Mae Saslaw | my qualifications

email

research

Mixing of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers across Sauvie Island, Oregon based on stable isotopes (δ¹⁸O and δD) of surface water
supervised by Dr. John Bershaw at Portland State University
see poster
Presentations:
May 2019 Best overall, AEG Oregon Chapter Student Night
Feb 2019 Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver
Dec 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
Oct 2018 First place undergraduate, Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette Chapter Student Research Symposium

education

2019 BS Geology, Portland State University, Magna cum laude
2009 BFA Writing for Performance, Publication, and Media, Pratt Institute, Graduated with highest honors and department award for academic achievement

leadership

Young Democratic Socialists of America PSU | Vice Chair | 2017 – 2019
Associated Students of Portland State University | Senator | winter 2018

field experience

Surface water sampling for stable isotope analysis, Willamette and Columbia Rivers, July 2018
Optically-Stimulated Luminescence sampling, Coast Range, OR, October 2018
Locating exposed rock outcrops, strike and dip measurements, Olympic National Forest, June 2018
Identification and measurement of urban trees, Portland, OR, February 2018
Stream invertebrate sampling, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, November 2017

skills

R
ArcGIS
LaTeX
Git, SSH, developer tools
advanced Mac OS and general IT
public speaking
project management
backpacking, camping, hiking, climbing