David Baldus |
MS |
Anthropogenic impacts on water systems, applications of remote sensing and GIS, surface water-groundwater interactions, and science education |
Duluth |
baldu024@d.umn.edu |
Moe Benda |
PhD |
Development of regional water model integrating multiple disparate data sources to identify useable parameters for permitting and land use decisions. |
Duluth |
mbenda@umn.edu |
Brian Bohman |
PhD |
Nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation management in the Upper Midwest to improve farmer's profitability and to reduce impact on drinking water |
Twin Cities |
bohm0072@umn.edu |
Amanda Brennan |
PhD |
Bioavailability of organic contaminants in the St. Louis estuary and river |
Duluth |
brenn411@umn.edu |
Katie Bruesewitz |
MS |
Ecological interactions of invasive zooplankton |
Duluth |
brues050@d.umn.edu |
David Burge |
PhD |
Paleo-reconstruction of Upper and Lower Red Lakes and the changing biogeography of tychoplanktonic diatoms in Minnesota |
Twin Cities |
burge236@umn.edu |
Emma Burgeson |
MS |
Hydrologic effects of beaver dam removal in the Knife River Watershed |
Duluth |
bgemma@umn.edu |
Jake Callaghan |
PhD |
Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry |
Duluth |
calla404@umn.edu |
Katie Cassidy |
MS |
Environmental Impacts of Potassium Acetate as a Road Salt Alternative |
Duluth |
cassi123@d.umn.edu |
Teso Coker |
MS |
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Duluth |
coker032@umn.edu |
Peter Conowall |
MS |
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Duluth |
conow002@umn.edu |
Megan Corum |
MS |
Impacts of invasive zooplankton on aquatic ecology |
Duluth |
corum012@umn.edu |
Karina Cuate |
PhD |
Drinking water quality with an emphasis on contamination removal |
Twin Cities |
cuate009@umn.edu |
Lisa DeGuire |
MS |
Anthropogenic effects on water quality and the effect of invasive organisms on ecosystem health. |
Duluth |
degui017@d.umn.edu |
Robert Dietz |
PhD |
Paleoenvironmental reconstructions from aquatic sediments/fossils. Application of stable isotope geochemistry to problems in (paleo)limnology and (paleo)ecology. Linking conservation science and paleoenvironmental research. Public policy implications of geosciences research. |
Twin Cities |
dietz070@umn.edu |
Kelly Duhn |
MS |
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Duluth |
duhnx004@umn.edu |
Devin Edge |
PhD |
Effects of photochemistry on dissolved organic matter (DOM) and potential subsequent nutrient release in storm plumes compared to non-plumes in Lake Superior and the Arctic. |
Duluth |
edgex021@umn.edu |
Leah Egan |
MS |
Factors contributing to cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (HABs) formation and toxicity in Minnesota lakes |
Duluth |
egan0133@umn.edu |
Emily Fleissner |
MS |
Aquatic biology with a focus on behavioral and physiological characteristics of fish |
Duluth |
fleis133@d.umn.edu |
Adam Frankiewicz |
MS |
Aquatic invertebrate taxonomy and scientific illustrations; focus on creating an updated scientific key for Sphaeriidae clams and freshwater Gastropod in the Great Lakes Region |
Duluth |
fran1075@d.umn.edu |
Jacob Fredrickson |
PhD |
Physical Limnology/Oceanography, Field Instrumentation and Observation, Numerical Modeling |
Duluth |
fredr254@umn.edu |
Erica Green |
PhD |
Geophysical fluid dynamics. Physical limnology and oceanography. Observations of internal waves and turbulence in Lake Superior. |
Duluth |
gree2425@d.umn.edu |
Jonathan Hess |
MS |
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Twin Cities |
hessx113@umn.edu |
Elizabeth (Ellie) Hill |
MS |
Quantifying waterborne pathogens, FI, and MST markers from wastewater and recreational beaches. |
Twin Cities |
hillx758@umn.edu |
Audrey Huff |
PhD |
Biological limnology. Effects of benthic communities on nutrient cycling in large lake ecosystems. |
Duluth |
huff0114@umn.edu |
Vadym Ianaiev |
PhD |
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Duluth |
ianai001@umn.edu |
Mitch Ihlang |
MS |
Exploring the impact of soil frost on the timing and mechanisms of groundwater recharge |
Duluth |
ihlan003@d.umn.edu |
Mariel Jones |
PhD |
Modelling water table fluctuations caused by snow and ice melt in peatland areas of Minnesota and their effects on methane gas emissions. |
Twin Cities |
jone3247@umn.edu |
Andy Kasun |
MS |
Studying the origins and impacts of sediment and nutrient loading of historically degraded streams, especially Lake Superior tributaries |
Duluth |
kasun010@umn.edu |
Garner Kohrell |
MS |
Quantifying the impacts of future variations in climate and land use management on soil erosion in Minnesota Watersheds. Determining the impacts of Kernza (Intermediate Wheatgrass) plantings on water uptake dynamics and nitrate leaching in Southwestern Minnesota wellhead protection areas. |
Twin Cities |
kohre001@umn.edu |
Katie Kramarczuk |
MS |
Developing effective bioretention media mixes that work to filter harmful pollutants and nutrients such as phosphates and nitrates and prevent them from entering major bodies of water. |
Twin Cities |
krama024@umn.edu |
Xiang Li |
PhD |
Data driven and machine learning approaches for tackling surface water and groundwater interactions. Explore physics guided machine learning approaches for incorporating baseflow recession analysis into groundwater modeling problems. |
Twin Cities |
lixx5000@umn.edu |
Brianna Loeks-Johnson |
PhD |
Microbial processing of nitrogen in freshwater systems |
Twin Cities |
loek0003@d.umn.edu |
Philip Margarit |
PhD |
Development of hydrogeologic modeling tools to help better assess the efficacy of nitrate best management practices in Southeastern Minnesota. |
Twin Cities |
marga031@umn.edu |
Betsy McKay |
MS |
Ecology and biogeochemistry of large lake benthic communities |
Duluth |
mckay272@umn.edu |
Shawnee McMillian |
MS |
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Duluth |
mcmil144@d.umn.edu |
Kaela Natwora |
PhD |
Effects of nitrogen fixation in certain species of Microcystis and the production of various microcystin congeners |
Duluth |
natwo001@umn.edu |
Jacob Olson |
MS |
Invasive macrophytes (Potamogeton crispus and Myriophyllum spicatum) in lakes throughout Minnesota and investigating methods to restore native macrophyte communities and define restoration endpoints. |
Twin Cities |
olso2231@umn.edu |
Mohamed Ouarani |
PhD |
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Twin Cities |
ouara001@umn.edu |
Alycia Overbo |
PhD |
Identifying and characterizing sources of chloride to Minnesota surface waters and groundwater |
Twin Cities |
overb045@umn.edu |
Tongyao Pu |
MS |
Physical limnology |
Duluth |
pu000031@umn.edu |
Kaitlin Reinl |
PhD |
Cyanobacteria in Lake Superior and how it relates to watershed dynamics, climate change, water quality, and water resource management. Mathematical and statistical modeling as tools for predicting changes in aquatic ecosystems. |
Duluth |
reinl003@d.umn.edu |
Kirsten Rhude |
MS |
Ecology, limnology, impacts of climate change and land use on water quality, environmental policy, and science education |
Duluth |
rhude018@umn.edu |
Kasey Rundquist |
MS |
Public values of aquatic invasive species |
Twin Cities |
rund0075@umn.edu |
Gage Sachs |
MS |
Organic geochemistry of lipids |
Duluth |
sach0117@d.umn.edu |
Daniel Sandborn |
PhD |
Exploring the inorganic carbonate system along the gradient of fresh- to saltwater ecosystems, especially in relation to anthropogenic effects |
Duluth |
sandb425@umn.edu |
Larissa Scott |
MS |
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Duluth |
scot0667@umn.edu |
Kirill Shchapov |
PhD |
Limnology, winter community ecology of large freshwater lakes, and climate change |
Duluth |
shcha001@umn.edu |
Claire Simmerman |
PhD |
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Twin Cities |
simme090@umn.edu |
Geordee Spilkia |
MS |
Mercury Removal in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems along the Lake Superior Basin |
Duluth |
spilk011@d.umn.edu |
Victor Teng |
PhD |
Combining remote sensing and modeling to surface water/groundwater interactions. |
Twin Cities |
tengx062@umn.edu |
Marissa Torrez Castro |
MS |
Contaminant interactions in natural systems, biogeochemistry, water quality |
Duluth |
torre600@umn.edu |
Jason Ulrich |
PhD |
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Twin Cities |
ulri0010@umn.edu |
Tyler Untiedt |
MS |
Environmental Microbiology. Understanding the microbiome associated with northern wild rice and competing vegetation. |
Duluth |
untie009@umn.edu |
Jonathan Utecht |
MS |
Aquatic ecology, Fisheries management, Aquatic Restoration, Climate Change implications |
Duluth |
utech041@d.umn.edu |
Thomas Venneman |
MS |
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Duluth |
venn0050@umn.edu |
Tamara Walsky |
MS |
Temporal Dynamics of Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance in Raw and Treated Stormwater |
Twin Cities |
walsk021@umn.edu |
Molly Wick |
PhD |
Studying relationships between indicators of human well-being and indicators of aquatic and riparian ecosystem condition at multiple scales within and among social/socioeconomic groups around the Laurentian Great Lakes, especially in the context of climate change and ecosystem remediation and restoration |
Duluth |
wick0256@umn.edu |
Erika Winner |
MS |
Investigating the impacts of logging on ecohydrological processes |
Duluth |
winne036@umn.edu |
Limeimei Xu |
PhD |
Watershed assessment, defining hydrologic pathways and processes using stable isotopes |
Twin Cities |
xu000761@umn.edu |
Julia Zimmer |
MS |
Microbial ecology of urban freshwater systems |
Duluth |
zimme739@d.umn.edu |