CV
Kyle Neumann
Education
2015 to Present
PhD Candidate in Marine Science
UC Santa Barbara
2015
Bachelor of Science in BioResource Research
Minor in Chemistry, Emphasis in Water Resources
Oregon State University
Professional Experience
2018 to Present - PhD Candidate
Burkepile Community Ecology Lab
UCSB Marine Science Institute
2017 to 2018 - Lead Video Engineer
Ocean Exploration Trust
2016 to 2018 - Graduate Student Researcher
Burkepile Community Ecology Lab
UCSB Marine Science Institute
2014 to 2016 - Video Engineer
Ocean Exploration Trust
2014 to 2015 - Ocean Instrumentation Specialist
The Sexton Corporation
2013 to 2015 - Research Assistant
Geomicrobiology Lab
Oregon State University
2014 - Conference Coordinator
International Marine Technician's Conference
Oregon State University
2012 to 2013 - CEO/Camera Systems Engineer
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Team
Linn Benton Community College
2011 to 2013 - Camera/Production Assistant
Oregon Field Guide
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Teaching Experience
2016 to Present - Research Mentor to ten undergraduate students from Engineering and Science programs
UC Santa Barbara
2017 to Present - Director of Ati Vai: A middle school educational program focused on watershed process and aquatic biology
Mo'orea, French Polynesia
2018 to 2019 - Advisor for undergraduate engineering
program senior capstone project
UC Santa Barbara
2017 - Teaching Assistant
Introductory Biology Lab
UC Santa Barbara
2016 to 2017 - Robotics Instructor
The Anacapa School
2015 - SciTrek Classroom Lead
La Colina Junior High School
Publications
Neumann, K.C., Yoo, H., La, D., Burkepile, D.E. Programmable autonomous water sampler (PAWS) for aquatic research. In prep for HardwareX
Hollarsmith, J. A., Ramírez-Ortiz, G., Winquist, T., Velasco-Lozano, M. DuBois, K., ReyesBonilla, H., Neumann, K.C., Grosholz., E.D. Habitat structures mesophotic communities in the Bay of La Paz and the Revillagigedo Archipelago. Accepted with minor revisions at the Journal of Biogeography.
Torres, M., Colwell, F., Yang, J., Wishart, J., Neumann, K.C., Verba, C. (2014). Biogeochemical reactions that control tracer and contaminant release. National Energy Technology Laboratory Unconventional Resources Final Report (EPACT)
Data Sets
Neumann, K.C., Pierce, K., Burkepile, D.E. Nutrient and sediment flux from major watersheds in Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Neumann, K.C., Zubia, M., Pierce, K., Burkepile, D.E. Coral and algal community composition on fringing reefs adjacent to major watersheds in Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Neumann, K.C., Underhill, W., Green, C., Burkepile, D.E. Land-use change on Mo'orea, French Polynesia as observed by LANDSAT and Worldview
Neumann, K.C., Ezzat, L., Pierce, K., Burkepile, D.E. Microbial diversity in major watersheds on Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Fellowships, Grants & Awards
2016 to Present - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2019 - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Global Outreach Initiative
2019 - Worster Award for mentorship of undergraduate research
2019 - Schmidt Family Foundation Environmental Solutions Fellowship
2018 - Distinguished Alumni Award
Maria Carrillo High School
2017 - Link Foundation Ocean Instrumentation Fellowship
2017 - Honda Marine Ocean Instrumentation Fellowship
2016 - 1st prize in the UC Santa Barbara New Ventures Competition
2016 - Marine Technology Society's ROV Committee Scholarship
2016 - UC Santa Barbara Coastal Fund Grant
Conference Presentations
December 2019 - Rivers, land use change, and the influence
of rivers on reefs. Talk at the Mo'orea Coral Reef LTER All Investigators Meeting
November 2019 - Water-Corers: Low-cost, open source water samplers designed to study ecosystem dynamics in novel ways and with high resolution. Speed talk presented at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting
November 2018 - Nutrients from Ridge to Reef on Mo'orea, A High Island in the South Pacific. Poster presented at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting
October 2014 - Development of high resolution osmotically driven sampling systems to track nutrient flux in shallow marine environments. Poster presented at the Oregon Sea Grant State of the Coast Conference
October 2014 - Development of high resolution osmotically driven sampling systems to track nutrient flux in shallow marine environments. Poster presented at the Pacific Northwest Marine Technology Summit
May 2014 - Development of osmotic sampling systems for chemical and microbial characterization of Marcellus Shale flowback waters. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Hydrophiles Water Research Symposium.
Invited Talks
August 2018 - Connexions montagne-récif à Moorea, Teavaro Community Center, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
April 2018 - My Path to Becoming a Scientist, Maria Carrillo High School
December 2016 - Robotics in Undersea Research and Exploration, ACE Maritime University, Atlantic Ocean
December 2016 - Crowdsourcing Environmental Data, ACE Maritime University, Atlantic Ocean
July 2016 - Bob Ballard and Friends, The Lobrero Theater, Santa Barbara CA
February 2016 & 2017 - Robotics in Undersea Research and Exploration, The Anacapa School, Santa Barbara CA
September 2014 - 5 weeks aboard the E/V Nautilus, Kenwood Elementary School, Kenwood CA
October 2014 - Interning aboard the E/V Nautilus, Linn Benton Community College, Albany OR
Skills
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Field Operations/Mission Planning
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3d Design and Modelling
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Electromechanical systems engineering
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Hardware-software integration
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Machining, welding and fabrication
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Audio and video system design and operation
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Video and audio production
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Small boat operation
Certifications
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FAA Licensed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pilot
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AAUS Scientific Diver/TDI Nitrox Diver/Drysuit Diver
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PADI Rescue Diver (including: CPR/First Aid/AED/Oxygen Provider)
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STCW-95 Personal Survival Techniques
Memberships
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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
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Marine Technology Society
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IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
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Western Society of Naturalists
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Divers Alert Network