Robin Cobb
Curriculum Vitae
Home Address: 110
Lincarrie Lane
Harvest,
AL 35749
(256)
603-7944
College Address: P.O.
Box 867592
Tuscaloosa,
AL 35487
(256)
603-7944
Education_____________________________________________________________________
2009-Present The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa,
Al 35487
Masters
of Marine Science in Geology
2005-August 2009 The University of Alabama/College
of Arts and Sciences
Tuscaloosa,
AL 35487
Bachelor
of Arts: Geological Sciences
Cumulative
GPA 3.4432
2005 – May 2009 The University of Alabama/College
of Arts and Sciences
Tuscaloosa,
AL 35487
University
Honors College
Bachelor
of Science: Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences
Cumulative
GPA 3.422
Field
Work: Ecology of Galapagos in
Galapagos, Ecuador with Dr. Margarit Gray, Associate
Professor of Biological Sciences, Anderson University, SC
Coral
Reef Ecology in Bocas Del Torro, Panamá with Dr. Margarit Gray, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences,
Anderson University, SC
2007-2008 Dauphin Island Sea Lab: Dauphin
Island, AL
Cumulative GPA 3.77
Studies Include: Marine Biology,
Marine Geology, Marine Technical Methods, Coastal Geomorphology, Coral Reef
Ecology, Introduction to Oceanography
Field Work: Excavation at the Coon Creek
Science Center with Dr. Michael Gibson, Professor of Geological Sciences,
University of Tennessee at Martin, TN, Associate Curator, Coon Creek Science
Center, TN
Coral Reef Ecology at Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera
Bahamas with Dr. Richard Aronson, Senior Marine Scientist, Professor of Marine
Sciences, and Dr. Kenneth Heck, Senior Marine Scientist, Professor of Marine
Sciences, University of South Alabama, AL
Honors_____________________________________________________________________
2009 Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science Program (MS PHD’s),
Cohort VII
2009 McNair Graduate Fellowship
2009 National Alumni Association of
Alabama, Alumni Heritage Graduate Scholarship
2005-2009 University Honors College
2009 Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges
2009 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate
Research Awards
2009 Dean’s List Spring Semester
2009, 2008, 2007 Academic
Achievement Award from the Black Faculty and Staff Association
2008 Ronald
E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, TRIO
Program of the U.S. Department of Education
One of 12 students selected University-wide to participate
in the 2008 cohort of McNair Scholars
2008 Dean’s List Fall Semester
2007 Dean’s
List Summer and Fall Semesters
2007 Outstanding
Academic Achievement Award from The University of Alabama Graduate School
2005 President’s
Cabinet Scholarship
2005 National
Alumni Association of Alabama, Alumni Scholar Award
2005 National
Alumni Association of Alabama, Alumni Heritage Scholarship
2005 College
of Engineering, Engineering Scholars Day Award
2005 College
of Engineering, Clarence W. and Martha T. Scott Endowed Dean’s Discretionary
Fund for Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering
2005 College
of Engineering, Engineering Scholarship for Scholastic Excellence and Personal
Achievement
2005 Who’s Who Among Students in
American High Schools
Research Experience_____________________________________________________________________
2008-2009 University
of Alabama, McNair Scholars Research Internship
Tuscaloosa,
AL
Interned under: C. Fred T. Andrus, Assistant Professor of
Geological Sciences; established the variation of
heavy metal contaminate ratios within populations of Rangia cuneata. Research proposal accepted
spring of 2008, implemented summer 2008.
2007-2008 University
of Alabama, Paleoclimatology
Tuscaloosa,
AL
Paleoclimatology Lab Assistant to Dr. C. Fred T.
Andrus, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences; assisted in methods
designed to analyze the stable oxygen isotope ratios in shells from a shell
mound in Sapelo Marsh, GA. Methods used in this
analysis have been applied to my own research.
2006 University
of Alabama, Aquatic Ecology
Tuscaloosa,
AL
Aquatic Ecology Lab Assistant to Dr. Arthur Benke, Professor of Biological Sciences;
helped establish a complex food web in the Cahaba River in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Publications_____________________________________________________________________
2009 2009
GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, Abstract Title: Oxygen isotope variation within Rangia cuneata populations
2009 Cobb,
Robin C., Andrus, C. Fred T., Etayo-Cadavid, Miguel
F., 2009, Rangia cuneata Shells as an Environmental
Proxy: Variations in Elemental Contamination within Populations, The
University of Alabama McNair Scholar Journal – Vol. 9, pp. 45-58
2008 2008
Joint Annual Meeting Abstracts GSA | ASA-CSSA-SSSA | GCAGS-SEPM | HGS
Abstract Title: Rangia cuneata
Shells as an Environmental Proxy: Variations in Elemental Contamination within
Populations
Presentations_____________________________________________________________________
Professional
October 20, 2009 2009 GSA Annual Meeting, Title:
Oxygen isotope variation within Rangia cuneata populations
October 8, 2008 2008 Joint Annual Meeting GSA |
ASA-CSSA-SSSA | GCAGS-SEPM | HGS
Title: Rangia cuneata
Shells as an Environmental Proxy: Variations in Elemental Contamination within
Populations
Student
April 13,2009 University of Alabama’s 2nd Annual
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference
November 6, 2008 9th
Annual University of Alabama McNair Scholars Research Conference
Title: Rangia cuneata
Shells as an Environmental Proxy: Variations in Elemental Contamination within
Populations
September 12, 2008 Georgia
State University Research Symposium
Title: Rangia cuneata Shells as an Environmental Proxy: Variations in
Elemental Contamination within Populations
Leadership and Campus Activities_____________________________________________________________________
2008- Present McNair Scholars Student
Association
President 2009-2010,
Historian/Webmaster 2008-2009
2008- 2009 Academic Honor Council, Arts and
Sciences
Secretary 2008-2009
2006-2009 Beta
Beta Beta- Biological
honors society
Webmaster/Historian
2008-2009, Webmaster 2007-2008
2007-2009 Sigma
Alpha Lambda- National leadership and honors organization
Secretary 2008-2009
2008- 2009 Future Alumni for Tradition and
Excellence (FATE)
Technical Skills_____________________________________________________________________
Advanced knowledge of sample procedures using a Thermo Delta Plus gas source isotope ration mass spectrometer (IRMS)
Advanced knowledge of New Wave/Merchantek
Micromill and software
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, Microsoft
XP, Apple OS X Snow Leopard, HTML
PADI Open Water SCUBA certified
Work Experience_____________________________________________________________________
Summer, 2009 Geological Survey of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Internship with Sandy Ebersole,
on Sediment Analysis Network for Decision Support (SANDS)
Summer 2009, University of Alabama, Paleoclimatology, Tuscaloosa, AL
2007-2008 Paleoclimatology Lab Assistant to Dr. C. Fred T. Andrus,
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
Summer 2006 University of Alabama, Aquatic
Ecology, Tuscaloosa, AL
Aquatic Ecology Lab Assistant to Dr. Arthur Benke, Professor of Biological Sciences;
helped establish a complex food web in the Cahaba River in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Spring, 2005 Madison County Board of Education,
Multi-handicapped Special Education, Teacher’s Aid, Sparkman High School,
Harvest, AL
Helped teach severely handicapped teens basic life skills
Service_____________________________________________________________________
2007-Present 200+ Hours with The Humane Society
of West Alabama’s Cat Care, Tuscaloosa, AL
2008 After-school Service Learning at Skyland Elementary and Verner
Elementary, AL
2007 Kentuck for Kids (children’s hands-on
craft activities), Northport, AL
2006 Cats Program (after-school
tutoring program) at Crestmont Elementary, Northport,
AL
2005 Arboretum Clean-up with Outdoor
Action, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2002-2005 300+ Hours with Challenger’s House
Cat Shelter, Toney, AL
