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<br />RG WRS) and
<br />Phoenix (M. McHale,
<br />� N. Grimm) presented
<br />ping carbon budgets
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<br />Society of America
<br />�ilwaukee, WI, August
<br />•est Resources) lectured
<br />�ol graduate course,
<br />mate Change—
<br />�shed Management;' at
<br />Graduate Schools in
<br />�, The Netherlands.
<br />� (IonE) was named
<br />nstitute on the
<br />�ective August 25, 2008.
<br />�under and director of the
<br />inability at the University
<br />here he examined
<br />environmental systems
<br />ctions with human
<br />eorgiou (Civil
<br />RS), a McI<night
<br />'rofessor, has been
<br />:ior of the National
<br />-surface Dynamics
<br />�la-Georgiou replaces
<br />'ellow Chris Paola, who
<br />ofessor in geology and
<br />continue as a researcher
<br />VIinnesota Sea Grant),
<br />�g (Minnesota Sea
<br />O'Halloran (University
<br />perior), received a
<br />zgust 18, 2008 from
<br />e Superior Coastal
<br />View from the Lake,
<br />ach, I<-12 curricula, the
<br />�ability Programing.
<br />' Beth Holbrool< (WRS) presented
<br />"Feeding Nlechanisms of Age-0 Lean
<br />Lake Trout (5iilvalinus namaycush)" at
<br />�'�the America`n��'isheries Society Annual
<br />Meeting m Ottawa, Ontario, August
<br />17-21, 2008 ':.`
<br />Mil<i Hondzo;`Michael Semmens,
<br />��� (Civil Engineering, WRS) and former
<br />����studeni Jef�'rey Weiss were selected by
<br />the American Society of Civil Engineers
<br />Envirorimental= Water Resources Institute
<br />to receive the,2008 Samuel Arnold
<br />� ��Greely��Award i�n recognition of their
<br />paper "Storin tivater detention ponds:
<br />Modeling hea�y metal removal by plant
<br />species and sediments;' in the September
<br />2006 Society of Civil Engineers Journal
<br />of Environmental Engineering.
<br />Barb Liulcl<onen (Minnesota Sea Grant,
<br />VCjRC) co-authored a poster with Nate
<br />Meyer and Wayne Seidel, "Impact of a
<br />Conservation Field Day: Lal<e County
<br />Case Study," for the Association
<br />of Natural Resaurce Extension
<br />Professionals National Meeting,
<br />Madison, WI, May 20-23, 2008.
<br />Eric Merten (WRS) presented
<br />"Forest Harvest Effects on a Northern
<br />Minnesota Stream System: A Study
<br />Spanning 11 Years," Bridget Seegers
<br />(WRS) presented "Ecological
<br />5toichiometry: Contrasts Across the
<br />Marine and Freshwater Divide," and
<br />Dana Vanderbosch (WRS) presented
<br />"Factors Affecting the Establishment
<br />of Scirpus Validus in Urban Lal<eshore
<br />Restoration," at the Annual Meeting of
<br />the Ecologicai Society of America in
<br />Milwaul<ee, WI, August 3-8, 2008.
<br />Chris Paala (Earth Science, Geology
<br />and Geophysics, WRS) has been named
<br />Institute of Technology Distinguished
<br />Professor. The award honors exceptional
<br />faculty for their efforts in and
<br />contributions to teaching, scholarly
<br />research, and for their commitment to
<br />the Institute of Technology.
<br />Matt Simcil< (Environmental Health
<br />Sciences, WRS) sampled the water,
<br />sediment and foodweb of Lal<e Johanna
<br />in Arden Hills this summer to investigate
<br />perfluorochemical dynamics in the
<br />system. This project is funded by the
<br />MPCA through the University's Master
<br />Contract for Impaired Waters from the
<br />consent decree between 3M and the
<br />State of Minnesota.
<br />Peter Steen (WR5) presented
<br />"Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl
<br />Ether Photolysis Quantum Yields and
<br />Product Identification"' at the American
<br />Chemical Society National Meeting in
<br />Philadelphia, PA, August 17-21, 2008.
<br />Deb Swacichamer (WRC,
<br />Environmental Health Sciences, WRS)
<br />has been appointed by Governor
<br />Tim Pawlenty to the Green Jobs Taslc
<br />Force, created to develop and present
<br />a statewide action plan to optimize the
<br />grawth of the green economy.
<br />Community, continued on page 7
<br />University of Minnesota
<br />Water Resources Science Pro�ra:
<br />Degree Recipients
<br />Madeline Banschbach received
<br />her M.S. in July 2008. Her thesis
<br />was entided: An Evaluation of Soil
<br />Properties and Efficiency of an
<br />Infiltration Basin. Banschbach was
<br />advised by James Anderson and Jam€
<br />Perry.
<br />Filiz Dadaser Celik received her Ph:L
<br />in July 2008. Her dissertation was titled
<br />Impact of Large-scaie Irrigation on •
<br />a Closed Basin Wedand: Water Flow� :,�
<br />Alterations and Participatory Irrigattori
<br />Management Effect on the Sultan '
<br />Marshes Ecosystem in Turkey. Celik �r
<br />was advised by Patrick Brezonik and?
<br />Heinz Stefan. ,
<br />John Loomis received his M.S.
<br />in May 2008. His thesis was titled: '
<br />"The Survival and Blood Chemistry
<br />Response of Walleye Sander Vitreu��
<br />to a'Simnlated Live-Release Fislung;
<br />Tournament" Loomis was advised l
<br />Bruce Vondracek.
<br />Seth Moore received his Ph.D. in .:
<br />Ma� 2008. His disseitation was titlei
<br />"Predicting Coaster Brook Trout '
<br />Distribution Based on Landscapes,'
<br />Habitats, Fish Communities and Lif
<br />History." Moore was advised by Cai
<br />Richards.
<br />Melissa Wilson received her M.S: v
<br />July 2008. Her thesis was tifled: Croj
<br />Productivity and Nitrate Leaching.ir
<br />Coarse-Te�tured Soils as Affected b
<br />the Use of Polymer Caated Urea and =
<br />Deep Tillage. WIlson was advised by;
<br />John Moncrief and Carl Rosen.
<br />Martijn Woltering received his M.S: `
<br />in May 2008. His plan B paper was -
<br />tided: Late Pleistacene Temperature
<br />Historq of Southeast Africa: a TEX86 .r
<br />Temperature Record from Lake
<br />Malawi." Woltering was advised by ?
<br />Josef Werne and Thomas Johnson
<br />Rachel WaLker received her Ph.D.
<br />in July 2008. Her dissertation was
<br />tided: WIld Rice: The Dynamics of
<br />Its Populauon Cycles and the Debate "
<br />Over Its Control at the Minnesota
<br />Legislature. Walker was advised by John :
<br />Pastor.
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