deans List
Positions Held
2004-2006
Indiana State
University Earth Science Club Historian
Spring
2006-Fall 2006
Indiana State
University Earth Science Club Vice President
2004-Present
Assistant
Manager/ Manager for C.E. Taylor Oil Inc.
Fall
2006-Present
Indiana
State University Earth Science Club Treasurer
Fall
2006-Present
Supplemental
Instructor for Introduction
to Geology
Relevant Skills
Identification and analysis of microfossils
The
processing and collection of core sediments both preserved
and frozen samples for living foraminifera
The
preservation of seafloor samples with the use of rose
Bengal
Other
Activities
Represented the geology dept. at
Indiana State University’s
Majors Fair (Fall 2005)
Invited
Earth Science Fair judge at
Rivet High School
Student
Mentor for high
school students interested in geology/paleontology
Supplemental instructor for Vincennes Rivet’s Science
Olympiad teams
Indiana
Substitute Teaching License received in the spring of 2006
Professional and Club Affiliations
Geological Society of
America, 2004-Present
Indiana State
University Earth Science Club, 2004-Present
Professional Geologists of Indiana, Inc, 2005-Present
American
Geophysical Union, 2006-Present
Yellowstone Bighorn
Research Association, 2006- Present
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