RESUME
I have a deep personal passion for Nature. For the mysterious deep ocean, colorful and dynamic coastal zone, the deep evergreen forests and the snowy mountain tops. I soak and breath in Nature when-ever and where-ever I can. I dive in the ocean. I hike in the forest. I backpack in the wilderness.
Our planet is changing rapidly under stress of climate change, urban expansion and anthropogenic pollution. We stand before an era where we might loose the magic of our planet faster than we even realize.
I hope, dream and strive to create a sustainable future. Not just for me, myself and I, but for future generations.
We need to improve our way of life. We need to increase sustainable businesses, energy and agriculture. We need to educate everyone, everywhere, on the best practice for an efficient and sustainable world. We need to move step-by-step, area-by-area, we need to include local communities, government agencies and international co-operations. We need to combine science and community. And we need to work together.
Our planet is changing with or without us. I would prefer to tag along.
Professional
motivation
Certifications
Spoken languages
Fluent:
Danish (native)
English
Basic (please speak slowly):
Norwegian (bokmål)
Swedish
Tourist level:
French
German
AAUS Scientific Diver
NOLS First Aid Wilderness
CPR/AED
Rescue & Master Diver
DAN Oxygen provider
Technical skills
Education
Extensive use:
Programming R
Adobe Lightroom
InkScape
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Basic knowledge:
QGIS
MatLab
Adobe Illustrator
Master of Science in Earth Science, focus on coastal and ocean science.
University of California Santa Cruz, USA
2015 - 2017
Bachelor of Science in Biology, focus on marine biology.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 - 2015
Conferences and talks
2017
Poster: Desalination brine discharge impacts on coastal biology and water chemistry – A case study from Carlsbad Southern California
Petersen, K.L, Heck, N., Potts, D., Paytan, A.
American Geophysical Union (AGU), New Orleans (Louisiana):
Talk: How to Science while Whale Watching – fieldwork planning and experimental setup.
Invited seminar at UC Santa Cruz for summer interns
Talk: Tales of Scientific Diving
TED-style talk at MARINE Colloquium, Moss Landing (California)
Poster: Will Seawater Reverse Osmosis Impact Coral Reefs?
Petersen, K. L., Paytan, A., Rahav, E., Bar-Zeev, E.
Aquatic Science Meeting (ASLO), Honolulu (Hawaii):
2016
Poster: Impacts of effluent from Carlsbad Desalination plant on coastal biology and chemistry – a case study of pre- and post discharge.
Petersen, K.L, Heck, N., Potts, D., Paytan, A.
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco (California)
Talk: Experiences and experiments in Israel – IRES 2016
Invited seminar at UC Santa Cruz
Talk: Impact of Desalination Brine on Coral Health.
Ignite-style talk at MARINE Colloquium, Moss Landing (California)
Poster: Impacts of effluent from Carlsbad Desalination plant on coastal biology and chemistry – a case study of pre- and post discharge.
Petersen, K.L, Heck, N., Potts, D., Paytan, A.
Ocean Science Meeting (ASLO), New Orleans (Louisiana)
Work
experience
Teacher Assistant for college courses
2015 - 2017; University of California Santa Cruz
I taught several courses during my M.Sc at UC Santa Cruz. Work responsibilities varied from course to course but included: Planning and executing laboratory and work sessions, hosting discussion sessions with relevant curriculum, be available to students to answer questions and help with homework, print, scan and copy material for students, proctor and grade midterms, finals and home works.
Spring 2017: Natural history of dinosaurs (lecturer: Prof. Hilde Schwartz)
Winter 2017: Oceanography (lecturer: Prof. Gary Griggs)
Spring 2016: Oceanography (lecturer: Prof. Gary Griggs)
Winter 2016: Chemistry lab (lecturer: Prof. Randa Roland)
Fall 2015: Microbiology (lecturer: Prof. Vicky Stone)
Tutor and mentor for high school students and adults
2013 - 2014; Tingbjerg Forum Copenhagen
Tingbjerg Forum is a community center in an area of Copenhagen dominated by low-income, disadvantaged families of other ethnicity than danish.
I worked as mentor and tutor helping high-school students with home work in science related subjects, and helped adults with who were completing danish language courses, writing CV and job applications, or taking other sort of educations.
Laboratory assistant
2012 - 2014; Danish Cancer Association (Kræftens Bekæmpelse)
Work included cleaning samples for a long-term, large-scale cancer study, that had been infected by drain and sewage water during a flood in Copenhagen in 2010.
Sales assistant
2012; Irma a/s (Danish grocery store chain)
In charge of opening/closing of store, cashier, grocery refill and stock, younger employers.
Assistant pedagogue
2011; Day-nursery Rugvej (Vuggestuen Rugvej)
Working in a day-care with children of age between 9 months and 3 years.
Waitress and barista
2010; Café Zakabona
In charge of cashier, opening/closing, training of new employers
Fundraiser
2008-2010; Danish Animal Protection Agency (Dyrenes Beskyttelse)
Collecting funds from members and obtaining new members by phone-fundraising