Alexandria S. Kuhl
Curriculum Vitae
206 Natural Sciences Bldg. Phone: (518) 466-8096
East Lansing, MI 48824 Email:
Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MIMay 2012-Present
Ph.D. Candidate,Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The College at Brockport,State University of New York, Brockport, NYAugust 2008-May 2012 August 2008-May 2012
BS Physics, BS Water Resources, minor in Mathematics
Broadalbin-Perth High School, Broadalbin, NYSeptember 2004-June 2008
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation
Research Experience
- Research AssistantMay2012-Present
Michigan State University – Department of Geological Sciences
Hydrogeophysics
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellow (NSF REU)Summer 2011
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University –Department of Environmental Engineering
Microprofiled redox potentials in hypolimnion of the Occoquan Reservoir, VA. Programmed in Microsoft Excel VBA to reformat and interpret raw data sets. Worked under Dr. John C. Little and Melissa C. Stewart.
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellow (NSF REU)Summer 2010
Michigan State University –Department of Physics and Astronomy
Developed emissiontips for ultrafast electron nanocrystallography technology under Dr. Chong-Yu Ruan.
- Student ResearcherJanuary 2009-March 2010
SUNY Brockport– Department of Water Resources
Collected and analyzed data from stream, well,and sinkhole locations throughout the LeRoy quadrangle, NY.
- Three-year Independent ResearchStudySeptember 2005-June 2008
Broadalbin-Perth HS
Developed and performed streamwater quality assessment. Worked with the DEC’s stream biomonitoring unit, Troy, NY. Results published in technical report through NYSDEC.
Teaching Experience
- Teaching AssistantFall 2013-Present
Michigan State University – Department of Geological Sciences
GLG 411 Hydrogeology, GLG 471 Applied Geophysics, ISP 203 Geology of the Human Environment Lab
- Teaching Assistant & Tutor August 2009-May 2012
SUNY Brockport – Department of Physics
PHS 201/202 Introduction to Physics I/II Labs
Abstracts
Kuhl, A.S., Hyndman, D.W., Quantifying impacts of solute transport on time lapse ERT at a Michigan ecotone. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference, Valencia, Spain, Oct. 2015.
Kuhl, A.S., Hyndman, D.W., Van Dam, R.L.. A Coupled Hydrogeophysical Modeling Approach to Estimate Soil Moisture Redistribution in the Face of Land Use Changes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2013.
Kuhl, A.S., Hyndman, D.W., Van Dam, R.L.. Improving root distribution models through a novel coupled hydrogeophysical approach, ESPP Research Symposium: Water for a Sustainable World, East Lansing,MI, Nov 2013.
Kuhl, A.S., Van Dam, R.L.. Coupled Inversion of Electrical Resistivity and Hydrological Models to Quantify Soil Moisture Dynamics Below a Michigan Ecotone. Geological Society of America North-Central Meeting, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2013.
Kuhl, A.S., Richards, P.L., Identifying Shallow Bedrock on the Onondaga Fm Using Ground Penetrating Radar. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting. Hartford, CT, March 2012.
Kuhl, A.S., Physical Concepts of GPR. Rochester Symposium for Undergraduate Physics Students. Albany, NY, April 2012.
Awards & Honors
AGU Chapman Conference Student Travel Grant $2000October 2015 Oct
Honorable Mention –NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramApril 2014
2nd place presentation in Detection, Treatment, and Modeling Technologies session -October 2013
Inaugural ESPP Research Symposium, Michigan State University $300
Pringle Award – Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University $1500May 2013
College of Natural Science Doctoral Recruiting Fellowship - Michigan State University$32000February 2012
President's Citation Award finalist - SUNY Brockport February 2012
Department Scholar – Departmentsof Physics Water Resources, SUNY BrockportMay 2012
Distinguished Scholarship recipient- SUNY Brockport$30000/y August 2008-May 2012
PMACS/BPMACS Scholarship recipient - SUNY Brockport $2500/y January 2010- May 2012
New York Water Environment Association major scholarship recipient$10000 August 2008 - May 2012
3rd Place Senior Division, Water Environment Federation Award, May 2008
NOAA “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” & Scientific American Excellence in Science Research Awards at Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair & Science Congress (ISEF)
Affiliations & Other Activities
American Geophysical Union2013-Present
Geophysical Society of America2010-Present
Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society SUNY Brockport chapter May 2011- May 2012
Sigma Gamma Epsilon SUNY Brockport chapter May 2010- May 2012
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society SUNY Brockport chapter October 2009- May 2012
Open House Representative – Department of Physics, SUNY Brockport Fall 2009-Spring 2012
Secretary of Physics Club/SUNY Brockport SPS chapter August 2011- May 2012
Peer Mentor - First Year Experience, SUNY Brockport August 2009-December 2009
08/26/2016