Paul Christopher Low


E-mail: low@geo.umass.edu

EDUCATION: Currently pursuing M.S. in Geology at University of Massachusetts
Central Michigan University
B.S. Geology and Biology
Official graduation: May, 1999
Additional classes taken at Aquinas College and Leeds University


HONORS:
T.S. Knapp Field Camp Scholarship recipient
All Mid-American Conference Academic Team, Outdoor Track (twice) and Indoor Track
Member of Academic All-American Cross-Country Team (twice)
CMU Academic-Athletic Honor Role (seven semesters)
Two time member of national mountain running team


SUMMARY OF RELATED SKILLS:
Hydrogeology:
  • Phase I and II site assessment
  • Pump tests and slug tests
  • Collection and analysis of water samples
  • Ground water modeling
  • Wetlands delineation
  • Related software: Surfer and Aqtesolv

    • Mineralogy and Petrology:
  • Extensive microscope use: polarizing light, phase contrast, and reflecting light
  • Analysis of petrologic thin sections
  • Microscopic analysis of ore minerals
  • Related software: Igpet

    • Field Geology:
  • Geologic mapping of contact areas and anticlines
  • Extensive outcrop-scale study of the Troodos Oophiolite

    • Geophysics:
  • Use of Worden gravimeter, engineering seismograph, and single component, analog earthquake seismograph
  • Data interpretation for magnitometer, seismograph, and ground penetrating radar
  • Related software: Grav2doc

    • Computer Skills:
  • Familiarity with: Windows, M-DOS, Microsoft Word, and Excel
  • Experience in web page construction

    • Education and Tutoring:
  • Extensive tutoring experience in: Physical Geology, Physical Geology Lab, College Physics I, and College Physics II,
  • Tutoring experience in: Survey of Organic Chemistry, Botany, and Historical Geology
  • Volunteer teacher's assistant for PHysical Geology
  • Volunteer experience with high school cross-country running camps including: Linden High School, Mount Pleasant High School, and Central Michigan University


    • SPECIAL PROJECTS:
  • Independent study: Testing for airborne asbestiform minerals using EPA guidelines
  • Poster presentation: Wetlands evolution through natural and anthropogenic mechanisms at the Bruder Bluff site on the Chippewa River: Isabella county, Michigan.
  • Poster presentation: Imaging within the lithosphere below CMU using earthquake generated seismic data: Implications for clues to the cause of the Michigan Basin.


    • EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
    July,1999 to June, 2000
  • Employer: Second Season Sports
  • Position: Shop Keeper
  • Responsibilities: Inventory processing, customer relations, and other related tasks


    • March, 1999 to July, 1999
  • Employer: Schell Custom Log Homes
  • Position: Carpenter
  • Responsibilities: Rough and finish carpentry and other related construction tasks


    • June, 1995 to February, 1999
  • Employer: Self Employed
  • Position: Freelance residential contractor
  • Responsibilities: Various jobs in conventional and alternative residential construction and interior remodelling


    • January, 1998 to February, 1999
  • Employer: B-Man Remodeling, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Position: Carpenter
  • Responsibilities: Various jobs in residential interior remodelling.


    • January, 1996 to January, 1998
  • Employer: Central Michigan University Academic Assistance, Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Position: Tutor
  • Responsibilities: Tutor in geology, physics, biology, and chemistry. Worked unsupervised with individuals or in small groups of college students who were struggling with specific science classes such as "Physical Geology" and "College Physics"


    • May, 1994 to January, 1995
  • Employer: Central Michigan University Combined Services, Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Position: Student Building Maintenance Worker
  • Responsibilities: Routine maintenance of ailing institutional buildings on a university campus with occasional emergency repairs, often involving plumbing leaks


    • May, 1993 to September, 1993
  • Employer: Residential and Commercial Construction, Inc. Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Position: Carpenter
  • Responsibilities: Mostly framing and roofing with some basement preparation and landscaping


    • June, 1992 to September, 1992
  • Employer: Firstbank, Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Position: Mortgage Clerk
  • Responsibilities: Filing, credit checks, tax payment (direct deferment) and some secretarial work


    • REFERENCES:
    Available upon request