Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Christopher Emil Bernhardt

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
240 S. 33rd Street
Hayden Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316

Tel. (215) 573-8372
Fax: (215) 898-0964
E-mail: bechrist@sas.upenn.edu, cbernhardt@usgs.gov

Education

2005-Present: PhD Student University of Pennsylvania, USA
1999-2000: MSc. Biology, University of Akron, USA
Thesis: Effects of Lupinus perennis density and population size on plant-pollinator interactions
1998: Practicum, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany
1994-1998: BS cum laude Baldwin Wallace College, USA
Senior Thesis: Sexual selection in the race runner lizard (Cnemidophorus lemniscates), Caparo Forestry Reserve, Venezuela

Professional Experience

2005-Present: SCEP Appointment, Biologist GS-11, United States Geological Survey in conjunction with University of Pennsylvania
2001-2005: Biologist, GS-9,United States Geological Survey
1-6/2001: Research Assistant, University of Akron, USA
1999-2000: Teaching Assistant, University of Akron, USA
6/1997-1/1998: Industrial Hygiene Intern, NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (formally NASA Lewis Research Center)

Awards

University of Akron Biology Summer Research Award, University of Akron, 1999
Alice and Walter Macior Award in Plant Sciences, University of Akron, 1999
Dr. Acquarone Award in Plant Sciences, University of Akron, 1999
Dean's List, Baldwin Wallace College, 1994-1998

Society Affiliations

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, Inc. (AASP)

Graduate Advisors

Dr. Ben Horton (University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Debra Willard, United States Geological Survey