Curriculum Vitae – Marcus Savery

marcus.savery@alumni.ubc.ca

Education:

September 2020 – present University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

Working Title: Uptake of atmospheric methane by grassland and forest soils in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Research focus:

- - Influence of soil moisture, temperature, and texture on the uptake of methane by soil
  - Determination of carbon and hydrogen fractionation during soil oxidation of methane
  - Supervised by Dr. Ed Hornibrook

September 2016 – 2020 University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

- - Interdisciplinary courses involving environmental science, earth science, freshwater science, computer science, geographic information science, geography, and chemistry

Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship

September 2020 UBC Okanagan

May 2019 – September 2019 UBC Okanagan

Project Title: Quantifying fugitive emission of methane from the Glenmore Landfill

- - Research involving the creation of an automated atmospheric sampler and use of the constructed sampler to conduct local study on landfill as well as wetland emissions of methane
  - Supervised by Dr. Ed Hornibrook

September 2019 – April 2020 UBC Okanagan

Project title: “Development of an automated system to collect discrete temporal samples of air for methane concentration and stable isotope analysis”

- - Research on assembling and refining an automated atmospheric sampler build for use with isotopic analysis of methane emissions
  - Development of hardware and code for automating the collection of atmospheric samples
  - Background research into microbial methanogenesis in wetland soils
  - Supervised by Dr. Ed Hornibrook

May 2018 – September 2019 UBC Okanagan

- Assisted in preparing lab material and geological campus displays
- Began research on automated atmospheric sampling methods
- Supervised by Dr. Ed Hornibrook and Mr. Stuart Mackinnon

September 2020 – present UBC Okanagan

- Presented online labs for 100- and 200-level Earth and Environmental Science labs
- Assisted students during virtual lab periods
- Graded student assignments
- Held office hours for students

- Knowledge with C++ and Java coding languages, ArcGIS, Excel, and Word
- BC Class 5 Drivers License
- Pleasure Craft Operator Card
- Off-road (ATV and motorbike) vehicle experience
- Backcountry hiking and camping experience

September 2019 UBC Okanagan

Presentation Title: Quantifying Fugitive Emission of Methane from the Glenmore Landfill

Thesis Supervisor, Department Head, and Professor of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences at UBC Okanagan

TA Supervisor and Lab Manager of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences at UBC Okanagan

Associate Department Head and Associate Professor of Teaching Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences at UBC Okanagan