ELISE B. WILKES [email protected] • 480-694-9856 Harvard • 20 Oxford St. Hoffman G9 • Cambridge, MA 02138 Laboratory for Molecular Biogeochemistry and Organic Geochemistry

EDUCATION , Cambridge, MA Expected May 2018 Ph.D. Candidate in Organic Geochemistry, Adviser: Ann Pearson Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, GPA: 4.00/4.00 Dartmouth , Hanover, NH 2012 A.B., magna cum laude, Chemistry with High Honors, GPA: 3.86/4.00 Honors : Synthesis and characterization of benzylcyclopentadienyl lithium and related derivatives

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Fellow, Harvard University 2012-present Teaching Fellow, Harvard University 2013-2017 Scientific Party, R/V Endeavor Research Cruise Summer 2016 Led by Dr. Carol Arnosti, UNC Chapel Hill Presidential Scholar & Undergraduate Researcher, Dartmouth College 2010-2012 Advised by Dr. Ivan Aprahamian, Chemistry Department (Organic/Supramolecular Chemistry) Hollings Scholar, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Summer 2011 Advised by Cathy Laetz, NOAA NW Fisheries Science Center (Ecotoxicology)

Research/Lab Aid, Arizona State University Summer 2009, Spring 2010 Advised by Drs. Laura Wasylenki & Ariel Anbar, School of Earth and Space Exploration (Biogeochemistry)

NASA NH Space Grant Intern 2009-2010 Advised by Dr. Mukul Sharma, Dartmouth Earth Sciences Department (Geochemistry)

Lab Assistant, Arizona State University Summer 2009 Advised by Dr. Peter Buseck, School of Earth and Space Exploration (Atmospheric Chemistry)

HONORS 2018 Geochemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship, California Institute of Technology 2014-2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2013 Smith Family Graduate Science and Fellowship, Harvard University merit fellowship 2012 James Mills Peirce Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University merit fellowship awarded to top incoming Ph.D. applicants in the natural sciences, , and engineering.

2012 2012 Elden Bennett Hartshorn Medal in Chemistry, Presented to the senior chemistry major at Dartmouth “who is going on to graduate work in chemistry and who, in the opinion of the Department of Chemistry, shows the most promise in that field.”

2012 The John L. Zabriskie Jr. ’61 Senior Chemistry Prize, Dartmouth College award for outstanding undergraduate research in chemistry 2012 Sigma Xi Christopher G. Reed Poster Competition Second Prize 2010-2011 Ernest F. Hollings Scholar, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009-2011 Scholar, Awarded to students in the top 5% of Dartmouth class for the previous year E.B. Wilkes 2 of 4

2010 James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, Dartmouth College 2009-2011 Three Academic Citations for Meritorious Performance, Dartmouth College In Geobiology, by Dr. Jill Mikucki: “For demonstrating excellence in .”

In Earth Sciences, by Drs. Edward E. Meyer and Meredith A. Kelly: “…for excellent academic performance. She demonstrated an exceptional understanding of the course material.”

In Women’s and Gender Studies, by Dr. Paula Sprague: “The clarity and originality of her ideas were always insightful. Elise’s intellectual curiosity and acuity, as well as her deep engagement with the material studied, are very impressive.” 2008-2012 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship 2008-2012 Class of 1987 Merit Scholarship, Dartmouth College

PUBLICATIONS Wilkes EB and Pearson A. A general model of carbon isotope fractionation in phytoplankton, In Preparation.

Wilkes EB, Lee RBY, McClelland HLO, Rickaby REM, and Pearson A. (2018) Carbon isotope ratios of coccolith- associated polysaccharides of Emiliania huxleyi as a function of growth rate and CO2 concentration. Organic Geochemistry, 119, 1-10, 2018.

Wilkes EB, Carter SJ, and Pearson A (2017) CO2-dependent carbon isotope fractionation in the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 212, 48-61, 2017.

Bryan AL, Dong S, Wilkes EB, Wasylenki LE (2015) Zinc isotope fractionation during adsorption onto Mn oxyhydroxide at low and high ionic strength. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 157, 182-197, 2015.

*Foy JT, *Wilkes EB, Aprahamian I (2012) Self-assembly of benzyl cyclopentadienyl lithium. Crystal Engineering Communications. 14, 6126-6128, 2012. (* indicates co-first authors)

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

TALKS (*Invited)

Aug. 2018 *Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry, Holderness, NH Understanding carbon isotopic controls in marine phytoplankton April 2018 * Environmental Geology and Geochemistry Seminar, NJ Chemostat investigations of algal carbon isotope fractionation

Sept. 2017 *Microbial Sciences Initiative Chalk Talk, Harvard University, MA Investigating carbon isotope fractionation in algae Aug. 2017 Goldschmidt Conference, Paris, France Enzymatic controls on carbon isotope fractionation in marine phytoplankton April 2017 *Origins of Life Initiative Chalk Talk, Harvard University, MA Understanding isotopic records of global carbon cycling April 2017 Harvard-MIT Mixer, Harvard University, MA Investigating algal isotope signatures Nov. 2016 *GSPD Seminar, Harvard University, MA Understanding algal carbon isotope signatures through chemostat culture Sept. 2016 Solid Earth Graduate Student Seminar, Harvard University, MA Carbon isotope fractionation in phytoplankton April 2016 Northeastern Geobiology Symposium, Harvard University, MA Photosynthetic carbon isotope fractionation by the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense E.B. Wilkes 3 of 4

POSTERS Mar. 2017 Northeastern Geobiology Symposium, University of Connecticut, CT The CO2-dependence of carbon isotope fractionation in a dinoflagellate employing Form II RubisCO July 2016 Organic Geochemistry Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH Photosynthetic carbon isotope fractionation by Alexandrium tamarense in chemostat culture

Dec. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA Photosynthetic carbon isotope fractionation of the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense: A chemostat investigation of taxonomic and physiological controls on the stable isotope record

Sept. 2013 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN Zinc isotope fractionation during adsorption on birnessite (abstract)

May 2012 Dartmouth College Wetterhahn Symposium, Hanover, NH Synthesis and characterization of methyl cyclopentadienyl lithium derivatives *Awarded Sigma Xi Christopher Reed Poster Competition Second Prize

Aug. 2011 Goldschmidt Conference, Prague Is your clean lab full of zinc? (abstract)

Aug. 2011 NOAA Hollings Scholarship Symposium, Washington, D.C. The combined toxicity of pesticide mixtures and elevated temperature to juvenile coho salmon

Dec. 2010 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA Zinc finger takes on a whole new meaning: reducing and monitoring zinc blanks in the isotope lab

Dec. 2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA The platinum group elements in Younger Dryas horizons are terrestrial

TEACHING AND MENTORING 2015-2018 Research Mentor, Harvard University: Katie Mabbott, student intern

2017 Research Mentor, Harvard University: Gayane Kaligian, student intern

2013-2017 Teaching Fellow, Harvard University

2017: The Fluid Earth: Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate, and the Environment, A. Pearson, P. Huybers

2016: The Fluid Earth: Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate, and the Environment, A. Pearson, P. Huybers

2013: The Dynamic Earth: Geology and Tectonics Through Time, F. Macdonald, R. O’Connell

2017 Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Teaching Skills Seminar Participant, Harvard University

2015-2017 Mentoring Program Co-Chair, Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering Co-organizer of a mentoring program pairing >150 graduate student mentees with 80 faculty mentors 2015-2016 Math Tutor, Cambridge Community Learning Center 2012-2015 Mentor, Harvard University Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics One-on-one mentor for undergraduate women considering science majors 2009-2012 Women in Science Project Peer Mentor, Dartmouth College 2010-2011 Organic Chemistry Tutor, Dartmouth College Academic Skills Center

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RELATED ACTIVITIES

Short Courses/ Cenozoic pCO2 reconstructions workshop, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 2017 Workshops Algal Culturing Techniques Course, Bigelow Laboratory, NCMA, 2014

Microbial Sciences Initiative Microscopy Short Course, Harvard University, 2013

Leadership Faculty Search Student Advisory Committee, Harvard Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2017

Harvard Agassiz Visiting Lecturer Committee, 2016-2017

Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering Executive Board, 2012-2017 Mentoring Program Co-Chair (2015-2017) Cambridge Co-Chair (2013-2014) Board Member (2012-2013) Panel Moderator (Spring 2015): “WISE Beyond Your Years” Symposium Organizing committee (Spring 2013): Fireside Chat with MIT President Emerita S. Hockfield

Faculty Search Undergraduate Committee, Dartmouth Dept. of Chemistry, 2011

Service/ Contributor to www.p-CO2.org, 2017 Outreach Website developed through an international collaboration to synthesize information about marine CO2 proxies for expert and non-expert audiences

Scientific Editor for the Journal of Emerging Investigators, 2014-2017 Scientific journal for middle school and high school students’ original research

Content contributor, CuSTEMized, 2016 Non-profit that provides personalized STEM-related motivational storybooks for kids

Acknowledged contributor, What Every Science Student Should Know (U. Chicago Press, 2016)

Panelist: “Grad School in the Sciences & Engineering: Applying, Surviving, Thriving,” 2012, 2013 Harvard Office of Career Services; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences