Curriculum Vitae: Johanna M.

Blake, PhD

EDUCATION
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
Ph.D., Major: Earth and Environmental Sciences May 2014
Dissertation: Geologic, tectonic, and geochemical signatures
leading to arsenic in groundwater in the Gettysburg Basin
Advisor: Dr. Stehen !. Peters
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
M.., Major: Earth and Environmental Sciences May 2010
"hesis: The fluxes and transport mechanisms of groundwater
and surface water contaminants (Cd, Zn, b, !s, and Cr" into
a flu#ial system: almerton, !
Advisor: Dr. Stehen !. Peters
University o! Ne" Me#i$o Al#$%$er%$e, &M
B.., Major: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Minor: Distri#$ted, '$ly 200(
Ma)na !$m *a$de
Senior "hesis: The Gabbros of $onhegan %sland, $aine:
&ormation in an !rc, or at a $id'ocean (idge)
Advisor: Dr. 'ane Selverstone
%ashington College !hesterto+n, MD
B.A., Major: Psycholo)y, Minor: B$siness Administration, May 1,,,
Senior "hesis: The *appiness of College +tudents
Advisors: Dr. -eor)e Silich and Dr. 'im Siemen
APPOINTMENT
Post.doctoral associate, /niversity o0 &e+ Me1ico Deartment o0 !hemistry '$ly 2014.resent
&EEA&C' E(PE&IENCE
Geologic, tectonic, and geochemical signatures May 2010.May 2014
leading to arsenic in groundwater in the Gettysburg Basin
Dissertation "oic 0rom *ehi)h /niversity
The fluxes and transport mechanisms of groundwater and surface A$)$st 2002.May 2010
water contaminants (Cd, Zn, b, !s, and Cr" into a flu#ial system:
almerton, !' Master3s "hesis "oic 0rom *ehi)h /niversity
$etals Contamination of +oils from ,-th Century Zinc +melting A$)$st 2002.A$)$st 200,
in almerton, ! ' 4esearch Assistant, *ehi)h /niversity
The Gabbros of $onhegan %sland, $aine: &ormation in an !rc, A$)$st 2005.May 200(
1
or at a $id'ocean (idge) ' Senior "hesis "oic 0rom the /niversity
o0 &e+ Me1ico
Geology of Carri.o !rroyo !rea: /aramide 0eformation ' 'an$ary 200(.May 200(
!lass Project, /niversity o0 &e+ Me1ico
TEAC'IN) E(PE&IENCE
$uhlenberg College 0epartment of Chemistry
Le$t*rer, Environmental -eolo)y *a#oratory 6all 2017
/ehigh 1ni#ersity 0epartment of 2arth 3 2n#ironmental +ciences
A+,*n$t Pro!essor, 8ntrod$ction to Planet Earth 6all 2017
Tea$hing Assistant, /datin) c$rric$l$m 0or E1lorin) Earth S$mmer 2017
Tea$hing Assistant, "he Environment and *ivin) Systems S$mmer 2017
Mentor, 9i)h School st$dent castone roject S$mmer 2017
Mentor, 8ndeendent /nder)rad$ate 4esearch Srin) 2011.Srin) 2014

Tea$hing Assistant, *imnolo)y Srin) 2017
Tea$hing Assistant, E1lorin) Earth: 8nte)rated 8ntro *a# Srin) 2017
Tea$hing Assistant, S$r0icial Processes 6all 2012
Tea$hing Assistant, Earth System Science 6all 2011
Tea$hing Assistant, -eo)rahical Analysis o0 a !han)in) :orld Srin) 2011
Tea$hing Assistant, 6ield !am S$mmer 2010, 2011, 2012
Tea$hing Assistant, Earth 9istory Srin) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Tea$hing Assistant, 9ydro)eolo)y 6all 200,, 2010
'ONO&
*ehi)h /niversity -rad$ate St$dent "eachin) A+ard 2012
*ehi)h /niversity Deartment o0 Earth and Environmental Sciences "eachin) Assistant
o0 the ;ear, Academic ;ear 2010.2011
-eolo)ical Society o0 America St$dent 4esearch -rant, 2012
*ehi)h /niversity !olle)e o0 Arts and Sciences "eachin) Assistant s$mmer 0ello+shi.
S$mmer 2010, S$mmer 2012
Best Poster. *ehi)h /niversity Earth and Environmental Sciences -rad$ate Symosi$m.
6e#r$ary 2012
/&M Deartment o0 Earth < Planetary Sciences 9arry and Ma#el *eonard Scholarshi
thro$)h the /&M 6o$ndation
/&M Deartment o0 Earth < Planetary Sciences '. Pa$l 6it=simmons A+ard
&M-S 6all 2005 6ield !on0erence Scholarshi Attendee
Decem#er 2005 Al#$%$er%$e -em and Mineral !l$# A+ard
>$tstandin) :oman -eoscience St$dent A+ard 0rom the Association
0or :omen -eoscientists, *aramide !hater
2
?oted >$tstandin) Sohomore and >$tstandin) Senior #y the /&M Deartment o0 Earth
< Planetary Sciences 6ac$lty
P&O-EIONAL DE.ELOPMENT
&E -SA Srin) Meetin). March 2012, March 2017, March 2014
*ehi)h /niversity "eacher "rainin), 6all 2012
A:- !on0erence. March 2012
-SA . >cto#er 2011, >cto#er 2012, >cto#er 2017
*ehi)h ?alley :atershed !on0erence. >cto#er 200,, March 2011
A-/ 6all Meetin). Decem#er 200,, Decem#er 2017
&e+ Me1ico -eolo)ical Society 44
th
6ield !on0erence. >cto#er 2005
*ehi)h -a &at$re !enter 4o$ndta#le. '$ly 200,
A--ILIATION/MEMBE&'IP
American -eohysical /nion
Association o0 :omen in -eosciences
-eolo)ical Society o0 America
-eochemical Society
Si)ma @i
E&.ICE
!o.or)ani=er o0 *ehi)h /niversity EES Seminar Series, 6all 2011.Present.
Mem#er. Bethlehem Environmental Advisory !o$ncil, 'an$ary 2011. resent
*ehi)h /niversity EES St$dent "ravel 6$nd !oordinator, 6all 2010.Srin) 2011.
St$dent mem#er on *ehi)h /niversity EES Deartment -rad$ate 8n0ormation !o$ncil, 6all
2002.Srin) 200,
PUBLICATION
Blake, J.M. and Peters, S.!. 2014. "he occ$rrence o0 and dominant controls on arsenic in the
&e+arA and -ettys#$r) Basins. Science o0 the "otal Environment.
D>8: 10.1015Bj.scitotenv.2014.02.017
Blake, J.M., Peters, S.!., and !asteel, A., 2014. Cinc, coer, nicAel, and arsenic monitorin) in
nat$ral streams $sin) in.sit$ iron.man)anese o1ide coated stream e##les. Alied
-eochemistry: %n re#iew
Blake, J.M. and Peters, S.!. 2014. Alication o0 4EE )eochemical si)nat$res 0or sediment
rovenance to the -ettys#$r) Basin. %n prep4
Blake, J.M.T., and Peters, S.!., 2017. "he 0l$1es and transort mechanisms o0 )ro$nd+ater and
s$r0ace +ater contaminants D!d, Cn, P#, and !rE into a 0l$vial system: Palmerton, PA.
%n prep4
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P&EENTATION an+ CON-E&ENCE P&ECEEDIN)
Blake, J.M. 2014. 9o+ tectonic history in0l$ences arsenic in )ro$nd+ater in the &e+arA and
-ettys#$r) Basins. :ilAes /niversity. Invite+ Talk.
Peters, te0hen C., Pa==a)lia, 6ranA '., Blake, Johanna M.T., and DyAman, 'ordan &icole.
2014. !hemical +eatherin) and soil 0ormation 0orm m$ltile arent materials in central
Pennsylvania. &E -SA, 2014.
Dyk1an, Jor+an Ni$ole, Pa==a)lia, 6ranA '., Peters, Stehen !., and Blake, Johanna M.T.
2014. Ali)nment and diver)ence o0 edolo)ic, )eomorhic, and )eochemical data 0or
hillsloe soils in central PA. &E -SA, 2014.
Blake, J.M., Peters, S.!., and !asteel, A. 2017. ?alidation o0 8n.Sit$ 8ron.Man)anese >1ide
!oated Stream Pe##les as Sensors 0or Arsenic So$rce Monitorin). A-/ 6all Meetin)
A#stracts, 2017.
Blake, J.M., 2017. :ater.rocA interactions o0 arsenic in the -ettys#$r) Basin, Pennsylvania,
/SA. -eolo)ical Society o0 America A#stracts +ith Pro)rams, 2017.
Blake, J.M., 2017. Arsenic in rocAs and +ater in the &e+arA and -ettys#$r) Basins. 6in)er
*aAes !omm$nity !olle)e. Invite+ Talk.
Blake, J.M. and Peters, S.!., 2017. "he occ$rrence and dominant controls o0 arsenic in the
&e+arA and -ettys#$r) Basins -eolo)ical Society o0 America A#stracts +ith Pro)rams,
&ortheastern Section, ?ol. 4F, &o. 1, . 45. "alA.
Blake, J.M. and Peters, S.!., 2012. Arsenic in the &e+arA and -ettys#$r) Basins: Does
distance 0rom sediment so$rce matterG -eolo)ical Society o0 America A#stracts +ith
Pro)rams, ?ol. 44, &o. (, .F1. "alA.
Blake, J.M.T., and Peters, S.!., 2012. Assessin) the relationshi #et+een accreted terranes and
arsenic in the &e+arA S$er)ro$ o0 the -ettys#$r) Basin. -eolo)ical Society o0
America A#stracts +ith Pro)rams, &ortheastern Section, ?ol. 44, &o. 2, . 41. "alA.
Blake, J.M.T., and Peters, S.!., 2011. 9o+ "ectonic 9istory and -eochemical Processes !o$ld
8n0l$ence Arsenic in DrinAin) :ater. 4e0: A#stract &o: 1,F521. -SA A#stracts +ith
Pro)rams ?ol. 47, &o. F. "alA.
Blake, J.M., 2011. Invite+ Talk: *ehi)h ?alley :atershed !on0erence, March 11, 2011.
/nderstandin) metals transort in a lar)e 0l$vial system.
Blake, J. M., Peters, S.!., 200,, "he 0l$1es and transort mechanisms o0 )ro$nd+ater and
s$r0ace +ater contaminants D!d, Cn, P#, As, and !rE into a 0l$vial system:
Palmerton, PA. Eos "rans. A-/, ,0DF2E 6all Meet. S$l., A#stract 927B.0,42.
Saha)ian, D.*., Peters, S.!., ;asAo, -., Blake, J.M., Smith, H., *o0aro, ', and B$rro+s, '.E.,
200,, 9ori=ontal and ?ertical Distri#$tions o0 Metals in Soils in So$theastern PA: 8mact
o0 20th !ent$ry Cinc Smeltin) >erations. Eos "rans. A-/, ,0DF2E, 6all Meet. S$l.,
A#stract B41B.0711.
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&ELATED %O&2 E(PE&IENCE
-iel+ an+ )I Assistant
Consulting Bethlehem, PA
A$)$st.200,.May 2010
!ollect trail data $sin) -PS and ArcPad at the *ehi)h -a &at$re !enter and $se Arc-8S
to comile data into a ma 0or the *ehi)h -a &at$re !enter.
Che1ist3O0erational in the &a+io$he1istry De0art1ent
+tate of 5ew $exico, 0epartment of *ealth, +cientific /aboratory 0i#ision, Al#$%$er%$e, &M
'an$ary 2002.A$)$st 2002
Preare and analy=e )ro$nd+ater and s$r0ace +ater 0or 4a.225 $sin) a -as Scintillation
!o$ntin) System
Che1ist3Basi$ in the &a+io$he1istry De0art1ent
+tate of 5ew $exico, 0epartment of *ealth, +cientific /aboratory 0i#ision, Al#$%$er%$e, &M
'$ly 200(.'an$ary 2002
4adiochemistry o0 +aters
Preare and analy=e )ro$nd+ater and s$r0ace +ater 0or )ross alha #eta $sin) a -as
Proortional !o$nter
La4oratory Te$hni$ian
1ni#ersity of 5ew $exico 0epartment of 2arth and lanetary +ciences, Al#$%$er%$e, &M
>cto#er 2004.May 200(
E1erience in instr$mental chemical analysis $sin): 8nd$ctively !o$led Plasma.Atomic
Emission Sectrometer, @.4ay 6l$orescence Sectrometer, 8on !hromato)rahy, 6lame
Atomic A#sortion, 9ydride -eneration.
Develo methods 0or analyses.
Preare rocA, +ater, and soil samles 0or analysis #y er0ormin) one or more o0 the
0ollo+in): $lveri=in), acid di)estion, acid e1traction, 0$sion, ress ellets, 0iltration.
Mana)e la#oratory #$d)et #y tracAin) reven$es and e1enses.
>rder s$lies
Assist in teachin) $nder)rad$ate and )rad$ate classes and other la#oratory $sers on
la#oratory roced$res.
6ollo+ sa0ety )$idelines set #y /niversity3s Sa0ety 9ealth and Environmental
Administration
Per0orm data rocessin), validation and reortin).
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