AARON DOYKA

EDUCATION:
M.S. Geosciences, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City, TN, completion
anticipated 2017
B.S. Geology, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, May 2013
B.A. Foreign Language: concentration Spanish, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2013
Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.796, GPA in major (Geology): 3.938
GRE: Quantitative: 160, Verbal: 168, Writing: 4.0
Associate of Arts, Volunteer State Community College (VSCC), Honors program, Summa Cum
Laude, December 2010
WORK STUDY EXPERIENCE:
2015-current Graduate Assistant, ETSU Geosciences Dept. Teaching Assistant for GEOL 1041
(lab), Teaching Assistant for GEOL 2000, Field Teaching Assistant, GEOL 4617
2011-13
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Michael Whitelaw, Federal Work Study,
ETSU. Primary duties included collecting, cutting, and maintaining rock and mineral
samples for department teaching and display collections. Additional experience
included screening sediments, selecting and arranging samples for Physical Geology
labs, and assisting with fossil plaster casting for outreach program.
FIELD EXPERIENCE:
2013
Hawaii ETSU Geosciences Field Camp
2012
Erwin, TN Structural Geology fault mapping project
Elizabethton, TN Structural Geology syncline mapping project
Morrill Cave, Bluff City, TN 2nd Dye tracing project, structural geology
Gray Fossil Site, Gray, TN Independent study of Paleontology field methods
Morrill Cave, Bluff City, TN Dye tracing project, hydrogeology study
Shady Valley, TN Well testing: water level, slug test, water chemistry, recharge rate
Erwin, TN Sinkhole collapse site visit and survey of area geology and water
New Mexico and west Texas ETSU Geosciences Field Camp
2011
Cranberry magnetite mine, Cranberry, NC Research sample collection
Little Pine garnet mine, Little Pine, NC Sample collection
Morrill Cave, Bluff City, TN Survey and locate collapsed entrance project
Puerto Rico ETSU Geosciences Field Camp
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2012
ETSU Summer Study Abroad program Spain
2011
ETSU Summer Study Abroad program Ecuador
2010
Tennessee Consortium for International Studies (TnCIS) Summer Study Abroad
program Spain
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union

SCHOLARSHIPS:
2011-13
Tennessee Hope Scholarship - $4,000 annually
2011-13
ETSU Academic Officers Transfer Scholarship - $3,000 annually
2012
ETSU International Education PLUS Scholarship - $5,442
2011
Penn-Virginia Scholarship for Geology majors - $1,250
ETSU International Education Scholarship - $2,000
Dr. Eduardo Zayas-Bazan Scholarship - $1,000
2010
VSCC Honors Scholarship - $2,000 per semester
VSCC International Education Scholarship $3,000
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2013
ETSU Geosciences Department Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year
2013
ETSU Faculty Award in the Department of Geosciences for Geology
2013
Geosciences Field Camp Course Award
2013
Otey Cottrell Undergraduate Student Award Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society
2013
ETSU Deans List Spring semester
2012
ETSU Deans List Fall semester
ETSU Deans List Spring semester
2011
ETSU Deans List Fall semester
ETSU Deans List Spring semester
2010
VSCC Deans List Fall semester
VSCC Deans List Spring semester
Robert M. Ruff Student Leadership Award nominee VSCC
Student Regent to Tennessee Board of Regents VSCC nominee
2009
VSCC Deans List Fall semester
Elkin Brown Memorial Celebration of Excellence Award VSCC
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
2013
Gray Fossil Site Earth Day volunteer at rock and mineral outreach table
2013
Geosciences Club fundraiser for Relay for Life
2012
Autism group outreach day taught rocks and minerals
2012
Geologic Society of America 2012 Annual Meeting
2012
Geologic Society of America Southeastern Section Meeting
2012
Relay for Life ETSU Geosciences Club team member
2011-13
ETSU Geosciences Club: Secretary and member of Rock & Mineral Kit Committee
2011-13
Hispanic American Student Community Alliance
2011-12
Cherokee Computers and Communication ESL program
2011
Translation from English to Spanish for El Nuevo bilingual publication at ETSU
2011
Hola! Tutoring
2010
VSCC Quality Enhancement Program Committee Student member
2009-10
Editorial Intern VSCC publication Number One
2009-10
VSCC Student Government Association (SGA), Secretary of the Treasury
2010
SGA representative Team Change Agent sustainability club
2009
SGA representative Phi Theta Kappa

RELEVANT CLASSES:
GEOG 3500 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEOS 4857 Principles of Hydrology
GEOL 4540 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
GEOS 4617 Structural Geology
GEOL 4905 Independent Study Paleontology Field Methods (Gray Fossil Site)
GEOL 4905 Independent Study Hawaii Geosciences Field Camp
GEOL 3700 Geosciences Field Camp (New Mexico/western Texas)
GEOG 3700 Geosciences Field Camp (Puerto Rico)
GEOL 2000 Earth Materials
GEOL 1200 Geologic Evolution of North America
GEOL 1040 Physical Geology
MATH 1910
MATH 1920
PHYS 2010
PHYS 2020
CHEM 1101

Calculus I
Calculus II
General Physics I
General Physics II
General Chemistry I