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Alexandra Buczek Richard Gilder Graduate School • 100 W 83rd St, New York NY 10024 • [email protected] • (860) 986-3805 EDUCATION Richard Gilder Graduate School New York, NY • Expected Degree October 2020 Ph.D. Comparative Biology Relevant coursework includes: Systematics; Grantsmanship and Ethics; GIS Brown University Providence, RI • September 2012 – May 2016 B.Sc. Geology-Biology with Honors Relevant coursework includes: Physical Processes in Geology, Fossil Record, Principles of Ecology, Evolution of a Habitable Planet, Evolutionary Biology, Comparative Biology of the Vertebrates, Biogeochemistry and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ocean Biogeochemical Cycling, Evolution of the Biosphere, Stratigraphy and Sedimentation, Environmental Geochemistry University of Bristol Bristol, UK • January 2015 – July 2015 Study Abroad Program Relevant coursework includes: Evolution of the Biosphere, Geobiology, Atmospheric Processes, Cambrian Explosion: Origin of Animal Body Plans RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Bristol, research assistant Bristol, United Kingdom • June 2015 – December 2016 • Worked with Michael Benton and Tom Stubbs • Calculated body size of Paleogene birds from femur and tarsometatarsal length • Constructed and dated phylogenetic tree of Paleogene birds • Analyzed evolutionary models of Paleogene bird diversity using R • Compiling results and writing paper on these analyses American Museum of Natural History, REU New York, NY • May 2014-August 2014 • Worked with Michael Novacek and Paul Velazco • Reconstructed CT scans of Mesozoic mammals • Coded cranial, dental, and postcranial characters of fossil specimens • Completed phylogenetic analyses using PAUP and TNT • Analyzed phylogenetic relationships between leptictids American Museum of Natural History, research intern New York, NY • August 2015 • Worked with Michael Novacek and Paul Velazco • Reconstructed CT scans of cynodonts • Photographed fossil specimens using Scanning Electron Microscope • Coded cranial, dental, and postcranial characters of fossil specimens • Completed phylogenetic analyses using PAUP and TNT • Analyzed phylogenetic relationships between tritylodonts Brown University, research assistant Providence, RI • August 2015 – May 2016 • Worked with Christine Janis and Timothy Herbert • Compared articular surfaces of ruminant metapodials to find phylogenetic applications • Measuring Miocene African carnivore specimens • Running disparity and morphometric analyses on African carnivores to determine diversity patterns • Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperatures, carbon isotopes, and carnivore diversity • Compiling results and running senior thesis on African carnivore research Richard Gilder Graduate School, Ph. D. Student • Working with Melanie Hopkins New York, NY • September 2016 – Present • Faunal response of fossil marine molluscs to periods of global climate change PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS May 2016 Buczek, A. Examination of a correlation between global fossil mammal diversity and sea surface alkenone data: Implications for terrestrial environments during the Pliocene Epoch. Senior Thesis Paper and Oral Presentation. Brown University Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Senior Thesis Presentation. May 2016. Providence, RI. August 2014 Buczek A. The Morphobank Matrix Reloaded: The Importance of Key Fossil Taxa in the Diversification of Placentals. Abstract and Oral Presentation. American Museum of Natural History Summer REU Symposium. August 2014. New York, NY. SKILL SET Languages: Polish, Spanish Technical: Competent in PAUP, TNT, R, and Analyseries; MS Office proficiency in Word, Powerpoint, Excel Laboratory: Can use VG Studio to reconstruct CT scans, can take SEM images of specimens; Experienced with large database work PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Sigma Xi, Brown University Chapter Inducted May 2016 Association for Women in Science, New York Women in Natural Sciences Chapter 2016