CV
Kyle Neumann
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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
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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
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Teaching Experience
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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
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Publications
Neumann, K.C., Yoo, H., La, D., Burkepile, D.E. Programmable autonomous water sampler (PAWS) for aquatic research. In prep for HardwareX
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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.
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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)
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Data Sets
Neumann, K.C., Pierce, K., Burkepile, D.E. Nutrient and sediment flux from major watersheds in Mo'orea, French Polynesia
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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
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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
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Conference Presentations
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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.
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Invited Talks
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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
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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
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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
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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