The Notre dame Stream Team
Translation Ecology Grounded in a Field-Based Approach
Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of Environmental Change Initiative (ND ECI)
Curriculum Vitae
Full CV available upon request
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Postdoctoral, Virginia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
My research program centers on the influence of agricultural and urban systems on stream ecosystem function. Results from our research demonstrates a commitment to outreach with the broader community of policy makers, NGOs, and agencies in order to improve the management of our freshwater ecosystems. The Indiana Watershed Initiative (IWI) focuses on paired field and in-stream conservation to improve water quality.
Director of Environmental Change Initiative (ND ECI)
Curriculum Vitae
Full CV available upon request
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Postdoctoral, Virginia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
My research program centers on the influence of agricultural and urban systems on stream ecosystem function. Results from our research demonstrates a commitment to outreach with the broader community of policy makers, NGOs, and agencies in order to improve the management of our freshwater ecosystems. The Indiana Watershed Initiative (IWI) focuses on paired field and in-stream conservation to improve water quality.
Graduate Students
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PhD Candidate
Summer 2021 - Present Research Interests: Emma is researching how various agricultural practices and environmental conditions like nutrients and light availability impact how antimicrobial resistance genes travel through agricultural streams. She is also researching how edge-of-field drainage water management structures impact flow and nutrient loading from farm fields into streams, and how these altered field conditions change the biogeochemistry and hydrology of the land.
PhD Candidate
Summer 2021 - Present Research Interests: Mitch's research aims to explore the fate and transport of environmental contaminants in agriculturally impacted streams. Specifically, I am investigating the ecological factors that influence the transport of antibiotic resistance in flowing waters and assessing the efficacy of current agricultural management practices to reduce nutrient inputs from overland flow into streams. My work is at the nexus of scientific research and translational ecology, and aims to improve water quality for the benefit of all life.
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PhD Student
Summer 2024-Present
Research Interests: Ryan's research aims to better understand and quantify the relationship between freshwater ecology and biogeochemistry and agricultural management practices.
Summer 2024-Present
Research Interests: Ryan's research aims to better understand and quantify the relationship between freshwater ecology and biogeochemistry and agricultural management practices.
PhD Student
Fall 2025-Present
Research Interests: Arctic nutrient cycling, agricultural watersheds.
Fall 2025-Present
Research Interests: Arctic nutrient cycling, agricultural watersheds.
PhD Student
Fall 2025-Present
Research Interests: Terrestrial-aquatic linkages in anthropogenically impacted systems, organismal behavior in environmental change
Fall 2025-Present
Research Interests: Terrestrial-aquatic linkages in anthropogenically impacted systems, organismal behavior in environmental change
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Moh Aboelnour
Postdoctoral Researcher
Summer 2022 - Present
Research Interests: Hydrological modeling studies, including the impact of land-use change and climate variation on surface water-groundwater interactions and water quality at rural-urban interface.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Summer 2022 - Present
Research Interests: Hydrological modeling studies, including the impact of land-use change and climate variation on surface water-groundwater interactions and water quality at rural-urban interface.
Lab staff
Ursula Mahl - Lab Manager
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Undergraduate researchers
Grace Krane ('27)
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Andrea Jasso ('27)
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