Graduate Research Training Program LIMNOLOGY: INTEGRATION OF LAKE AND STREAM ECOLOGY
	University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Washington-Seattle Primary Funding from the National Science Foundation

WISCONSIN

David E. Armstrong, Water Chemistry

Stephen R. Carpenter, Ecosystems

James F. Kitchell, Fish Ecology

John J. Magnuson, Long-Term Ecology

WASHINGTON

Richard T. Edwards, Microbial Ecology & Nutrient Cycling

Robert J. Naiman, Stream Ecology

The Universities of Washington and Wisconsin-Madison have instituted a collaborative graduate training program in Limnology, the study of lakes, reservoirs, streams, wetlands, and groundwater as ecological systems. This science has become fragmented into programs specializing on a single type of aquatic environment, e.g., lake or stream, or into specialized scientific disciplines. Our goal has been to catalyze the creation of broadly trained future scientists who can work comfortably and insightfully across the environmental gradients and intellectual barriers between lake and stream ecology. This requires combining resources of a strong program on lakes and a strong program on streams. The Center for Limnology at Wisconsin has excellence in lake studies and the Center for Streamside Studies at Washington has excellence in stream and riparian studies. Each student in the program does part of the training at each University; approximately half will receive the degree from each institution. Students have joined the research communities of faculty, post doctoral researchers and graduate students in both centers. Both centers are fully operational; are well supported by their university; have a continuing history of research support from state, national and private sources; and have the facilities and infrastructure to support field research of students in integrated stream and lake ecology.

Trainees are a part of the active research communities of faculty, post doctoral researchers, and graduate students at each university. These include the following faculty who are actively engaged with the project: 

STUDENTS

Scott Bechtold; College of Forest Resources, University of Washington

Treva Coe, B.S. University of California at Los Angeles; School of Fisheries, University of Washington

Scott Elliott, B.S. California Polytechnic State University; College of Forest Resources, University of Washington

Tim Essington, B.S. University of Michigan, M.S. University of Minnesota ; Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin

Kevin Fetherston, B.S. Boston University, M.F.S. Harvard University; College of Forest Resources, University of Washington

Karen Fevold, B.S. Middlebury College, M.S. University of Washington

Sarah Gergel, B.S. University of Florida, M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin

Jamie Gillooly, B.S. University of Michigan, M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin

Ann J. Glauber; School of Fisheries, University of Washington

Tom Hrabik, B.S. Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, M.S. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; Oceanography & Limnology Program, University of Wisconsin

Tim Hyatt, M.S. University of Washington

Jen Klug, B.S. Indiana University ; Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin

George Lauster, B.S. University of Michigan; Oceanography & Limnology Program, University of Wisconsin

Tara Reed, B.S. Whitworth College, M.S. Oregon State University ; Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin

Liz Ritzenthaler, B.S. Colorado State University, M.S. University of Washington

Theo Willis, B.S. Tulane University, M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Oceanography & Limnology Program, University of Wisconsin