We are looking for two student research positions for the summer for WWU students. More details here...applications reviewed starting April 11. (March 2022)
Welcome to new Master's student, Katie Ewen. Katie will be studying water temperatures in glacier-fed streams in Mount Rainier National Park. (Sept 2020)
Congrats to lab wundergrad Emily, who recently graduated from Huxley College of the Environment at WWU and was accepted for a graduate program at San Diego State University! (March 2020)
Angela publishes a paper on social networks in freshwater ecosystem assessments with UW collaborators. (Jan 2020)
Meredith publishes the first paper from her post-doc on amphibian usage of floodplains in the Chehalis River basin. (Sept 2019)
Angela will be joining Western Washington University as faculty and Director of the Institute of Watershed Studies, starting fall 2019. (August 2019)
Angela publishes new paper on the exotic pet trade with SESYNC collaborators. (June 2019)
We're hiring summer field assistants to sample for invasive mussels - click here for more information. (June 2019)
Congrats to lab undergrad Angela A for getting accepted into a summer REU position at Miami University! (April 2019)
Angela publishes paper on continental-scale patterns of zooplankton communities in mountain lakes. (Dec 2018)
Great representation by the lab at ASLO in Victoria, with presentations by Ariana, Crysta, Angela, and Meredith(x2)! (June 2018)
Crysta's paper on eDNA for invasive aquatic plants is published! (April 2018)
Angela publishes a new paper on scale and biological realism in species distribution models. (April 2018)
Congrats to lab undergrad Alonso who will be doing an NSF-REU in Ohio this summer! (April 2018)
It's official - Meredith is starting a faculty job at St. Olaf College this fall. Congratulations! Meredith's research was also recently featured on the PSU homepage. (March 2018)
We are hiring 2-3 field technicians this summer to sample lakes and reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest for zebra and quagga mussels and to assist in other projects at the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. Start date is July 1, more info here. (May 2018)
Two new publications from the lab: 1) Jeff's Master's research was published in a special issue on mountain lakes, and 2) Angela publishes some early data from NEON with collaborators. (Feb 2017)
We're looking for an undergrad lab assistant to gain experience in aquatic ecology and genetic lab techniques in spring term, with possible extension into the summer. More info here. Deadline April 3. (March 2018)
Congrats to Brian for successfully defending his Master's! (Nov 2017)
We're lighting up at ESA this week, with presentations by Brian, Crysta, Meredith, and Angela! (Aug 2017)
Angela publishes paper on freshwater ecological integrity assessments with UW and Conservation Science Partners collaborators. (April 2017)
Hiring field technicians immediately to sample for zebra and quagga mussels in the PNW...more here. (July 2017)
Angela publishes new study on the effects of landscape structure on biotic interactions with Scaling Up collaborators! (Feb 2017)
Ari's video on mercury in mountain lakes of the National Parks makes waves! (Feb 2017)
Angela and lab alumnus Jeff Brittain publish a paper on the effects of increased connectivity on zooplankton communities in eastern Washington lakes. (Feb 2016)
Congrats to Meredith J for successfully defending her Masters! (August 2016)
New graduate student position in urban limnology available through the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. More info here.
Congrats to Tim for publishing the first chapter of his PhD! His research was also highlighted in the Columbia Basin Bulletin. (July 2016)
Congrats to Meredith H who was selected to attend the ECO-DAS (Ecological Dissertations in the Aquatic Sciences) symposium in Hawaii this fall AND for winning the Thomas Frost Award from the Ecological Society of America! (July 2016)
Congrats to Amelia for successfully defending her Masters! (June 2016)
Oregon Lake Watch looking for volunteers to monitor Oregon lakes for invasive species and water quality - training sessions coming up soon! Fill out this survey if you're interested. (May 2016)
Angela, in collaboration with PSU, USGS, ODEQ, and ODFW colleagues publishes study on contaminants of emerging concern in native oysters. (April 2016)
We're recruiting for a NSF-funded summer Research Experiences for Undergrads project. Project information can be found here and application form is here. (May 2016)