About Me
Phd student - Department of Geosciences
Virginia Tech
Hello! My name is Kameron Finch and I am a PhD student in the department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech. My research aims to understand how microplastics move through the environment, and how their concentrations and compositions have changed overtime in tidal marsh environments.
I earned both my Bachelor's of Science and my Masters of Science in Biology at Fredonia University in New York. I conducted my undergraduate and master work with Dr. Wigdahl-Perry understanding how lake systems were being impacted and changing from climate change and anthropogenic factors.
When I am not working in the lab you may find me out hiking, reading, or playing pick up sport games with my friends.
Publications and Presentations
Finch, K., T Dura, AD Gray , JM DePaolis, A Allard, T Docev, A Montgomery, P Roy, M Williams, B Hatcher, R Corbett, Characterizing the temporal trends in the concentration and composition of microplastics over the 20th century to present in the Chesapeake Bay region (Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA). Will be presented at EGU in April 2025
Finch, K., T Dura, AD Gray , JM DePaolis, A Allard, T Docev, A Montgomery, P Roy, M Williams, B Hatcher, R Corbett, Characterizing the temporal trends in the concentration and composition of microplastics over the 20th century to present in the Chesapeake Bay region (Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA). Talk given at 2024 AGU meeting (Washington D.C.)
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Finch, K., C.R. Wigdahl-Perry, Assessing the effects of chloride pollution on cladoceran species from Chautauqua Lake (Chautauqua County, NY, USA) April 2024 talk given at Fredonia University
Finch, K., A. Fisher, C.R. Wigdahl-Perry, Diatom assemblage changes through time: potential for exploring past environmental conditions at Chautauqua Lake (Chautauqua County, NY, USA) October 2023 Poster presented at NALMS 2023, (Erie PA)
Please check out my current and past project!