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Kent Piper

USA

Skills
Problem solving | Research | Technical writing | Presentation | Oral & written communication | Collaboration | Data management | Data visualization | Data analysis | Data collection | Data manipulation | Geospatial analysis | Geology | Environmental science | Hydrology | Numerical modelling | Cartography | Sampling | Surveying | Field Work |
Technical Abilities
ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Online | ArcMap | QGIS | ArcGIS ModelBuilder | ESRI Field Maps | ESRI Story Maps | ESRI Geostatistical Analyst | Linear referencing (LRS) | Raster & vector analysis | Georeferencing | Digitization | Remote sensing | Python | ArcPy | SciPy | R | Stata | SQL | X-ray fluorescence | Scanning electron microscopy | Water chemistry analysis | Soil analysis | Radiometric dating | Optical petrography | Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook |
Education
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Bachelor of Arts in geology & environmental studies | 3.87 GPA
Relevant Coursework: Environmental GIS, Numerical Methods in Earth Science, Geomorphology, Hydrology
Awards & Scholarships: Patricia J. Buster Research Grant, Creager Research Grant, Darrel M. Putman Scholarship, Charles Rhoads 1959 Scholarship, Helene and Mark Hankin Scholarship
Work & Volunteer Experience
Student Researcher, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO May – Oct 2022
• Worked collaboratively with a team of earth scientists on both field work and numerical modelling, leveraging high-performance
computing to do so.
• Participated in research on meandering bedrock rivers as part of a National Science Foundation grant-funded project.
• Performed independently driven research to examine aspects of meandering bedrock river geomorphology using a
combination of field surveying, numerical modelling, and GIS.
Leader & Treasurer, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Colorado College Chapter Aug 2022 – Sep 2023
• Organized professional development events, including a resume-building workshop, summer research opportunity
presentation, and graduate school information session.
• Effectively managed club finances.
• Initiated and organized monthly community-building events, leading to a significant increase in club membership during the
academic year.
Publications
Geomorphic site assessment of Mesa Creek from 1937 to present at Sondermann Park, Colorado Springs, CO, November 2022 Summary:
Examined Mesa Creek, a small urban stream in Colorado Springs, CO, with a multidisciplinary approach to understand the impacts of urbanization. Our results were presented to the city of Colorado Springs and at the GSA Connects 2022 conference.
Key Contributions:
• Georeferenced historic aerial imagery & historic vegetation cover analysis with ArcGIS.
• Classified reaches of the stream using the Rosgen classification scheme & ArcGIS hydrology tools.
• Examined several quantitative metrics of channel complexity using ArcGIS, Python, & R.
References and work examples are available upon request.

Kent Piper

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