Last updated: 16 March 2021 Curriculum Vitae (Full) Robert Nguyen Ulrich 4th-year Biogeochemistry Ph.D. student | Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) email: [email protected] | site: https://www.robertnulrich.com/ Education University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Expected 2022 Ph.D., Biogeochemistry University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2019 M.S., Geochemistry Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) 2017 B.S., Chemistry B.S., Geosciences (concentration: Geochemistry) Research & Training Experience UCLA Climate and Biogeochemistry Lab – Advisors, Drs. Aradhna 2017 - Present Tripati & Rob Eagle S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD – Supervisor, Dr. June – September 2017 Keir Soderberg 1) Analyzed polychlorinated biphenyl distribution in the environment using fugacity models; 2) Developed a framework for stable isotope mixing models for perchlorate contaminated sites; 3) Juxtaposed EPA analysis methods for assessing naphthalene concentrations in water; 4) Compiled and analyzed the interactions of recycled concrete aggregates with groundwater Virginia Tech Biogeochemistry of Earth Materials – Advisor, Dr. Patricia 2015 - 2017 Dove Virginia Tech Sedimentary Systems Lab – Advisor, Dr. Brian Romans August – December 2014 Petrographic characterization of axial versus marginal submarine channel sandstones, Tres Pasos Formation Honors & Awards (~$174,000+) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow ($138,000) 2018 - Present Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Early Career and Leadership 2018 - Present Facilitator Fellow ($33,000+) NASA InSightSeer 2021 UCLA Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Outreach 2019 Award ($1,000) Kavli Foundation Emerging Network Leader Scholarship ($700) 2019 Included full funding to attend the 2019 Inclusive SciComm conference from University of Rhode Island Curtis Shepard UCLA LGBTQ+ Leadership Award 2019 Awarded to someone with documented leadership and service to the UCLA LGBTQ+ community during the years of their current degree and who meet criteria including inspiring & educating others, collaborating with other organizations, and is committed to working with and for others Last updated: 16 March 2021 Reclaiming STEM Inaugural Cohort Member 2019 UCLA Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Extramural 2018 Award ($1,000) COACh Travel Scholarship ($800) 2018 Through the University of Oregon and included travel for the 2018 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference Point Foundation Scholarship Semi-finalist 2018 Scientist Biography feature in book for Pearson Education’s Elevate 2018 Science California Program Short biography in new textbooks to showcase scientists from underrepresented groups and their research UCLA Graduate Division Fellowship Award ($10,000) 2017 Thomas T. Jeffries Endowed Fund Scholarship ($1,000) 2016 Peer-reviewed publications (* = undergraduate mentee) Robert N Ulrich, Maxence Guillermic, Julia Campbell*, Abbas Hakim*, Rachel Han*, Shayleen Singh*, Justin D Stewart, Cristian Román-Palacios, Hannah M. Carroll, Ilian DeCorte, Rosaleen E Gilmore, Whitney Doss, Aradhna Tripati, Justin B Ries, Robert A Eagle (in press) Patterns of element incorporation in calcium carbonate biominerals recapitulate phylogeny for a diverse range of marine calcifiers. Frontiers in Earth Science (SPECIAL ISSUE: Proxies and Biomineralization: from the lab bench to paleoenvironments). Deepshikha Upadhyay, Jamie Lucarelli, Alexandra Arnold, Randy Flores, Hayley Bricker, Robert N Ulrich, Gregory Jesmok, Lauren Santa, William Defliese, Robert Eagle, Hannah Carroll, Jesse B Bateman, Victoria Petryshyn, Sean Loyd, Jianwu Tang, Antra Priyadarshi, Ben Elliott, Aradhna nd Tripati (in 2 review) Carbonate clumped isotope analysis (Δ47) of 21 carbonate standards determined via gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometry on four instrumental configurations using carbonate-based standardization and multi-year datasets. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. Sebastian T Mergelsberg, James J De Yoreo, Quin RS Miller, F Marc Michel, Robert N Ulrich, Patricia M Dove (2020) Metastable Solubility and Local Structure of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.06.030 Sebastian T Mergelsberg, Robert N Ulrich, Shuhai Xiao, Patricia M Dove (2019) Composition Systematics in the Exoskeleton of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus, and Implications for Malacostraca. Frontiers in Earth Science. 7:69. DOI: 10/3389/feart.2019.00069 Manuscripts in preparation (*undergraduate student) Robert N Ulrich, Jamie K Lucarelli, Rachel Han*, Shayleen Singh*, Abbas Hakim*, Joseph S Trainer*, Hayley L Bricker*, Lauren C Gentile*, Christina M Pham*, Justin B Ries, Robert Eagle, Aradhna Tripati (in prep.). Using Multiple Isotope Tracers to Assess Disequilibrium Biomineralization in Cultured Biogenic Carbonates. Bettina Purgstaller, Robert N Ulrich, Vasileios Mavromatis, Albrecht Leis, Aradhna Tripati, Martin Dietzel (in prep., 202X). Oxygen and clumped isotope fractionation through the transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACMC). Selected published abstracts & presentations (*undergraduate student; ‡invited) Robert N Ulrich, Maxence Guillermic, Julia Campbell*, Abbas Hakim*, Rachel Han*, Shayleen Singh*, Justin D Stewart, Cristian Román-Palacios, Hannah M. Carroll, Ilian DeCorte, Rosaleen E Gilmore, Whitney Doss, Aradhna Tripati, Justin B Ries, Robert A Eagle (2021) Element Last updated: 16 March 2021 incorporation into biogenic calcium carbonates recapitulates phylogeny for a diverse range of cultured marine calcifiers. Ecological Society of America. Online. Maxence Guillermic, Robert N Ulrich, Julia Campbell*, Abbas Hakim*, Rachel Han*, Shayleen Singh*, Justin D Stewart, Cristian Román-Palacios, Hannah M. Carroll, Ilian DeCorte, Rosaleen E Gilmore, Whitney Doss, Aradhna Tripati, Justin B Ries, Robert A Eagle (2021) Interspecific element incorporation in biogenic carbonates recapitulates phylogeny for diverse marine species. Goldschmidt. Online. Robert N Ulrich, Jamie K Lucarelli, Rachel Han*, Julia Campbell*, Abbas Hakim*, Shayleen Singh*, Justin B Ries, Aradhna Tripati, Robert A Eagle (2021) Coupled Δ47-Δ48 clumped isotope analysis indicates origins of kinetic isotope effects in cultured biogenic marine carbonates. Goldschmidt. Online. ‡Evelyn Valdez-Ward, Robert N Ulrich, Tamara S Marcus, Linh Anh Cat (2020) ReclaimingSTEM: A model for inclusive science communication and policy training. American Geophysical Union. Online. ‡Robert N Ulrich (2020) Cultivating Belonging by Centering People. Geological Society of America. Online. Hannah Tandy, Ingrid Maradiaga, Zeeshan Parvez, Jade Knighton, Robert N Ulrich, Sedonnna Goeman-Shulsky, Rae Spriggs, Aradhna Tripati (2020) Virtual team-based opportunities to nurture science identity, belonging, and leadership. Geological Society of America. Online. Dana Brown*, Randy Flores, Bisrat Zerehaimanot, Sena Tay*, Alexandra Villa, Hannah Tandy, Ingrid Maradiaga, Christian Blair*, Robert N Ulrich, Maxence, Guillermic, Jean Lynch-Stieglitz, Fengming Chang, Aradhna Tripati (2020) An Assessment of First Order and Second Order Controls on Foraminifera Δ47 in Planktic and Benthic Foraminifera from a Meta-analysis of Core- Top Data. National Association of Black Geoscientists Meeting. Online. Robert N Ulrich, Tamara Marcus, Linh Anh Cat, and Evelyn Valdez-Ward (2020) Our workshop: Reclaiming STEM, Bringing your Identity and Culture to STEM. CDLS & QSTEM Research and Outreach Winter Symposium. Robert N Ulrich, Joseph S Trainer*, Hayley L Bricker*, Lauren C Gentile*, Christina M Pham*, Aradhna K Tripati, Justin Ries, Robert A Eagle (2019) Exploring relationships amongst δ13C, δ18O, 11 Δ47, and δ B estimates of calcifying fluid pH in cultured marine biogenic carbonates. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. Robert N Ulrich, Hannah Friedman, Hannah Marvin, Matthew Voss, Andrea O’Riordan, Jeremy Engels, Aanand Patel, Justin Valliere, and John Billingsley (2019) Queers in STEM: Creating Space for LGBTQIA2+ in STEM. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. ‡Evelyn Valdez-Ward, Robert N Ulrich, Tamara Marcus, Linh Anh Cat (2019) Reclaiming STEM: Bringing your Identity and Culture to STEM. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. Robert N Ulrich, Jesse Bloom Bateman, Harmony Lu, Aradhna Tripati (2019) Using real-world datasets to analyze sensitivity to population size in carbonate clumped isotope measurements. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. Honolulu, Hawai’i. ‡Robert N Ulrich, Linh Anh Cat, Evelyn Valdez-Ward (2019) Reclaiming STEM: Bringing your Identity and Culture to STEM. Inclusive SciComm. University in South Kingstown, RI. Bettina Purgstaller, Katja E. Goetshl, Vasileios Mavromatis, Aradhna Tripati, Jamie Lucarelli, Robert Ulrich, Robert Eagle, Martin Dietzel (2019) Towards a mechanistic understanding of the transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate to high magnesium calcite. Goldschmidt. Barcelona, Spain. Robert N Ulrich, Hayley L Bricker*, Lauren C Gentile*, Christina M Pham*, Joseph S Trainer*, Justin B Ries, Aradhna K Tripati, Robert Eagle (2018) Searching for Disequilibrium: Clumped Isotope and Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Signatures in Cultured Biogenic Marine Carbonates. Last updated: 16 March 2021 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, D.C. Robert N Ulrich, Hayley L Bricker*,