Dr. Grace Wilkinson
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Grace is a limnologist and ecosystem ecologist who focuses on aquatic-terrestrial linkages. Her research interests are at the intersection of biogeochemistry, water quality and ecosystem resilience.
She finished her PhD from the University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences in 2015 and remained at UVA as a postdoctoral researcher until December 2016. Grace was at Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor from 2017-2020. In January 2021 she moved to the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. |
Ellen Albright
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Tyler Butts
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Quin Shingai
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Former Lab Members
Dr. Eric Moody
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Dr. Hannah Carroll
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During his time in the lab, Eric examined interactions between grazers and harmful algal blooms with funding from a USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship and worked to understand how the evolution of consumers can alter nutrient fluxes in aquatic ecosystems. Learn more about Eric's research here.
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Hannah is a quaternary paleoecologist with a background in aquatic sciences. She worked with the lab during the summer of 2020 modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of cyanobacteria in response to environmental conditions. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA in the department of Earth Planetary and Space Sciences. Learn more about her researcher here.
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David Ortiz
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Former Research Specialists
Rachel Fleck (2017-2020), Iowa State University - Rachel oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Wilkinson Lab while it was at Iowa State University. Rachel is currently a Research Scientist II at Iowa State, continuing to run the Ambient Lake Monitoring Program after Grace's departure.
Elena Sandry (2018-2020), Iowa State University - Elena oversaw the US Army Corps-funded Des Moines River Water Quality Monitoring Network and helped run the Wilkinson Lab. She is currently a Research Scientist I at Iowa State, continuing to run the Army Corps project.
Katie Cope (2019-2020), Iowa State University - Katie oversaw field operations and the plankton program (zooplankton and phytoplankton) for the Wilkinson Lab. She is currently a Research Scientist I at Iowa State, continuing to oversee the day-to-day field and lab operations of the Ambient Lake Monitoring Program.
Hayley Grigel (2017-2018), Iowa State University - Hayley oversaw the plankton lab operations for the DNR Ambient Lake Monitoring Program. She played a critical role in developing the protocols used for the program and training staff in phytoplankton identification.
Elena Sandry (2018-2020), Iowa State University - Elena oversaw the US Army Corps-funded Des Moines River Water Quality Monitoring Network and helped run the Wilkinson Lab. She is currently a Research Scientist I at Iowa State, continuing to run the Army Corps project.
Katie Cope (2019-2020), Iowa State University - Katie oversaw field operations and the plankton program (zooplankton and phytoplankton) for the Wilkinson Lab. She is currently a Research Scientist I at Iowa State, continuing to oversee the day-to-day field and lab operations of the Ambient Lake Monitoring Program.
Hayley Grigel (2017-2018), Iowa State University - Hayley oversaw the plankton lab operations for the DNR Ambient Lake Monitoring Program. She played a critical role in developing the protocols used for the program and training staff in phytoplankton identification.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Kayla Wernsing (2019-2020): Geology Honors Undergraduate Research
Julia Schneller (2019-2020): Laboratory technician Michael Tarnow (2020): Field and laboratory technician Matthew Kremer (2020): Laboratory technician Lauren Dams (2020): Laboratory technician Lucas Krakow (2017, 2020): Field technician Matthan Kots (2020): Field technician Shania Walker (2018-2019): Ambient Lake Monitoring Field Supervisor Adriana Le Compte (2019): Army Corps Field and Laboratory Technician Kala Rogers (2019): Field technician Psalm Amos (2019): Lab Technician Riley Barbour (2018-2019): Field and Lab Technician Brittany Howes (2019): Lab Technician Jenna Rasmusson (2019): Field and Lab Technician Kari Fiebelkorn (2019): Lab Technician Halle Rosenboom (2018-2019): Field Technician |
Kathryn Holmes (2018): Undergraduate research credits
Katie Hoeppner (2018): Undergraduate research credits James Thompson (2017, 2019): Field Technician Emma Califf (2017-2019): Lab Technician Ashley Heins (2018): Field and Lab Technician Lucas Krakow (2017): Field Technician Katie Luzier (2017): Lab Technician Sara Meyer (2017): Field and Lab Technician Rylie Nylin (2018): Field Technician Ryan Wagner (2018): Field Technician Olivia Parks (2018): Field & Laboratory Technician Casey McConnell (2018): Laboratory Technician Christalyn Thjorne (2018): Army Corps Field and Laboratory Technician Samuel Stearns (2017): Ambient Lake Monitoring Field Supervisor Anna Zmich (2017-2018): Lab Technician Jean-Luc Del Valle (2017): Undergraduate research credits |