Principal Investigator

• Breck Bowden
  Patrick Professor for Watershed Science and Planning in the Rubenstein School
  Director, Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
  Director, Theme 1 of the Northeastern States Research Cooperative
  Director, Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program
  Coordinator, Streams component of the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research Program
  Contact: Breck.Bowden at uvm.edu
  Web site: http://www.uvm.edu/~wbowden/

Research Staff

• Frances Iannucci
  Lead Research Technician and Data Specialist
  Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research Program
  Watershed Research Lab
  Background: BSc, University of Vermont, Environmental Science (2015)
  Focus: Laboratory analysis of stream samples and data management. Water quality sampling, and fish inventories.
  Interests: Stream ecology, fisheries biology.
  Contact: Frances.Iannucci at uvm.edu

Current Students

• Courtney Hammond (Ph.D. candidate)
  Background: BA, Dartmouth College, Psychology (2011)
  Project: Economics for the Anthropocene
  Contact: Courtney.Hammond at uvm.edu
• Ryan Sleeper (MS candidate)
  Project: Vermont EPSCoR North East Water Research Network (NEWRnet)
  Contact: Ryan.Sleeper at uvm.edu

 

BWRL Alumni

• Joe Bartlett (MS)
  Background:BSc, University of Vermont, Environmental Science (2004), MS Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science (2016) [Thesis PDF]
  Research Focus: Streams Project
  Project: UVM Transportation Research Center
  Currently: Environmental consultant with Fitzgerald Environmental Associates, LLC
• Josh Benes
  Lead Research Technician and Data Specialist
  Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research Program
  Watershed Research Lab
  Background: BSc, University of Vermont, Environmental Science (2011), US Geological Survey Hydrological Intern (2011).
  Focus: Laboratory analysis of stream samples and data management. Water quality sampling, identification of riparian algae, stream morphological assessments, and fish growth inventories.
  Interests: Stream ecology, biogeochemistry, human interactions with riparian systems, incorporating ecosystem research into community planning.
  Currently: Pursuing a career in public administration, Wisconsin
  Contact: jbofv at gmail.com
• Carl Cappelletti (MS)
  Background: BSc, Towson State University, Biology (2001)
  Research Focus: Whole-stream metabolism in Arctic tundra streams (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Arctic LTER Project
  Currently: M.D., Interning at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
• Meredith Clayton (Research Technician)
  Background: BSc, University of Vermont, Environmental Science (2005)
  Research Focus: Flow Monitoring Project
  Project: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  
• Eric Davis (MS)
  Background: BSc, University of Vermont, Environmental Science (2007); previous experience in stream gauging and wetland restoration projects
  Research Focus: Total and methyl mercury in vernal pools [MS Thesis]
  Project: Northeast Temperate Network Inventory and Monitoring Project (NETN)
  Currently: River Ecologist with the Rivers Program, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
  Contact: Eric.Davis at state.vt.us
• Evan Fitzgerald (MS)
  Background: BSc, University of New Hampshire, Environmental Conservation (1998)
  Research Focus: Impacts of urban development on stream geomorphology (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Redesigning the American Neighborhood
  Currently: Owner and director of an environmental consulting firm, Fitzgerald Environmental Associates, LLC
  Contact: evan at fitzgeraldenvironmental.com
• Michael Flinn (Post-Doc)
  Background: BA, Concordia College, Biology/Chemistry (1997). MS, Kansas State University, Entomology (2000). PhD Southern Illinois University, Zoology (2006).
  Research Focus: Invertebrate community structure in streams and lakes in the Arctic National Parks. Big river ecology.
  Project: Arctic National Park Inventory and Monitoring Project
  Currently: Associate Professor at Murray State University (2008)
  Contact: michael.flinn at murraystate.edu
• Julie Foley (MS)
  Background: BA, Colgate University, Geology (1999)
  Research Focus: Innovations in stormwater management policy and regulation (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Redesigning the American Neighborhood
  Currently: Wetland Resource Manager with Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  Contact: julie.foley at state.vt.us
• Alex Hackman (MS)
  Background: BA, Tufts University, Environmental Studies (1994)
  Research Focus: Impacts of stormwater on stream structure and function (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Redesigning the American Neighborhood
  Currently: Project Manager in Massachusetts Riverways Program
  Contact: Alex.Hackman at state.ma.us
• Malcolm Herstand (Research Technician)
  Background: BSc, Montana State University, Environmental Science (2008); experience in stream hydrology, biochemistry, and GIS
  Research Focus: Integrating hydrological and biogeochemical processes in arctic streams
  Project: Changing Seasonality in Arctic Stream Networks (NSF)
  Currently: Environmental specialist in Alaska
• Amanda Holland (MS)
  Background: BSc, University of Nebraska, Natural Resources (2000)
  Research Focus: Ecology of urban development (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Redesigning the American Neighborhood
  Currently: Regional planner, Vermont
  Contact: aholland at nrpcvt.com
• Morgan Johnston (MS)
  Background: BSc, Pennsylvania State University, Environmental Resource Management (2004)
  Research Focus: Hyporheic processing in Arctic tundra streams (Thesis PDF)
  Project: Arctic Hyporheic Project
  Currently: Environmental consultant, with Stone Environmental
• Pooja Kanwar (PhD)
  Background: BS, University of Iowa, Geography/Environmental Studies (2004); MS Antioch University of New England, Resource Management (2007)
  Research Focus: Regional Ecological Risk Assessment of the Kaipara Harbour (NZ) [Dissertation PDF]
  Project: Rubenstein School Multicultural Fellowship
  Currently: Natural Resources Planner at Superior National Forest
• Julia Larouche (PhD)
  Background: BA, Assumption College, Chemistry (2003), MS, UVM, Natural Resources, (2008)
  MS Research Focus: Microtonal ecology of streams and lakes in the Arctic Parks [Thesis PDF]
  MS Project: Arctic National Park Inventory and Monitoring Project
  PhD Research Focus: Thermokarst impacts on arctic stream ecosystems
  PhD Project: ARCSS Thermokarst Project
  Currently: Teaching
  
• Joel Nipper (PhD)
  Background: SUNY-Plattsburg, BSc, Environmental Science (2004). MSc, Pennsylvania , Ph.D. UVM, Natural Resources (2016) [Dissertation PDF]
  Research Focus: Stormwater management: sources of water pollution and evaluation of a stormwater detention pond
  Project: Redesigning the American Neighborhood
  Currently: Water Quality Modeler, City of Charlotte, NC
• Sam Parker (Ph.D. candidate)
  Background: University of Vermont, BSc, Environmental Science (2009), Environmental consulting
  Project: SCALER: Scale, Consumers and Lotic Ecosystem Rate
  Currently: Environmental Consultant with international firm
  
  
• Andrea Pearce (Post-Doc)
  Background: BA, University of Virginia, Physics (1997); MS, University of Maine, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2000); Ph.D., University of Vermont, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010)
  Research Focus: Modeling the long-term influences of thermokarst features on landscape carbon and nutrient accumulation
  Project: ARCSS Thermokarst Project
  Currently: Research Associate, School of Engineering, University of Vermont
  Contact: Andrea. Pearce at uvm.edu
  
• Lisle Snyder (MS)
  Background: SUNY-Plattsburg, BSc, Environmental Science, minor Hydrology and Hydrogeology (2008); gained experience in stream studies field instrumentation and water quality analysis as a research assistant at the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute
  Research Focus: Innovative instrumentation of in situ stream nutrient monitoring [Thesis PDF]
  Project: Arctic LTER Streams Project and Changing Seasonality in Arctic Stream Networks Project
  Currently: Research technian, University of New Hampshire
• Matthew Vaughan (Ph.D. candidate)
  Background: BA, Middlebury College, Physics (2006), MSc, University of California - Davis, Hydrologic Sciences (2013)
  Project: Vermont EPSCoR North East Water Research Network (NEWRnet)
  Currently: Technical Coordinator, Lake Champlain Basin Program
  

Students Prior to UVM (2002)

Dave Arscott	Chair	1997	Vice President, Assistant Director, Stroud Water Research Center
Ken Edwardson	Chair	1997	New Hampshire Dept of Environmental Quality river scientist
Jennifer Ashby	Chair	1996	Research Assoicate
Neal Sullivan	Chair	1992	Research Compliance Officer, University of Missouri
Chris Catricala	Co-Lead	1992	USGS scientist
Dave Cedarholm	Co-Lead	1992	Town Engineer, Durham, NH
Mike Cuomo	Chair	1992	Self-employed, soil scientist
Rich Hallet	Co-Lead	1991	USDA Forest Service, Research Ecologist
Patricia Shattuck	Sponsor	1991	Privately employed, Project Hydrologist
Steve Stresky	Sponsor	1991	Privately employed, Professional Hydrogeologist
David Devoe	Co-Lead	1990	Not known
Laura Medalie	Co-Lead	1990	USGS scientist