People

Alba is an aquatic ecologist interested in the influence of human activities on water quality and stream functional processes- including nutrient cycling and aquatic primary production and respiration. She joined the University of Missouri in August 2017.

Areas of Interest:

Water quality Effects of hydrology and morphology on stream function Forest-stream interactions Functional processes in stream ecosystems - nutrient cycling, respiration, and primary production Ecology of the hyporheic zone

Jessica Scholz completed her MS in Ecology through the Watershed Science Department at Utah State University in 2020. She has a BS in Earth Science from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, as well as a BA in Art History. Deciding to follow a scientific career path, she became interested in water quality and biogeochemistry, leading her to pursue her MS at Utah State and complete a thesis on phosphorus inputs in alpine lakes of northeastern Utah. After graduate school, working in a Water Resources laboratory for Three Rivers Park District in Minnesota inspired her to continue working in a water quality laboratory and help bridge the gap between scientists and natural resource managers.

Tony Thorpe earned his M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife at the University of Missouri in 2004 by correlating heterotrophic bacterial abundance with measures of trophic state at regional and global scales. He has been full-time project manager of the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program since 2001. 

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Carol Pollard graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. After a career in engineering she returned to school, obtaining an MS in Limnology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She in now technician in the Limnology Lab at the University of Missouri.

Angel is a U.S. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Fellow in the Aquatic Ecology Lab. His research seeks to understand how biological and physical processes are linked to carbon and nutrient sources, cycling, and fate in forested streams. He uses a combination of monitoring, experimental, and quantitative approaches to study freshwater ecosystems. Angel also advocates for water security and access for Latino communities in the U.S. 

Olivia completed a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University in 2022. In her undergraduate work she assessed the success of previous restoration efforts in streams heavily affected by agriculture and studied the efficacy of organic matter supplements to complement riparian management in agricultural streams. Currently her research interests are understanding water quality changes in response to hydrological variability with a specific interest in stream nitrogen concentration and forms. After completing her graduate work, she hopes to pursue a career in water quality and restoration working for a state or federal agency. 

Jacob completed B.S. degrees in Zoology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2019. His undergraduate education emphasized Limnology and Aquatic Ecology, and he assisted the UW-Madison Center for Limnology at the Hasler Lab, Trout Lake Station, and The McIntyre Lab, where he researched multiple topics including the effect of invasive armored catfish and Tahitian prawn species on an endemic freshwater stream goby species (Lentipes concolor (‘o‘opu ‘alamo‘o or ‘o‘opu hi‘u koleis)) in the Hawaiian Archipelago.

Mary George is currently majoring in Biology and minoring in Environmental Science. She is also completing her certification in Floral Artistry and Management. She joined the Aquatic Ecology lab in the fall of 2022. She is interested in water quality and plant genetics. After graduating, she hopes to pursue a career in floral genetic development. 

Will Euwer is currently majoring in Environmental Science and minoring Forestry. He joined the Aquatic Ecology lab in 2023. He is interested in water quality, water resource sustainability, and ecosystem protection . After graduating he plans to pursue a career in water quality at a state or federal agency.

Karson Miller is currently majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Engineering Sustainability. She is interested in nutrient cycling, anthropogenic influence on water quality, and watershed restoration. After graduating, Karson intends to further her education and pursue a career in water sustainability and restoration.

Jessi graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2013 with two B.S. degrees in Biology and Environmental Policy. Her research at MU focuses on the influence of anthropogenic disturbances on stream functional processes in headwater streams. She is specifically interested in determining the influence of harvested riparian vegetation and the effect of lead mining on nutrient uptake and stream metabolism.

Garrett earned a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Central Arkansas, then spent two years working as a field technician for the Flathead Lake Biological Station in northwest Montana and Northern Arizona University in interior Alaska with, respectively, hyporheic stonefly populations and the effects of climate change on carbon in tundra permafrost. He now works to understand the relationship between substrate conditions and macroinvertebrate community structure in an impounded river under Dr. Alba Argerich. He is further broadly interested in scientific outreach via photography and writing.