EDUCATION

MIT-WHOI Joint Program, Cambridge — Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
(September 2012 - September 2018).

University of Alberta, Edmonton — B.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering (September 2008 - April 2012) with distinction.

EXPERIENCE

ETH, Zürich, ZH — Scientific Assistant
(September 2015 - December 2018)  
with Roman Stocker.

UTS, Sydney, NSW — Visiting Scientist
(October 2014 - December 2014; November 2016 - December 2016)
with Justin Seymour and Jean-Baptiste Raina.

MIT-WHOI, Cambridge, MA — Graduate Research Assistant
(September 2012 - September 2018)
with Roman Stocker and Heidi Sosik.

AWARDS

Simons Foundation: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Microbial Ecology.

NSERC PGS-M:  Awarded to study Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. 

AECOM Urban SOS International Design Competition: 2nd place.

Jack Grainge Memorial Award: Outstanding achievement in environmental engineering. (University of Alberta)
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Arthur A. Voice Memorial Award: Environmental engineering. (University of Alberta)

SKILLS

Programming: 
Basic:  C/C++, JavaScript.
Int: Python, R.
Adv: MATLAB, Proficient in image analysis using MATLAB.

Fabrication: Soft lithography, 3D printing, Machine tools, Laser-cutting, CNC milling, CAD.

Microbiology: Culture of bacteria and phytoplankton, standard laboratory techniques.

Embedded Systems: Design and evaluation of hardware and software systems for marine applications.
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Microscopy: Phase contrast and epifluorescence microscopy. Automated acquisition using Nikon Elements software.
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Numerical Modeling: Model development in COMSOL Multiphysics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, MIT 1.060 - Fluid Mechanics (2015)

Instructor, WHOI Math Review (2013)

INTENSIVE COURSES

Microbial Metagenomics: A 360° Approach: EMBL. (2017)

Practical course in advanced microscopy: Super resolution microscopy. University of Zurich. (2017)
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Calibration and Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Ocean Optics, Darling Marine Center, Maine. (2015)

STUDENTS SUPERVISED

ETH (2018)
​Andrea Hirschi

ETH (2017)
​Joel Gundlach
​Cameron Arnet
ETH Bachelor’s Thesis (2016)
Tobias Frey
Martino Tschudi
Andrea Hirschi
Petra Heuer
Laura Schnoz
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WHOI SSF (2014)
Jessica Sandoval

OTHER ACTIVITIES

MEMBERSHIP
Microbial interactions in aquatic ecosystems: untangling the complex web of competition, mutualism, predation, and adaptation.
Conference session co-chaired with Anupam Sengupta.
Aquatic Sciences Meeting, 2017.
Phycological Society of America

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography 

​Swiss Society for Microbiology

INTERESTS

Scuba Diving
Rock Climbing
Hardware Hacking
​Cycling
​Skiing