K EIR S ODERBERG
PhD Student, Department of Environmental Sciences
Clark Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123 ksoderberg@email.virginia.edu
E DUCATION
Ph.D. ongoing University of Virginia , Department of Environmental Sciences
Committee: Stephen A. Macko, Robert J. Swap, Paolo D’Odorico (matriculated August 2006)
M.Sc. 2003 University of Cape Town, Environmental Geochemistry
B.S.E. 2000 Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering
P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE
2006-present Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Virginia , Department of Environmental Sciences
2007
2006-2007
Fulbright Scholar , Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Namibia
Senior Scientist Associate, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
, Bethesda, MD
2003-2006
2001-2002
Staff Geochemist, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
, Bethesda, MD
2000
1996-2000
Princeton-in-Africa Fellow , Assistant Lecturer, University of Cape Town , Department of
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Intern, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
, Bethesda, MD
Lab Manager and Computing Consultant, Information Technology Services, Princeton University
2009
2008
2008
2006
2001
1996
A WARDS AND H ONORS
G. A. Harris Fellowship, Decagon Devices – Second Place
Michael Garstang Award, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences
Huskey Research Symposium Poster Award – Second Place in Physical Science & Mathematics
Fulbright Scholarship for research in Namibia
Selected as Head Fellow among the Princeton-in-Africa Fellows in Cape Town
Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Academics and Music
P UBLICATIONS
P EER REVIEWED (2)
Soderberg, K., and J. Compton. 2007. Dust as a nutrient source for fynbos ecosystems, South Africa: Ecosystems:
10, no. 4, 550-561.
Soderberg, K., and R. J.-C. Hennet. 2007. Uncertainty and Trend Analysis -- Radium in Groundwater and Drinking
Water. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation: 27, no. 4, 122-129.
N ON -P EER R EVIEWED (10)
Soderberg, K., J. Henschel, and S. A. Macko. 2008. Aridity and Fog Deposition as Controls on C3/CAM
Photosynthesis and N-cycling in Welwitschia mirabilis . American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, California, December 15-19, 2008. In Eos. 89, No. 53. Fall Meeting Supplement. Abstract B23C-
0439.
Soderberg, K., J. Henschel, and S. A. Macko. 2008. Water relations of a Welwitschia mirabilis community threatened by mining in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. In: Abstracts, Society for Conservation
Biology 22nd Annual Meeting, 13-17 July 2008, Chattanooga, TN.
Soderberg, K. 2007. Fog interactions with surface ecosystems of the Central Namib Desert and potential fog-aerosol feedbacks: Initial ideas. In: Benito G, Todd S, editors; Book of Abstracts, Groundwater Recharge in Ephemeral
Rivers of Southern Africa: Implications for Water Management, 27 November 2007, Cape Town, South Africa. p 22.
Soderberg, K., R. Hennet, and C. Muffels. 2005. Uncertainty and Trend Analysis for Radium in Groundwater and
Drinking Water. Abstract Book, 2005 NGWA Naturally Occurring Contaminants Conference: Arsenic,
Radium, Radon, and Uranium, February 24-25, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina. 30-44.
Compton, J.S., and K. Soderberg. 2003. Water Quality and Geochemistry of the Mountain Fynbos Ecosystem in the
Vicinity of Citrusdal, South Africa. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California,
December 8-12, 2003. In Eos. 84, no. 46, Fall Meeting Supplement. Abstract H41D-1038.
Soderberg, K. 2003. Geochemistry of the Fynbos Ecosystem in a Table Mountain Group Sub-Catchment of the
Olifants River, Western Cape, South Africa. MS Thesis. University of Cape Town. Cape Town.
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Soderberg, K., and J.S. Compton. 2003. Dust Deposition as a Nutrient Source for Fynbos Ecosystems, South
Africa. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 8-12. In Eos. 84, no.
46, Fall Meeting Supplement. Abstract B21F-0781.
Soderberg, K.S., and J.S. Compton. 2002. Chemical Interactions Between Groundwater and Surface Ecosystems:
An Example from the Table Mountain Group in the Olifants River Valley. Proceedings of the Geological
Society of South Africa Regional Groundwater Conference, Somerset West, South Africa, September 16, 2002.
Soderberg, K. 2000. Sustainable Water Resource Development in North-Central Namibia. Proceedings of the
American Water Works Association Section Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 2000.
Soderberg, K. 2000. Approaches to the Study of Water Resources in North-Central Namibia. BSE thesis.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ.
M ANUSCRIPTS U NDER R EVIEW
Soderberg, K., J. R. Henschel and S. A. Macko. Determining water needs for a Welwitschia mirabilis population within the context of increased mining operations in the Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia. Journal of Arid
Environments: Submitted 21 November 2008.
2009
2008
2008
2008
2007
2006
1999
1999
G RANTS R ECEIVED
G. A. Harris Fellowship, Decagon Devices – Second Place -- Fog, aerosols, and nutrient cycling in the Namib Desert ( Namibia ). (PI)
Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation – Water relations of Welwitschia mirabilis and other endemic plants in the Namib Desert in the context of increased uranium and copper mining within a protected area ( Namibia ). (PI)
Huskey Travel Award – Water relations of a Welwitschia mirabilis community threatened by mining in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia ( Society for Conservation Biology Annual
Meeting, Chattanooga )
Michael Garstang Award — Fog, aerosols, and nutrient cycling in the Central Namib Desert
( Namibia ). (PI)
Dissertation Away Fellowship, University of Virginia – For 24 credits of Non-Topical Research while abroad on Fulbright ( Namibia ).
Fulbright Scholarship — Ephemeral Rivers for Life in Namibia ( Namibia ). (PI)
Princeton, Schulze Senior Thesis Fund — Water resources of north-central Namibia, undergraduate thesis ( Namibia ). (PI)
Princeton Environmental Institute — Water resources of north-central Namibia, undergraduate thesis ( Namibia ). (PI)
C OURSES T AUGHT
University of Virginia (Teaching Assistant, Environmental Sciences; Engineering and Applied Science)
Engineering in Community Settings (Fall 2008); 35 students
GIS Methods (Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2008); 15-18 students
People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa (Summer 2008); 19 students
University of Cape Town (Assistant Lecturer, Mathematics & Applied Mathematics)
Effective Numeracy (Full Year 2001, Full Year 2002); 30 undergraduate students
Quantitative Literacy (Full Year 2001, Full Year 2002); 30 professional students
P ROFESSIONAL A CTIVITIES
2008-present Society for Conservation Biology member
2003-present American Geophysical Union member
2003-present National Ground Water Association member
2006 Engineers Without Borders, Washington DC Professional Chapter, member
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