LAKSHMI NARAYAN

2604 Forrest Ct • Fremont, CA 94536 • 510 284 9046

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship2010 – 2013

Save the Redwoods League, Redwood Research Grant 2009-2010

PUBLICATIONS

Bagchi, R., Swingfield, T., Gallery, R.E., Lewis, O.T., Gripenberg, S., Narayan, L., and R.P. Freckleton. 2010. Testing the Janzen-Connell mechanism: pathogens cause overcompensating density dependence in a tropical tree. Ecology Letters 13(10): 1262-1269.

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley,CAAugust 2009 - present

PhD CandidateCumulative GPA: 3.97/4.00

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHSeptember 2002 - June 2006

B.A. in EnvironmentalCumulative GPA: 3.83/4.00; Magna Cum Laude (Top 15% of class)

and EvolutionaryHonors: High Honors in Biology

Biology

Dartmouth Foreign Study Program - Biology, Costa Ricaand Jamaica Winter 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Oxford, Las Cuevas Research Station, Belize Summer 2008 – Spring 2009

Research Assistant•Establishedand monitored experiments studying the effects of insect predation and fungal pathogens on seedling survival in a tropical forest

•Identified and counted seeds and seedlings in experimental plots

•Sampled and preserved insect seed predators; isolated fungal cultures from plant tissue

•Independently managed all field projects and data collection for six months

  • Contributed to the analysis and interpretation of experimental results

Woodard & Curran Environmental Consulting, Inc., Dedham, MA Winter 2006 – Spring 2008

Scientist•Collected soil and groundwater samples at project sites

•Oversaw excavation of contaminated soils

•Managed data and created calculation tables for risk assessments evaluating the effects of environmental contamination on human health

•Wrote environmental site assessment reports

Department of Biology, Dartmouth College Spring 2006

Undergraduate•Guided Animal Behavior course field trips with graduate TA

Teaching Assistant•Advised students on the creation and design of research projects

GreenFuel Technologies, Cambridge, MA Summer 2005

Lab Technician •Harvested and analyzed algae samples from experimental bioreactors

•Compiled contact database using Excel and Outlook Express

LAKSHMI NARAYAN

2604 Forrest Ct • Fremont, CA 94536 • 510 284 9046

ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department of Biology, Dartmouth CollegeSpring 2005 - Spring 2006

HonorsThesis•Submitted grant proposal and was awarded funding from Dean of Faculty

Research•Created study question and experimental design

•Collected field data on salamander abundance and microhabitats

•Identified, measured, and counted soil invertebrates in samples

• Wrote scientific paper and presented research at thesis defense

National Science Foundation, Dartmouth College Fall 2003

Intern•Assisted professor in collection of field data in aquatic ecology study

•Identified and counted zooplankton fauna in water samples

•Interpreted experimental results

SERVICE

Graduate Admissions Committee, UC BerkeleySpring 2011

Volunteer•Reviewed applications of prospective graduate students

•Participated in discussions on how to improve the admissions process

Oakland Technical High School, Oakland, CASpring 2010

Volunteer•Taught Ultimate Frisbee as part of a physical education course for fifty high-school students

HONORS AND AWARDS

World Ultimate Club Championship, Prague, Czech Republic2010

First Place, Womens Division

USA Ultimate Club Championship, Sarasota, Florida2009, 2010, 2011

First Place, Womens Division