Dr. David Kaplan, Professor (CV)
University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences 102 Phelps Lab, PO Box 116350 | Gainesville, FL 32611-6350 Phone: (352) 392-8439 | Fax: (352) 392-3624 [email protected] | www.watershedecology.org |
Current Personnel
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Enrique Orozco Lopez, Postdoctoral Research Associate (CV)
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* AI/ML for hydrologic prediction
* Watershed hydrology and modeling
* Vadose zone hydrology
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* AI/ML for hydrologic prediction
* Watershed hydrology and modeling
* Vadose zone hydrology
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Cristel Cedeño Martinez, PhD Student (CV)
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* Groundwater quantity and quality under climate and land-use change
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* Groundwater quantity and quality under climate and land-use change
Lab Alumni
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Sharmin Siddiqui, PhD Graduate
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* Quantifying the Effects of Landscape Disturbance on Ecosystem Response & Resilience in the Amazon Basin
* Current position: US Forest Service
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* Quantifying the Effects of Landscape Disturbance on Ecosystem Response & Resilience in the Amazon Basin
* Current position: US Forest Service
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Farah Aryan, MS Graduate
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* Water rights and environmental justice; agricultural water quality
* Current position: environmental consulting
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* Water rights and environmental justice; agricultural water quality
* Current position: environmental consulting
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Yvanna Serra, MS Graduate
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* Watershed hydrology and water quality
* Current position: PhD student at Boston University
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* Watershed hydrology and water quality
* Current position: PhD student at Boston University
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Nathan Reaver, PhD Graduate, Postdoctoral Researcher
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* Ecohydrology of lotic ecosystems; watershed hydrology
* Current position: USDA-ARS
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* Ecohydrology of lotic ecosystems; watershed hydrology
* Current position: USDA-ARS
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Trey Crouch, PhD Student
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* Quantifying the cumulative effects of dams on sediment flux and riparian biogeomorphology in the Madeira Basin (Brazil)
* Current position: USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center
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* Quantifying the cumulative effects of dams on sediment flux and riparian biogeomorphology in the Madeira Basin (Brazil)
* Current position: USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center
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Robert Taylor (Undergrad)
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* Hydrodynamics of flow through submerged aquatic vegetation
* Current position: environmental consulting
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* Hydrodynamics of flow through submerged aquatic vegetation
* Current position: environmental consulting
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Alexandra "Sasha" Feldman (Undergrad)
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* Urban biodiversity, outreach, andthe health of local conservation areas
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* Urban biodiversity, outreach, andthe health of local conservation areas
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Ali Al-Quraishi, PhD Graduate
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* Ecological degradation and restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshes (Iraq)
* Current position: Baghdad University of Technology
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* Ecological degradation and restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshes (Iraq)
* Current position: Baghdad University of Technology
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Sagarika Rath, PhD Graduate
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* Surface water-groundwater modeling to support sustainable agriculture and the environment
* Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M
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* Surface water-groundwater modeling to support sustainable agriculture and the environment
* Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M
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Mark Allaire, (Undergrad) (CV)
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* Mapping the environmental impacts of dams in the Amazon River basin
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* Mapping the environmental impacts of dams in the Amazon River basin
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Christopher Cuevas, Haskell Fellow (Undergrad) (CV)
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* Science and policy of Florida's harmful algal blooms
* Bob Graham Center Haskell Faculty and Student awardee
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* Science and policy of Florida's harmful algal blooms
* Bob Graham Center Haskell Faculty and Student awardee
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Quinn Zacharias (Undergrad) (CV)
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* Phosphorous pollution in the Florida Everglades
* Current position: PhD student, Yale University
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* Phosphorous pollution in the Florida Everglades
* Current position: PhD student, Yale University
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Elliott White, PhD Graduate
* Effects of chronic low salinity on coastal freshwater floodplain forests
* Current position: Assistant Professor at Stanford University
* Effects of chronic low salinity on coastal freshwater floodplain forests
* Current position: Assistant Professor at Stanford University
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Kevin Henson, PhD Graduate
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* Quantifying the Effects of Upland Management on the Hydrology, Flora, and Fauna of Pine Flatwoods-Wetland Mosaics
* Current position: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
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* Quantifying the Effects of Upland Management on the Hydrology, Flora, and Fauna of Pine Flatwoods-Wetland Mosaics
* Current position: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
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Patricia Spellman, Postdoctoral Research Associate
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* Coupled surface water-groundwater modeling
* Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of South Florida School of Geosciences
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* Coupled surface water-groundwater modeling
* Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of South Florida School of Geosciences
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Monica Schott (Undergrad)
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* Effects of chronic low salinity on coastal freshwater floodplain forests
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* Effects of chronic low salinity on coastal freshwater floodplain forests
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Kyle Rezek, University Scholar (Undergrad)
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* Novel sensors for ecohydrological measurement
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* Novel sensors for ecohydrological measurement
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Dr. Ping Zhang, Visiting Scholar
Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science, Jilin University (China) [email protected]
* Stable carbon isotope and its utilization in carbon turnover study
* Soil carbon cycle in inland saline and alkaline region
Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science, Jilin University (China) [email protected]
* Stable carbon isotope and its utilization in carbon turnover study
* Soil carbon cycle in inland saline and alkaline region
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Pamela Metadjer Senesi, Visiting Scholar (Undergrad)
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* Riparian buffer restoration for water quality improvement
* Quantifying ecohydrological impacts of hydropower in the Amazon
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* Riparian buffer restoration for water quality improvement
* Quantifying ecohydrological impacts of hydropower in the Amazon
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Katie Glodzik, PhD Graduate
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* Impacts of freshwater flow and sea-level rise on coastal ecosystems
* Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, School Of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences
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* Impacts of freshwater flow and sea-level rise on coastal ecosystems
* Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, School Of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences
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Subodh Acharya, Postdoctoral Research Associate (CV)
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* Modeling to couple hydrology, microtopography and peat accretion
* Measuring evapotranspiration using high-resolution water level and soil moisture data
* Current position: Agroecological modeling consultant
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* Modeling to couple hydrology, microtopography and peat accretion
* Measuring evapotranspiration using high-resolution water level and soil moisture data
* Current position: Agroecological modeling consultant
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Amy Langston, PhD Graduate (CV)
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* Dissertation: A Shifting Mosaic: Climate Change and Biotic Controls Drive Changes in Coastal Forests along Florida’s Big Bend Coast (PDF)
* Current Position: Research Ecologist, Desert Research Institute
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* Dissertation: A Shifting Mosaic: Climate Change and Biotic Controls Drive Changes in Coastal Forests along Florida’s Big Bend Coast (PDF)
* Current Position: Research Ecologist, Desert Research Institute
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Dr. Victoria Isaac, Visiting Scholar
Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
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* Fish biology and fisheries management
* Impact of dams on social-ecological systems
Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
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* Fish biology and fisheries management
* Impact of dams on social-ecological systems
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Tristen Townswend, Nature Coast Biological Station Intern
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*Periwinkle snail (Littorina littorea) effects on black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings
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*Periwinkle snail (Littorina littorea) effects on black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings
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Joshua Benjamin, University Scholar (Undergraduate) (CV)
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* Undergrad Thesis Publication: Development of a laser-based water level sensor for fine-scale ecohydrological measurements (PDF)
* Current position: PhD student in the Watershed Sustainability Research Group at USF
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* Undergrad Thesis Publication: Development of a laser-based water level sensor for fine-scale ecohydrological measurements (PDF)
* Current position: PhD student in the Watershed Sustainability Research Group at USF
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Kelsie Timpe, MS Graduate (CV)
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* Thesis: Quantifying the ecohydrological impacts of damming the Amazon
(PDF)
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* Thesis: Quantifying the ecohydrological impacts of damming the Amazon
(PDF)
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Dr. Fangli Su, Visiting Scholar
Professor, Shenyang Agricultural University, China (CV)
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* Wetland ecology and restoration
* Watershed management and restoration
Professor, Shenyang Agricultural University, China (CV)
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* Wetland ecology and restoration
* Watershed management and restoration
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Dr. Darina Palacio, PhD Graduate
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* Dissertation: Quantifying and Prioritizing Stream Restoration Needs in Florida (PDF)
* Current Position: US Department of Energy
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* Dissertation: Quantifying and Prioritizing Stream Restoration Needs in Florida (PDF)
* Current Position: US Department of Energy
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Bruna Barbezani, Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program Intern (Undergraduate) (CV)
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* Amazon basin hydrological data analysis and modeling
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* Amazon basin hydrological data analysis and modeling
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Julianne Chechanover, Undergraduate Researcher (CV)
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* Coastal erosion and living shorelines
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* Coastal erosion and living shorelines
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Alexis Johnson, University Scholar (Undergraduate) (CV)
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* Hydraulics and nutrient uptake in flowing waters
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* Hydraulics and nutrient uptake in flowing waters
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Emily Labandera, Undergraduate Researcher (CV)
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* Amazon watershed hydrology and modeling
* Current position: Masters student in Public Policy, George Washington University
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* Amazon watershed hydrology and modeling
* Current position: Masters student in Public Policy, George Washington University
Alicia Mata, Undergraduate Researcher (CV)
[email protected] * Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Erosion Vulnerability of the Zarati Subwatershed (Panama) (PDF) * Current Position: Environmental consulting |