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Freshwater Colloquium – Runoff on the Runway: How Airports Shape Our Streams

September 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

Owen Stefaniak will present “Runoff on the Runway: How Airports Shape Our Streams” as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences Fall Colloquium

Two scientists collecting water samples at a tributary of Oak Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in winter
Owen Stefaniak (left) and Kathryn Johncock collecting water samples during winter.

Two technicians deicing a plane at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport in winter. They are applying Type I aircraft deicer (which is orange) to the plane.

Owen Stefaniak is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center’s Milwaukee Office, where he specializes in anthropogenic contaminants in surface waters. He is a graduate of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences.

This talk will explore 20 years of USGS research on the environmental impacts of airports on stream health.

 

 

Freshwater Sciences Colloquium Series banner with waves below

This seminar of the Fall 2025 Freshwater Colloquium series will be held in the GLRF Ballroom. A fascinating talk around freshwater resources. Please join us!

This presentation is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the public.

 

Fall 2025 Colloquium Series schedule. The Colloquium series creates a platform where students, faculty, and scientists discuss emergent issues related to freshwater science research. Invited speakers present specific topics of their research, as well as policy, commercial, and industrial experiences. Everyone is welcome.

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