klara zimmerman

intern

About

Research Assistant in Environment and Natural Resources at Abt Associates

Country

united states

City

new haven

Industry

public policy

Skill

research, data analysis, science, environmental science, statistics, social media, nonprofits, environmental geology, environmental policy, scientific writing, microsoft office, face painting, microsoft excel, r, biology, chemistry, photoshop, french, html, graphic design

Experience

intern

curricular advising fellow

brown university dept of earth environmental and planetary sciences

2013-9 - 2013-12 · 4 mos

Researched and designed new course content for first-year seminar Global Environmental Change; held one-on-one conferences to advise 18 first-years on final research papers

spring break trip organizer

brown university

2013-11 - 2014-4 · 6 mos

Created itinerary and managed logistics and fundraising for undergraduate geology spring break field trip to Texas and New Mexico, a 6-month planning effort

communications director

brown empower

2013-1 - 2014-12 · 2 yrs

* Primary contact for umbrella environmental organization with 10 member groups * Collaborate with university administration and outside organizations * Manage email account, website, and social media platforms * Design and send weekly newsletter of events and programs to 1,200+ subscribers * Facilitate weekly steering committee meetings * Restructured recruitment process to attract over 100 new members per year

kiehl's development intern

l'oréal

2014-6 - 2014-8 · 3 mos

* Evaluated range of Kiehl's plastic packaging components in order to identify opportunities to consolidate and reduce waste * Consulted with cross functional teams in Marketing, Packaging, Manufacturing, and Operations to develop a comprehensive proposal on packaging consolidation and sustainability * Synthesized information from multiple sources to create Excel database of sample products

education assistant

greenwich historical society

2008-1 - 2012-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Head Counselor of History & Art Camp; designed curriculum for campers ages 6-13 * Managed the Historical Society’s partnership with local elementary school * Organized annual student art show and reception * Supervised volunteers for family programs with 100+ attendees

summer intern

brown university

2013-6 - 2013-8 · 3 mos

Investigated interaction between deforestation, property rights, and agriculture in Mato Grosso, Brazil from 1995-2006 using the Brazilian Agricultural Census and remotely sensed environmental data -Funded by an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award

research assistant

brown university

2013-9 - 2015-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Assisted in the generation of a 13 million year Mediterranean sea surface temperature record using an alkenone biomarker proxy; continued to conduct independent research for honors thesis * Trained two fellow undergraduates in technical research skills and operation of all lab machinery * Lab skills: Accelerated Solvent Extractor, Gas Chromatogram

analyst in environment and health, part-time

abt associates

2018-6 - 2018-5

Education

yale school of forestry & environmental studies

management

2019-1 - 2021-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

yale school of the environment

management

2019-1 - 2021-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

brown university

biology

2011-1 - 2015-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Honors Thesis: Understanding the Pliocene-Pleistocene Transition to a Glaciated Northern Hemisphere: A Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction for the Subarctic North Pacific Activities and Societies: emPOWER (Brown's umbrella environmental organization), Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition, EcoReps, Geology Department Undergraduate Group, Teaching Assistant