<<< Ishi Buffam

Curriculum vitae

Contact information

Department of Forest Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
901 83 Umeå, Sweden

Phone: +46 (0)90-7868586
E-mail: ishi.buffam@sek.slu.se

Civil status

Born June 8, 1972 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
American Citizen.
Unmarried.

Current position

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Umeå, Sweden.
Doctoral student in Forest Ecology.
Advisor: Dr. Hjalmar Laudon.

Previous education

Univeristy of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
Masters of Science in Environmental Science (January 1999).
Thesis title: A stormflow/baseflow comparison of dissolved organic matter concentrations and bioavailability in an Appalachian stream.
Advisor: Dr. James Galloway.

Haverford College. Haverford, PA.
Bachelor of Science with Thesis and High Honors in Chemistry (May 1994).
Concentration: Biochemistry.
Magna Cum Laude.

Other experienc

Teaching experience:

- Teacher of Environmental Science (Living Education Center for Ecology and the Arts, 2000).

- Teaching Assistant in General Ecology (University of Virginia, 1998).

- Teaching Assistant in Physical Hydrology (University of Virginia, 1996).

Research experience:

- Staff Biologist (Sustainable Ecosystems Institute, Portland, OR 2002).

- EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellow (University of Virginia, 1999-2000).

- Visiting scientist (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden 1996).

- Research Assistant (The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA 1994-1996).

Competitive awards recieved

Mauritz Carlgrens Fond (13 280 SeK), January 2003.

Lammska Stiftelsens Resestipendium (10 000 SeK), December 2003.

Seth M Kempes Stipendiefond (16 000 SeK), July - Aug. 2004.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2000.

Outstanding first year graduate student in ecology, U. of Va. Department of Environmental Science, 1998.

E-mail: Ishi.Buffam@sek.slu.se
Phone: +46 (0)90-7868586

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