Faculty Research Interests and Research Web Pages

Our faculty in the Department of Environmental Sciences have expertise in many areas, some of the topics include: Earth surface processes, hydrogeology, aquatic ecosystems, land and water remediation, environmental conservation, ecosystem ecology, and global environmental change. *Click on any of the faculty names below to view their contact information and profile page.*
Heidi Appel Chemical Ecology of Plant-Insect Interactions Plant Detection of Insect Herbivores	Richard Becker Environmental applications of remote sensing and GIS including: Land Subsidence Toxic Algal Blooms Groundwater Resources	Jonathan M. Bossenbroek Invasion, Landscape and Watershed Ecology Modeling Dispersal Mechanisms Predicting Habitat Suitability

Thomas B. Bridgeman Limnology of Large Lake Ecosystems Pelagic Zooplankton and Phytoplankton Community Ecology Impact of Invasive Species on Lake Ecosystems	Mark J. Camp Invertebrate Paleontology/Paleoecology Non-Marine Mollusca History of the Building Stone and Clay Minerals Industry History of Geology	Todd D. Crail Undergraduate Learning and Engagement Undergraduate Field-Based Research Eastern North American Community Ecology

Kennedy O. Doro Hydrogeophysics Environmental Geophysics Geophysical Imaging In-Situ Technologies	Daryl F. Dwyer Environmental Microbiology Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Natural Attenuation Microbial Physiology and Genetics	Timothy G. Fisher Geomorphology Glacial and Quaternary Geology Quaternary History of the Great Lakes

Inke Forbrich Wetland and ecosystem ecology Biogeochemistry Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions	Scott A. Heckathorn Plant Physiological Ecology Biochemistry Global Environmental Change Heat-Shock Proteins	William D. Hintz Community Ecology Fisheries Ecotoxicology Limnology Environmental Pollution

David E. Krantz Coastal and Marine Geology Oceanography Quaternary Geology	James M. Martin-Hayden General Hydrogeology Hydrogeologic Field Methods Numerical Groundwater Modeling	Christine M. Mayer Aquatic Ecology Invertebrate-Fish Predator-Prey Interactions Organism-Habitat Modification Introduced Species

Daryl L. Moorhead Systems Ecology Process Modeling Coupled Energy and Nutrient Flows Microbial-Mediated Decomposition	Song Qian Environmental and Ecological Statistics Bayesian Hierarchical Models Water Quality and Watershed Modeling Stream Ecosystem Response to Disturbance	Jeanine Refsnider Vertebrate Zoology Evolutionary Ecology Conservation Biology

Von Sigler Pathogen Ecology Public Health Microbiology	Trisha L. Spanbauer Paleolimnology Diatom Ecology and Evolution Ecosystem Resilience	Henry M. Streby Avian Ecology Wildlife Management and Conservation Ecological Analysis

Michael N. Weintraub Soil Ecology Ecosystem Ecology Plant-Soil Interactions Biogeochemistry

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Faculty Research Interests and Research Web Pages