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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, United States Army Corp of Engineers
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IEbnKbUAAAAJ&hl=en
Expertise: Hydric Soils Indicators, Biogeochemical Cycling
Jonathan Brye, Ph.D. Student : Started Summer 2026
M.S. in Crop, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Arkansas,, May 2026
Research: PFAS in the Aquatic Environment; Research Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
NSF EPSCOR GRFP Funding
Campbell Smith, Masters Student - Started Summer 2026
B.S. degree - Coastal Environmental Science, Louisiana State University Spring 2026
Research - Chemical and Foram indicators of Ancient Large Storm Events - Paleotempestology
Jey DeWaters, Masters Student - Started Fall 2024 - Graduating Fall 2026
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, Graduating Fall 2026
B.S. degree in Coastal Environmental Science, LSU - December 2024
Research: Thin Layer Dredge Impacts on Mangrove Soil Biogeochemistry, Drought impacts on Coastal Marsh Health using Remote Sensing and Field Measurements
Funding: US Army Corp of Engineers
Scholarship Recipient (CCE Scholarship Fund - 2025; Sea Grant and Space Grant Graduate Interjurisdictional Research Fellowship: (2025-2026); Sea Grant Van Lopik Scholarship (2025-2026); Western Dredge Association Fellow Award (2026)
Max Newman, Masters Student, Started Fall 2025 (Co-Chair with Dr. Glaspie) Graduating Summer 2027
B.S. Degree degree in Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology, Brown University, Spring 2025
Research: Estuarine Sediment Substrate Controls on Bethic Communities
Funding: Coastal Science Assistantship Program CPRA - LA Sea Grant
Scholarship Recipient: National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awardee.
Katy Aranda
Undergraduate Researcher since 2024, graduating Spring 2027
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 undergraduate research opportunities (UROP) scholarship (Research on Mangroves Summer 2025)
Tyler Nitchin
Undergraduate Researcher since 2026
Seeking B.S. degree in Biological Sciences
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