Publications

For more information on any of the publications produced by the Water Quality Extension Lab or to request a copy of the publication, please email Dr. Michael Hayes. The lab strives to produce publications that will expand understanding throughout the scientific community. If interested in collaborating on projects, the lab is always looking for ways to create lasting partnerships across universities and industry. 

Journal Articles Published/In Press​/Accepted - 4

* = graduate student led publications   ** =undergraduate student led publication

Work In Progress

10) Wagner, N., Marcantel, M., and Hayes, M. Monitoring the Surface Water Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen Dispersion of Crawfish Ponds using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). DRAFT

9) Ahmed, M., Pang, Z., Wang, C., Hayes, C., Shi, J, and Hayes, M ,Evaluating the Impact of University-Led Experiential Learning on Rural Development and Sustainable Manufacturing in Louisiana. DRAFT

8) Upadhyaya, S., Neff, E., and Hayes, M., Evaluating the use of seafood processors' waste for the rearing of Black Solider Fly larvae. DRAFT

 2025

7)  Ahmed, M., and Hayes, M., Waste to Resource: A Review of Nutrient Removal from Agricultural Runoff using Recycled Byproducts. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Submitted

6) Marcantel,  M., Upadhyaya, S., Ahmed, M., and Hayes. M., Assessing Place-Based Water Recommendations: A Case Study for University Experiential Learning Programs. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. In Review

5) Martinez, J., Islam, M., Hayes, M., and Bappy, M, AI-Enabled Modeling for Smart Rural Wastewater Treatment Systems: Current Practices and Remaining Gaps. Applied Water Science. In Review

4) Khazaei, A., Ghafari, F., Pang, Z., Wang, C., & Hayes, M. Uncovering energy use patterns of public primary and secondary schools through district-wide benchmarking. Journal of Building Engineering. 2025. 112937 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112937

Prior to 2025

3) Hayes, M, Sapkota, Y, White, J., Cook, R, Investigating the impact of in situ soil carbon degradation through porewater spectroscopic analysis on marsh edge erosion. Chemosphere 2021. 268 (129266) doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129266

2) Haywood, B., Hayes, M., White, J., Cook R., Potential fate of wetland soil carbon in a deltaic coastal wetland subjected to high relative sea level rise. Science of The Total Environment 2020. 711 (135185) doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135185

1) Steinmuller, H., Hayes, M., Hurst, N., Sapkota, Y., White, J., Cook, R., Xue, Z., Chambers, L., Does edge erosion alter coastal wetland soil properties? A multi-method biogeochemical study. Catena 2020. 187 (104373) doi.org/10.1016.j.cantena.2019.104373