people in the lab
steve hamilton - pi
My curriculum vitae can be found here
Professor of Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 1994
My principal research interests involve ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with particular attention to aquatic environments and the movement of water through landscapes. I am especially interested in streams, rivers, wetlands and floodplains because they represent an interface between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that is often biologically diverse and productive. I also like to consider ecosystem processes at the landscape or watershed scale, and I prefer to do research that contributes to our understanding of environmental problems or improves our ability to manage ecosystems.
I believe that to understand how ecosystems work, we frequently need to integrate approaches from varied disciplines such as geology, chemistry, remote sensing, and hydrology as well as ecology. Therefore I encourage multidisciplinary investigations that seek to improve our understanding of ecosystems and environmental problems. Stable isotopes are one of my favorite tools for ecological investigations.
I am the Lead Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Long-term Ecological Research site at Kellogg Biological Station, which studies agricultural ecosystems (lter,kbs.msu.edu). I also lead the Biogeochemical Processes research area within the DOE-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (glbrc.org).
I study various aspects of aquatic ecosystems in southern Michigan, including wetlands, streams, lakes, and watersheds. I have worked on tropical ecosystems in South America and dryland river ecosystems in Australia.
Grad students and postdocs: I presently advise four doctoral students: Dustin Kincaid, Bonnie McGill, Jorge Celi, and Micaleila Desotelle (see below). In addition, I work closely with several postdocs associated with KBS research projects.
Email: hamilton (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu | Phone: (269) 671-2231
Mailing address: W. K. Kellogg Biological Station 3700 East Gull Lake Drive Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Professor of Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 1994
My principal research interests involve ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with particular attention to aquatic environments and the movement of water through landscapes. I am especially interested in streams, rivers, wetlands and floodplains because they represent an interface between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that is often biologically diverse and productive. I also like to consider ecosystem processes at the landscape or watershed scale, and I prefer to do research that contributes to our understanding of environmental problems or improves our ability to manage ecosystems.
I believe that to understand how ecosystems work, we frequently need to integrate approaches from varied disciplines such as geology, chemistry, remote sensing, and hydrology as well as ecology. Therefore I encourage multidisciplinary investigations that seek to improve our understanding of ecosystems and environmental problems. Stable isotopes are one of my favorite tools for ecological investigations.
I am the Lead Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Long-term Ecological Research site at Kellogg Biological Station, which studies agricultural ecosystems (lter,kbs.msu.edu). I also lead the Biogeochemical Processes research area within the DOE-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (glbrc.org).
I study various aspects of aquatic ecosystems in southern Michigan, including wetlands, streams, lakes, and watersheds. I have worked on tropical ecosystems in South America and dryland river ecosystems in Australia.
Grad students and postdocs: I presently advise four doctoral students: Dustin Kincaid, Bonnie McGill, Jorge Celi, and Micaleila Desotelle (see below). In addition, I work closely with several postdocs associated with KBS research projects.
Email: hamilton (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu | Phone: (269) 671-2231
Mailing address: W. K. Kellogg Biological Station 3700 East Gull Lake Drive Hickory Corners, MI 49060
dustin kincaid - phd candidate
"Small aquatic ecosystems (<1 km2 in area) are ubiquitous in many landscapes and are important to consider in global biogeochemical cycles. These bodies of water dominate the areal distribution of continental waters and tend to have high loading rates of organic matter and nutrients per unit volume. Shallow lakes, small impoundments, and wetlands also have disproportionately high hydrological, nutrient, and carbon processing rates. In shallow freshwater ecosystems like these, biogeochemical processes are often strongly influenced by sediment-water interactions.
My research focuses on understanding how hydrology, geochemistry, and ecology interact at the sediment-water interface to influence surface water chemistry, sediment toxicity, and greenhouse gas emissions in shallow freshwater ecosystems. My dissertation research focuses on how flocculent, or loosely consolidated, organic-rich sediments influence biogeochemical cycling and microbial community composition in shallow freshwater ecosystems."
Dustin's website
Email: kincai32 (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu
My research focuses on understanding how hydrology, geochemistry, and ecology interact at the sediment-water interface to influence surface water chemistry, sediment toxicity, and greenhouse gas emissions in shallow freshwater ecosystems. My dissertation research focuses on how flocculent, or loosely consolidated, organic-rich sediments influence biogeochemical cycling and microbial community composition in shallow freshwater ecosystems."
Dustin's website
Email: kincai32 (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu
Bonnie mcgill - phd nearly done!
"Climate change is altering many things besides temperature. I am interested in how it is altering the water cycle--the movement of water from the atmosphere to the earth surface, through different surface and subsurface pools, and back to the atmosphere. The U.S. Midwest is expected to get less frequent and more intense rain events during the growing season and have wetter winters and spring (where more of that moisture is rain than snow). I'm interested in how changes to the water cycle will alter nutrient cycling and water availability in agroecosystems. I joined the Hamilton lab in the fall of 2012."
Bonnie's CV
Email: bonniemcgill (-at-) gmail (-dot-) com
Bonnie's website
Science blog: AGua --covering research, news, and policy at the intersection of agriculture, water and climate change.
Bonnie's CV
Email: bonniemcgill (-at-) gmail (-dot-) com
Bonnie's website
Science blog: AGua --covering research, news, and policy at the intersection of agriculture, water and climate change.
mir zaman hussain - post-doctoral associate
"I am an ecosystem ecologist broadly interested in the major aspects of biofuel feedstock production such as plant ecology, eco-hydrology and biogeochemistry. My research is guided by analyzing ecosystem processes with special emphasis on the interactions of plant ecosystems with the environmental perturbations. I use a variety of approaches, from field-scale measurements to ecosystem to leaf scale to soil moisture monitoring measurements, to understand the plant ecosystem processes to environmental change. Currently, I work with the ecological sustainability of the biofuel production and am mainly interested to examine the water footprints of annual, perennial herbaceous bioenergy crops and woody perennial plantations."
Email: mhussain (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu
Email: mhussain (-at-) msu (-dot-) edu
david weed - lab manager
lab alumni
- Micaleila Desotelle
- Jorge Celi (IKIAM Amazon Regional University, Ecuador)
- Jason Martina (Texas A&M University)
- Lauren Kinsman-Costello (Kent State University)
- Jonathan O'Brien (Canisius College)
- Ajay Bhardwaj (Central Soil Salinity Research Inst., India)
- Amy Burgin (Univ. Kansas)
- Amanda Kurzman (General Motors, USA)
- Markus Ruchter (Bayer Corp, Germany)
- Nicole Reid (Sweden)
- David Raikow (National Park Service)
- Stefanie Whitmire (Clemson Univ.)
- Eric Thobaben (Oak Creek Schools)