Education
Honors and Activities
- Phi Beta Kappa spring 2000
- Pi Alpha Alpha (The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration) Spring 2003
- Eileen McDavid Memorial Fellowship for Public Affairs Spring 2003
- Ohio University Honors Tutorial College Research Apprenticeship summer 1999
- Most Outstanding Graduate in Environmental Biology at Ohio University, June 2001
- Golden Key National Honor Society 1999
- Honors Tutorial College Mentorship Program winter/spring 1998
- CRC Handbook Award for Outstanding Freshmen in Chemistry 1997
- Ohio University Marching Band 1996-2000, Clarinet Section Leader 1998-2000
Coursework
Public Affairs:
Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making, Public Management Economics, Law and Public Affairs, Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs, Environmental Economics and Policy, Environmental Law, Cost Benefit Analysis, Public Finance and Budgeting, Public Management, Vector Based Geographic Information Systems, Applications of Geographic Information Systems
Environmental Science:
Applied Mathematics for Environmental Science, Applied Ecology, Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Groundwater Flow Modeling (GFLOW), Environmental Chemistry (Teaching Assistant - see below), Environmental Risk Analysis, Limnology, Stream Ecology, Lake and Watershed Management, Surface Water Hydrology
Related Experience
Community Coordinator SPEA Service Corps, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Feb. 2003 - present
- Assigned 16 inters to public department positions within the City of Bloomington
- Supervise and advise appointees
- Convene bi-monthly Field Seminars to hear speakers from within the community, address job challenges and accomplishments, discuss best practices, and complete administrative details
- Produce and maintain tactical and operational documentation to sustain the program and insure continuous improvement: program timeline, description of activities, community assessment/needs
- Facilitate communication and act as liaison between partners including the City of Bloomington, the Indiana University (IU) Office of Financial Aid, the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), and other public agencies in order to maintain the program in 2003 and double its size in 2004
Administrative Staff Intern City of Bloomington Utilities, Bloomington, Indiana, May 2002 - present
- Evaluate, purchase, and program software (OPS32) allowing computerized wastewater treatment data collection and automatic generation of internal and state mandated reports
- Developed a detailed outline for compliance with a 2003 Site Specific Biosolids Land Application Permit
- Developed a protocol to map utility easements using DeedMapper 3.0 software in conjunction of GenaMap Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology
- Implemented an electronic Monthly Report of Operations form for a wastewater treatment plant in order to comply with Indiana Department of Environmental Management regulations
- Suggested a new phone answering protocol in Customer Service resulting in a massive reduction in the need to personally address calls asking similar questions
Research Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, May 2002 - present
- Collected literature on Environmental Production Functions
- Researched variations in privileges provided by states to companies who perform voluntary environmental audits
- Obtained United States socioeconomic data from the United States Census Bureau and chemical spill data from the National Response Center at a zip code level
- Utilized and developed geocoding techniques to locate chemical spills without zip code information
- Utilize ArcGIS 8.3 and SAS 8.2 to process raw data and construct datasets suitable to statistical modeling
- Implement statistical modeling techniques to investigate the potential relationships between accidental chemical spills and Environmental Justice variables including minority proportion and income distribution
Water Quality Assessment Research Assistant Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Sept. 2000 - June 2001
- Sorted and identified aquatic macroinvertebrates in order to assess stream quality
- Learned various techniques for macroinvertebrate stream sampling including dip netting, surber sampling, and Hesterdendy sampling
OhioEPA College Intern OhioEPA Central Office, DSW, WQM Columbus, Ohio, summer 2000
- Conducted water quality assessments as a member of various field crews including river and stream flows, river and stream profiles, water sampling, DATA SONDE placements
- Operated and maintained DATA SONDE 3s, 4s, 4As, and minisondes
- Prepared DATA SONDE 3s, 4s, 4As, and minisondes for field experiments and retrieved and stored recorded data from the DATA SONDEs
- Conducted field monitoring of a large grain alcohol spill on the Big Darby Creek in central Ohio
- Mapped Commercial Animal Feed Operations in western Ohio for future GPS study and GIS mapping
- Calculated translators for conversion from total suspended metals to total dissolved metals
Biophysical Protein Chemistry Research Assistant Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1998 - June 2001
- Performed protein denaturation experiments with guanidine and urea measured using fluorescence and circular dichroism
- Operated a fluorimeter, circular dichroism machine, water bath, refractometer, uv-vis spectrometer
- Prepared posters for presentation of my and other lab members' work
- Participated as co-author on a journal paper published in the peer-reviewed journal, Biochemistry (see below)
- Prepared solutions for use in experiments
Publications and Presentations
- Barbar, E., Kleinman, B., Imhoff, D, M. Li, Hays, T., & Hare, M. "Dimerization and Folding of LC8, A Highly Conserved Dynein Light Chain." Biochemistry, 40, 2001. pp. 1596-1605.
- Brian Kleinman, Michael Hare, Elisar Barbar. "The Role of Dimerization in Folding, Stability, and Function of a Dynein Motor Protein." Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Ohio University, 2000. (Best Poster Award)
- Elisar Barbar, Brian Kleinman, Dan Imhoff, Thomas Hays. "The Role of Self-Association in the Folding, Stability and Function of a Highly Conserved Dynein Light Chain." 44th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2000. (Platform presentation)
- Elisar Barbar, Brian Kleinman, Moses Makokha. "Folding and Stability of Partially Folded and Unfolded BPTI." The 16th American Peptide Society Meeting, June 1999. Minneapolis, MN.
- Elisar Barbar, Michael Hare, Brian Kleinman, Moses Makokha. "Insights into the Initiation and Process of Protein Folding from NMR relaxation measurements." 13th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics, Carbondale, IL., 1999.
Teaching Experience
Introduction to Environmental Science Graduate Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana winter/spring 2003
- Assisted in teaching of approximately 50 undergraduate students
- Taught weekly discussion sections
- Graded all student written work
- Clarified course concepts during office hours
- Developed essay assignments and helped develop course exams
- Assisted in the administration of the course
Applied Mathematics for Environmental Sciences Graduate Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana fall 2002
- Assisted in teaching of approximately 25 master students
- Taught weekly recitation sections to discuss lecture concepts and homework
- Graded all student assignments
- Clarified course concepts during office hours
- Assisted in the administration of the course
Jump Start Math Camp Graduate Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana May 2002 - August 2003
- Assisted in teaching of approximately 60 incoming master students during a week long mathematics refresher course
- Edited previous course notes and homework assignments
- Created new application exercises utilizing course concepts for use in homework assignments
- Discussed nightly homework assignments with entire class, answering questions and illustrating important course concepts
- Held daily office hours to help students with course assignments and concepts
- Organized mid week social event to help build morale and reduce stress
Statistics for Environmental Science Graduate Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana winter/spring 2002
- Assisted in teaching of approximately 30 master students
- Held separate office hours for undergraduate and graduate sections
- Graded all graduate and undergraduate homework assignments
- Assisted in grading of graduate and undergraduate exams and in decision of final course grades
- Held weekly laboratory sessions for graduate section to teach homework concepts and use of software
Environmental Chemistry Graduate Assistant Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana fall 2001
- Assisted in teaching of approximately 40 master students
- Held weekly office hours to assist students with homework and other related questions
- Helped students with problems during scheduled appointments and via e-mail
- Assisted the professor in proof-reading exams, preparing for class, and selecting final grades
- Graded and proctored all exams
Introductory Chemistry Teaching Assistant Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Jan - June 2000
- Held weekly office hours to assist students with homework and other related questions
- Assisted the professor in grading all exams
- Ran weekly lab sessions helping approximately 30 students learn by experimentation
- Taught lecture based pre-laboratory lessons covering concepts the 90+ students would later apply in the lab
- Ensured the safety of all students in the lab in dealing with potentially dangerous chemicals and equipment
References
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