This month’s podcast features 2016 Hynes Award winner Dr. Erin Hotchkiss discussing her work on the fate of carbon in aquatic ecosystems. Dr. Erin Hotchkiss is an ecosystem ecologist who uses empirical data and statistical models to understand how land-water interactions and ecosystem processes shape the transport, transformation, and fate of carbon and...
This month’s podcast features Dr. Amanda Subalusky discussing how migrations of large animals can introduce nutrient and energy subsidies into river systems and her research on the importance of subsidies from wildebeests and hippopotamuses to the Mara River in East Africa. Dr. Amanda Subalusky is a postdoctoral scientist at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies...
In this month’s episode, Stephen Cook explains what eutrophication is and why it matters for benthic macroinvertrebrates in streams. He also talks about what it was like to work on a project with direct policy implications. Stephen Cook is a Doctoral Candidate at Baylor University, and uses natural experiments to understand drivers of biodiversity at multiple...
Making Waves Ep. 31: Inclusive Teaching in Biology. Sarah Jones, Alex Webster, and Dr. Ash Zemenick In this month’s episode, we talk with the creators of the inclusive teaching workshop that was held at the 2018 SFS meeting in Detroit. Specifically the workshop focused on teaching about gender and sexual reproduction inclusively and accurately in biology. If you...
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🎉 All month long, Girls Who Code is celebrating the history and culture of incredible AAPI leaders who are making waves in STEM. Here are just a few you should know. Angelina Tsuboi was raised by a single mother from Japan who struggled to learn English. At age 16, this inspired her to create Lilac, an app...
Making Waves Ep. 32: Flathead Lake Biological Station. Dr. Jim Elser. In this month’s episode, we talk with Jim Elser, the director of the University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station, about the station’s history and current role in freshwater biology. Dr Jim Elser is director of the University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station, Bierman...
Making Waves Ep. 33: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 1. This month, we’re releasing a four-part series on tips and tricks for teaching in the freshwater sciences from educators at different institutions. This first episode in the series features Whitney Beck, a PhD candidate at Colorado State University. Whitney’s research focuses on how...
Making Waves Ep. 34: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 2. This month, we’re releasing a four-part series on tips and tricks for teaching in the freshwater sciences from educators at different institutions. This second episode in the series features Dr. Amy Burgin, an associate professor at the University of Kansas and an associate scientist with...
Making Waves Ep. 35: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 3. This month, we’re releasing a four-part series on tips and tricks for teaching in the freshwater sciences from educators at different institutions. This third episode in the series features Dr. Cayelan Carey, an assistant professor at Virginia Tech, and Dr. Kait Farrell, a post-doc at...
Making Waves Ep. 36: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 4. This month, we’re releasing a four-part series on tips and tricks for teaching in the freshwater sciences from educators at different institutions. This fourth and final episode in the series features Dr. Michael Bogan, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. Dr. Bogan’s...