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Elizabeth C. Asher
Contact
Information
University of British Columbia
Department of Earth, Ocean, and
Atmospheric Sciences
Phone: 512-­‐587-­‐2684
E-­‐mail:
lizzyasher6686@gmail.com
Education
Ph.D. University of British Columbia
Department of Earth, Ocean, and
Atmospheric Sciences
June 2015
(Anticipated)
B.A. Magnum Cum Laude Dartmouth College
Environmental Earth Sciences
June 2009
Academic Awards and Distinctions
Captain Thomas S Byrne Award for
outstanding research paper
University of British Columbia 2012
Captain Thomas S Byrne Award for
outstanding research paper
University of British Columbia 2011
High Honors in Earth Science
Undergraduate Thesis
Dartmouth College 2009
Doug Bangs Research Award in Earth
Science
Dartmouth College 2008
Academic Experience
Four-­‐year Ph.D. Fellow University of British Columbia Feb 2011-­‐ Feb
2015
A.S.P. Graduate Fellow National Center for Atmospheric
Research
Oct 2013-­‐ Mar
2014
Graduate Research Assistant University of British Columbia Sept 2009-­‐ Feb
2011
N.S.F. Research Experience for
Undergraduates-­‐Program in
Hydrology-­‐Fellow
Colorado State University Jun 2008 – Aug
2008
Undergraduate Research
Assistant
Dartmouth College Mar 2008-­‐ Jun
2008
Undergraduate Research
Assistant
University of Arizona Jan 2008 – Mar
2008

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Publications
Asher, E. C., J. W. H. Dacey, T. Jarnikova, P. D. Tortell, Measurement of reduced sulfur compounds
in natural waters by automated sequential chemical analysis. Submitted.
Stukel, M. R., E.C. Asher, N. Couto, O. Schofield, S. Strebel, P. Tortell, H. Ducklow, The imbalence
of new and export production in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, a potentially “leaky”
ecosystem. Submitted.
Tortell, P. D., E. C. Asher, J. W. H. Dacey, H. W. Ducklow, J. J. Grymski, J. N. Young, J. A. L.
Goldman, S. A. Kranz, K. S. Bernard, F. M. M. Morel, (2014), Metabolic balance of coastal
Antarctic waters revealed by autonomous pCO2and ΔO2/Ar measurements. Geophys.
Res. Lett., 41(19), 6803-­‐6810.
Asher, E. C., J. W. H. Dacey, M. M. Mills, K. R. Arrigo, and P. D. Tortell (2011a), High
concentrations and turnover rates of DMS, DMSP and DMSO in Antarctic sea ice.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 38(23), DOI: 10.1029/2011GL049712.
Asher, E. C., A. Merzouk, and P. D. Tortell (2011b), Fine-­‐scale spatial and temporal variability of
surface water dimethylsulfide concentrations and sea-­‐air fluxes in the NE Subarctic
Pacific, Mar. Chem., 126, 63-­‐75.
Selected Conference Presentations
Asher, E. C.*, et al. (2014a), DMS oxidation at high latitudes: Contolling factors (Talk), 19th annual
CESM workshop, Breckenridge, Colorado.
Asher, E. C.*, et al. (2014b), The effect of sea-­‐ice extent on DMS oxidation at high latitudes in the
Southern Hemisphere: DMS chemistry, climate implications and MSA records (Talk), 6th
DMSP Symposium, Barcelona, Spain.
Asher, E. C.*, J. W. H. Dacey, M. M. Mills, K. R. Arrigo, and P. D. Tortell (2012), High
concentrations and turnover rates of DMS, DMSP, and DMSO in Antarctic Sea Ice (Talk),
ASLO Ocean Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fieldwork Experience
Research cruise 19-­‐2014 J.P. Tully, Sub NE Pacific Aug 2014
Research cruise (La Peruse) J.P. Tully, BC coast Sept 2013
Research deployment – PAL 2012 Palmer Station LTER site,
Antarctica
Oct 2012-­‐ Feb
2013
Research cruise 19-­‐2011 J.P. Tully, Sub NE Pacific Aug 2011
Research cruise I.B. Oden, Bellingshausen, Amundsen,
Ross Seas
Dec 2010-­‐Jan
2011
Research cruise 2010-­‐36 J.P. Tully, BC coast July 2010 -­‐ Aug
2010
Research cruise (La Peruse) J.P. Tully, BC coast May 2010
Research cruise GEOTRACES
(IPY-­‐14)
Amundsen, Beaufort Sea Sept 2009

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Teaching and Outreach experience
Trained/ supervised incoming
Ph.D. student
University of British Columbia June 2014 –Sept
2014
Teaching Assistant University of British Columbia 2009-­‐2012
Physical Education Instructor Dartmouth College 2007, 2009
Courses and Workshops
Computation and Mathmatical
Engineering 196: Practical Fortran
Stanford University,
Stanford, CA
Jan 8 –Feb 3, 2015
Statistical Learning Stanford University,
Stanford, CA
Jan 20—Mar 14, 2015
NCL Programing workshop NCAR, Boulder, CO Jan 14—Jan 17, 2014
Professional Affiliation and Service
Member of the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Reviewer for Deep Sea Research-­‐Part 1
Skills
Proficient in: MATLAB, LabVIEW, Shell scripting
Experience with: FORTRAN, NCL, R, NCO, C++
English, French, Spanish (conversational).