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.
We are actively recruiting (2) at-large faculty/staff members, (2) graduate student representatives, and (1) UW-Extension liaison for next year! To add your name to the ballot, send an email to water@mailplus.wisc.edu by Friday, May 10th with your name, your department/affiliation, the position you’d like to be considered for, and a short (1 paragraph) statement about your background and why you are running.
Committee Chair
Jake Vander Zanden
Director, Center for Limnology; Faculty, Department of Integrative Biology
Research Topics: Aquatic Ecology, limnology, fish ecology, food webs, aquatic invasive species, conservation biology
Outgoing Chair
Steve Loheide
Faculty, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Topics: Hydroecology, water in the environment, stream and riparian resoration, groundwater, hydrologic and ecologic consequences of climate change
Chair-Elect
Matthew Ginder-Vogel
Faculty, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Topics: Environmental chemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Members-At-Large
Jennifer Hauxwell
Assistant Director for Research and Student Engagement, Aquatic Sciences Center
jennifer.hauxwell@aqua.wisc.edu
Research Topics: Effects of nutrient loading on aquatic environments, aquatic plant ecology and management, water resource and fisheries management, research program administration
Sharon Long
Emerita Director, Applied Environmental Microbiology, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene; Emerita Faculty, Department of Soil Science
Research Topics: Monitoring waterborne pathogens, microbial water contamination, source water protection, watershed management, methods of pathogen enumeration, bio-terrorism preparedness
Bret Shaw
Faculty, Department of Life Science Communications; UW-Extension
Research Topics: Social marketing, outreach, aquatic invasive species, promoting natural shorelines
Anita Thompson
Faculty, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Research Topics: Hydrology, water quality, runoff, sediment/nutrient/pathogen transport, stormwater management, erosion control, SWAT and WEPP modeling
Janet Silbernagel
Faculty, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture; Design Strategist, Division of Continuing Studies
jmsilber@wisc.edu
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Research Topics: Landscape ecology and conservation strategies, scenario modeling and geospatial analysis of landscape conservation strategies
Graduate Student Representatives
Rachel Johnson
MS Student, Biological Systems Engineering and Water Resources Management
