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Linda Meneghini

 Linda Meneghini 

  • Laboratory Specialist, Sr. and Lab Manager
  • B.S. University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, Pa 1986
  • meneghin@vims.edu
  • (804) 684-7274 / 7426
  • Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N312
  • Lab: CBH N316 and Brown House


 

Supervisors:

Dr. Steven A. Kuehl and Scott Hardaway, Physical Sciences

VIMS Employment:

  • 1995-present, VIMS Sediment Laboratory and Shorline Studies Program
  • 1992-1995 VIMS, Analytical Service Center, Bay Water Qualtiy Program administered by VA Department of Environmental Quality

Duties / Specialties

  • Lead Lab Manager, Sediment Lab
  • Perform sediment analysis (210Pb, 7Be, 137Cs,and others, 242Pu extraction,Couter counter/RSA and standard grainsize, water content, sediment pH, bulk density)
  • Digital Xray Technician
  • purchasing (general and specialized)
  • Instrument upkeep
  • Fieldwork (box core, kasten core, vibracore, grab sampling and water sampling)
  • Data processing
  • Report generation
  • RTK Survey, Thrimble Robotic Survey, ATV Beach Monitoring survey

Skills

  • Alpha/Gamma software (Maestro)
  • Statistical and Data Manipulation Software (Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Grapher, Excel)
  • Varian Digital Software (PAXSCAN, ViVA)
  • Laboratory Instrumentation - Low Energy Germanium Gamma Detectors, Octet Alpha Detectors, Low Energy
    • Germainium Well Type Gamma Detector, Coulter Counter Multisizer 3, Elemental Analyzer
  • Report and Publishing software (Corel Draw, Microsoft Publisher/Powerpoint/Word)
  • Trimble Software packages (controller software, Terramodel)
  • Trimble RTK model 5300 reciever Survey Equipment
  • Trimble Robot Survey equipment
  • Various off-road ATV, PUG vehicles modified to perform survey functions

Reports and Publications

  • Various reports from the Shoreline Studies Group at VIMS from 2000-2006
  • Kuehl, S.A., Brunskill, G.J., Burns, K., Fugate, D., Kiniskern, T. and Meneghini, L., 2004. Nature of sediment dispersal off the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: preliminary sediment budget and implications for margin processes, Continental Shelf Research, 24:2417-2429

Hobbies / Interests:

  • Founding member of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta. Held since 1999 in Deltaville VA. Raised over $220,000 in year 2005. I create all the brochures, pamphlets, posters, sailing sheets and programs for the yearly event.
  • Traveling, Diving, swimming, RVing/camping, motorcycling, climbing and repelling