CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

2002-2006  Bachelor of Science, Summa cum laude, Environmental Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Spring 2005        Semester Abroad, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Professional Experience

Fall 2004-Spring 2006  Undergraduate Research Program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Advisor Richard Bopp

Summer 2004     NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Marine Science Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Advisor Greg Ravizza

Summer 2003     NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, Advisor LeeAnn Bailey.

Publications

Bailey LO, Lippiatt S, Biancanello FS, Ridder SD, Washburn NR. The quantification of cellular viability and inflammatory response to stainless steel alloys. Biomaterials, 26(26): 5296-5302 (2005).

Lippiatt, Sherry M. The Isolation and Identification of Diatoms from Lake Waiau Sediments. Journal of Young Investigators. 2005, Vol. 12 http://www.jyi.org/research/re.php?id=144 [link current as of October 11, 2006].

Abstracts and Presentations

Lippiatt, S, Fearing, A, Chaky, A, and Bopp, R. Direct TSS Monitoring of Short-Duration Transport in the Hudson River (poster). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (22-25 October, 2006), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chaky, D, Bopp, R, Lippiatt, S, and Shuster, E. Real-time Monitoring of Suspended Sediment Transport in the Upper Hudson River (poster). Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section - 40th Annual Meeting (March 14-16, 2005), Saratoga Springs, New York.

Awards and Scholarships

2006         Joseph Rosenholtz Prize

2004 & 2005       Todd M. Weber Scholarship

2001         Rensselaer Medal