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Texas A&M University
Halbouty 311
Department of Geology and Geophysics,
MS 3115,
College Station, Texas 77843

Advisor:

Dr. Bruce Herbert

Lauren Holder

Ph.D. Geology, Texas A&M University, Present

B.S. Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 2011

Research Interests

Microbial interactions with soils, minerals, rocks
Geoscience education

Awards and Honors

2007 - Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Clemson University

2011 - Major Academic Year Support, College of Charleston

2010 - 2011 - Teacher’s Assistant Award, College of Charleston

2012 - Hess Fellowship, Texas A&M University

2012 - NSF EAPSI (East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute), National Taiwan University and Texas A&M University

2012 - Student Research Symposium 1^st Place Ph.D. Proposal, Texas A&M University

Abstracts and Presentations

Holder, L., Kauffman, J., W. Pennington, 2007, The Role of Electrospinning to Facilitate Diacetylene Alignment for Polymerization, ACS Southeast Regional Meeting

Holder, L., V. Vulava, 2010, Evidence for Increased Transport of Aerosolized Dust from Africa, College of Charleston School of Science and Math Poster Session

Holder, L., Vulava, V., A. Chow, 2011, Humic Acid Mediated Photochemical Degradation of Fire Retardant Chemicals (PBDEs) in Natural Waters, GSA Southeast Regional Meeting

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