Intan Suci Nurhati

Ph.D  candidate      CV (pdf)

Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
311 Ferst Drive. Atlanta. GA 30332-0340. USA
Office: ES&T 1162. Email: intan@gatech.edu
Tel: (860) 638-9086. Fax: (404) 894-5638

     
EDUCATION
 
   
2005-present 

 
  Ph.D.  Georgia Institute of Technology
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, with Certificate in Environmental Public Policy
 
2001-2005

 
  B.A.  Wesleyan University
Double major in Earth and Environmental Sciences (with Honors), and Economics
 
Summer 2004
 
  Lehigh University Geology Field Camp
 
Spring 2004


 
  School for International Training (SIT) in Queensland-Australia
Natural (Coral Reefs and Rainforest) and Cultural (Aboriginal) Ecology

 

RESEARCH & FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

2005-present

 
  Coral records of 20th century tropical Pacific climate
Advisor: Dr. Kim Cobb (Georgia Tech)
 
Nov 2008
 
  P. I. for research cruise to Southern Line Islands (Malden, Flint & Caroline Islands)
 
2004-2005


 
  Spatial and temporal analyses of the Indonesian Throughflow sediments
Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Advisors: Dr. Suzanne O'Connell, Dr. Martha Gilmore (Wesleyan University), and Dr. Delia Oppo (WHOI)
 
Summer 2004
 
  P.I. for field expedition to  the Kelimutu Crater Lakes, Flores-Indonesia
 
Summer 2004


 
  Impacts of sedimentation on corals in the Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia
Davenport Independent Summer Study. Advisors: Dr. David Smith & Dr. Steve  McMellor (Operation Wallacea, University of Essex)
 
Spring 2004


 
  Assessment of lipid content and tissue thickness as coral health bioindicators in nearshore Great Barrier Reef
SIT Study Abroad Independent Study Project. Advisors: Dr. Tim Cooper & Dr. Katharina Fabricius (Australian Institute of Marine Science)
 
Jan 2003


 
  Dynamics of the Bioluminescent Mosquito Bay, Vieques Island-Puerto Rico.
Field study for Marine Geology Course at Wesleyan University taught by Prof. Suzanne O'Connell (Wesleyan University)
 
Summer 2002


 
  Biogenic silica in the Long Island Sound
Mellon Summer Research. Advisor: Dr. Johan Varekamp (Wesleyan University)

 

AWARDS

2005-present
 
  Graduate Research Assistantship, Georgia Tech
 
2009
 
  Anne Robinson Clough International Student Endowment Fund, Georgia Tech
 
2006-09
 
  SGA & College of Science Graduate Conference Fund, Georgia Tech
 
2008
 
  PAGES (Past Global Changes) El Nino Southern Oscillation Summer School Fund
 
2001-2005

 
  Freeman Asian Scholarship, Wesleyan University
A full four-years scholarship to attend Wesleyan University
 
2004
 
  Davenport Independent Summer Research Grant, Wesleyan University
 
2004
 
  Stearn Summer Geology Camp Scholarship, Wesleyan University
 
2002-03

 
  Mellon Summer Research Fellowship, Wesleyan University

 

PUBLICATIONS

Nurhati, I. S., Cobb, K. M., Charles, C. D. and Dunbar, R. B. Decadal sea-surface temperature and salinity variability of the 20th century  central tropical Pacific climate (in prep.).

LaVigne, M., Nurhati, I. S., Cobb, K. M., and Sherrell, R. M. Reduction of nutrient availability in central equatorial Pacific surface waters in the 1980's (in prep.).

Sayani, H. R., Cobb, K. M., Cohen, A. L., Elliot, W. C., Nurhati, I. S., Rose, K. A. and Zaunbrecher, L. K. Effects of diagenesis on paleoclimate reconstructions from modern and young fossil corals (submitted).

Nurhati, I. S., Cobb, K. M., Charles, C. D. and Dunbar, R. B. (2009). Late 20th century warming and and freshening in the central tropical Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L21606, doi:10.1029/2009GL040270.

Nurhati, I. S. (2005). Spatial and temporal analyses of the Indonesian Throughflow sediments: Possible indicators of climate-induced hydrologic changes. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Wesleyan University.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

2009

 

  Late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Poster.  PAGES 1st Young Scientists Meeting & 3rd Open Science Meeting, Corvallis
 
2009

 
  Late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific
Talk.  Ocean Science, Technology and Policy Symposium/World Ocean Conference, Manado-Indonesia

 
2008

 
  Late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Poster.  AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco
 
2008

 
  Coral records of late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Talk.  International Coral Reefs Symposium 2008. Fort Lauderdale
 
2008

 

 

 

Late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Talk. CLIVAR Summer School. El Nino-Southern Oscillation: Dynamics and Predictability. Hawai'i
 
2007

 
  Coral records of late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Talk.  AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco
 
2007

 
  Coral records of late 20th century warming and freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific 
Talk.  Seventh Workshop on Decadal Climate Variability, Hawai'i
 
2006

 
  Late 20th century freshening in the Central Tropical Pacific inferred from modern coral records 
Poster.  AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco
 
2003


 
  Source to Sound: Connecting with the river - A data rich website for middle school through
college earth science education
.  Poster.  Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle.

 

TEACHING TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

Fall 2009
 
  Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Course, Georgia Tech
 
Spring 2009
 
  Lecture & Lab Teaching Assistant for EAS1601 How to Build Habitable Planet, Georgia Tech
 
Fall 2007
 
  Lab Teaching Assistant for EAS1601 How to Build Habitable Planet, Georgia Tech
 
Spring 2006
 
  Lecture & Lab Teaching Assistant for EAS1601 How to Build Habitable Planet, Georgia Tech
 
Fall 2003
 
  Drill Instructor for Elementary Japanese Course, Wesleyan University
 
Spring 2002

 
  Teaching Apprentice for Intermediate Japanese Course, Wesleyan University

 

SERVICE, OUTREACH & LEADERSHIP

2007-present

 
  Vice-President of Atlanta Chapter of PERMIAS (Persatuan Mahasiswa Indonesia di Amerika Serikat/Indonesian College Students Association in the U.S.)
 
2005-present
 
  EAS Department/Cobb Lab's K12 Outreach Programs
 
2009
 
  Judge for Georgia Tech Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium
 
2009
 
  Student Committees on Faculty Search & Prospective Students Visit
 
2008
 
  Science Outreach Program for World Ocean Day at Georgia Aquarium
 
2006-2007
 
  President of Indonesian Students Association at Georgia Tech
 
2004-2005
 
  Representative to Administration, Indonesyan (Indonesian Society at Wesleyan)
 
2003-2005
 
  Computer Lab Manager, Informational Technology Services, Wesleyan University
 
2001-2002

 
  Freshmen Representative & Coordinating Committee Member, Wesleyan Student Assembly

 

SKILLS

SCUBA Diving
 
  PADI Rescue Diver, AAUS Research Diver, CPR/First Aid/AED certified, DAN Oxygen Provider
 
Instruments
 
  ICP-OES, Mass spectrometer, YSI Sonde, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
 
Languages
 
  Indonesian (native), English (fluent), Japanese (proficient), Arabic (read)
 


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)

Geological Society of America (GSA)