.	Home Vita Publications Research Grad Students Home Geosciences Home		Kristen Karsh Graduate Student - Geosciences Department of Geosciences Room Number Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Phone: please email E-Mail: Advisors: Danny Sigman (Princeton) and Tom Trull (University of Tasmania)
	Vita EDUCATION 2004–present PhD candidate, Joint Program, Princeton University and University of Tasmania · Investigate the physiological mechanism of nitrogen isotope fractionation during nitrate metabolism by marine phytoplankton as a means to understanding modern marine processes and paleoclimate changes · Advisors: Prof Danny Sigman (Princeton) and Assoc Prof Tom Trull (University of Tasmania) June-July 2003 International Geobiology Course, University of Southern California, Catalina Island, USA · Attended a 6-week course offered annually to 20 international participants, involving lectures, lab work, and independent research in the field of geobiology. Conducted an independent research project investigating new pathways in the marine sedimentary nitrogen cycle involving manganese, culminating in an abstract and presentation. 2002-2004 MSc, Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia · Thesis: Relationship of nitrogen isotope fractionation to phytoplankton size and iron availability during the SOIREE Southern Ocean Iron RElease Experiment · Advisors: Assoc Prof Tom Trull, Dr Leanne Armand 1994-1998 BSc, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA · Thesis: Multiple episodes of fluid-rock interaction in carbonated serpentinites in south-central Connecticut · Advisors: Prof Jay Ague, Prof Brian Skinner FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2004 Teaching Excellence Award, University of Tasmania 2000 U.S. Fulbright Fellowship 1998 Pat Wilde Prize for excellence in Marine Geology and Oceanography, Yale University 1998 Mellon Forum Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Yale University 1997 Penfield Prize in Mineralogy, Yale University RESEARCH INTERESTS Investigating ways to connect global and regional views of the nitrogen cycle to biological processes occurring at the cellular scale. Understanding the role of the Southern Ocean in past, current, and future climate change. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2000-2002 Fulbright Fellow, Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia · Analysed the nitrogen isotopic signature of nutrient utilization in Southern Ocean surface waters under iron-rich and iron-poor conditions to improve interpretation of the region’s role in glacial/interglacial climate change · Advisors: Assoc Prof Tom Trull, Dr Leanne Armand August 1999 Researcher, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden · Examined Arctic Ocean sediment cores for evidence of ice grounding · Advisor: Dr Eve Arnold 1997 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, USA · Evaluated the potential use of marine barite accumulation as a paleoproxy for oceanic biological productivity in the Southern Ocean · Advisors: Prof Miriam Kastner, Dr Adina Paytan TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003–present Lecturer, Teaching and Learning, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia · Collaborate with teaching staff to improve teaching practice and student learning · Coordinate teaching grant proposals and teaching development projects within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology · Teach workshops and intensive courses on thinking, reading, and writing at university for undergraduate students 2003 Demonstrator, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia · Demonstrated in mineralogy and petrology for a first-year earth sciences unit 2002-2003 Project Manager, Faculty of Science, Engineering, & Technology, University of Tasmania, Hobart · Coordinated the development, implementation, and evaluation of a faculty-wide online undergraduate unit in science communication awarded a University-wide Teaching Excellence Award · Supervised $80,000 budget, appointed project staff, coordinated technical and graphic design, oversaw development of evaluation plan, and managed external contracts 1998-2000 Science Coordinator, NCSLET, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA · Developed online, interactive earth science experiments with the National Center for Science Literacy, Education & Technology (NCSLET) · Researched and designed content of science curriculum based on current Antarctic research · Contributed to design and content of exhibits in the Museum’s Hall of Planet Earth SERVICE 2004-present Secretary, Tasmania Chapter, Australian Fulbright Association, Hobart, Australia · Support Fulbright recipients to and from Australia, publicize awards, recruit applicants, and contribute to development and fundraising for the Association and the Fulbright program 2004 Mentor, Women Tasmania, Hobart, Australia · Served as a mentor to young women through transition from high school to university