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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, 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
Jacob Cheng
Masters Degree Candidate in Oceanography & Coastal Science Started Fall 2022
B.S. in Coastal Environmental Science, Louisiana State University Spring 2022
Research: Effects of thin layer dredge placement on wetland biogeochemical function and salinty shifts is coastal marshes. DEFENDED Masters ! Graduating Spring 2024
Undergraduate Research -Manuscript published - WABL paper #119 : Ecological Engineering
Funding: Teaching Assistantship Fall 2022-Spring 2023. CSAP funding and US Army Corp Funding
James Anderson
Undergraduate Researcher since 2020, senior year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science, LSU Honors College
Undergrad Research: Nutrient dynamics in deltaic marshes of different ages
Presented at LSU Discover Day 2022, Presenting Honors Thesis work at LSU Discover Day 2024
Honor's thesis research starting Fall 2022: Internal (sediment) vs External (watershed) Phosphorus Loading Linked to Harmful Algal Blooms - Funded by LA SeaGrant UROP program
DEFENDED Honor's thesis ! Graduating Spring 2024
Summer 2022 - DOE Pacific Northwest National Lab Richland, WA, Science Undergraduate Lab Internship Summer 2023 - Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Program, Fairbanks, Alaska
Riley Jenkins
Undergraduate Researcher since 2022, junior 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
Sam Lohmeyer
Undergraduate Researcher since 2023, Freshman Year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science
Katie Aranda
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, Freshman Year
Seeking B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science