Research Techniques:
- Aluminum and Incloy Bird Leg Banding
- Animal Behavior
- arcMap/arcView
- Avian Influenza screening, cloacal and pharyngeal swabs
- Belt Transect
- Benning Style Swim-in traps
- Caudal or Pelvic Fin Mark/Recapture
- Direct Landowner Communication
- Electroshock Fishing
- Endangered Species work: Mohave Tui Chub
- Feasibility Study: Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Crewed Space Station
- Four Square Mile
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)/GPS
- Georeferencing
- Horizontal Water Samplers
- Invasive weed identification
- Land Cover Surveys
- Mesocosm
- Microsoft Access data entry and template creation
- Plant Pressing
- Seed counting machines (laser)
- Seining
- Short to Mixed Grass Prairie Forb and Graminoid Identification/Keying
- Trimble Units
- Water Sampling Techniques
- Waterfowl Surveys
- Zooplankton Counting and Classification
Laboratory Skills:
- Anti-body Dilution
- Cytology
- DNA Extraction Assays
- Ethanol Reformation
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Gross Dissection
- Laboratory Information System (LIS)
- Microscopy – Stereo/Compound
- Microtomy
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Quality Analysis (QA) of stained slides
- Slide Organization/Distribution/Filing
- Tissue Embedding
- Tissue Micro-Array (TMA) Production and Research
- Tissue Processing
Machine Maintenance, Use, and decontamination:
- Leica RM2235
- Leica RM2255
- Sakura Tissue Tek Film Coverslipper
- Sakura Tissue Tek Prisma Stainer (Dip cup, H&E, NFR)
- Ventana Benchmark Ultra
- Ventana Benchmark XT
- Ventana Symphony H&E Stainer
Writing:
- Mock Feasibility Study
- Photographic Guide to Fishes of the Buffalo River Basin
- Poster Presentations
- Standard Operating Procedures
Information Systems (IT):
- Document Scanning
- Microsoft Office/Excel/Access/PowerPoint
- Troubleshooting hardware and software issues
General Skills:
- ATV
- Carpentry
- Cold Calling for Study Recruitment
- Digital Photography
- Film Photography
- Film Development
- Fishing
- Forklift
- General Construction
- Hiking/Backpacking/Back Woods
- Hunting
- Macro Photography
- Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) driving
- Photography Lighting
- Snowmobile
- Tractor