Institution : Towson University |
Department : Environmental Science and Studies/Biology |
Expertise : Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Environmental Statistics, Stream Health, Toxicology, Trace Metals, Water Quality, Wildlife Ecology, Zooplankton
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation |
Research interests : Ecotoxicity of anthropogenic chemicals including pesticides, perfluorinated chemicals, road salts, and metals. Influence of temperature changes on biological responses to chemical stress. Ecological modeling to predict effects of anthropogenic stressors on populations and communities. Developing novel bioenergetic markers of biological effects in freshwater streams along a rural to urban gradient.
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
Department : Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) |
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Oceanography, Oysters, Seagrass, Sediment, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Sediment processes, especially in shallow nearshore waters. Waves, surface mixing, turbulence, and wind-driven flows. Physical-biological interactions, especially in SAV beds and oyster beds.
Institution : University of Michigan (U-M) |
Department : Engineering, Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Science |
Position : Professor Emeritus |
Expertise : Algae Blooms, Dead Zones, Ecological Modeling, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : Modeling
Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Nutrient Pollution, Water Quality, Water Treatment
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : The influence of inter-basin water transfers on reservoir and treated water quality. Impacts of artificial lake oxygenation on water column and sediment biogeochemical processes and impact on water quality.
Institution : Penn State University (PSU) |
Department : Ecosystem Science and Management |
Position : Extension Urban Forester |
Expertise : Chesapeake Bay Advocacy and Fund-Raising, Environmental Education, Invasive Species, Land Use, Local Community Organization, Stream Health, Water Quality, Wildlife Ecology, Environmental Education, Riparian buffers, Green Infrastructure
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Stewardship, Fostering Diversity |
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) |
Department : Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology (IMET) |
Expertise : Crabs, Genomics/Genetics, Local Community Organization, Oysters
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries |
Research interests : My research focuses on understanding aquatic health, particularly the discovery and tracking of estuarine pathogens in the blue crab and other shellfish. I am also interested in biodiversity and habitat potential of urban estuaries, and linking stakeholders with scientists to work towards common goals in urban waters.
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Geosciences |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Sediment, Trace Metals, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants |
Research interests : Groundwater quality, trace metal/element release from natural and human sources, contaminant transport
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Biological Systems Engineering |
Expertise : Agricultural Runoff, Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds |
Research interests : Nutrient fate and transport through river corridors; Riverine floodplain hydrologic connectivity and biogeochemistry
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
Department : Chesapeake Biological Laboratory |
Expertise : Alternative Energy, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Ecology, Fisheries, Rockfish
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Fisheries Stock Assessment/sustainable fisheries, Fish Habitat Analysis, Climate effects on fish distributions, Wind Energy impacts
Institution : Towson University |
Department : Biological Sciences |
Expertise : Ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental Statistics, Wildlife Ecology, Herpetology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Land Conservation, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Population ecology and wildlife management of amphibians and reptiles
