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Marla Ranelletti marla@cats.ucsc.edu ranelletti@value.net | |
| Objective: | To gain work experience in the field of marine
biology. |
| Education: | BA in Biology, University of California
at Santa Cruz, Dec 1999 |
| Relevant Course Work: | • Marine Botany |
| • Biological Oceanography | |
| • Marine Ecology of the Gulf of California (marine ecology and ichthyology) | |
| • Invertebrate Zoology | |
| • Kelp Forest Ecology | |
| • Life in the Sea | |
| • The California Gray Whale and Sea Otter, UC
Extension |
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| Field Work/ Research Experience: | Bermuda Internship, fall 1999 |
| • Participant in the REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research | |
| • Advisor: Dr. Deborah K. Steinberg (REU co-coordinator) | |
| • Researching plankton ecology | |
Senior Thesis, current |
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| • Refining field guide of the common marine algae of the Gulf of California | |
| • Identifying and describing algae, scanning algal presses, and formatting the guide | |
Laboratory Assistant, current |
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| • Measuring the growth rates of rhodaliths, a coralline marine alga | |
Mexico, Sonora - Gulf of California, fall 1998 |
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| • Participated in fish, bird, invertebrate, and alga collection and identification | |
| • Developed an algal field guide | |
Indonesia, spring 1998 |
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| • Assisted a marine photographer/biologist, observed marine environments of the islands | |
| • Collected venomous cone snails and tropical tree snails for analysis and identification | |
Kelp Forest Monitoring, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, California, 1997 |
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| • Examined and collected data on kelp, fish, and invertebrate abundance, and floor cover | |
| • Assessed, collected, and identified the species that decorator crabs decorate with | |
Florida, Mote Marine Lab, summer 1997 |
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| • Gained insight on the causes and identification of coral diseases | |
| • Assisted with scuba data collection and laboratory
assessment |
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| Skills: | SCUBA Diving |
| • Active research diver at UCSC | |
| • Member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences | |
| • Scientific/Master Diver, NAUI spring 1997 | |
| • Rescue Diver, NAUI fall 1996 | |
| • Open Water 1, PADI spring 1994 | |
| • 125 dives to date, in cold and warm waters |
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| Work Experience: | Camp Counselor, Lifeguard, and Swim Instructor |
| • Kennolyn Day Camp, Soquel, CA, summer 1998 | |
| • Responsible for leading children ages 7-10 | |
| • Prepared lesson plans and taught swimming to campers aged 5-15 | |
| • Planned camp water carnivals that involved over 100 campers with other lifeguard | |
| • Worked with other counselors to plan and organize activities | |
| • Assisted with crafts, pottery, and animal care | |
| • Organized the camps first scuba demonstration | |
Volunteer, Marine Wildlife Care and Research Center, 1997-1998 |
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| • On call bird handler for oil spill relief | |
Lifeguard and Swim Instructor |
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| • Southgate Swim Club in Hayward, CA; summers 1993-1997 | |
| • Swim Instructor, children aged 2-15, WSI Certification | |
| • Worked with another guard to manage the pool operations during working hours | |
Volunteer, Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, 1993-1995 |
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| • Measured water quality at shoreline to find a relocation site for the California horn snail | |
Volunteer, NAMES Project, San Francisco, 1994 |
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| • Prepared mass mailings and educated myself
of AIDS crisis |
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| Honors/ Awards/ Leadership: | Independent Science Projects |
| • Participant in the California State Science Fair; 1993, 1994 | |
| • First Place at San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair; 1992, 1994 | |
| • Private Organization Awards: Microbiology, US Department of Agriculture, US Army, United Lung Association, US Department of Health; 1992-1994 | |
Leadership |
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| • Student Body Commissioner of Activities, 1993-94;
Sr. Class President, 1994-95 |
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| References available upon request | |