Stephanie Schmidt
Alum
Contact:
Stephanie Schmidt
UW - Madison
Center for Limnology
680 N. Park St.
Madison, WI 53706
Email: snschmidt@wisc.edu
Phone: (608)262-2465
Fax: (608)265-2340
Office:
For more information, please visit Stephanie Schmidt's personal web site.
Education:
2008 Ph.D. Limnology and Marine Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2003 B.A. Biology, Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa)
Research projects:
My research focuses on invasive species, aquatic food webs, and stable isotope ecology. Specifically, my PhD research involves using stable isotope analysis to reconstruct the historical food webs of the Great Lakes. Waves of non-native species have entered the Great Lakes since the turn of the century. These non-native introductions have been partially blamed for the decline and extirpation of native fish species, such as the deepwater ciscoes. Understanding how the food web structure of the Great Lakes has changed over the last century will lend important insight into future management policies, including the reintroduction of extirpated native species.
My graduate studies are partially funded by a fellowship from the UW- Madison Graduate Engineering Research Scholars (GERS) program.
Publications:
Schmidt, S.N., J.D. Olden, C.T. Solomon, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2007. Quantitative approaches to the analysis of stable isotope based food webs. Ecology 88(11):2793-2802.
Schmidt, S.N., M.J. Vander Zanden, and J.F. Kitchell. Long-term food web change in Lake Superior. In review.
Zimmerman, M.S., S.N. Schmidt , C.C. Krueger, M.J. Vander Zanden, and R.L. Eshenroder. Ontogenetic niche shifts and resource partitioning of lake trout morphotypes. In review.
Personal:
I grew up in a small town in northeastern Wisconsin and spent much of my childhood on Wisconsin rivers and lakes. I enjoy hiking, camping, hunting, and fly-fishing. I also enjoy playing sports, especially volleyball, basketball, and softball. Finally, I've been known to play a little No Limit Texas Hold 'em.