B.S. Environmental Science. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Baltimore, MD. 2007.

School for Field Studies, Center for Sustainable Development. Atenas, Costa Rica. Spring 2006.

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I�m working on a Masters in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science under the tutelage of Dr. Kaushal.� We started working together in �06 on an NSF REU project that investigated denitrification potentials associated with various organic matter sources as potential microbial indicators in forested, degraded, and restored streams of Baltimore County, MD.� Now I�m using a SEA Grant Fellowship to expand this work using the Push-Pull method�as well as possibly doing a more in depth study of such microbial communities.� I went into the field of environmental science because I�m passionate about sustainability and want to try to do my little part for my native state�s Chesapeake Bay.

Presentations

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Newcomer, T.A. and A.J. Miller. 2004. Flood dynamics in medium density Dead Run Watershed. BES Investigating Urban Ecosystems Series: Exploring Watersheds in Baltimore. 6 November, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Rivkin, M.S. and T.A. Newcomer. 2007. IPM in P-16: A case study at UMBC. Environmental Literacy: Educating for Environmental Well-being. AAAS. 15-19 February, San Francisco, California.

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Posters

Newcomer, T.A., Preston, M.K., and A.J. Miller, 2005. Assessment of flood hazard risk in urban watersheds with computer models. CUSF USM Undergraduate Research Days in Annapolis. 1-3 March, Annapolis, Maryland.

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Newcomer, T.A. and S.S. Kaushal. 2007. Relative importance of carbon sources for denitrification in hyporheic zones as a potential indicator of stream restoration success in piedmont streams of the Baltimore LTER. BES Annual Meeting. 17-18 October, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Roman, L., Schwarzmann, D., Burton, A., Wright, M., Newcomer, T., Ambrosio, J., and Lipinski, D., McConnell, V., and R. Neff. 2008. Social feasibility of energy-efficiency retrofits and educational campaigns for sustainable energy use in pre-existing college residence halls. EPA P3 Student Design Competition for Sustainability. 20-22 April. Washington, DC.

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Previous Experience

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2007 Co-Director – Two-week “Chesapeake Bay Imagine Art Camp” for first

through sixth graders in Carroll County, MD

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2006NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate, looking at denitrification

potentials as an indicator of stream restoration success with Dr. Sujay S. Kaushal, Baltimore Ecosystem Study, Baltimore, MD.

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2006-07Field Technician. Residential Carbon Project, Baltimore Ecosystem Study, Baltimore, MD. Collected data to help determine C flux through suburban lawns.

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2006 Intern, Maryland Public Research Group, lobbied for the Healthy Air Act

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2004-05Undergraduate Research Assistant. Surveying and computer modeling urban flash floods with Dr. Andrew J. Miller. Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, Baltimore, MD.

2003Intern. US Fish & Wildlife Service, Annapolis, MD

2002Chesapeake Bay Bus, 40 hours helping with oyster restoration, removing tree shelters, animal surveys and other Bay related projects

Honors and Awards

2007-09 Sea Grant Fellow

2003-07University Scholar, merit-based academic full-ride to UMBC

Thrivent Financial Scholarship

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2003 Rollins-Luektemeyer Leadership Scholarship

Community Involvement

2008-09 MEES CBL Graduate Student Organization, Representative

2008-09 CBL Sustainability Committee, Student Representative

2008 CBL Run for Research, Planning Committee

2007-09Maryland Student Climate Coalition, Graduate Student Representative