madaline ritter

field technician

About

I am a passionate learner with a strong work ethic, dedicated to learning about and protecting the natural world. My enthusiasm for aquatic research has taken me from Pennsylvania to Maine and Iceland studying the effects of changing climate on freshwater ecosystems. I also worked as a sustainability intern for three years on my campus, managing a volunteer-run bicycle co-op, organizing community events, and working with a team of faculty and students to teach and inspire sustainable practices on our campus and beyond.

Country

united states

City

united states

Industry

renewables & environment

Skill

microsoft office, leadership, research, creative problem solving, field work

Experience

watershed conservation intern

western pennsylvania conservancy

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

undergraduate student researcher

department of environmental science

2017-8 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

My research interests include topics in Arctic and alpine climate change, as well as freshwater ecology and biogeochemistry. Specifically, my research has focused on the impacts of "browning" (due to increasing dissolved organic carbon) in temperate and boreal lakes.

sustainability intern

center for sustainability education

2016-8 - 2019-5 · 2 yrs 10 mos

In the three years that I worked as the Biking Intern for CSE, my responsibilities included volunteer recruitment and training for Dickinson's Bike Co-op, participation in team projects that sought to improve campus sustainability, and maintenance of social media accounts. I was instrumental in organizing bike-related events such as the college Bike to Farm potluck, and contributed regularly to CSE's sustainability newsletter publications.

employee

ridgeview acres farm

2015-4 - 2016-8 · 1 yr 5 mos

Responsibilities included assistance with farm operations such as irrigation, planting, propagation and harvesting, and preparing creative floral arrangements for weddings and farmers markets.