Core Faculty and Research Interests:

Faculty work closely with their students on a variety of research questions related to lake ecosystems, plankton communities, climate history, sedimentation, aqueous geochemistry, and hydrology. An emphasis is placed on the application of advanced instrumentation techniques and the importance of abiotic as well as biotic factors in regulating the structure and function of aquatic communities and ecosystems. While faculty members who participate in the program supervise their own independent research laboratories, many also participate in interactive programs with other laboratories. In addition to the areas described below, be sure to consult individual faculty pages and the EES department graduate Web pages.