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Dr. John R. White

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                                              

jacob smilingDr. 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 by waterLee 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 at the lakeJey 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 in labRiley 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.

 

 

 

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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 face picKatie 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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