The Water@UW-Madison Executive Committee is an annually elected body responsible for programming decisions of the organization and working to achieve the mission and goals of Water@UW-Madison. If you have questions or suggestions for the Executive Committee, or you are interested in joining the committee for the next academic year, please contact one of the committee members.
Co-Chair
Jennifer Hauxwell
Position title: Associate Director of Research, Aquatic Sciences Center
Email:
jennifer.hauxwell
Research Topics: Effects of nutrient loading on aquatic environments, aquatic plant ecology and management, water resource and fisheries management, research program administration
Co-Chair, Strategic Development Lead
Ken Genskow
Position title: Faculty, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture; Extension Specialist, Natural Resources Institute
Research Topics: Watershed planning, water policy, integration, collaboration, social indicators, human dimensions, governance, program evaluation
Members-At-Large
Robert Johnson
Position title: Faculty, Department of Integrative Biology
Email:
robert.a.johnson
Research Topics: Aquatic ecology and biogeochemistry; Coastal marine ecosystems; Herbivory and disturbance in tropical seagrass ecosystems.
Erica Majumder
Position title: Faculty, Bacteriology
Email:
emajumder
Research Topics: Aquifer bioremediation; clogs and contaminants in sewerage systems.
Gavin Dehnert
Position title: Emerging Contaminants Scientist, Aquatic Sciences Center
Email:
dehnert2
Research Topics: PFAS, microplastics, pesticides, heavy metals
Melanie Hebl
Position title: Assistant Director of Research Collaboration, Sustainability Research Hub
Email:
melanie.hebl
Research Topics: Sustainability funding landscape, research administration, research development, research collaboration, finding funding, teaming, external relations
Jingyi Huang
Position title: Faculty, Soil Science
Email:
jhuang426
Research Topics: Remote sensing, proximal soil sensing, machine learning, soil physics, soil modeling.
Peter Jaeger
Position title: Outreach Program Manager, Chemistry
Email:
pfjaeger
Research Topics: Analytical Chemistry, Community Engagement, Education.
Zachary Feiner
Position title: Faculty, Department of Biology & Center for Limnology
Email:
zsfeiner
Research Topics: Fisheries and aquatic ecology, fisheries management, climate change, social-ecological dynamics, food webs, limnology
Meg Domroese
Position title: Water Program Manager, Natural Resources Institute, Division of Extension
Email:
meg.domroese
Research Topics: Community-centered conservation, participatory science, program planning, facilitation, and evaluation.
Margaret Zimmer
Position title: Assistant Professor, Soil Science
Email:
margaret.zimmer
Research Topics: Watershed hydrology, water quality, water quantity, surface water-groundwater interactions.
Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Researcher Representatives
Yashar Makhtoumi
Position title: Honorary Fellow (former Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Research Topics: Hydrology and biogeochemistry, Water resource management, Land use and climate change
Graduate Project Assistant
Eric Kastelic
Position title: Graduate Student, Geological Engineering
Email:
ekastelic
Research Topics: Groundwater recharge, Great Lakes Water Levels, Plant water use, Remote sensing of evapotranspiration, Karst hydrogeology, Impact of undergraduate researches experiences.
Research Program Coordinator
Alison Mikulyuk
Position title: Research Program Coordinator
Email:
alison.mikulyuk
Research Topics: Aquatic plant ecology & management, aquatic invasive species, surface water restoration, art-science collaboration, interdisciplinary research.