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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. Student : Started January 2023
M.S. in Renewable and Natural Resources, LSU, Dec 2022
Research: Watershed Phosphorus Biogeochemistry - Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
Scholarship Recipient: 2024 Van Lopik Scholarship, 2024 SWS Biogeosciences Student Travel Grant; 2023 William H Patrick Scholarship.
Jey DeWaters, Masters Degree Student - 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
Scholarship Recipient: Richard A. & Joseph Lipsey, Jr. Graduate Student Incentive Award (2024)
Eloho Aghworo, Professional Masters Degree Student - Started 2024
Also Ph.D. Student in Environmental Sciences
Research: Impact of Mangrove MIgration on C Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands
Funding: Teaching Assistantship
Nico Lonergan, Masters Degree Student, started Spring 2025
B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science - December 2024
Seeking M.S. degree in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Research: Thin Layer Dredge Impacts on Mangrove Soil Biogeochemistry
Funding: US Army Corp of Engineers
Riley Jenkins, Undergraduate Researcher since 2023, 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.
Katie Aranda
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, sophomore year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science
Undergraduate Research: Mangrove Migration Impacts on Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Wetlands
Scholarship Recipient: Candace Chun Memorial Scholarship (2024)