Joanne Alice O'Keeffe

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Knowledge of languages

I am a native English speaker and I am currently learning Danish.

Education

Master of Environmental Science

Soil Resources and Land Use - University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna (BOKU)

Oct. 2020 - Jan. 2022

Courses:

Ecology & Management of the Rhizosphere in Ecological Engineering, Interdisciplinary Project Work: Soil Sciences, Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data Sets, Rhizosphere Processes & Application to Agriculture & Soil Protection, Soil Conservation & Soil Protection, Soil Physics & Chemistry, Soils & Global Change, Soil Water Management.

Master Thesis:

Successfully defended my master's thesis, entitled 'Determining the effects of different cover crops and liming on the stabilization of dissolved organic matter in bulk and rhizosphere soil aggregates'. This is part of a wider project being undertaken at the Institute of Soil Research called 'Management affects on the formation pathways of stable soil organic matter via catch crops and liming (ManSOC)'.

Ecosystems and Biodiversity - University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Sept. 2019 - June 2021

Courses:

Environmental Management in Europe, Soil & Water Pollution - Concepts and Theory, Landscape & Ecosystem Restoration, Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes & Global Change, Climate Change & Biodiversity, Natural Resource Sampling & Modelling, Land use and Environmental Modelling.

Bachelor of Agricultural Science - University College Dublin

Sept. 2015 -Sept. 2019

Courses:

Climate Carbon & Soil, Food and Agricultural Policy, Agri-Environmental Nutrient Management, Root and Alternative Crop Production, Professional Communications, Cereal Production, Grass and Forage Production, Genetics and Biotechnology, Global Environmental Change and Agriculture, Soil Science Basics, Agricultural Microbiology, Biosystems Engineering Design Challenge.

Professional Work Experinece: 

Eight months of PWE was required to obtain the degree. I spent this time working at dairy, sheep and pig enterprises and at a crop research organization in the United States of America, Ireland and Denmark.

Study Abroad: 

Cornell University, New York. Fall Semester 2017.

Scholarships:

Bachelor of Agricultural Science Stage 2 Scholarship, Bachelor of Agricultural Science Stage 3 Scholarship, UCD Ad Astra Academic Scholarship 2016/2017, UCD Ad Astra Academic Scholarship 2017/2018, UCD Ad Astra Academic Scholarship 2018/2019.

Work Experience

Carbon Dioxide Removal Intern & Assistant - Klimate Aps, Copenhagen

Feb. 2022 - July 2022

My main task was to aid the Chief Impact Officer in analysing potential suppliers of CDR technologies for the creation of bespoke carbon removal portfolios.

Voluntary Work