A study led by Dr. Maria Elena Menchú Maldonado, Day-ahead statistical forecasting of algal bloom risk to support reservoir release decisions in a highly engineered watershed, was featured on WINK News (local news in Southwest FL) and the Gainesville Sun. View the WINK News story here and Gainesville Sun article here.

The Coastal Predictions Workgroup met to discuss existing decision-support tools for coastal water quality management and needs for new ones. ShellCast and Julia Harrison's sonde-based fecal bacteria nowcasting research were presented. A report from the workshop is now available and outlines key directions for the workgroup’s future research. Read the report here.

Congratulations, Chris! This prestigious fellowship is awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to recognize and support graduate students with promise to bolster the quality, vitality, and strength of the nation's scientific and engineering workforce. 

Natalie was interviewed by the Phosphorus Science Now, produced by the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance, regarding the lab's study: Effective nutrient management of surface waters in the U.S. requires expanded water quality monitoring in agriculturally-intensive areas, published in ACS Environmental Au. View the episode here.

Julia received the NC State University GOHA Paper of the Year award in the student/postdoc category for her publication, "Tryptophan-like fluorescence for monitoring fecal contamination in a marsh-dominated estuary," in ACS ES&T Water. Congratulations, Julia!

Chris was recognized for his presentation, "Surface Water Nutrient Monitoring in Agriculturally-Intensive Regions of the U.S.: Current Status and Needs for Expansion". Bravo, Chris!

The University of Florida featured Dr. María Menchú Maldonado and her recent publication as a research highlight. Learn more here, "Researchers develop models to predict algal bloom risks a day ahead."

Congrats, Kelly! The Global One Health Fellows program is part of the North Carolina State University Global One Health Academy.

The scientific journal, ACS Environmental Au, featured Natalie in their special issue on Rising Stars in Environmental Research for 2024. Our team contributed an article to the special issue, with Christopher Oates and Hector Fajardo, CWAL PhD Students, being first and second author, respectively. Read the article here.

The STEM Yard podcast is produced by the North Carolina Science Olympiad. In this episode, Natalie talks about the Coastal Countdown event and the field of biological and agricultural engineering.

Christopher Oates's original illustration of nutrient water quality monitoring in an agricultural landscape was selected for the cover of the ACS Environmental Au issue featuring our team's study. Congratulations, Chris!

Taj and his summer undergraduate research project were featured by NC State CALS Communications in "Forging a Path Forward"

Congrats, Kelly! Learn more about the fellowship here.

Congrats, Hector! See other submissions here.

Learn more about the program here.

A study led by Megan Carr, Fecal bacteria contamination of floodwaters and a coastal waterway from tidally-driven stormwater network inundation, was featured on WRAL (local news) and WUNC (local NPR). View the news story here and radio story here.

Dr. Lee and Dr. Menchu traveled to Florida to work alongside our partners at the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation, University of Florida, and U.S. Geological Survey. During their visit, they collected water samples along the Caloosahatchee River Estuary (pictured).

Congrats, Chris! Learn more about the fellowship and Chris in this Q&A.

Congrats, Megan! Learn more about the program here, and see a research spotlight on Megan here.

Phosphorus Science Now, produced by the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance, invited Lise to present on her recent publication in Earth's Future. See the episode here.

In this talk, the team shares work on ShellBase, including a historical analysis of water quality in NC shellfish waters, and a predictive modeling study. View the webinar on YouTube here.

Congrats, Mariella! Learn more about the CEFS Graduate Fellowship program here.

In the video, "Qu'est-ce que la télédétection spatiale?", Lise provides an overview on satellite remote sensing -- in French! She also describes a study she recently published in Scientific Reports, which you can read here.

Dr. Sheila Saia, lab alumna, was interviewed by Josephine McRobbie of the Earth Eats team at Indiana Public Media. In her interview, she discusses our team's work on ShellCast. Hear the interview with her and NC shellfish grower James Hargrove of Middle Sound Mariculture in the first few minutes of this podcast episode on The future of farming must be inclusive (by Kayte Young), and in this write-up, Research team develops application to help oyster team plan harvests (by Josephine McRobbie).

As part of their Image of the Day series, NASA featured Lise's historical analysis of swine CAFO construction in NC. See their post here, and read the original study here.

Congrats, Emine! With this grant, Emine will work to advance understanding of flood water quality distributions and drivers through statistical modeling. 

Learn more about the symposium here and watch a recording of the keynote here.

Congrats, Emine! Emine's award winning presentation was titled: “Understanding Flood Water Quality Dynamics Using Flood Modeling and Contact Time Estimates”

The theme for this year’s workshop is Transforming Weather, Climate Services, and Blue Economy with Artificial Intelligence. Megan's presentation was included in the "AI for the Blue Economy" session. Learn more about the conference here.

Mariella delivered  a presentation (in Spanish!) on her research to youth scientists participating in the Young Scientist Academy.

Congratulations to Randi! The FFAR Fellows program recognizes and supports Future Leaders for Food and Agriculture. Learn more about Randi and her fellowship here.

Congratulations to Natalie! Natalie will support the policy team at SCCF, specifically on issues related to water and water quality management.

Congratulations to Sheila, who is joining the NC State Climate Office as Associate Director. We'll miss you, Sheila! 

The project, Characterizing the Unseen Water Quality Consequences of Sunny-Day Floods in Nearshore Waters, will last from 2021-2026. To learn more about the project, visit the NSF award page or read the NCSU press release.

More on the Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship.

Congratulations to Natalie for receiving a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!

As a 2020 USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center Science to Action Fellow, Lise will spend time at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center in Massachusetts this fall to develop an interactive web-based decision-support tool as part of the last chapter of her dissertation, which focuses on estimating estuarine vulnerability to water quality change under potential future climate and land use scenarios. Many congratulations, Lise!

Natalie and Lise traveled to China from July 27 - August 9, 2019, along with two other faculty, two graduate students, and six P4 undergraduate fellows to visit China Agricultural University, Zhejiang University, and Zhejiang A&F University and forge new collaborations. Above, the NC State group poses with colleagues at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.

Lise and Emine continue to make the Biosystems Analytics Lab proud! Emine received an Oral Presentation Award in the Natural Resources and Environment System Technical Community for her presentation, “Using Machine Learning and Remotely Sensed Data to Develop Spatiotemporal Maps of Flood Surge and Retreat”, and Lise received 1st Place in the Engineering Ethics Video Competition along with BAE PhD student, Mahmoud Shehata. Congratulations, Emine and Lise!

Congratulations to Emine for receiving a 2019 NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship for her project, Using Machine Learning and Remotely Sensed Data to Develop Spatiotemporal Maps of Flood Surge and Retreat!

Congratulations to Emine for this prestigious recognition from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program!

Congratulations to Sam, undergraduate research assistant, who was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support his PhD studies!

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center selected Lise for a Global Change Fellowship, and the Graduate Student Research Award was granted to her by North Carolina Sea Grant/Water Resources Research Institute for her proposal, “Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of Historical Swine CAFO Spread in North Carolina and Connections to Water Quality.” Many congratulations, Lise!

Dr. Alice Alonso, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar in the Biosystems Analytics Lab, wins First Place in the Faculty & Staff category of the NC State Envisioning Research photography competition for her submission, A Meeting of River & Sea.

Lise Montefiore, Biosystems Analytics Lab PhD Student, wins Second Place in the Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources category of the NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium for her poster, Coupling climate, land use, and sea level rise projections to identify threatened estuaries in North Carolina.

Sam Blackman, Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Biosystems Analytics Lab, wins Third Place in the NC Water Resources Research Institute student poster competition for his poster, Quantifying seasonal variability of dissolved oxygen and pH in brackish habitats of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.