P.
V. SUNDARESHWAR, Ph.D.
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences
Telephone: (605)-394-2492 (office);
(605)-484-3731 (cell)
FAX: (605)-394-6061
Email: pvs@sdsmt.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
2000 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC; Biology; Thesis – Phosphorus
Dynamics in impacted and non-impacted wetlands of South Carolina: Understanding
Linkages between Natural Processes and Anthropogenic Perturbations.
M.S.
1990
B.S.
1988
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009
– Present, Associate Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology
2006
– Present Program Chair, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences (AES) Ph.D
program
2005
–
2004
– Present Director of Biogeochemistry Core Facility
2004
– Present Technical Advisor, Government of
2003
– 2009 Assistant Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology.
2000 – 2003 Principal Investigator and Research Associate,
1993
– 2000 Instructor and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Estuarine Research
Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellow,
1992
– 1993 Research Fellow, Eco-development and Eco-restoration Project for the
Tata Electric company (TEC) hydroelectric dams,
1991
– 1992 Research Fellow, The State and the Changing Face of Forests in
1990 – 1991 Research Fellow, Protected Areas and
Wildlife Conservation in
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING
10/06 – 11/06 AgCert
International Plc.
2005 – 2007 C-Lock
Technologies Inc. – A wholly owned subsidiary of Evergreen Energy Inc.
OCEAN
RESEARCH CRUISE EXPERIENCE
May 31st – June 9th
2008. Bay of Bengal,
PATENTABLE
DISCLOSURE
3 Patentable ideas have
been disclosed to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and are
currently under patent application process.
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS
2009 Carhart Lectures in Natural Science. Dakota Wesleyan
University. 17th February. Mitchell, SD.
2008 Plenary Lecture on wetlands and global change
for the annual international symposium of the Melton Foundation. Dillard University, New Orleans. 3rd October
2007 Named as one of eight
scientists from around the world as a “Revolutionary Mind for 2007” by Seed magazine of the Seed Media Group,
NY. The following PDF contains the section from the October issue explaining
the series and my profile. http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/staff/Sundareshwar/SeedMag-PV.pdf
2007 Panel Member, Carbon, climate change and
economic opportunities. SD Not-Till Farmers Association, Huron, SD
2006 Principal Organizer, Indo-US Workshop on
INDOFLUX.
2006 Keynote speaker Workshop of Natural resources,
the State of
2005
2005 SDSM&T Budget advisory committee award.
2004 Principal Organizer, Symposium titled “In the
Footsteps of Lewis and Clark – Rediscovering Earth from land to the sea – A
Biogeoscience Perspective”. Themed symposium of the 89th
Ecological Society of America Meeting, August 2 – 6, 2004.
2003 Research Career Award, SDSM&T and the SD
EPSCoR.
2003 Nelson Research Initiative Award, SDSM&T.
2003 Visiting Scientist Award, Baruch Marine Field
Laboratory,
2001 Moderator, Session on Coastal Systems,
Seventh Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, June 17 – 20 2001,
1999 Outstanding Student Poster Award, International
Aquatic Sciences meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography,
1999 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) /
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Environmental
Science Fellowship, - for outstanding research in environmental science and
fostering environmental awareness in general public
1999 Baruch Institute Travel Award
1999
1998
1998 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)/National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellowship
1998 W. Gordon Belser Fellowship in Botany
1997 W. Gordon Belser Fellowship in Botany
RESEARCH GRANTS
·
Ecosystem
condition assessment of playa wetlands. Oklahoma State University. 04/2009 –
04/2010. PI. $10,000
·
Collaborative
Research: Paradox of a diatom: Blooms in oligotrophic waters. NSF Ecosystem
studies program. 7/2009 – 6/2012. Pending. PI. $505,375 (SDSM&T component:
$277,245)
·
Developing
indices to evaluate restoration of biogeochemical functions and ecosystem
services in wetlands.
·
Phosphorous
speciation as an indicator of landuse and conservation practices on wetland
condition. United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource
Conservation Service. PI. Approved for funding. $180,000
·
Collaborative
Research: Exploration of the mechanistic basis and biogeochemical implications
of differential nutrient limitation among trophic levels. National Science Foundation
Ecosystem Studies, collaborative with
·
A
proposal to increase minority participation in higher education in stem
disciplines responsive to NASA needs – a multi-institution effort. NASA’s
·
Phase I: Data Collection and Assessment for
Mercury TMDL Development,
·
Phosphorus
forms in prairie pothole wetlands: a 31P NMR study.
·
SGER:
An opportunity to study the impact of nutrient pulsing in an oligotrophic
forest stream in
·
Effect
of Water, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Phosphorous on Bacterial Communities on Pine
Needle Litter. Black Hills State University faculty development grant. Co-PI.
$2700.
·
Establishing
a long-term biogeochemical monitoring network in
·
Indo-US
Bilateral Workshop on INDOFLUX.
·
Establishing
the
·
Enhancing
Indo-US collaborations to establish a biogeochemical monitoring network for
studying global environmental change. Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.
PI. $5000
·
Acquisition
of equipment cluster to strengthen a multi-disciplinary regional
Biogeochemistry Core Facility for research and training. National Science
Foundation. PI. 269,875.
·
Acquisition
of laboratory and field instrumentation to enhance research and education. SDSM&T
Budget Advisory Committee. PI (Co-PI. Dr. James Stone). $16,870.
·
Composition
of communities of methane-oxidizing bacteria in soils of Ponderosa Pine forests
and their response to wildfires. Co-PI. (PI. Dr. David Bergman,
·
Establishing
a Biogeochemistry Core Facility.
·
Research
Initiative Award.
·
Characterization
of phosphorus removal metabolisms in wastewater treatment, sediment, and dental
environments: an interdisciplinary approach. Center for Environmental
Solutions - Small Grants Program. PIs: Drs. A. J. Schuler and P. V.
Sundareshwar. 04/19/2002. $9,908.
·
Understanding
the Biocomplexity of Differential Nutrient Limitations between Trophic Levels:
A Comparison among Biomes. National Science Foundation’s Biocomplexity
Program (CBC). Duration: 12 months (effective date 09/15/01). PI: Dr. C. J.
Richardson; Co-PIs: Drs. P. V. Sundareshwar, J. T. Morris, J. E. Hobbie, and A.
E. Giblin; Senior Personnel: Dr. D. D. Richter. $93,854.
·
Role
of sediment processes in regulating water quality of the
·
Phosphorus
dynamics in impacted and non-impacted coastal wetlands of
PUBLICATIONS
Sundareshwar, P. V., C.J. Richardson, S. C. Neubauer, and J. T. Morris. 2009. Differential nutrient
limitation: Developing a theoretical framework for an emerging ecological
phenomenon. Abstract approved. Biogeochemistry. full manuscript
being submitted.
Sundareshwar,
P. V., C. J.
Richardson, R. Gleason, P. Pellechia and S. Honomichl.2009 Nature versus Nurture: Functional assessment
of wetland restoration efforts. Geophysical
Research Letters, 36, L03402, doi:10.1029/2008GL036385.
For access to the full article: http://www.agu.org/journals/g1/g10903/2008GL036385.
C. J. Richardson, J. W.
Pahl, J. Vymazal, P. Vaithiyanathan, R. G. Qualls, P.V. Sundareshwar and
L. Barber. 2008. Enrichment Gradients in WCA-2A and Northern WCA-3A: Water,
Soil, Plant Biomass and Nutrient Storage Responses. In: The
Sundareshwar, P. V., R. Murtugudde, G. Srinivasan, S.
Singh, K. J. Ramesh, R. Ramesh, S. B. Verma, D. Agarwal, D. Baldocchi, C. K.
Baru, K. K. Baruah, G. R. Chowdhury, V. K. Dadhwal, C. B. S. Dutt, J. Fuentes,
Prabhat K. Gupta, W. W. Hargrove, M. Howard, C. S. Jha, S. Lal, W. K. Michener,
A. P. Mitra, J. T. Morris, R. R. Myneni, M. Naja, R. Nemani, R. Purvaja, S.
Raha, S. K. Santhana Vanan, M. Sharma, A. Subramaniam, R. Sukumar, R. R.
Twilley, P. R. Zimmerman. 2007. Environment: Environmental Monitoring Network
for
Sundareshwar
P. V., J. T. Morris,
E. K. Koepfler, and B. Fornwalt.
2003. Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystem processes. Science.
299:563-565
Morris J. T., P. V.
Sundareshwar, C. T. Nietch, B. J. Kjerfve, D. R. Cahoon. 2002. Response of
coastal wetlands to rising sea level. Ecology. 83(10):
2869-2877.
Sundareshwar,
P. V. and C. J.
Richardson. 2002.
Role of sediments in regulating water quality in the Cape
Sundareshwar,
P. V. and C. J.
Richardson. 2001.
Present and Historical Water Quality on The
Sundareshwar, P. V. 2001. Decomposers: Their role in
ecosystem functioning. In: Characterization of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto
(ACE) Basin,
Sundareshwar, P. V., Morris J. T., Pellechia P. J., Cohen
H., Porter D. E. and Jones B. C. 2001. Occurrence and
ecological significance of pyrophosphate in estuaries. Limnology and
Oceanography Vol.46 (6) 1570-1577.
Sundareshwar,
P. V. and Morris, J.
T. 1999. Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics of Intertidal Marsh Sediments
along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient. Limnology and Oceanography
Vol.44 (7) 1693-1701.
Sundareshwar, P. V. 1989. A short-term
study of the time budget of Ratufa indica. Study conducted during
the Vertebrate Ecology Workshop and the report submitted to the Bombay Natural
History Society.
Publications in Preparation:
Sundareshwar,
P. V., B. W. Berdanier, and S. Honomichl. Paradox of
a Diatom: Investigation of phosphorus uptake by Didymosphenia geminata. To be submitted to Science.
Sundareshwar,
P. V., B. W. Berdanier, and S. Honomichl. Response of Didymosphenia geminata to nutrient dosing
in an oligotrophic forest stream.
Sundareshwar, P. V., D. Bergmann,
Bergmann,
D., and Sundareshwar, P. V. Influence of nutrient amendments on the
bacterial diversity of soil and litter from a Pine forest in the Black Hills,
South Dakota.
Sundareshwar
P. V. and C. J.
Richardson. Phosphorus dynamics in the
Koepfler E. and Sundareshwar,
P. V. It is not just the nitrogen – decadal changes in nutrient and carbon
dynamics in a pristine coastal ecosystem. In preparation for Science.
Sundareshwar P. V. and Morris J. T. Phosphorus Dynamics
in Wetlands: A Synthesis.
Sundareshwar
P. V., Richardson C.
J. and Johnson J. Impacted soils as point sources of phosphorus loading in the
Florida Everglades.
In preparation
MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
AND POPULAR ARTICLES:
·
Professor
leads Environmental Camp in
·
Professor
Named “Revolutionary Mind”. http://news.sdsmt.edu/press/6508/
·
The
footprints of warming. Interview published in a leading national daily in
·
·
Neglected
forms of phosphorus play important role. 2004. Online News – The Latest on the
Environment. News of the Week. Environmental Science & Technology.
September 8. http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2004/sep/science/jp_phosphorous.html.
[Article on the research presented at the 89th ESA meeting,
·
Control
of Coastal Ecosystems: or Denitrification Demystified. April 2003. Environmental
Review. 10 (4): 8-16. http://environmentalreview.org/archives/vol10/SudareshwarAbstract.html
·
“Study
Says Wetlands Management Requires Integrated Approach”. March 2003. Forestry
Source. A publication of the Society of American Foresters. http://www.safnet.org/periodicals/forestrysource/highlights03.cfm
·
Bacterial
growth limited by phosphorus. February 27, 2003. Environmental Science &
Technology, Science New. Access at http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2003/feb/science/an_phosphorus.html
·
New
study highlights need to control both excessive nitrogen & phosphorus for
healthy water ecosystems.
·
Study
finds controlling phosphorus pollution in wetlands more important than believed.
Duke News and Communications. News release, Published on January 24,
2003. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030128075641.htm
·
Linking
historical changes in landuse and nutrient dynamics behind three lock and dam
on the Cape Fear River in
Presentations and Conference
Proceedings:
2009 Invited. Sundareshwar P. V. The
INDOFLUX program and possible connections to the Indian Ocean Observing System.
CLIVAR/ IOC
GOOS Indian Ocean Panel 6th Session. La Reunion. France. June 3rd-
5th
2009 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V. Implementing the
INDOFLUX initiative. Indian Institute of Tropic Meteorology (IITM), Pune India.
13th March.
2009 Invited. Sundareshwar P. V.
Carbon Credits Trading.
Lunch-N-Learn public seminar. SDSM&T, Rapid City,
SD 5th March.
2009 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V.
Effects of Global Warming. Carhart Lectures in Natural
Science. Dakota Wesleyan University. 17th
February. Mitchell, SD.
2008 Sundareshwar
P. V. and B. W. Berdanier. Response of Didymosphenia
geminata to Nutrient Dosing in an Oligotrophic Stream. AWRA 2008 Annual Water Resources Conference. New Orleans,
Louisiana, November 17-20, 2008
2008 Plenary
Lecture Sundareshwar, P. V.
Wetlands and Global Environmental Change. The Melton
Foundation Symposium. Dillard University, New Orleans, 3rd October
2008 Kyle Maurer, Bruce W.
Berdanier, Sundareshwar P. V.
Investigation of Phosphorus Uptake Capability in the Diatom, Didymosphenia
geminata. American Society for
Engineering Education NCS Conference, Dayton, OH, March 28 - 29, 2008. Awarded 3rd Place Best Student Paper.
2008 Development of a mercury TMDL for South Dakota
lakes and reservoirs – James Stone,
Larry Stetler, Sundareshwar P. V.,
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Steve Chipps, , Michael Penn.
Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference, Rapid City, SD. April 2008.
2008 Sundareshwar
P. V. Global Environmental Change – Facts and Myths. Lunch-N-Learn.
SDSM&T, Rapid City, July 21,
2007 Invited
for Showcase of select Conservation Innovation Grants awarded by USDA – Natural
resource Conservation Service (NRCS). K. Updegraff, P. Zimmerman, P. Kozak, and
Sundareshwar, P. V. C-Lock Pilot
Project to Quantify and Market CO2 Emission Offsets from Farmlands. Soil and Water Conservation Society. 2007
Annual Conference. July 21 – 25.
2007 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V., Global
Environmental Change – Facts and Myths.
2007
2007 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V.,
P. Zimmerman, K. Updegraff, and P. Kozak. Soil Carbon
sequestration and climate change – opportunities for rural communities. South Dakota Agricultural and Rural leadership Program.
2007 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V.,
P. Zimmerman, K. Updegraff, and P. Kozak. Soil Carbon sequestration to
mitigate climate change and earn money.
2006 Inaugural
presentation and Organizer. Sundareshwar,
P. V. Why
2006 Keynote
address. Sundareshwar P. V.
Global Change, resource management and economic opportunities for the State of
2006 Invited.
Sundareshwar, P. V.,
G. Srinivasan, and S. Singh. Establishing an INDOFLUX:
A Long-Term Biogeochemical Monitoring Network in
2006 Invited.
Sundareshwar, P. V., Koepfler, Eric,
Morris, James, Neubauer, Scott, Pinckney, James, Smith, Erik. Effect of differential nutrient limitation on carbon sequestration
in a North Inlet, SC, salt marsh. ESA 91st
International Meeting.
2005 Invited
Sundareshwar P.V., G Srinivasan, and
Shambhu Singh. Establishing a long-term Monitoring network in
2005 Invited.
Sundareshwar P. V. Global Change and
the Millennium Development Goals. Indian Young Professionals
Network launch. UN Plaza, NY.
2005 Invited
Sundareshwar, P. V. Establishing the
INDOFLUX. At the following institutions: The Department of Science and
Technology, Indian Institute of Science, National Institute of Oceanography,
National Physical Laboratory, Anna University,
2005 Invited.
Sundareshwar, P. V., Phosphorus a
Master Element?!. Marine Science Institute.
2005 Invited
Sundareshwar, P. V. Establishing a
long-term biogeochemical monitoring network in
2005 Richardson, C. J., Sundareshwar P. V., W. H. Hartman, and G. H. Bruland. Chemical Speciation of Phosphorus as an Index of Alterations in
Ecosystem Structure and Function. 9th
International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands.
2005 Invited.
Sundareshwar, P. V., E. Koepfler, and C. J.
Richardson. Role of phosphorus in assessing ecosystem
response to anthropogenic perturbations and global environmental change
studies. 9th International Symposium on
Biogeochemistry of Wetlands.
2005 Koepfler, E., Sundareshwar P. V., E. Smith, and O. Akman. Pelagic
Nutrient and Organic Matter Response to Climate Change in the North Inlet
Ecosystem. ERF.
2005 Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.
Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystems.
2004 Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V. The
Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge / Tribal Lifeways in Coupled Natural
and Human Systems. Addressing Tribal Traditional Lifeways in
EPA Risk Assessment policies and procedures. National
EPA-Tribal Science Council meeting,
2004 Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.
Exploring Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems in
2004 Sundareshwar, P. V., W. Hartman, G.
Bruland, and C. Richardson. Phosphorus speciation as a tool
for assessing anthropogenic impact and ecosystem restoration efforts. The 89th ESA meeting,
2004 Hartman, W., P. V. Sundareshwar, G.
Bruland, R. Vilgalys, and C. J. Richardson. Linking microbial
diversity and soil biogeochemistry across wetland disturbance gradients.
The 89th ESA meeting,
2004 Symposium, Sundareshwar P. V. and
C. J. Richardson. Phosphorus Transformations.
Presentation made during the Symposium titled “In the Footsteps of Lewis and
Clark – Rediscovering Earth from Land to the Sea – A Biogeoscience
Perspective.” The 89th ESA meeting,
2004 Symposium, Sundareshwar, P.V. and
J. J. Elser. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark –
Rediscovering Earth from Land to the Sea – A Biogeoscience Perspective.
The 89th ESA meeting,
2004 Invited, Richardson, C. J. and P. V.
Sundareshwar. Phosphorus availability and limitations in the
2004 Pahl, J. W., C. J. Richardson, and P. V.
Sundareshwar. Fire and Physical disturbance as Mechanisms
to Limit the Expansion of Typha domingensis in the northern
2003 Richardson, C. J. and P. V. Sundareshwar.
Phosphorus in wetlands: an assessment of mechanisms controlling storage,
availability and transport. Eighth International Symposium on Biogeochemistry
of Wetlands, September 14-17, 2003.
2003 Sundareshwar, P.V. and C. J. Richardson.
Role of Sediment Processes in Regulating Water Quality of the
2003 Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.
Phosphorus a Master Element?!.
2003 Sundareshwar P. V., E. T. Koepfler, J.
T. Morris, B. Fornwalt, and C. J. Richardson. Phosphorus limitation of coastal
ecosystem processes – biogeochemical implications of differential nutrient
limitations. 88th Ecological Society of America meeting held jointly
with International Society for Ecological Modeling North America Chapter.
August 3 – 8, 2003.
2003 Invited, Morris, J. T. and P.
V. Sundareshwar, Effect of nitrogen loading on salt marsh metabolism and
sedimentation: interactions with rising sea level. 88th Ecological
Society of America meeting held jointly with International Society for
Ecological Modeling North America Chapter. August 3 – 8, 2003.
2003 Hartman, W. H., P. V. Sundareshwar,
R. Vilgalys, G. L. Bruland, and C. J. Richardson. Linking
microbial diversity and ecosystem functions across land use patterns. 88th
Ecological Society of America meeting held jointly with International Society
for Ecological Modeling North America Chapter. August 3 – 8, 2003.
2002 Invited, Sundareshwar, P.V. Role
of Sediment Processes in Regulating Water Quality of the
2002 Invited, Sundareshwar P. V.
Present And Historical Water Quality on The
2001 Invited, Sundareshwar, P.
V. Nutrient Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands. Duke University
Marine Laboratory Seminar Series. September 20, Duke University Marine
Laboratory,
2001 Invited, Sundareshwar, P.
V. Phosphorus Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands. The Seventh
International Symposium on Biogeochemistry in Wetlands. June 17-20,
2001 Sundareshwar, P. V., Morris, J. T,
Koepfler, E., and Fornwalt, B. Phosphorus Control of Nitrogen Transformations
in Coastal Wetlands. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2001
Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 12-16,
2001 Morris J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C. T.
Nietch, B. J. Kjerfve, D. R. Cahoon. Response of coastal
wetlands to rising sea level. American Society of
Limnology and Oceanography, 2001 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 12-16,
2000 Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.,
and C. J. Richardson. Present and Historical Water Quality on the
2000 Morris, J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C.
Nietch, and D. Cahoon. The role of sea level cycles in controlling the net
exchange of materials between embayments and the coastal ocean. Presentation
made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography,
1999 Sundareshwar, P. V., J. T. Morris. Anthropogenic signatures in phosphorus species and phosphatase
activity as indicators of trophic status of coastal wetlands. 15th
Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation,
1999 Morris, J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C.
Nietch, D. Cahoon. The tracking of sea level change by
coastal wetlands. 15th Biennial International Conference of the
Estuarine Research Federation,
1999 Kinsey, S. T., J. Vollenweider, P. V.
Sundareshwar. Phosphorus compounds distribution in estuarine sediments of
southeastern
1999 Sundareshwar, P. V. Differential nutrient
limitation in a salt marsh estuary: Understanding Coastal Wetland processes and
their response to anthropogenic influences. South Carolina
Academy of Sciences meeting,
1999 Sundareshwar, P. V. and Morris J. T.
Differential Nutrient Limitation among Trophic Groups in a Pristine Salt marsh
1998 Sundareshwar, P. V., Paludan, C., Morris J.
T., Pellechia P. J., and Cohen H. Phosphorus Speciation and Distribution in
Wetland Sediments along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient on the Urbanized Cooper
River Estuary, South Carolina, USA. Poster, American Society
of Limnology and Oceanography / Ecological Society of America Joint meeting,
1998 Sundareshwar, P. V. and Morris J. T.
Phosphorus Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands of
1998 Sundareshwar, P. V. Phosphorus Dynamics in
impacted and non-impacted Coastal Wetlands of South Carolina: Are there
Linkages between Natural Processes and Anthropogenic influences. Presentation during the evaluation of
1997 Sundareshwar P. V. and Morris J. T.
Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics of Intertidal Marsh Sediments along an
Estuarine Salinity Gradient. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research
Federation International Conference – “The State of our Estuaries”,
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
·
Coordinator
Environmental field camp in
·
Developing
an innovative pedagogical model to enhance participation and retention of
Native American Students in graduate research and education.
·
Principles
of Ecology (
·
Global
Environmental Change (
·
Global
Carbon Cycle (
·
Biogeochemistry
(
·
Wetland
Field Skills (
·
Nutrient
Biogeochemical Cycling in Estuarine Wetlands (
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Coastal
zone ecology and management (
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Estuarine
Ecology (
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Introduction
to Environmental Science (
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Introduction
to Plant Biology, (University of South Carolina)
STUDENT ADVISING
Non-Thesis
training and supervision:
1.
Advised
and trained 3 American Indian students in biogeochemistry during the Bridges to
Success Program in 2005. Results were showcased on campus and in a regional
conference
2.
Advised
and trained 1 American Indian student in environmental education and in
biogeochemistry under the Bridges to Success Program. 2006. Ms. Patricia
Hammond designed and presented a poster on ‘Promoting Environmental and
Ecological Education and Awareness in the Medicine Root District’.
3.
Shawn Honomichl – ATM undergraduate student
who has now become proficient in analytical techniques used in biogeochemical
research.
4.
Kyle
Brehe – MS student – trained in ecosystem science. Graduated 2007
5.
Darren
Clabo – MS student – Trained in ecosystem science.
6.
Richard
Lebeau – MS student – trained in water quality analyses
Thesis Supervision:
1.
Sikchya
Upadhayay – MS degree candidate. Phosphorus speciation in wetlands under
various land use. Expected graduation 2010
2.
Mebratu
Abessa – PhD degree candidate. Biogeochemical consequence of differential
nutrient limitation in wetlands ecosystems. Expected completion 2012
3.
Jason
Tinant – PhD candidate. Admitted, commencing Spring
2009.
4.
Richard
Lebeau – MS degree candidate – Effect of forest fires on greenhouse gas emissions
from the Pine Forests in Black Hills South Dakota. Expected graduation 2011.
Membership
in graduate and undergraduate degree committees:
1.
Erin
Landguth – MS Degree. 2005. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences (IAS)
2.
Kelly
Brenan – BS Degree. 2007. Interdisciplinary Studies
3.
Ethan
Morin – MS Degree. 2008. Geological Sciences
4.
Josh
Valder – PhD Degree. Expected graduation 2009. Atmospheric and Environmental
Sciences (AES) – Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
PROFESSIONAL AND SYNERGISTIC
ACTIVITIES:
Reviewer for:
Journals:
Agronomy
for Sustainable Development;
Biogeochemistry;
Ecological
Engineering;
Environmental
and Experimental Botany;
Estuaries;
Estuarine
Coastal and Shelf Sciences;
Journal
of Environmental Quality;
Limnology
and Oceanography;
Mangroves
and Salt Marshes;
Marine
Chemistry;
Marine
Pollution Bulletin;
Nutrient
Cycling in Agroecosystems;
Science;
Soil
Science Society of America Journal;
Wetlands;
Wetland
Ecology and Management;
Journal
of Environmental Management
Agencies:
The National Science Foundation;
NSF Program Panelist;
Water Resources Research Institute of
the University of North Carolina,
United States Department of
Agriculture;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum;
U.S. Civilian
Research and Development Foundation.
Georgian National Science Foundation
Professional Workshops & Community
Service:
Executive Council
Member for SDSM&T,
Program Committee Chair, Atmospheric
and Environmental Sciences Graduate program, SDSM&T
Socioeconomic Impact Analysis under
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (November 2001, Duke University
Executive Education Program)
Committee Member, Preparing Future
Faculty Advisory Committee,
Orientation to rural development
programs: formation of self-help groups, credit management and development
programs with a focus on women. (1992.
Course in Environmental Science
(1988-1989, World Wildlife Fund,
Vertebrate Ecology Workshop
(1988-1989, Ministry of Science and Technology-Government of
Nature Orientation Camp (1989, The
Bombay Natural History Society): Guided field trips to National Parks and
Wildlife sanctuaries to foster Nature Awareness in school children and general
public.
Nature Leadership Camp (1986, World
Wildlife Fund,
Member of Societies:
American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography (ASLO); Ecological Society of
