1. Brianna Mellen
3 Robinson Circle bmellen248@g.rwu.edu
Ellington, CT 06029 860-874-8558
Education
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
 Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology May, 2015
◦ GPA 3.43
 Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Chemistry – ACS Accredited
◦ GPA 3.39
 Core Concentration in Psychology
 Cumulative GPA 3.21
 Dean’s list
James Cook University Townsville, QLD, Australia
 Study Abroad 2014
Related Experience
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
Research Assistant 2013-15
 Member of a marine field research team; field monitoring of oyster restoration program
 Maintenance and research on shellfish nursery program
 Culture technician for cephalopods (Sepia officianalis)
Research Assistant 2013
 C++ and Matlab programming
 Experience with heat budget calculations (Matlab)
 Construction, deployment, and recovery of Langranian drifters
Marine Biology Wetlab Volunteer 2012-13
 Monitored and maintained water quality on marine ornamental fish systems
 Maintained fish, shrimp, and ctenophore health
 Maintained overall aquarium system health
Coonamessett Farm East Falmouth, MA
Intern 2015
 Animal husbandry
 Crop care
 Retail and food service
Audubon Society Bristol, RI
Volunteer 2015
 Construction of aquarium systems
 Monitored and maintained water quality and health of marine and fresh water fish systems
Orpheus Island Research Station Townsville, QLD, Australia
Research student 2014
 Observing populations and species diversity in the Great Barrier Reef
 Tracking coral reef geomorphological changes around the island
Wambiana Cattle Station Charters Towers, QLD, Australia
Research student 2014
 Identifying, tracking, and trapping terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate species in the Australian outback
 Animal care
Super Computing Conference 2013 Denver, CO
Volunteer 2013
 Assisted in organizing the conference presentations
 Managed lights, sounds, and video technology

2. Relevant Skills
Lab
 Trained in IR Spectroscopy, GCMS, LCMS, and HPLC instrumental use
 Familiar with AccuVial, Potentiometric Titration, Colorimetric Titration, HACH water quality management,
Winkler Titrimetric, pH meter, and YSI Probe water quality testing methods.
 Aquarium system management
 Vertebrate dissection, microscope use, spectrophotometer
Field
 Advanced PADI scuba certification
 Snorkeling
 Living on a dive boat
 Working on a small research vessel
 Performing shellfish and ornamental fish population counts while diving
Data Analysis
 JMP Statistical Software
 MatLab
 C++
 Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint
Relevant Coursework
 Marine Mammalogy
 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms
 Animal Behavior
 Coral Reef Geomorphology
 Conservation of Marine Wildlife
 BioStatistics
 Organic Chemistry
 Environmental Chemistry
 Environmental Toxicology
 Analytical Chemistry
Volunteer Work
Foundation for International Medical ReliefofChildren (FIMRC) 2014-2015
 Focuses in raising money for supplies such as medicine and mosquito nets for impoverished areas in foreign
countries
 Travel to Nicaragua to assist in free clinics and spread public health awareness
 Local service projects; Blood drives, raising public health awareness
Leadership Experience
 FIMRC (referenced above) and RI Blood Center blood drive chair position 2014-2015
 Ellington High School Theater Vice President 2009-2011
 Youth group leader for construction and rehabilitation projects 2009-2011
Extracurricular Activities
 American Chemical Society 2015
 American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology 2015
 Gymnastics Club 2015
 FIMRC 2014-2015
 Add Nothing Club 2014-2015
 Dance Team 2012-2015
 Dance Club 2012-2015
 Dive Club 2011-2015
 Theater Lights and Sounds technician 2011-2013
Other Work Experience
 Research data collection and entry 2014-2015
 RWU Visual Arts set construction 2011-2012