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Rebecca North, Ph.D.
Rebecca North, Ph.D.
Rebecca is an emerging researcher in aquatic ecology and biogeochemistry, with expertise on nutrient and algal dynamics in water bodies. She left the great white North and joined the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Her PhD in limnology was obtained at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada where she worked on eutrophication issues in the African and North American Great Lakes. Her postdoctoral fellowship at Trent University, Ontario, Canada facilitated the expansion of her work to include the watershed, where she examined non-point sources of nutrient loading to a large lake. Her work as a Research Associate with the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada has been focused on light-nutrient interactions in a large reservoir and the importance of winter processes.
Rebecca is an emerging researcher in aquatic ecology and biogeochemistry, with expertise on nutrient and algal dynamics in water bodies. She left the great white North and joined the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Her PhD in limnology was obtained at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada where she worked on eutrophication issues in the African and North American Great Lakes. Her postdoctoral fellowship at Trent University, Ontario, Canada facilitated the expansion of her work to include the watershed, where she examined non-point sources of nutrient loading to a large lake. Her work as a Research Associate with the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada has been focused on light-nutrient interactions in a large reservoir and the importance of winter processes.
Laura McCann, Ph.D.
Laura McCann, Ph.D.
Laura McCann is a Professor at the University of Missouri. Her research agenda addresses the general area of natural resource management and policy. More specifically, she analyzes and measures the transaction costs of agri-environmental policies. Additionally, Dr. McCann works in the area of adoption of best management practices relating to water quality in agricultural and urban settings. Current research applies insights from behavioral economics to adoption. I was a Fulbright Scholar in Tunisia in the fall of 2019, she is the Editor of the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research.
Laura McCann is a Professor at the University of Missouri. Her research agenda addresses the general area of natural resource management and policy. More specifically, she analyzes and measures the transaction costs of agri-environmental policies. Additionally, Dr. McCann works in the area of adoption of best management practices relating to water quality in agricultural and urban settings. Current research applies insights from behavioral economics to adoption. I was a Fulbright Scholar in Tunisia in the fall of 2019, she is the Editor of the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research.
Trisha Moore, Ph.D.
Trisha Moore, Ph.D.
After completing bachelor's and master's degrees at K-State, Moore obtained a doctorate in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University in 2011. She then completed a post-doc at the University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory in Minneapolis, MN before returning to Manhattan to join the K-State Biological and Agricultural Engineering department in November 2013.
After completing bachelor's and master's degrees at K-State, Moore obtained a doctorate in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University in 2011. She then completed a post-doc at the University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory in Minneapolis, MN before returning to Manhattan to join the K-State Biological and Agricultural Engineering department in November 2013.
Research
Moore's research is focused on understanding the processes by which natural-based engineered systems contribute to the production of ecosystem services (defined as the benefits people obtain from ecosystems). Water quality and quantity regulation are her primary services of interest, but she has also examined complementary ecological services provided by these systems, including climate regulation through carbon sequestration, biodiversity maintenance, stream baseflow regulation, and increased resiliency to extreme climate events. Moore is interested in the function of these systems at a variety of scales, including site-scale mechanisms through which services are produced in-situ and the watershed-scale at which hydrologic and other benefits from these systems are intended to accrue. Her research group applies models and empirical data to explore questions regarding potential tradeoffs and synergies in the spatial and temporal delivery of ecosystem services under various watershed management approaches. While the context for the majority of Moore's research has been in urban and urbanizing watersheds, her team also works in rural watersheds to understand streambank erosion and how both in-stream and watershed mitigation approaches contribute to regulation of stream erosion. Moore had the opportunity to meld her research with stormwater programming by working with the City of Wichita, KS, to develop an integrated water quality program between the City and upstream agricultural producers in the Little Arkansas River Watershed, which is currently in its first year of implementation.
Research
Moore's research is focused on understanding the processes by which natural-based engineered systems contribute to the production of ecosystem services (defined as the benefits people obtain from ecosystems). Water quality and quantity regulation are her primary services of interest, but she has also examined complementary ecological services provided by these systems, including climate regulation through carbon sequestration, biodiversity maintenance, stream baseflow regulation, and increased resiliency to extreme climate events. Moore is interested in the function of these systems at a variety of scales, including site-scale mechanisms through which services are produced in-situ and the watershed-scale at which hydrologic and other benefits from these systems are intended to accrue. Her research group applies models and empirical data to explore questions regarding potential tradeoffs and synergies in the spatial and temporal delivery of ecosystem services under various watershed management approaches. While the context for the majority of Moore's research has been in urban and urbanizing watersheds, her team also works in rural watersheds to understand streambank erosion and how both in-stream and watershed mitigation approaches contribute to regulation of stream erosion. Moore had the opportunity to meld her research with stormwater programming by working with the City of Wichita, KS, to develop an integrated water quality program between the City and upstream agricultural producers in the Little Arkansas River Watershed, which is currently in its first year of implementation.
Academic Highlights
Moore has published her work in journals such as Ecological Engineering, Water Environment Research, Climatic Change, and Water Research. She and her graduate students have presented our research in more than 30 posters and oral presentations at both local and national conferences, such as the Kansas Governor’s Water Conference, the Great Plains Low Impact Development Research and Innovation Symposium, and the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE) meetings. She currently serves as the Secretary of AEES and of the Geomorphology, Streambank Stability and In-stream Processes sub-committee of ASABE. For efforts such as these, Moore was recognized as the Young Member of the Year by the Kansas Chapter of ASABE in 2016.
Academic Highlights
Moore has published her work in journals such as Ecological Engineering, Water Environment Research, Climatic Change, and Water Research. She and her graduate students have presented our research in more than 30 posters and oral presentations at both local and national conferences, such as the Kansas Governor’s Water Conference, the Great Plains Low Impact Development Research and Innovation Symposium, and the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE) meetings. She currently serves as the Secretary of AEES and of the Geomorphology, Streambank Stability and In-stream Processes sub-committee of ASABE. For efforts such as these, Moore was recognized as the Young Member of the Year by the Kansas Chapter of ASABE in 2016.
Adrienne Ohler, Ph.D.
Adrienne Ohler, Ph.D.
Dr. Ohler is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Missouri with appointments in the Division of Applied Social Sciences and the School of Medicine. She has published several papers related to renewable energy issues and to consumer demand for electricity in peer-reviewed journals such as The Energy Journal, The Electricity Journal, and Energy Policy.
Dr. Ohler is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Missouri with appointments in the Division of Applied Social Sciences and the School of Medicine. She has published several papers related to renewable energy issues and to consumer demand for electricity in peer-reviewed journals such as The Energy Journal, The Electricity Journal, and Energy Policy.
Working with FRI, Dr. Ohler will be developing research and grant opportunities related to the regulation of public utilities and the impact on social, environmental, and health outcomes.
Working with FRI, Dr. Ohler will be developing research and grant opportunities related to the regulation of public utilities and the impact on social, environmental, and health outcomes.
She holds a PhD in economics (Washington State), MS degrees in both statistics (Washington State) and economics (Montana State), and a BS in mathematics and economics (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign).
She holds a PhD in economics (Washington State), MS degrees in both statistics (Washington State) and economics (Montana State), and a BS in mathematics and economics (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign).
Prior to joining the University of Missouri, Dr. Ohler was Associate Professor of economics and Director of Outreach for the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies at Illinois State University.
Prior to joining the University of Missouri, Dr. Ohler was Associate Professor of economics and Director of Outreach for the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies at Illinois State University.
Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, Ph.D.
Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, Ph.D.
Dr. Aleksey Sheshukov received a master’s degree with honors in applied mathematics and theoretical mechanics in 1991 and earned a doctorate in fluid mechanics in 1996 from Kazan State University in Russia. In the dissertation, he studied multiphase flow and solute transport in frozen porous media focusing on creating artificial frozen barriers for isolating hazardous materials in soils. After graduation, Sheshukov joined the Kazan State Power Engineering University as an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean where he taught courses on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and mass transport. During that time, he also worked as a senior scientist at Chebotarev Research Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Kazan State University. From 1999 to 2007, Sheshukov worked as a visiting assistant professor and later as a research associate at University of Minnesota on analytical and numerical modeling of gravity-driven unstable flows in unsaturated soils. In 2008, he joined the Kansas State University as a watershed modeling specialist and later Research Assistant Professor focusing on nonpoint source pollution sources in Kansas watersheds and developing watershed management plans. Sheshukov has been an Assistant Professor since 2012, where he leads the research and extension program on water quality.
Dr. Aleksey Sheshukov received a master’s degree with honors in applied mathematics and theoretical mechanics in 1991 and earned a doctorate in fluid mechanics in 1996 from Kazan State University in Russia. In the dissertation, he studied multiphase flow and solute transport in frozen porous media focusing on creating artificial frozen barriers for isolating hazardous materials in soils. After graduation, Sheshukov joined the Kazan State Power Engineering University as an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean where he taught courses on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and mass transport. During that time, he also worked as a senior scientist at Chebotarev Research Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Kazan State University. From 1999 to 2007, Sheshukov worked as a visiting assistant professor and later as a research associate at University of Minnesota on analytical and numerical modeling of gravity-driven unstable flows in unsaturated soils. In 2008, he joined the Kansas State University as a watershed modeling specialist and later Research Assistant Professor focusing on nonpoint source pollution sources in Kansas watersheds and developing watershed management plans. Sheshukov has been an Assistant Professor since 2012, where he leads the research and extension program on water quality.
Research
Sheshukov’s research interests include studying fundamentals of hydrological processes at the watershed scale, evaluating best-management practices for sustainable watershed management and restoration, and physically based modeling of flow and coupled heat and mass transport in terrestrial ecosystems. His research group utilizes a variety of watershed modeling tools and develops novel computer models to gain better understanding of climate and land use change impacts on watershed hydrology and water-quality. Specific interests lie in computer modeling and field monitoring of ephemeral gully erosion processes supported by grants of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey. He also conducts field and laboratory studies on soil erodibility using Jet Erosion Test (JET). Sheshukov’s research is tightly integrated with his extension activities on providing service and engaging citizens in conservation and protection of Kansas watersheds. He developed watershed assessment plans for 13 HUC-8 watersheds in Kansas and Missouri to mitigate nonpoint source pollution from agricultural fields.
Research
Sheshukov’s research interests include studying fundamentals of hydrological processes at the watershed scale, evaluating best-management practices for sustainable watershed management and restoration, and physically based modeling of flow and coupled heat and mass transport in terrestrial ecosystems. His research group utilizes a variety of watershed modeling tools and develops novel computer models to gain better understanding of climate and land use change impacts on watershed hydrology and water-quality. Specific interests lie in computer modeling and field monitoring of ephemeral gully erosion processes supported by grants of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey. He also conducts field and laboratory studies on soil erodibility using Jet Erosion Test (JET). Sheshukov’s research is tightly integrated with his extension activities on providing service and engaging citizens in conservation and protection of Kansas watersheds. He developed watershed assessment plans for 13 HUC-8 watersheds in Kansas and Missouri to mitigate nonpoint source pollution from agricultural fields.
Academic highlights
Sheshukov was a recipient of the Big XII Faculty Fellowship Award (2015), the Above and Beyond Award by the College of Engineering (2009), and ASABE Superior Paper Award (2012). He was a member on the K-State Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy team that was nationally recognized in 2009 by the USDA-NIFA Partnership Award for Mission Integration and the EPA’s Best Watershed Plan in 2011). Sheshukov organized a regional workshop on Soil Erodibility and Jet Erosion Test in 2015, coordinated two international workshops on efforts to mitigate agricultural burning in Moscow, Russia in 2012 sponsored by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, and organized USDA Scientific Exchange Program on Black Carbon. Sheshukov is a member of two ASABE technical committees and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards Committee. Graduate students on Sheshukov’s research group were recognized by the awards at the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas in 2014, 2015 , and 2016 , Vietnam Educational Foundation scholarship, Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship, and various travel and education grants from Kansas State University. Sheshukov is a co-developer of the Weather Input for Nonpoint Data Simulation (WINDS) stochastic weather generator, the Watershed Assessment Tool for Environmental Risk (WATER), and state lead of the Daily Erosion Project.
Academic highlights
Sheshukov was a recipient of the Big XII Faculty Fellowship Award (2015), the Above and Beyond Award by the College of Engineering (2009), and ASABE Superior Paper Award (2012). He was a member on the K-State Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy team that was nationally recognized in 2009 by the USDA-NIFA Partnership Award for Mission Integration and the EPA’s Best Watershed Plan in 2011). Sheshukov organized a regional workshop on Soil Erodibility and Jet Erosion Test in 2015, coordinated two international workshops on efforts to mitigate agricultural burning in Moscow, Russia in 2012 sponsored by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, and organized USDA Scientific Exchange Program on Black Carbon. Sheshukov is a member of two ASABE technical committees and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards Committee. Graduate students on Sheshukov’s research group were recognized by the awards at the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas in 2014, 2015 , and 2016 , Vietnam Educational Foundation scholarship, Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship, and various travel and education grants from Kansas State University. Sheshukov is a co-developer of the Weather Input for Nonpoint Data Simulation (WINDS) stochastic weather generator, the Watershed Assessment Tool for Environmental Risk (WATER), and state lead of the Daily Erosion Project.
Yousef Alkilany, Ph.D.
Yousef Alkilany, Ph.D.
Yousef Alkilany is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His role in this ongoing project, Valuing Water Quality Improvements in Heartland Reservoirs, is to work with Drs. Ohler and McCann to design, implement, and statistically evaluate a choice experiment survey that will identify the water quality attribute combinations that affect recreational preferences and the residents' willingness to pay for the improvement of the water quality attributes in these reservoirs. Yousef holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and an M.S. in Probability and Statistics from Auburn University. He also earned an MSc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tripoli. As a scholar, his research interests include non-market valuation, environmental and regional economics, prices and market analysis, and international economics. He has presented his research at regional and national conferences, including AAEA, SAEA, and SEA.
Yousef Alkilany is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His role in this ongoing project, Valuing Water Quality Improvements in Heartland Reservoirs, is to work with Drs. Ohler and McCann to design, implement, and statistically evaluate a choice experiment survey that will identify the water quality attribute combinations that affect recreational preferences and the residents' willingness to pay for the improvement of the water quality attributes in these reservoirs. Yousef holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and an M.S. in Probability and Statistics from Auburn University. He also earned an MSc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tripoli. As a scholar, his research interests include non-market valuation, environmental and regional economics, prices and market analysis, and international economics. He has presented his research at regional and national conferences, including AAEA, SAEA, and SEA.
While at Auburn University, he worked as an instructor at the Department of Economics and a graduate research assistant at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, studying the model's accuracy for predicting survey responses from Maryland farmers regarding their participation in cover-crop programs. In addition, he participated on several Auburn University committees, such as the Concession Board and the Administrator Reviews Committees. Yousef also served as an abstract reviewer, judge, chair session, and discussant at the AU Student Research Symposiums, AAEA, and SEA meetings. Before joining Auburn, Yousef worked in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Sebha University, where he taught a wide range of undergraduate courses and was on the board of several academic roles and committees.
While at Auburn University, he worked as an instructor at the Department of Economics and a graduate research assistant at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, studying the model's accuracy for predicting survey responses from Maryland farmers regarding their participation in cover-crop programs. In addition, he participated on several Auburn University committees, such as the Concession Board and the Administrator Reviews Committees. Yousef also served as an abstract reviewer, judge, chair session, and discussant at the AU Student Research Symposiums, AAEA, and SEA meetings. Before joining Auburn, Yousef worked in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Sebha University, where he taught a wide range of undergraduate courses and was on the board of several academic roles and committees.
Jeeban Panthi, Ph.D.
Jeeban Panthi, Ph.D.
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Kansas State University. My research is centered on the comprehensive investigation of climate change, coastal hydrology and water quality. My research approach leverages a diverse array of technical tools and methodologies, including numerical modeling, geophysical techniques, satellite remote sensing data, and data-driven modeling approaches. The primary objective of my research is to provide answers to fundamental scientific questions within the field of hydrology, with a scope encompassing the entire hydrological continuum from headwater regions to coastal zones. My research contributes to the advancement of our knowledge pertaining to hydrological processes, with a specific emphasis on both water availability and water quality.
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Kansas State University. My research is centered on the comprehensive investigation of climate change, coastal hydrology and water quality. My research approach leverages a diverse array of technical tools and methodologies, including numerical modeling, geophysical techniques, satellite remote sensing data, and data-driven modeling approaches. The primary objective of my research is to provide answers to fundamental scientific questions within the field of hydrology, with a scope encompassing the entire hydrological continuum from headwater regions to coastal zones. My research contributes to the advancement of our knowledge pertaining to hydrological processes, with a specific emphasis on both water availability and water quality.
Andrea Price, Ph.D., Senior Research Specialist
Andrea Price, Ph.D., Senior Research Specialist
Andrea Price earned her PhD in 2016 from McGill University in Physical Geography. She completed both her MSc and BSc from the University of Victoria in Earth and Ocean Sciences. Studies focused on using organic-walled microfossils as indicators of water quality in coastal regions around North America. She is currently a Senior Research Specialist in the North Limnology Lab and the Project Manager for the Statewide Lake Assessment Program. She moved to Missouri in 2022 and is enjoying getting to know Missouri’s lakes and cycling paths.
Andrea Price earned her PhD in 2016 from McGill University in Physical Geography. She completed both her MSc and BSc from the University of Victoria in Earth and Ocean Sciences. Studies focused on using organic-walled microfossils as indicators of water quality in coastal regions around North America. She is currently a Senior Research Specialist in the North Limnology Lab and the Project Manager for the Statewide Lake Assessment Program. She moved to Missouri in 2022 and is enjoying getting to know Missouri’s lakes and cycling paths.
Crystal Rein, Research Specialist I
Crystal Rein, Research Specialist I
Crystal Rein graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College with a BA in General Studies, Concentration in Education and Psychology. After several years of leading an elementary classroom, her career meandered into managing staff and volunteers at the local Columbia Farmers Market. After deeply contemplating her love for the outdoors and her desire to protect Missouri waterways, Crystal decided to return to undergraduate life by receiving an Environmental Science - Water degree at the University of Missouri in 2023, with aspirations to attend graduate school afterwards. Having joined the MU Limnology in 2020, Crystal learns something new about Missouri waterways each and every day. Her hobbies include canoeing, hiking, traveling, overlanding and growing her skills at fly fishing.
Crystal Rein graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College with a BA in General Studies, Concentration in Education and Psychology. After several years of leading an elementary classroom, her career meandered into managing staff and volunteers at the local Columbia Farmers Market. After deeply contemplating her love for the outdoors and her desire to protect Missouri waterways, Crystal decided to return to undergraduate life by receiving an Environmental Science - Water degree at the University of Missouri in 2023, with aspirations to attend graduate school afterwards. Having joined the MU Limnology in 2020, Crystal learns something new about Missouri waterways each and every day. Her hobbies include canoeing, hiking, traveling, overlanding and growing her skills at fly fishing.
SLAP Rover - Field Technician
SLAP Rover - Field Technician
Christopher Kalogeris, Undergraduate Student
Christopher Kalogeris, Undergraduate Student
Chris is a senior studying environmental sciences with an emphasis in water quality. He joined the North MU Limnology lab in the Spring of 2022 as a SLAP Rover, and continued into the 2023 field season. During his time at the lab, he has had the opportunity to travel most of Missouri, see many different reservoirs, get an appreciation for the beauty and variation of the state, and become familiar with many of Missouri's reservoirs. In his free time, he enjoys playing music, going for bike rides, taking hikes, and running. After graduating he wishes to continue working in this field either through the lab or through the Department of Natural Resources.
Chris is a senior studying environmental sciences with an emphasis in water quality. He joined the North MU Limnology lab in the Spring of 2022 as a SLAP Rover, and continued into the 2023 field season. During his time at the lab, he has had the opportunity to travel most of Missouri, see many different reservoirs, get an appreciation for the beauty and variation of the state, and become familiar with many of Missouri's reservoirs. In his free time, he enjoys playing music, going for bike rides, taking hikes, and running. After graduating he wishes to continue working in this field either through the lab or through the Department of Natural Resources.
SLAP Rover - Field Technician
SLAP Rover - Field Technician
Jacob Skipton, Undergraduate Student
Jacob Skipton, Undergraduate Student
Jacob Skipton is a sophomore studying Natural Resources Science and Management with an emphasis in Fisheries and Wildlife. He joined the Limnology lab in fall 2022. He is interested in anything outdoors and loves to travel. Jacob plans to pursue a career in conservation after graduating from MU.
Jacob Skipton is a sophomore studying Natural Resources Science and Management with an emphasis in Fisheries and Wildlife. He joined the Limnology lab in fall 2022. He is interested in anything outdoors and loves to travel. Jacob plans to pursue a career in conservation after graduating from MU.
Madisyn Branch, Lab Manager
Madisyn Branch, Lab Manager
Madisyn Branch graduates December of 2023 with a degree in Environmental Science with an emphasis in water. Her interests in environmental science include water quality and conservation. She began working as a field/lab technician in the limnology lab in spring of 2023, directly helping graduate student Fatima Laraib with her research project on how thiamine affects phytoplankton communities in freshwater lakes. She has also helped collect data for the SLAP program. She plans to attend graduate school to earn her masters degree in environmental science.
Madisyn Branch graduates December of 2023 with a degree in Environmental Science with an emphasis in water. Her interests in environmental science include water quality and conservation. She began working as a field/lab technician in the limnology lab in spring of 2023, directly helping graduate student Fatima Laraib with her research project on how thiamine affects phytoplankton communities in freshwater lakes. She has also helped collect data for the SLAP program. She plans to attend graduate school to earn her masters degree in environmental science.
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