Stef's Wonderful World of Geology

Stefanie Dilts
Department of Geological Sciences
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#3315 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315
email: sdilts@email.unc.edu

Education:

• Master of Science, Geology – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (summer 2006)
• Bachelor of Science, Geology; Magna Cum Laude, Program Honors in Geology – University of Pittsburgh (April, 2004)
• 40-Hour Certification in HAZWOPER (December, 2002)

Directly Relevant Field Work:

Field Experience
• October 20-24, 2005: ExxonMobil SE Utah Salt Tectonics Short Course.
• January 3-23, 2005: Mojave Desert, assistant to Masters student, Emily Gurney, studying tectonic geomorphology of the Camp Rock Fault and Su Casa fold.
• March 7-11, 2004: South-western Puerto Rico, aiding Doctoral student Daniel Lao-Davila in reconnaissance field work focusing on regional tectonics.
• May 31-July 2, 2003: Successfully completed field camp in Western Ireland through Boston University.

Work Experience:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC; August 2004-present
Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Responsible for organizing and teaching multiple sections of Physical Geology Labs (Geol 11L)
• Duties include grading and holding office hours for additional help

BAE Systems ADR – Pittsburgh, PA; Jan. 2003-April 2003, Sept. 2003-April 2004
Photogrammetric Intern
• Responsible for interpreting radar and extracting water bodies from data gathered by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission directed by the National Imagery and Mapping Association.

University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA; Sept. 2002- Dec. 2002, Sept. 2003-April 2004
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA)
• Successfully prepared, presented, and attended the Physical Geology Laboratory lectures.
• Held for holding office hours for further help.

Honors and Professional Memberships:

• Awarded J. Robert Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2005.
• Awarded Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant, 2005.
• Awarded Graduate Teaching Assistantship through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, renewable for two years, 2004-2006.
• Awarded summer funding through the Martin Trust Fund at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005-2006.
• Awarded University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Room Scholarship: U.S. LST Association/Irish Committee Scholarship, 2003.
• Awarded Norman K. and Margaret Flint Memorial Field Scholarship 2003.
• Named to the Dean’s Honor List multiple terms.
• Student Member of The Geological Society of America (2002-present)
• Student Member of American Geophysical Union (2005-present).
• Student Member of The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (2002-present)
• Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science Honor Society Member (2003-present)

Computer and Technical Skills:

• Sceintific Reader/Editor for Landmarks in Geology by John J.W. Rogers (yet to be published)
• Experience in operating Windows 98/2000/XP/NT and UNIX operating systems.
• Basic knowledge of Arc/Info, ArcView, SocetSet, and GPS units.

Travel/Volunteerism

• Invited to speak to students at Landisville Middle School regarding careers in geology, May 2004.
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History Gem and Mineral Show Volunteer, November 2002.
• Traveled to Calcutta, India to volunteer for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, December 2000.
• Tour of Spain sponsored by Hempfield High School Spanish department, June 1999.

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