Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
Department : Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Dead Zones, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrient Cycling, Oysters, Sediment, Water Quality, Wetlands
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality |
Research interests : Biogeochemical balances of nutrients in sediments, oyster restoration and aquaculture, and wetlands; evaluation and beneficial used of dredged materials; wetland restoration; sediment biogeochemistry
Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences |
Expertise : Air Quality, Biogeochemistry, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Oceanography, Sediment, Trace Metals, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants |
Research interests : Processes affecting trace element speciation and distributions in natural waters and sediments; air-sea transport and exchange of gases and trace elements; paleoceanographic tracers; analytical methods for aquatic chemistry; computer modeling of biogeochemical processes
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) |
Expertise : Agricultural Runoff, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Ecological Modeling, Graphic Arts, Nutrient Pollution, Sediment, Stream Health, Water Quality, Floodplains, River Hydraulics, Watershed Modeling
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Healthy Watersheds, Environmental Literacy, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : coupled dynamics of rivers, floodplains, and vegetation; watershed-scale modeling of sediment, nutrients, and biota; detailed field measurements of river hydraulics and sediment transport
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences |
Expertise : Environmental Chemistry, Regional Restoration Project Design/Management, Trace Metals, Water Quality
Research interests : Wetland restoration and water budgeting. Reclamation of acid sulfate soils.
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
Department : Appalachian Laboratory (AL) |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Biogeochemistry, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Forests, Methane Cycling, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : Biogeochemical effects of land-use change and land management The global nitrogen cycle, including the global nitrous oxide budget Soil microbial processes of nutrient cycling and greenhouse gas fluxes Leaching of plant nutrients to streams and groundwater Interdisciplinary studies of nitrogen management in agriculture Interactions of C, N, P, and other nutrient cycles in terrestrial ecosystems Land-water-atmosphere exchanges of greenhouse gases and nutrients Temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition Modeling soil microbial processes
Institution : University of Maryland, College Park |
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Expertise : Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Water Quality, Water Treatment, Urban Runoff, Urban BMPs
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : Urban stormwater quality and treatment
Institution : Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay |
Department : Chesapeake Forests Program |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Agricultural Runoff, Ecology, Environmental Education, Forests, Invasive Species, Land Use, Wildlife Ecology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Environmental Literacy |
Research interests : imperiled wildlife conservation on working landscapes; forest management for sustained conservation
Institution : Johns Hopkins University (JHU) |
Department : Environmental Health and Engineering |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Agricultural Runoff, Environmental Microbiology, Genomics/Genetics, One Health
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Healthy Watersheds, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Agricultural inputs and antimicrobial resistance
Institution : Johns Hopkins University (JHU) |
Department : Epidemiology |
Expertise : Computer Science, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Statistics, Oysters, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Modeling Spatial-Temporal dynamics of Vibrio parhaemolyticus in water and oyster. Estimating the human health risk of foodborne-illness from consuming raw oysters
Institution : Virginia Department of Environmental Quality |
Department : Division of Water Planning |
Position : Chesapeake Bay Program Manager |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Agricultural Runoff, Nutrient Pollution, Regional Restoration Project Design/Management, Water Quality, BMP Implementation Planning
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : WIP III
