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.
Committee Chairs
Caroline Gottschalk Druschke
Faculty, Department of English
caroline.gottschalk.druschke@wisc.edu
Research Topics: Stream restoration, flooding, freshwater management, public engagement, narrative, Driftless Area
Outgoing Chair
Jennifer Hauxwell
Associate Director, 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
Members-At-Large
Chad Cook
Land & Water Outreach Program Manager, Division of Extension, Natural Resources Institute
Outreach Topics: Water quality and non-point source pollution impacts, forestry outreach to landowners, citizen science, invasive species
John Exo
Water Quality Programs Coordinator
Research Topics: Groundwater nitrates from agriculture; Coordinate CALS & Extension outreach and response to challenges of nitrates from agriculture
Natalie Chin
Climate and Tourism Outreach Specialist Wisconsin Sea Grant
Research Topics: Climate change, tourism and outdoor recreation, regional modeling, community engagement
Grace Wilkinson
Faculty, Freshwater and Marine Sciences
Research Topics: Integrative Biology; Aquatic-terrestrial linkages, lake biogeochemistry, aquatic food webs
Yiying Xiong
Associate Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Institute
Research Topics: Hydropower Engineering, Dam Safety, Dam Removal, Fish Passage, Hydrology and Hydraulics, Climate Change.
Michael Cardiff
Faculty, Department of Geoscience
Research Topics: Aquifer characterization, inverse problems, environmental decision-making under uncertainty, water supply systems
Nathan Jandl
Associate Director of Sustainability, UW-Madison Office of Sustainability
Research topics: sustainability, communication, climate anxiety, environmental humanities, environmental literature
Graduate Student Representatives
Emily Azevedo-Casey
PhD student, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Research Topics: nutrient management in watersheds, water quality policy, watershed stewardship and conservation, stakeholder engagement, collaborative planning, spatial data, social-ecological systems, science communication
Laura Bates
PhD Student, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Research Topics: Stream ecology, watershed management, water quality, stakeholder engagement, nutrient management, biological indicators, limnology
Andrew Hillman
PhD Student, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Research Topics: Agricultural water quality, watershed science, community and stakeholder engagement, policy
Elliot Hendry
Masters Student, Freshwater and Marine Sciences
Research Topics: perennial and ephemeral stream dynamics, watershed science, adaptations to disturbance, writing and storytelling, labor and environmental history
Jamie Valentine
Masters Student, Urban and Regional Planning
Research Topics: intersections of land use, infrastructure with planning and design, water and energy
