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EDUCATION

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2014 - 2016

M.S. in Watershed Science; GPA: 3.9
M.S. Thesis: The influence of lateral hydrologic connectivity on fluvial nutrient flux and ecosystem metabolism in a river-floodplain system
Awards/Honors: Featured Student Research in Colorado Water Institute Newsletter, 2016; NSF-GRFP, Honorable Mention, 2015; Programs for Research in Scholarly Excellence ($2500), 2014; National Institutes for Water Resources ($5000), 2014.

Brown University, Providence, RI, 2008 - 2012

B.A. in Geology (Biology track); GPA: 3.4
Senior Honors Thesis: Controls on Precipitation Isotopes in East Asia
Awards/Honors: Graduated with Honors, Elected to Sigma Xi, 2012

University of Minnesota, Dillon, MT, Summer Semester 2011

Geology Field Course: Produced geologic maps of Frying Pan Gulch, MT

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Watershed Science, 2014 - 2017

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Advisor: Dr. Tim Covino

Devised a research project from proposal to manuscript: developed a timeline, acquired a grant from the Colorado Water Institute to hire and manage an Undergraduate Field Assistant, conducted fieldwork, analyzed data, presented results in five conferences, defended a Masters Thesis, and submitted a first-authored scientific manuscript to Water Resources Research
Measured stream discharge using velocity-area and salt dilution approaches
Monitored water quality and quantity using Campbell Scientific, TruTrack, YSI, Onset, and Fondriest instrumentation
Used the diurnal dissolved oxygen technique to quantify stream ecosystem metabolism
Conducted hydrologic tracer tests to evaluate stream nutrient retention
Installed wells and piezometers to evaluate subsurface flow paths
Analyzed and presented data using programs such as MatLab, R Statistical Software, SigmaPlot, and ArcGIS

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Watershed Measurements (WR417), Fall Semester 2015

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Assisted students how to wire and program Campbell Scientific data loggers, measure stream flow, and use instruments including, but not limited to: tipping bucket rain gages, evaporation pans, pressure transducers, Marsh Mc-Birney and Pygmy meters, and infiltrometers
Graded weekly assignments
Held open office hours

Watershed Science Intern, 2013

Charles River Watershed Association, Weston, MA

Monitored water quality along the Charles River
Wrote for the Charles River Watershed Association's (CRWA) 2012 Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Report
Updated CRWA's Standard Operating Procedures and QAQC manuals
Organized fundraisers and events and led an outreach event at the Boston Aquarium
Gained familiarity with EPA water quality monitoring protocol

Research Assistant, Stable Isotopes, 2010 - 2012

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Department, Brown University, Providence, RI

Advisor: Dr. Yongsong Huang

Generated and analyzed paleoclimate records from a Late Quaternary core from the South China Sea and a ~32ky core from Lake Qinghai, China using leaf wax acids & alkanes, alkenones, and glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs)
Performed laboratory duties including, but not limited to: volumetric dilution, methylation, urea adduction, silica gel chromatography, hazardous waste management, good lab-book practice, and core sampling
Operated machinery including, but not limited to: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS), Flame Ionization Detector for Gas Chromatography (GC-FID), and Accelerated Solvent Extractor (ASE)

PUBLICATIONS

Wegener, P., T. Covino, E. Wohl. Beaver-mediated lateral hydrologic connectivity, fluvial nutrient flux, and ecosystem metabolism. Submitted to Water Resources Research (in submission; 2017).

Wegener, P. The influence of lateral hydrologic connectivity on fluvial nutrient flux and ecosystem metabolism in a river-floodplain system. Colorado State University (2016). Masters thesis.

Wegener, P., M. Miller, T. Covino. Combined influences of hydrologic connectivity and nutrient uptake on system-scale retention. Colorado Water Institute 33 (2016): 16-18.

Wohl, E., Rathburn, S., Chignell, S., Garrett, K., Laurel, D., Livers, B., Patton, A., Records, R., Richards, M., Schook, D., Sutfin, N., Wegener, P. Mapping longitudinal stream connectivity in the North St. Vrain Creek Watershed of Colorado. Geomorphology (2016).

Thomas, E., Huang, Y., Morrill C., Zhao J., Wegener P., Clemens S., Colman S. Changes in dominant moisture sources and the consequences for hydroclimate on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during the past 32 kyr. Quaternary Science Reviews 131 (2016): 157-167.

Thomas, E., Huang Y., Morrill C., Zhao J., Wegener P., Clemens S., Colman S., Gao L. Abundant C4 plants on the Tibetan Plateau during the late glacial and early Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews 87 (2014): 24-33.

PRESENTATIONS

Wegener, P., T. Covino, S. Kampf, S. Lacy, E. Wohl. The influence of hydrologic connectivity on nutrient uptake and ecosystem metabolism in an active beaver meadow. Poster presented at: AGU Fall Meeting 2015; 2015 December 14th; San Francisco, CA,

Wegener, P., T. Covino, E. Hall, E. Wohl. Storage and flux dynamics for an active beaver meadow in the North Saint Vrain Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Poster presented at: Hydrology Days; 2015 March 23rd; Fort Collins, CO.

Wegener, P., T. Covino, E. Hall, E. Wohl. Hydrologic and biogeochemical flux dynamics across an active beaver meadow. Poster presented at: CSU Graduate Student Showcase; 2015 Feb. 25th; Fort Collins, CO.

Wegener, P., T. Covino, E. Hall, E. Wohl. Evaluating the interactions between landform and fluvial flux in minimally disturbed catchments of the Front Range of Colorado. Poster presented at: NREL Symposium and Distinguished Ecosystem Ecologist Lecture and Awards Ceremony; 2014 Nov. 20th; Fort Collins, CO.

LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE

Science Fair Mentor, O’Dea Elementary School, Fort Collins, CO, 2017

Women in STEM Mentor, PROGRESS Mentorship Program, Fort Collins, CO, 2016

Poster Judge, Celebrating Undergraduate Research in Watershed Science, Fort Collins, CO, 2015 - 2016

Review Panel Member, Natural Resources Ecology Lab Student Travel Grants, Fort Collins, CO, 2014

Founding Member, Northern Colorado Graduate Women in Science Chapter, Fort Collins, CO, 2014

Leader of Volunteer Groups, Charles River summer invasive species removal, Weston, MA, Summer 2013

Farmers Market Coordinator, Brown University's Sustainable Food Initiative, Providence, RI, 2012

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Math, English, and SAT Tutor, Varsity Tutors, Garden City, NY, 2014

Piano and Violin Tutor, Self-employed, Providence, RI, Boston, MA, and Garden City, NY, 2008, 2012-2014