EDUCATION

University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

• Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
• Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science & Management
• Graduated: June 2024

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• College of Science & Technology
• Bachelor of Science, May 2016
• Major: Applied Mathematics
• Minor: Computer Science
• GPA: 3.74  –  cum laude

Temple University Japan, Tokyo, Japan

• Full-Length Summer Semester, Summer 2014
• Completed course work in Japanese culture and language
• Greatly improved Japanese language proficiency
• Experienced full immersion through staying with a host family
• Worked part-time at an internship

Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland

• Participated on the GREEN Program, the experiential education program for future renewable energy and sustainability leaders
• Completed course work in renewable energy systems and sustainable development as well as exposure to renewable energy plants
• Presented capstone project with research group on developing methods for obtaining clean water through the use of geothermal energy

HONORS AND AWARDS

• NSF INTERN Fellow 2023
• HydroLearn Fellow 2021
• NCALM Fellowship 2020
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2019
• HydroLearn Fellow 2021
• Temple University Honors Scholar
• Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
• College of Science & Technology Science Scholars Program
• Dean’s List: Spring 2013 – Spring 2016
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Francis James & Helen C. Sholomskas Scholarship for Outstanding Students
• Freeman East Asia Internship Scholarship
• Adeline and Marvin Wachman Scholarship
• Excellence in Service for an Undergraduate Mathematics Student 2015
• National Collegiate Research Conference 2014

PUBLICATIONS

• Graup, L. J., Tague, C. L., Harpold, A. A., & Krogh, S. A. (2022). Subsurface lateral flows buffer riparian water stress against snow drought. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127, e2022JG006980. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG006980
• Graup, L., Lightbody, A., Tamaddun, K. (2021) Modelling Watershed Sensitivity to Drought. HydroLearn. https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses/course-v1:UCSB_UNH_UV+HM101+2021_T1/about
• Graup, L. (2020) Preserving Mountains with Forest Management, CA 2020. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping. https://doi.org/10.5069/G96H4FMX 
• Hwang, K., Harpold, A. A., Tague, C. L., Lowman, L., Boisramé, G. F. S., Lininger, K. B., et al. (2023). Seeing the disturbed forest for the trees: Remote sensing is underutilized to quantify critical zone response to unprecedented disturbance. Earth’s Future, 11, e2022EF003314. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003314

Research Experience

Graduate Research Intern                                        May 2023 – September 2023
Pacific Southwest Research Station, United States Forest Service   
Host Mentor: Dr. Patricia Manley, Director, Institute of Forest Genetics

• Awarded $50,000 NSF Non-Academic Research Internship for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding
• Designed virtual, watershed-scale forest treatments for RHESSys-FIRE
• Contributed model results to Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative and Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network collaborations

Graduate Student Researcher                                September 2018 – June 2024
Earth Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Naomi Tague

• Designed modelling experiments to understand vegetative response to drought in mountain environments using ecohydrologic model, RHESSys
• Interpreted data using statistical and mathematical techniques to refine model calibration, data assimilation and interpret results in RStudio
• Presented results in poster sessions at six geoscience conferences
• Awarded Best Talk at Bren PhD Symposium 2023

Undergraduate Researcher                                                May 2013 – May 2015
College of Science & Technology, Temple University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Seibold

• Conducted 800 hours of research in the area of microscopic vehicular traffic flow using mathematical modeling
• Interpreted data using calculus, differential equations and linear algebra techniques and implemented results using MATLAB
• Presented results via posters and presentations at three research conferences
• Awarded first place poster presentation at College of Science & Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium 2013

Research Intern                                                                     May 2015 – July 2015
Center for Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Dr. Martin Frank

• Conducted research in the area of radiative transfer using mathematical modeling
• Modified existing code to include calculated data from derived equations
• Presented results via poster presentation at research symposium

Work Experience

Teaching Assistant                                                   September 2019 – April 2024
Bren School, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA

• Taught one full quarter of Introduction to Environmental Computing to 15 graduate students as lead teacher
• Implemented strategic use of optimization toolkit in Excel to enhance lab modules in Sustainable Watershed Management
• Directed 30 graduate students through laboratory assignments

Quantitative Strategies Analyst                              November 2016 – June 2018
Public Financial Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

• Structured new bond issuances and optimize restructured debt using industry standard DBC Finance software and What’s Best linear optimization software
• Developed data-driven financial models using Microsoft Excel and VBA for internal and client use 
• Educated 40 incoming analysts on technical skills and industry knowledge

Intern                                                                                  May 2014 – August 2014
GE Capital Japan, Structured Finance Department, Tokyo, Japan

• Assisted senior level sales staff with underwriting loans, creating presentations, conducting customer segmentation and strategy execution
• Researched specific Structured Finance Products, such as Asset Based Lending (ABL), Cash Flow loans, and Debtor-In-Possession financing

Tutor                                                                             September 2013 – May 2016
Center for Learning and Student Success, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• Instructed 12-15 students per week who need assistance with math assignments in the areas of algebra and calculus
• Conducted group review sessions for over 50 students in calculus Experience

Mentoring Experience

Graduate Mentor                                                             June 2023 – August 2023
Earth Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara

• Advised three undergraduate students for a summer research project
• Met weekly to discuss research direction, GIS tasks, and R spatial analysis

Teaching Assistant                                                       February 2016 – May 2016
Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA

• Taught English as a Second Language to 15 adult students
• Assisted the teacher in lesson planning and implementation in the classroom

Percussion Instructor                                                           April 2015 – May 2016
Interboro High School, Norwood, PA

• Instructed 16 high school students on proper playing technique and rhythm
• Assisted band director with marching band practice

Skills

• Communication: Public speaking, teaching, poetry, music, art
• Languages: French (spoken and written proficiency), German (novice), Japanese (novice), Chinese (novice)
• Computer: R, C, C++, GIS, MATLAB, SQL, VBA, HTML, Python