Allison Patricia Burnett

apjones@syr.edu

Overview:

§ I am seeking an appointment as a PhD student in isotopic geochemistry. Ideally, I would like to use heavy isotopes to study earth surface processes, especially paleoclimate. That being said, I am open to any opportunity that will help teach me the skills necessary to become a strong isotope geochemist.

Education:

• Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Degree in Progress – Master of Science – Expected completion August 2007 Current GPA: 3.945

• Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts – Earth Sciences – May 19 2002, GPA: 3.39

• Field Course, Oklahoma State University

Site: Cañon City, Colorado

GRE

• Quantitative Reasoning – 790 (91.5^th Percentile)
• Verbal Reasoning – 630 (89.5^th Percentile)
• Analytical Writing – 5 (71^st Percentile)

Honors:

• Head Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
• Air Force Achievement Medal, 2005
• Joint Commendation Medal while deployed to Bosnia, 2004
• Major General John C. Toomay Award, 2004
• Cum Laude honors from Boston University, 2002

Publications:

• Abrupt Climatic Events Observed in Organic-Rich Sediments From Lake Tanganyika, Tropical East Africa, Over the Past 50 kyr

Allison P Burnett, Constanze E Weyhnemeyer, Christopher A Scholz,

Peter K Swart

Poster session planned for American Geophysical Union, December 2006

Professional Organizations:

• American Geophysical Union
• The Geological Society of America
• The Geochemical Society

Work Experience:

• Syracuse University

August 2006 to May 2007 – Head Teaching Assistant

After only one year in graduate school I was picked to lead and organize 11 TA’s at Syracuse University. Responsibilities of the job include organizing schedules and labs, as well as designing and planning field trips for as many as 210 students.

August 2005 to May 2006 – Teaching Assistant

TA for Introductory Earth Science and Environmental Science classes. Included designing labs, quizzes and field trip assistance.

• United States Air Force

Intelligence Officer, June 2002 to June 2005,

June 2005, Honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant

September 2004 to December 2004

US National Intelligence Cell, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Tiger Team Leader

Insured compliance by all involved parties with the Dayton Peace Accords by investigating telecommunication facilities

September 2003 to June 2005

Rome Labs, Rome, NY

JTT Officer in charge of training, installation and support

JTT (Joint Targeting Toolbox) is a $30 million program that enables accurate assessment, prioritization, targeting and follow-up of both hard and soft targets

January 2003 to September 2003

Intelligence Officer Training

Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX

June 2002 to January 2003

Operational Support Squadron, Grand Forks, ND

Squadron Intelligence Officer – provided intelligence and threat briefings and updates to aircrew and deploying personnel

• Boston University

Field assistant for Duncan Fitzgerald, Summer 2000

Shoreline and inlet evolution at Chatham Inlet, Chatham, MA

Relevant Courses:

• Syracuse University

- Geochemistry (Fall 06, Scott Samson)

- Isotopic Tracers in the Environment (Spring 06, Constanze Weyhenmeyer)

- Contaminant Hydrogeology (Spring 06, Don Siegel)

- Introduction to Raster GIS (Spring 06)

- Geochemistry of Major Events in Earth History (Fall 05, Linda Ivany)

- Statistical Analysis (Fall 05)

- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis (Fall 05)

• University of North Dakota

- Advanced Image Processing (Spring 04)

- Advanced Topics in Space Studies: The Planet Mars (Spring 03)

- Strategic Implications of Space (Spring 03)

• Boston University

- Marine Biogeochemistry (Spring 02, Rick Murray)

- Advanced Geochemistry (Spring 02, Andy Kurtz)

- Mineralogy (Fall 01, Carol Simpson)

- Geodynamics (Fall 01, Geoff Abers)

- Structural Analysis (Spring 01, Declan Depaor)

- Introduction to Geochemistry (Spring 01, Andy Kurtz)

- Sedimentology (Fall 00, Duncan Fitzgerald)

- Earth Surface Processes (Fall 00, Dave Marchant)

- Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography (Spring 00, Dave Marchant)

- History of the Earth (Spring 00, D.W. Caldwell)

- Environmental Earth Science (Spring 00, D.W. Caldwell)

- General Chemistry I & II

- General Physics I & II (Calculus based)

- General Calculus I & II (Equivalent)

- Introduction to Computer Science I (C++)

• University of Oklahoma

- Field Geology, Summer 2001