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John & Catherine Day Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Associate Dean of Research, College of the Coast & Environment, LSU
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YsJDazYAAAAJ&hl=en
Expertise: Wetland and Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycling, Water Quality, Nutrient Cycling, Ecosystem Response
Dr. Jacob F. Berkowitz
WABL affiliate faculty member
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Senior Research Soil Scientist & Wetlands Research Team Leader, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IEbnKbUAAAAJ&hl=en
Expertise: Hydric Soils Indicators, Biogeochemical Cycling
Lee Potter
Ph.D. Candidate : Started January 2023
M.S. in Renewable and Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Dec 2022 Thesis title: Environmental Controls on Carbon Biogeochemistry in Aquatic Systems
Research: Watershed Phosphorus Biogeochemistry - Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
Jey DeWaters
Masters Degree Student in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences - Started Fall 2024
B.S. degree - Environmental Science, Towson University Spring 2024
Research: Wetland plant uptake of Nitrate vs Microbial Denitrification
Funding: Coastal Sciences Assistantship, CPRA and LA SeaGrant
Recruitment Scholarship Recipient: Richard A. & Joseph Lipsey, Jr. Graduate Student Incentive Award (2024)
Riley Jenkins
Summer 2024 Lab Technician
Undergraduate Researcher since 2022, senior year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science; LSU Honors College
Honors Thesis Research - Microbial Processes in Confined and Unconfined Dredge Material Created Wetlands
Plans to graduate in Spring 2025.
Nico Lonergan
Summer 2024 Lab Technician
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, senior year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science - Plans to graduate in December 2024 and plans to pursue MS degree.
Katie Aranda
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, sophomore year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science
Undergraduate Research: To be determined
Scholarship Recipient: Candace Chun Memorial Scholarship (2024)