Dr. Ashley Helton, Principle Investigator
Ashley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Ashley earned her BS from the University of Cincinnati, and both her MS and PhD in Ecology from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology. Ashley is interested in hydrology, biogeochemistry, and how water and elemental cycles are linked across broad spatial scales.
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Ashley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Ashley earned her BS from the University of Cincinnati, and both her MS and PhD in Ecology from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology. Ashley is interested in hydrology, biogeochemistry, and how water and elemental cycles are linked across broad spatial scales.
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Dr. Lauren Koenig, Postdoctoral Associate
Lauren's postdoctoral work focuses on scaling stream metabolic regimes to whole river networks as part of the StreamPULSE project. Lauren is interested in the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems, specifically how carbon and nutrients are stored and transformed in freshwater environments, and how these processes fit within the larger landscape context via aquatic-terrestrial linkages.
Lauren received her BS from the University of California-Santa Barbara and her PhD from the University of New Hampshire. You can read more about her research on her website.
Lauren's postdoctoral work focuses on scaling stream metabolic regimes to whole river networks as part of the StreamPULSE project. Lauren is interested in the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems, specifically how carbon and nutrients are stored and transformed in freshwater environments, and how these processes fit within the larger landscape context via aquatic-terrestrial linkages.
Lauren received her BS from the University of California-Santa Barbara and her PhD from the University of New Hampshire. You can read more about her research on her website.
Danielle Hare, PhD Candidate
Danielle's PhD research focuses on how carbon cycling in stream ecosystems responds to climate change, specifically increasing stream water temperatures. Danielle will develop reach-and network-scale models as part of the CREWS project.
Danielle received her BS in Geology from Syracuse University and her MS in Geosciences from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she studied groundwater-surface water interactions in wetlands. You can read more about her research on her website.
Danielle's PhD research focuses on how carbon cycling in stream ecosystems responds to climate change, specifically increasing stream water temperatures. Danielle will develop reach-and network-scale models as part of the CREWS project.
Danielle received her BS in Geology from Syracuse University and her MS in Geosciences from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she studied groundwater-surface water interactions in wetlands. You can read more about her research on her website.
Eric Moore, PhD Student
Eric's PhD research focuses on river network-scale patterns of groundwater discharge of legacy nitrogen to streams. He joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project.
Eric received his BS in Geology from Indiana University and most recently was a Research Associate for Duke University's River Center, where he worked as part of the StreamPULSE project. You can read more about Eric's research on his website.
Eric's PhD research focuses on river network-scale patterns of groundwater discharge of legacy nitrogen to streams. He joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project.
Eric received his BS in Geology from Indiana University and most recently was a Research Associate for Duke University's River Center, where he worked as part of the StreamPULSE project. You can read more about Eric's research on his website.
Adam Haynes, MS student
Adam's research focuses on spatiotemporal patterns of groundwater discharge and associated chemistry to streams and rivers. He joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project and is co-advised by Dr. Marty Briggs with a joint internship position with the USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch.
Adam received his BS in Fisheries and Wildlife with Water Science focus from Michigan State University.
Adam's research focuses on spatiotemporal patterns of groundwater discharge and associated chemistry to streams and rivers. He joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project and is co-advised by Dr. Marty Briggs with a joint internship position with the USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch.
Adam received his BS in Fisheries and Wildlife with Water Science focus from Michigan State University.
Alaina Bisson, MS Student
Alaina's research focuses on carbon gas emissions in groundwater discharge zones along river networks. She joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project.
Alaina received her BS in Natural Resources from University of Connecticut.
Alaina's research focuses on carbon gas emissions in groundwater discharge zones along river networks. She joins us as part of the NSF-funded Legacy Nitrogen project.
Alaina received her BS in Natural Resources from University of Connecticut.
Fiona Liu, BS student
Fiona is a McNair Scholar, interested in nitrogen and carbon cycling in riverine sediments. Fiona has been an undergraduate research assistant on our coastal wetlands project and is currently working on our Legacy Nitrogen project. Fiona is majoring in Ecology.
Fiona is a McNair Scholar, interested in nitrogen and carbon cycling in riverine sediments. Fiona has been an undergraduate research assistant on our coastal wetlands project and is currently working on our Legacy Nitrogen project. Fiona is majoring in Ecology.
Lab Alumni
Postdocs
Dr. Mark Harvey (2019-2020); Current position - Director at Harvey Geoscience
Graduate Students
Dr. Janet Barclay (PhD, 2019); Current position - Hydrologist at USGS New England Water Science Center
Kevin Jackson (MS, 2020)
Sean Ooi (MS, 2019); Current position - PhD student in Wendy Yang's lab at University of Illinois
April Doroski (MS, 2017); Current position - Environmental Scientist at Tighe and Bond
Jason Sauer (MS, 2016); Current position - PhD student in Nancy Grimm's lab at Arizona State University
Undergraduates
Kenneth Bell (2020)
Huayile Zhang (2020)
Katherine Bell (2019)
Kayleigh Granville (2019)
Kelsey Witik (2018)
Madelin Stagnito (2017)
D. Cristina Macklem (2016)
Mary Zawatski (2016)
Eva Nelson (2015)
Mary Schoell (2015)
Emily McInerney (2014)
Hannah Tripp (2014)
Postdocs
Dr. Mark Harvey (2019-2020); Current position - Director at Harvey Geoscience
Graduate Students
Dr. Janet Barclay (PhD, 2019); Current position - Hydrologist at USGS New England Water Science Center
Kevin Jackson (MS, 2020)
Sean Ooi (MS, 2019); Current position - PhD student in Wendy Yang's lab at University of Illinois
April Doroski (MS, 2017); Current position - Environmental Scientist at Tighe and Bond
Jason Sauer (MS, 2016); Current position - PhD student in Nancy Grimm's lab at Arizona State University
Undergraduates
Kenneth Bell (2020)
Huayile Zhang (2020)
Katherine Bell (2019)
Kayleigh Granville (2019)
Kelsey Witik (2018)
Madelin Stagnito (2017)
D. Cristina Macklem (2016)
Mary Zawatski (2016)
Eva Nelson (2015)
Mary Schoell (2015)
Emily McInerney (2014)
Hannah Tripp (2014)
