Curriculum Vitae​

Andrew A. Flaim

(307) 286-6712        aflaim@uwyo.edu

I am a master’s student studying paleoclimate and paleoecology with Bryan Shuman at the University of Wyoming. I am passionate about science and am eager to join a Ph.D. program where I can continue to investigate climate, ecology, and earth science.

Education

2020 (Expected)       Sc.M., Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY,

Advisor: Bryan Shuman.

2018                           B.S., Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Employment History

2019-                          Graduate Research Fellowship, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), University of Wyoming

2018-2019                 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming

2017-2018                 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, NASA Space Grant, Wyoming Research Scholars Program, University of Wyoming

2016-2017                 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming

Research Skills

I use stable isotopes, macrofossils, and fossil pollen from lake sediment cores collected on sub-alpine landscapes to identify the relationships between climate and ecology through the mid-late Holocene. My skills associated with this research include:

1. Extraction and identification of fossil pollen from lake sediments

2. Extraction of n-alkanes and brGDGTs from lake sediments

3. Compound specific hydrogen isotope analysis of n-alkanes

4. Sample preparation for radiocarbon dating

5. Preparation, measurement, and analysis of oxygen isotopes in carbonate sediments

6. Preparation, measurement, and analysis of carbon isotopes in macrofossils

7. Identification and quantification of macrofossils in lake sediments

8. Reconstruction of fire history with charcoal concentrations in lake sediments

9. Loss on ignition procedures

10. Lake sediment core collection; Modified Livingston piston coring

Research Grants

2017                           Wyoming Research Scholars Program - $8000

2017                           NASA Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Grant - $5000

2017                           Geology and Geophysics Meritorious Undergraduate Research Grant - $2000

Academic Scholarships and Awards

2018                           Geology Summer Field Camp Award - $1,200

2017                           Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society Award - $1,000

2017                           Wyoming Geological Association Samuel H. Knight Scholarship Endowment - $1,000

2016-2017                 Joe H. Watt Honor Award - $1,000

2016-2017                 Central Wyoming Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Coates, Wolff, Russell, & Swank Memorial Mining Industry Scholarship - $1,000

2014-2018                 Wyoming Scholars Award - $4,000

2014-2018                 Richardson Family Trust - $1,100

2014-2018                 Hathaway Merit Honors - $13,440

Research Presentations

2018                           Flaim, A., Stefanescu, I., Liefert, D., Shuman, B., (2018), Macrofossil and brGDGT evidence of forest state changes after fires and cooling in the Snowy Range, Wyoming since 6 ka, Abstract (GC51E-0839) presented at 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14 Dec.

2018                           Flaim, A., Shuman, B., (2018), Controls on Abrupt Forest Changes in the Snowy Range, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming, Abstract presented at 2018 University of Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day, Laramie, WY, 28 April

Coursework and Training

1. Paleoclimates

2. Advanced Paleoclimatology

3. Isotope Ecology

4. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting in R

5. Community Assembly

6. Quaternary Research Practicum

7. Plant Physiology Ecology

8. Vegetation Ecology

9. Pollen extraction training (LacCORE)