Vera K. Sokolov (née Bosak Zurowsky) PhD candidate

Research Profile

Area: Environmental Science and Atmospheric Sciences

Focus: Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; Agricultural wastewater treatment

Education

Ph.D. (Geography and Environmental Science), Wilfrid-Laurier University	2016-current
M.Sc. (School of Environmental Science), University of Guelph	Apr 2015
B.Sc. (Honors in Biology and Minor in Religious Studies), University of Ottawa	Apr 2012

Academic Work Experience

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Environmental Studies (ES101 and ES102), Wilfrid-Laurier University	2016-2017
Research Assistant, University of Guelph & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	2015-2016
Research Assistant, University of Guelph & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	2012-2015

Skills

Supervisory/Teaching experience

Supervising more than 5 co-op students, which included teaching techniques and theories, assigning work, and managing conflict

Equipment and Techniques

Atmospheric: Tunable diode trace gas analysers (Campbell Scientific), continuously flow-through steady state chambers, non-steady-state closed chambers, ammonia acid traps and wind tunnels

Weather and water: thermocouples, thermistors, tipping buckets, flow meters, anemometers, pyranometers, dataloggers (Campbell Scientific and Onset)

Laboratory: total solids, volatile solids, 5-day biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, Escherichia coli enumeration using BCIG and mFC media, and DNA extraction, ion selective probes, total phosphorus, ammonia phenate method, and soil particle size analysis

Computer skills

Data analysis: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and SigmaPlot; Basic understanding and practice with statistical programs: R, R studio, SAS, and python

Writing and presentation: Advanced skills using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher; Advanced skills using SigmaPlot

Language

English: native, advanced

Czech: native, advanced