Zhuoxue Chen

Email: zhuoxue.chen@rutgers.edu
Phone: 848-252-8179

Education:
● Rutgers University, New Brunswick
○ September 2020 - present
■ Master of Science in Ecology and Evolution - Bonachela Lab
● Research interest: Vegetation pattern formation in semiarid region
and ecological modelling

○ September 2016 - May 2020

■ Bachelor of Science
● Major in Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resource
● Certificate in Environmental Geomatics
● Cumulative GPA 3.62
● Dean’s list (Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall
2018 and Fall 2016)
Honor:
 George H. Cook Scholars Program
o Senior honors thesis: “Population dynamics of macroparasites in the European
Starling Sturnus vulgaris”
o Supervisor: Suzanne Sukhdeo

Research Experience:
Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Parasite Ecology Lab
September 2018 - present
● Parasite measuring and data collection
● Wild fish capturing and macroinvertebrates identification
● Bird necropsy and anatomy
● Bird parasites identification
● Parasite population modeling

Beijing Normal University, Beijing - Chinese penduline tit Research

May 2017 - July 2017
● Bird capturing and banding
● Daily nest check and observation of bird behavior
● Camera trapping and video examination for parental behavior

Beijing Normal University, Beijing - Kentish Plover Research Program

April 2016 - July 2016
● Bird capturing and banding
● Bird and egg metric measuring
● Egg incubation
● Shore bird identification

Teaching Experience:
Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Course Assistant for Pets and Parasites Brynes Seminar
Fall 2019
 Bird necropsy demonstration
  Dogfish shark necropsy demonstration

Other:
● R and Python
● GIS software: Arcmap and Esri
● Sketching software: Photoshop and SAI
● Chinese, native speaker
● Spanish, proficient in reading and writing