Sarah G. Bruner Columbia University

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology 1200 Amsterdam Ave.

1014A Schermerhorn Extension New York, NY 10027

E-mail: sgb2130@columbia.edu

Education 2017 (expected) M.A, Columbia University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and

Environmental Biology (Conservation Biology) Adviser: Matthew Palmer

2000 B.A., Brown University, Department of American Studies, focus on the

Natural and Built Environments: Biology and Architecture 1999 School for International Training, Semester in Belém, Brazil, courses in

Amazonian ecology and culture; independent field research 1994 Harvard University, summer course in Marine Biology Fellowships and Honors 2016 Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Program (NSF- GRFP) 2015 Honorable mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research

Fellowship Program (NSF- GRFP) 1999 Phi Beta Kappa, elected junior year Grants 2015 Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Department Grant,

Columbia University ($1,500) Research experience 2015-present Research Assistant, Matthew Palmer, Columbia University Spring 1999 Student Researcher, School for International Training, Belém, Brazil Summer 1999 Research Associate, Douglass Morse, Darling Marine Research Center Teaching experience 2008-2009 Co-founder and Instructor, Urban Workshop NYC 2006-2008 Urban Aquatic Educator, New York State Department of Environmental

Conservation 2003-2004 Assistant Teacher, Science and Nature Program, American Museum of

Natural History

Professional experience 2009-2015 Freelance Design/Build and Science Education, self-employed 2002-2003 Preparator, Exhibition Department, American Museum of Natural History 2001-2002 Exhibition Developer, Exhibit A Design Group 2001-2002 Fabricator, Constructive Display, Inc. 2000-2001 Assistant to the Community Arts Initiatives Program, Lower Manhattan

Cultural Council Outreach 2016 Co-presenter and panelist, Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s Urban Ecology

Lecture Series. Talk title: “Flow, Filter and Foliage: Measuring Bioswale Performance.”

2016 Co-presenter, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Annual Interdisciplinary Speed Talks. Talk title: “Functions of Vegetation in New York City green infrastructure.”

2008 Concept developer and fabricator, Fishmobile: a mobile fishing and science education tricycle, Urban Studio Brooklyn for the Lower East Side Ecology Center

Presentations 3. Bruner, S.G., M.I Palmer, K.L. Griffin, S. Naeem, S.R. Gaffin. 2015. Ecosystem fuctions of

bioswale vegetation. Columbia University Student Seminar Series, New York, NY. 2. Palmer, M.I., S.G. Bruner, R.H. Tao. 2015. Vegetation Structure and Function in NYC green

infrastructure. Coastal SEES Collaborative: Developing High Performance Green Infrastructure Systems to Sustain Coastal Cities Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

1. Palmer, M.I., S.R. Gaffin, S.G. Bruner. 2015. Thermography of NYC green infrastructure and micro-climate performance. Interdisciplinary Workshop on Urban Green Infrastructure, New York, NY.

Skills Languages: Portuguese and French (conversational), Spanish and Hebrew (basic) Computer programs: R, ImageJ, ExaminIR, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, MicroStation, VectorWorks Construction: power tools, carpentry, welding Other: orchid cultivation, illustration, bicycles, muay thai