Meghan Zulian

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis

Bodega Marine Lab

1124 Crocker Ln, Davis, CA 95616

mzulian@ucdavis.edu

EDUCATION

2019 – Present      Ph.D. Candidate, Earth and Planetary Science

                                University of California, Davis

          Bodega Marine Laboratory

2018 – 2019   MSc., Earth Science, University of Toronto

                    Department of Earth Science

Dissertation: Industrial Era Carbonate Dynamics of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2014 – 2018     BScH Specialization in Geological Sciences

Honours thesis: Original Mineralogy of Tabulate Corals, Late Devonian Nisku Reefs

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Lead Mentor, UC Davis Coastal and Marine Science Institute

Responsible for independently teaching seminars on professional development, career exploration, and academic reading groups. Coordinate coastal and marine science mentorship program including quarterly workshops.

2021 Extern, Temblor Earthquake News Outlet

Wrote news and feature articles on topics spanning tectonics, geophysics, clean energy, natural hazards, and emergency response. Each story explained implications for scientific research and the general public.

2020 - 2021 Intern, Climate Change Team, California Ocean Protection Council

Led Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia section on first ever annual state report on ocean health; assisted with $2.5M OAH monitoring solicitation.

PUBLICATIONS

Leclerc, N., Halfar, J., Porter, T.J., Black, B.A., Hetzinger., S., Zulian, M., and Tsay, A., (2022) Utility of Dendrochronology Cross-dating Methods in the Development of Arctic Coralline Red Algae Clathromorphum compactum Growth Increment Chronology for Sea Ice Cover Reconstruction. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:923088. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.923088

PRESENTATIONS

Zulian, M., Hill, T. M., Kennedy, E.K., Merolla, S., Ricart, A.M., Kroeker, K.J., Gaylord, B., Sanford, E., Walker, B., Palmer, H.M., Fish, C.R., & Saley, A.M. (2022) The lives of critical coastal organisms and their chemical stressors: Effectiveness of existing monitoring networks in the California Current. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting.

Zulian, M., Hill, T. M., Kimball, J., Kennedy, E.K., Merolla, S., Ricart, A.M., Kroeker, K.J., Gaylord, B., Sanford, E., Walker, B., Palmer, H.M., Fish, C.R., & Saley, A.M. (2021) Science Policy Collaborations: Optimizing Ocean Monitoring Networks for Environmental Management. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Zulian, M., Fietzke, J., Halfar, J., Schone, B., Leclerc, N. (2019) Seasonality in Marine Archives: Implications of High-Resolution Data for Assessing Ecosystem Resilience. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (Oral Presentation).

Zulian, M., Fietzke, J. Halfar, J. (2019) Evidence that coralline red algae are tougher than we thought - Industrial era pH seasonality and long-term trends in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. International Sclerochronology Conference. (Oral Presentation).  

Zulian, M., Fietzke, J., Halfar, J., Leclerc, N. (2019) Reconstructing Industrial era Arctic Ocean pH and Carbon System Dynamics with Clathromorphum compactum. Polar and High Altitude Environments Workshop. (Poster Presentation).

POSTER REFERENCES

Zulian, M. (2018) Reconstructing Ocean Acidification in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. University of Toronto Rockfest Series. (Oral Presentation) 
 
Zulian, M., Desrosiers, P., Sauve, M. (2017) Kingston to Kitumba: Comparing New Biogenic Exploration Proxies with Traditional Methods in the Zambian Copper-belt. Queen’s University Geocolloquium. (Oral Presentation)  

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 

2022 UC Davis Public Scholars For The Future Program. $750

2021 Durrell Award, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, UC Davis. $500

2020 Durrell Award, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, UC Davis. $2000

UC Davis Loreto Godoy Fellowship. $1000

2019    Center for Global Change Science Graduate Award, University of Toronto, 2019. $2250

2018    Medal of Geological Sciences, Queen's University

   Gord and Catherine Keep Teaching Assistant Award, Queen’s University

Susan Near Prize in Geology, QU Department of Geological Sciences. $600

2017   Roger & Lorna Smith Teaching Assistant Award, Queen’s University

Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. $4500

William E. White Scholarship, QU Department of Geological Sciences. $4500

2016   Manley B. Baker Scholarship in Geology Awarded for academic achievement. $500

Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. $4500

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship (Zambia), Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee fund. $1800

TEACHING

2022   Marine Science Journal Club (Instructor)

Career Discovery in Marine Science (Instructor)

2021   Professional Development in Marine Science (Instructor)

Alternate Extension - Science communication tools for the modern era - UC Davis (Co-Instructor)

Oceanography -  University of California, Davis

2020   Biological Oceanography - University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory

Oceanography -  University of California, Davis

The Earth – University of California, Davis

2019    Planet Earth – University of Toronto

            Oceanography – University of Toronto

2018    Earth, Climate, and Life – University of Toronto

            Sedimentology and Stratigraphy – Queen’s University

2017    Invertebrate Paleontology – Queen’s University

2016    Dynamic Earth – Queen’s University

MENTORING, ORGANIZING, AND OUTREACH

Mentor, Coastal Marine Sciences Institute 2020 - 2022 Provided mentoring to a senior in the Marine and Coastal Science Major Co-Chair, Undergraduate Committee, Symposium Organizer, CMSI Graduate Student Committee Executive 2020 - 2022 2021 Co-Chair and CMSI Symposium Organizer UAW 2865 Union Researcher 2020-2022 Helped research and author a report on UCPD and UC ties to the prison industrial complex Invited Panelist, UC Davis School of Graduate Studies, 2020 Provided incoming MS students with insights for adjusting to graduate school, and navigating “hidden curriculum” Mentor, UC Davis Association for Women Geologists 2019 - 2020 Provided mentoring to a senior geology major in our program Session Chair, GSA, 2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Advances in Ocean and Climate Reconstructions from Environmental Proxies. Earth Sciences High-school Outreach Program, 2018-2019
Responsible for sessions at local high-schools on Mineral and Fossil Identification. 
Queen's Conference on Ocean Sustainability, Founder and Chair, 2016-2018
Responsible for founding and organizing the first conference at Queen's University bringing awareness to ocean issues

QUEEN'S OCEANS CONFERENCE

WRITING

Science Writing Extern, Temblor 2021 Wrote news and feature articles on topics spanning tectonics, geophysics, clean energy, natural hazards, and emergency response. Each story explained implications for scientific research and the general public. Freelance Science Writer, Massive Science 2019-2020 Responsible for writing articles, lab notes, and peer commentary focused on marine, climate, and environmental science Science Writer, Varsity Newspaper, University of Toronto 2018-2019 Wrote articles on education, climate science and policy for the Science section of the Varsity (UofT School Newspaper). ​

SPECIAL TRAINING

Public Scholars for the Future, 2022 Selected for the inaugural cohort of UC Davis Public Scholars for the Future Program. Learned how to integrate community-centered theories, methods, and techniques into disciplinary field of study, research design, and methods. 

Community Advocacy for Early-Career Scientists, AGU, 2021 Attended a workshop led by the Scientist Action and Advocacy Network (ScAAN) and Virginia Scientist-Community Interface (V-SCI). Learned best practices for early-career scientists responsibly engaging with community-led environmental advocacy. Defined evidence-based advocacy, and discussed how to get involved (i.e., grass-tips model), common pitfalls, and tools for building partnerships with community advocates, legal, and scientific experts. 

National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, Virtual, 2020 Attended training for cultivating inter-generational learning and action for climate adaptation, and co-production of knowledge: fish, and wildlife management strategies. BIOS Coral Reef Ecology: Reef Response to Environmental Change, Bermuda, 2018
An intensive course on biology and ecology of tropical corals. Integrated, interdisciplinary program comprised of lectures, laboratory exercises, and field (SCUBA) surveys. The course culminated with oral presentations, based on analyses and research on the data collected in field and the lab. 
Structural Geology Field Course, Quebec, Canada, 2017
Examined evidence of geological processes related to the Cambro-Ordovician Taconic in Eastern Ontario and the Quebec Appalachians.
Bermuda Field Seminar
Studied processes and deposition of modern and ancient deposition on the Bermuda Platform. 
Sedimentary Geology Field Course, New York and Pennsylvania, 2016
Investigated fossils sedimentary rocks from the last 250 million years, between the breakup of supercontinent Rodinia and assembly of Pangea
Geological Mapping Field School, Quebec, Canada, 2016
Two-week intensive field mapping and project design course.
NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver, 2014.
Additional experience with scientific diving (see BIOS 2018).

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK

Alberta Energy Regulator Centre for Core Research, Canada, Undergraduate Research Assistant, November 2017
Assisted with interpretation and sampling of core from Frasnian stromatoporoid reefs. Chose and collected samples for undergraduate thesis.
​Queen's Facility for Isotope Research, Canada, Undergraduate Student Researcher, May-Aug 2017
Trained on LA-ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS, Silicate Extraction line, and clean Lab techniques while completing an independent research project on the movement of uranium species in lakes of Northern Saskatchewan (Canada).
​Kitumba Copper Exploration, Zambia, Undergraduate Student Researcher, Jun-Aug 2016
3 Month Field Season. Designed sampling grids, created SOP, piloted use of Termite mounds as a proxy for exploration of copper deposits.