Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan and former Water Policy Specialist Andrian Lee were featured in the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s The Water We Swim In podcast to discuss the significance of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and how the money can be directed to the disadvantaged communities who need it most.Â
New Paper in Climate Change Mitigation: et al. and Cuhel
Dr. Russell Cuhel, Senior Scientist in the School of Freshwater Sciences, is a contributor on a paper recently published in the journal One Earth. The paper is titled: Deep-ocean seaweed dumping for carbon sequestration: Questionable, risky, and not the best use of valuable biomass.
Radio Delfin Featured Atmo Sci Professor Kahl and Students
Professor Jon Kahl and his UWinteriM SFS Atmospheric Science study abroad students were featured on the Radio Delfin social media post and radio broadcast. Radio Delfin is the campus radio station at University of Carmen, Ciudad del Carmen in Mexico.
The UWinteriM study abroad course, held in January 2024, explored the effects of acid rain on cultural heritage sites in Mexico. Professor Kahl and student Kate Markiewicz were interviewed during the program.
City of Milwaukee Health Department Program Started at SFS
Press release from the City of Milwaukee Health Department on the transfer of the wastewater monitoring program that started here at the School of Freshwater Sciences. SFS helped train the Milwaukee Health Department and then transferred the twice weekly surveillance as this effort moves from development mode to application on public health labs.
Urban Milwaukee Article Features SFS Fisheries Biologist Houghton
Jeff Houghton, Fisheries Biologist at the School of Freshwater Sciences, was featured in an article written by Michael Timm, an SFS alumnus who received his master’s degree in 2013. The article in Urban Milwaukee looks at the how the Kletzsch Fishway will change the Milwaukee River.
Cuhel Interviewed on “Matenaer On Air” Discussing Lack of Ice on Great Lakes
Senior Scientist Dr. Russell Cuhel was interviewed on WAUK 540AM Radio Show Matenaer On Air. The lack of ice on the Great Lakes, the need for snow and ice, and the ramifications of a warmer climate were discussed. Dr. Cuhel can be heard on the segment beginning at the 22:30 minute mark.
Congratulations SFS Graduates!
The School of Freshwater Sciences is excited to celebrate with our recent graduating students. This fall, our graduates included the first undergraduate student from the Freshwater Sciences Program to receive a bachelor’s degree and an Atmospheric Science Program undergraduate student received an Honors cord!
The 51ÁÔÆæ Report published on December 11, 2023, includes a photo feature of one of our recently graduated Professional Science Masters students. Pierce VanValkenburg is currently working at Cities Initiative, which seeks to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes.
Pierce was also featured in the video that played during the Fall 2023 51ÁÔÆæ commencement ceremony in which a select group of graduating students reflect on their favorite memories and offer advice to future 51ÁÔÆæ students.
We wish them all success in their future endeavors!
Spectrum News Features Story on New Research Vessel at 51ÁÔÆæ
Captain Max Morgan, student Wilson Tarpey, and Professor Harvey Bootsma were interviewed by Spectrum News in an article about the School of Freshwater Sciences progress in funding a new research vessel. The new research vessel will be named the Maggi Sue and would have more capabilities than the Neeskay, the current research vessel.
W51ÁÔÆæ 89.7 FM interviews School of Freshwater Sciences Graduate Student
51ÁÔÆæ School of Freshwater Sciences graduate student Echo was interviewed by Xcaret Nuñez at W51ÁÔÆæ 89.7 FM about educating the next generation in freshwater conservation. Listen as Mermaid Echo shares how and why they started “mermaiding”, deciding to pursue a degree in Freshwater Sciences, and plans for the future.
Guo honored with 51ÁÔÆæ Office of Research Senior Research Award
Dr. Laodong Guo, professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences, was honored with a 51ÁÔÆæ Office of Research Senior Research Award at the Fall Awards ceremony on October 25, 2023 at the Zelazo Center.
“Laodong Guo’s research spans the field of aquatic biogeochemistry – from the cycling of natural organic matter and phosphorus to the environmental behavior of emerging contaminants, such as microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS, substances. A major scientific contribution has been his work on the remobilization of organic carbon from the Arctic permafrost and the biogeochemical response to environment change in northern, high-latitude regions, which is the fastest-warming region of the globe.
More recently, Guo has launched studies into the fate and transformation of microplastics and PFAS in aquatic environments. His research group combines field studies and control laboratory experiments in their studies to provide an improved understanding of formation pathways of nanoplastics and the interactions between PFAS and natural organic matter in the environment.
Guo is the most published member of the school’s faculty each year, with well over 200 publications and more than 14,000 citations. He has been rated as the best earth scientist at 51ÁÔÆæ in 2023 by , which used data compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef in December 2022.” – from 51ÁÔÆæ Report