Brittany Lancellotti Elmwood Ave., Burlington, VT

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1 Brittany Lancellotti Elmwood Ave., Burlington, VT EDUCATION PhD Natural Resources University of Vermont, Burlington, VT Expected May 2021 M.S. Biological and Environmental Sciences - University of Rhode Island Dec Thesis Title: Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed B.S. Environmental Sciences - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2014 EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT o Researcher on the Basin Resilience to Extreme Events in the Lake Champlain Basin project funded by Vermont EPSCoR o Responsible for maintaining and collecting and analyzing data from a soil monitoring network installed in four riparian sites o Mentor for undergraduate student research projects May 2017-Present Laboratory Assistant- University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI o Participated in a research project aimed to quantify nitrification and denitrification genes in wastewater o Completed PCR, qpcr, and prepared wastewater samples for genome sequencing o Assisted in the preparation of a technical report summarizing findings of master s thesis research o Taught and supervised laboratory procedures for water quality analyses Graduate Teaching Assistant- University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 2016 o Teaching assistant for two introductory microbiology laboratory sections o Responsible for giving lectures pertaining to experiments, preparing and supervising experiments, and developing quizzes and exams Graduate Research Assistant - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI o Primary researcher on a project funded by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission focusing on reducing nitrogen inputs from septic systems to the Greater Narragansett Bay watershed o Responsible for completing field and laboratory analyses, data analysis, and presenting findings Laboratory Technician - University of Vermont s Eco-Machine Laboratory, Burlington, VT

2 o Completed water quality testing and recorded data to make assessments on the productivity of an ecologically designed septic system o Developed standard operating procedures and was responsible for teaching other interns all laboratory procedures. o Gave tours of the Eco-Machine Laboratory and educated students about how the system functions Research Assistant - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2014 o Researched remediation of negative effects of phosphorus overloading in Shelburne Pond using hydroponic plants o Assisted in constructing a floating restorer and released it to Shelburne Pond o Operated a motor boat to collect samples and maintain the restorer ANALYTICAL SKILLS Instrumental Analyses: UV-visible spectrophotometer, multi-parameter handheld water quality meter, Picarro greenhouse gas analyzer, alkalinity titration system, microplate reader Microbial Analyses: PCR, quantitative PCR, DNA extraction and quantification, gel electrophoresis Water Quality: ph, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, ammonium, nitrate, chemical and biological oxygen demand, turbidity, suspended and total settable solids, total coliforms Technical Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SigmaPlot, KC junior BioTek software, LoggerNet, R SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Mentored seven undergraduate interns May Present o Coordinated and supervised the installation of four soil monitoring networks o Advised two undergraduate intern projects; one involving soil phosphorus analyses and the other enzymatic activity in agricultural soils Mentored four undergraduate interns o Conducted interviews o Taught and supervised field and laboratory procedures o Advised a project on greenhouse gas emissions from OWTS completed for University of Rhode Island s Coastal Fellows program PUBLICATIONS Jose, J.A., Görres, J.H., Loomis, G.W., and Lancellotti, B.V Nitrogen Loading from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Greater Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island, USA) Watershed: Magnitude and Reduction Strategies. In review. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.

3 Elizabeth, Q.B., Moseman-Valtierra, S.M., Lancellotti, B.V., Wigginton, S.K., Amador, J.A., McCaughey, J.C., and Loomis, G.W Comparison of N 2 O Emissions and Gene Abundances between Wastewater Nitrogen Removal Systems. Journal of Environmental Quality. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Advanced OWTS Performance Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Accuracy of Rapid Tests Used for Analysis of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Bercaw R. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed. Proceedings of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association: Virginia Beach, VA. Available at: gs/proceedings%202015/lancellotti.pdf MAJOR REPORTS Amador, J.A., Loomis, G.W, Lancellotti, B.V., Hoyt, K.P., Avizinis, E.J., and Wigginton, S Reducing Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Optimizing the Performance of Existing Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies. Final Report to the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Lowell, MA. Available at: PRESENTATIONS Quantifying Phosphorus in Soils of Riparian Buffers Influenced by Different Land Use Practices Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union s Fall 2017 Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Septic Systems and Nitrogen Loading to Coastal Ecosystems Guest lecture given at the University of Vermont, Burlington VT. Evaluation of Advanced OWTS Performance within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Poster presented at the Soil Science Society of America s annual conference in Phoenix, AZ. Accuracy of Rapid Tests Used for Analysis of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent Poster presented at the Soil Science Society of America s annual conference in Phoenix, AZ.

4 Evaluation of Advanced Nitrogen Removal Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Performance Talk given at the Massachusetts Health Officer Association s Annual Conference in Hyannis, MA. Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Nitrogen Removal at Centralized and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems Talk given at the New England Estuary Research Society Annual Conference in Block Island, RI. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS within the Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the Connecticut Environmental Health Association s Yankee Conference in Mystic, CT. Reducing Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Optimizing the Performance of Existing Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies Poster presented at the Environmental Protection Agency s Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Program Launch in Bristol, RI. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Research webinar presented in Kingston, RI for the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the 27 th Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference in Hartford, CT. Evaluation of Advanced Nitrogen Removal OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the 5 th Northeast Onsite Wastewater Treatment Short Course and Equipment Exhibition in Taunton, MA. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems within the Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the Graduate Student Seminar at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management in Providence, RI. Accuracy of Rapid Testing for Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent Poster presented at the New England Graduate Student Water Symposium at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association in Virginia Beach, VA.

5 Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems within the Narragansett Bay Watershed Talk given at the Graduate Student Seminar at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS Lancellotti, B., Ross, D., Piersiak, E., Adair, C., Perdrial, J., Schroth, A. Quantifying Phosphorus in Soils of Riparian Buffers Influenced by Different Land Use Practices American Geophysical Union s Fall 2017 Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Advanced OWTS Performance within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed Soil Science Society of America Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Accuracy of Rapid Tests Used for Analysis of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent Soil Science Society of America Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Brannon E., Lancellotti, B., Celeste, G., Amador, J., Loomis, G., Moseman-Valtierra., S. Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Nitrogen Removal at Centralized and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems. New England Estuary Research Society Annual Conference in Block Island, RI. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Amador J. A Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS within the Narragansett Bay Watershed. Yankee Conference in Mystic, CT. Accuracy of Rapid Tests Used for Analysis of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent. Soil Science Society of America 2016 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Advanced OWTS Performance within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed. Soil Science Society of America 2016 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission research webinar. Optimizing Nitrogen Removal in Advanced OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed th Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference in Hartford, CT.

6 Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Bercaw R. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Advanced Nitrogen Removal OWTS Within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed th Northeast Onsite Wastewater Treatment Short Course and Equipment Exhibition in Taunton, MA. Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Bercaw R. J., Amador J. A Accuracy of Rapid Testing for Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent. New England Graduate Student Water Symposium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Lancellotti, B.V., Loomis, G.W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., Bercaw R. J., Amador J. A Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal in Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems within the Greater Narragansett Bay Watershed, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Virginia Beach, VA PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Geophysical Union Soil Science Society of America New England Estuary Research Society 2017-Present Present Present AWARDS University of Rhode Island, College of the Environment and Life Sciences Graduate Student Travel award - $250 (2016) University of Rhode Island, Natural Resource Science Department Graduate Student Travel Award - $234 (2016) University of Rhode Island, College of Environmental and Life Sciences Dean s Office Graduate Student Travel Award - $344 (2015) University of Rhode Island, Natural Resource Science Department Graduate Student Travel award - $790 (2015)