Education. Awards and Fellowships. Sara Knox 105 Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA

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1 Sara Knox 105 Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA Education Ph.D. Environmental Science, Policy and Management (expected) 2015 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Dissertation: Temporal dynamics of carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor fluxes from agricultural and restored wetlands in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ph.D advisor. Dr. Dennis Baldocchi M.Sc. Geography and Environmental Studies 2011 Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada Dissertation: Snow Surface Energy Exchanges and Snowmelt in a Shrub-Covered Bog in Eastern Ontario, Canada M.Sc. advisor. Dr. Sean Carey B. Sc. Earth System Science with Highest Honours 2009 McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada College Education Diplomat, Pure and Applied Science with Outstanding Performance 2006 Dawson College, Montreal, QC, Canada Awards and Fellowships (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS-D) (Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS- D) declined to study at a foreign university) (Canadian Government) 2011 Fonds Québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT) - Bourses de doctorat en recherche (B2) (Declined) (Quebec Provincial Government) 2011 Fonds Québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT) - Bourses de maîtrise en recherche (B1) (Quebec Provincial Government) 2010 (NSERC) - Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M) (Canadian Government) 2009 Graduate Scholarship (Carleton University) 2009 Dean of Graduate Studies Academic Excellence Scholarships for Domestic Students (Carleton University) 2009 & 2010 Dean s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research List (McGill University) Project Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey McKenzie 2009

2 GEOTOP: Bourse d initiation à la recherche (Quebec Provincial Government) Project Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey McKenzie 2009 (NSERC) - Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) (Canadian Government) 2008 Dean s Honour List (McGill University) McGill J. W. McConnell Award (McGill University) Eliza M. Jones Entrance Scholarship (McGill University) 2006 McGill Certificate of Merit For excellence in CEGEP studies (McGill University) 2006 Outstanding Performance in Pure and Applied Science (Highest Average) (Dawson College) 2006 First Year Achievement Award Overall Academic Excellence (Dawson College) 2005 General Entrance Award For excellence in High School Studies (Dawson College) 2004 Research Experience Graduate Student Researcher, Baldocchi Biometeorology Lab: UC Berkeley, CA, 2011-present Graduate Student Researcher, Carey Cold Regions Hydrology Lab: Carleton University, ON, Canada, Summer Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences supervised by J. McKenzie: McGill University, QC, Canada, 2008 Summer Research Assistant, Department of Geography supervised by N. Roulet and I. Strachan: McGill University, QC, Canada, 2007 Teaching and Mentoring Experience Undergraduate Mentor, Biology Scholars Program; New Experience for Research and Diversity in Science; Sponsored Program for Undergraduate Research: UC Berkeley, 2012-present Developed and advised semester independent undergraduate research projects: 1 in Environmental Science and 1 in Biology Teaching Assistant, Watershed Hydrology (GEOG 3103): Carleton University, Fall 2009 & Fall 2010 Department: Geography and Environmental Studies Duties: Running two weekly two hour lab, and marking exams and assignments. Instructor: Dr. Sean Carey

3 Teaching Assistant, Weather and Water (GEOG 2103): Carleton University, Winter 2010 Department: Geography and Environmental Studies Duties: Running two weekly two hour lab, and marking exams and assignments. Instructor: Dr. Sean Carey Learning Center Peer Tutor, Dawson College, Winter 2005 to Fall 2006 Duties: Tutored fellow students in the subjects of Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. Publications 2. Knox, S.H., Carey, S.K, Humphreys, E.R Snow surface energy exchanges and snowmelt in a shrub-covered bog in eastern Ontario, Canada. Hydrological Processes 26(12), Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., Bury, J., Knox, S.H Characterizing contributions of glacier melt and groundwater during the dry season in a poorly gauged catchment of the Cordillera Blanca. Advances in Geosciences. 22: Manuscripts in Preparation Hatala, J.A., Kljun, N., Byrd, K., O Connell, J., Knox, S.H., Verfaillie, J. Baldocchi, D.D. Spatial variability controls landscape scale CO2 and CH4 fluxes in a recently restored wetland. In prep for Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M, Mark B.G., Bury, J., Condom, T., Knox, S.H., Fortner, S. Hydrochemical and isotopic characterization of groundwater contribution to water resources in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. In Prep for Hydrological Processes. Conference Presentations Knox, S.H., Sturtevant, C., Koteen, L., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural and restored peatlands in the Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta, California. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract B33A- 0461, poster Sturtevant, C., Knox, S.H., Koteen, L., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Towards upscaling restored wetland CO2 and CH4 exchange in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract B33A-0462, poster presentation. San Francisco, CA. Koteen, L., Knox, S.H., Sturtevant, C., Verfaillie, J., Hatala, J., Baldocchi, D.D Managing restored wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to reduce methane emissions and increase carbon uptake. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract B33A-0465, poster Poindexter, C., Gilson, E., Knox, S.H., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J.,, Baldocchi, D.D., Variano, E.A The role of hydrodynamic transport in greenhouse gas fluxes at a wetland with emergent vegetation. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract B51K-07, oral Anderson, F., Pellerin, B.A., Bergamaschi, B.A., Sturtevant, C., Verfaillie, J., Knox, S.H., Baldocchi, D.D., Fujii, R Effects of winter flooding peats soils on greenhouse gas emissions in the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract B12A-08, oral

4 Conley, S., Faloona, I.C., Drexler, J.Z., Anderson, F., Baldocchi, D.D., Sturtevant, C., Verfaillie, J., Knox, S.H Comparison of methane emissions from wetlands measured from aircraft and towers. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Abstract A31C-0097, oral Knox, S.H., Sturtevant, C., Koteen, L. Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural and restored Delta peatlands. State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference, poster presentation. Oakland, CA. Knox, S.H., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Temporal dynamics of soil CO 2 concentration and soil respiration from a grazed degraded peatland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Berkeley Atmospheric Science Center Symposium, poster presentation. Berkeley, CA. Knox, S.H., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Continuous measurements of soil CO 2 concentration and soil respiration from a grazed degraded peatland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract B51B-0507, poster Baldocchi, D.D., Hatala, J., Knox, S.H., Verfaillie, J., Anderson, F Using a Network of Flux Towers to Investigate the Effects of Wetland Restoration on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract B43J-01, invited oral Hatala, J., Baldocchi, D.D., Kljun, N., O'Connell, J., Knox, S.H., Verfaillie, J Incorporating spatial heterogeneity into the measurement of methane and carbon dioxide fluxes from a restored wetland. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract B43J-02, oral Anderson, F., Bergamaschi, B.A., Von Dessonneck, T., Keating, K.., Verfaillie, J., Hatala, J., Knox, S.H., Baldocchi, D.D., Fujii, R Effect of microclimates on evapotranspiration rates, energy balance, and water use estimation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, USA. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract B23E-0499, poster presentation. San Francisco, CA. Hatala, J., Baldocchi, D.D., Kljun, N. O Connell, J. Knox, S.H., Verfaillie, J From tower to ecosystem: Spatializing carbon fluxes using satellite data yields mechanistic insight for scaling to ecosystem CH4 flux. NSF Research Coordinated Network Forecasts of Resource and Environmental Changes Conference, poster presentation. Woods Hole, MA. Knox, S.H., Hatala, J., Verfaillie, J., Baldocchi, D.D Towards a Better Understanding of the Carbon Balance of a Grazed Pasture in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California using Continuous Measurements of Soil CO 2 Concentration and Soil Respiration. 7 th Biennial Bay- Delta Science conference, poster presentation, Sacramento, CA. Hatala, J., Baldocchi, D.D., Knox, S.H., Verfaillie, J Counting carbon: Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural and restored Delta peatlands. 7th Biennial Bay-Delta Science conference, invited oral presentation. Sacramento, CA. de la Cueva, C., Hatala, J. Knox, S.H., Baldocchi, D.D Is NDVI or LAI a better indicator of photosynthesis during the summer growing season? Biology Scholars Program Research Symposium, poster presentation. Berkeley, CA.

5 Knox, S.H., Carey, S.K., Humphreys, E.R Snowcover Energy Balance and Snowmelt in a Shrub-Covered Bog in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Eastern Snow Conference, poster presentation. Montreal, Canada. Knox, S.H., Carey, S.K., Humphreys, E.R Snow Surface Energy Exchanges and Snowmelt in a Shrub-Covered Bog in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Geophysical Union, oral presentation. Banff, Canada. Knox, S.H., Carey, S.K., Humphreys, E.R Assessing the controls of the snow energy balance in a shrub-covered bog in eastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Geophysical Union Hydrology Section Eastern Student Conference, oral presentation. Guelph, Canada. Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., Bury, J., Knox, S.H Nature and variability of water resources in the Rio Santa upper watershed, Peru. Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Abstract H74A-01, oral presentation. Toronto, Canada. Academic Services Graduate Diversity Council, Dept. ESPM, UC Berkeley, Admissions Committee, Dept. ESPM, UC Berkeley, 2012 Outreach Activities Science Fair, two day outreach sharing my Ph.D. research and discussing the global carbon cycle with High School students at Freedom High School, CA Memberships and Affiliations Member, American Geophysical Union (2011-present) Member, Sigma Xi (2009-Present) Member, Golden Key International Honours Society (2007-Present)