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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; William H Patrick Scholarship. (2023; 2024; 2025)
Jey DeWaters, Masters 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); Warren Mermilliod Award (2025); James Gosselink Wetland Award (2025)
Nico Lonergan, Masters Student, started Spring 2025
B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science, LSU - 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
Scholarship Recipient (CCE Scholarship Fund - 2025; Sea Grant and Space Grant Graduate Interjurisdictional Research Fellowship: 2025-2026)
Max Newman, Masters Student, Starting Fall 2025 (Co-Chair with Dr. Glaspie)
B.S. Degree degree in Ecology, Evolution & Organizmal Biology, Brown University, Spring 2025
Seeking M.S. degree in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Research: Estuarine Sediment Substrate Controls on Bethic Communities
Funding: Coastal Science Assistantship Program CPRA - LA Sea Grant
Katie Aranda
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, entering senior year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science
Honors Thesis Research: Mangrove Migration Impacts on Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Wetlands
Scholarship Recipient: Candace Chun Memorial Scholarship (2024, 2025)
Summer 2025: Sea Grant UROP scholarship (Research on Mangroves Summer 2025)
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