River Ecology Graduate Students at Wisconsin

 

Noah Lottig

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior- 2003
M.S., Virginia Tech- 2005
Ph.D. in progress- Limnology and Marine Sciences

 

Steve Powers

B.S., University of California- Santa Barbara- 2004
M.S., Limnology and Marine Sciences- in progress

 

WUndergraduate Researchers

 

 Sarah Zahn- B.S. Biology -Macrophyte response to sediment inputs following dam removal

   

Ry Forseth- B.S. Chemistry- Biogeochemical consequences of foliar infection in silver maples

 

Dustin Kincaid- B.S. Biological Aspects of Conservation, Zoology

 

 

 

 

Technical Wizardry

James Thoyre 
LTER Water Chemistry Laboratory Manager

Mark Lochner

WIRF Field and Lab Manager

 

Honorary River Ecologists

 

Jason Julian, Martin Doyle
Department of Geography, University of North Carolina

Former Students
Ross Freeman- M.S.- 2000- Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development, Institute of Environmental Studies
Thesis-  "Ecological analysis and conservation implications of landscape change in the Wisconsin River floodplain"
Current position- American Rivers- Northwestern Office, Seattle, WA

Jonathan West- M.S.-2001- Zoology.  Thesis- "Denitrification in soils of the Wisconsin River floodplain: patterns and potential controls."
Current position- Ph.D. student, Louisiana State University

Ken Forshay- M.S. 2003- Zoology. Thesis- "Nitrogen dynamics of floodplain waterbodies following inundation on the Wisconsin River floodplain."
Current position- Ph.D. student, Dept of Zoology (with S. Dodson)

Cailin Orr- M.S.2002- Limnology and Marine Sciences. Thesis- "Patterns of removal and ecological response: A study of small dams in Wisconsin."
Ph.D. 2005- Limnology and Marine Sciences. Dissertation- "Understanding biogeochemical responses to hydrologic alteration in streams and rivers" Current position- Post-doctoral research associate, University of North Carolina

Abby Popp- M.S.-2005- Limnology and Marine Sciences.  Thesis- "Longitudinal patterns of carbon, chlorophyll, and nutrients in the Wisconsin River." Current position- EPA Great Lakes Program