Former Lab staff

 

Ms. Nadalee Thao (King IB High School), 2023 ACS Summer Intern/American Chemical Society Project SEED Program. E-mail: thaonl@uwm.edu or nadaleet01@gmail.com

 

Mr. Darwin Weidert, Undergraduate Research UR@UWM (Summer 2023). E-mail: dweidert@uwm.edu

 

Ms. Margaret Sollberger, Undergraduate Research UR@UWM (Summer 2023).E-mail: sollber3@uwm.edu

Mr. John Luke

Student Research Assistant and UWM’s SURF Fellow (2022-2023)

School of Freshwater Sciences

Email: johnluke@uwm.edu

Mr. Mitchell Schutte

Graduate Student (2019-2022)

E-mail: schutte@uwm.edu

Research Interests: Microplastics/Nanoplastics and Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in freshwater environments.

 

Mr. Sean Gibbs

UWM’s Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF).

August 2022- May 2023

Email: gibbssj@uwm.edu

Photochemical degradation of disposable face masks in the environment

Ms. Gretchen Roost

Student Research Assistant (2022)

School of Freshwater Sciences

E-mail: groost@uwm.edu

Mr. Danny Huang

Student Intern / Lab Assistant (2021-2022)

Shorewood High School, Milwaukee

Research Project: Nutrients and water quality in a coastal lagoon.

 

Ms. Princy Patel

ACS Summer Intern (2022)/ACS Project SEED Program

Email: 23patelp@gmail.com

Spectroscopic analysis of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in natural waters in Wisconsin

 

Mr. Sean Gibbs

Student Research Assistant (Summer 2022)

UR@UWM Program

Email: gibbssj@uwm.edu

Project: Nutrients in a coastal lagoon

 

Ms. Tia Walter

Student Research Assistant (Summer 2022)

UR@UWM Program

Project: Nutrients in a coastal lagoon

 

Ms. Emma Gilbertson

Research Assistant/Lab Tech (Summer 2022)

E-mail: gilbe257@uwm.edu

Ms. Emma Linhares

Email: linhare2@uwm.edu

Student Research Assistant (2021-2022)

UWM’s Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)

Spectroscopic characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM)

Ms. Rebecca Ho

Summer student Intern (2021)

Homestead High School, Mequon

Research Project: Fluorescence characterization of natural dissolved organic matter.

Ms. Sophia Ho

Summer student Intern (2021, part time)

Homestead High School, Mequon

Research Project: Optical properties of natural dissolved organic matter

Mr. Derek Guo

Student Research Assistant (Summer 2021)

Currently at University of Minnesota

E-mail: guo00140@umn.edu.

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Mr. Hui LIN

PhD Student (2016-2021)

E-mail: linhui@pric.org.cn

Dissertation title:

Molecular Weight Distributions and Size-Dependent Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Aquatic Continuum

Mr. Jacob Budke

Email: jnbudke@uwm.edu

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2021)

UWM’s Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)

Ms. Liberty Ansorge

Email: lansorge@uwm.edu

Student Research Assistant (2020-2021)

UWM’s undergraduate research fellow (SURF)

Research project: characterization of DOM in a eutrophic lagoon.

2020-2021.

Mr. Seungyong Park

Email: park77@uwm.edu

Student Research Assistant (2020-2021)

UWM’s undergraduate research fellow (SURF), 2020-2021.

Dr. Yangyang Yang

PhD student from Hohai University, Nanjing

Current E-mail: yangyy7075@126.com

Research Interests: Nanoparticles; DOM; Alkaline phosphatase

Dr. Changyou Wang

Visiting Scholar from Naijing, China (2018-2019)

E-mail: chywang@nuist.edu.cn

Research Interests: Nutrients, Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus, Alkaline phosphatase.

Dr. Dan LI

Visiting PhD student (2017-2019)

Now assistant professor at Shanghai Institute of Technology

E-mail: ldanltm@163.com

Thesis research: Role of natural organic matter with different molecular sizes and functionalities in regulating the toxicity of Me-Hg in embryonic zebrafish

 

Dr. Miao Liu (from Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Wei Zhang (from Shenyang Agricultural University). Visiting scholar (Summer 2018)

Dr. Bin Yang

Visiting Scholar from Qinzhou University (2018-2019)

Now: Professor at Baibu Gulf University, China

E-mail: binyang@bbgu.edu.cn

Research Interests: Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus in marine environments.

 

Mr. Dongxu Zhang

Visiting PhD student (2017-2018)

E-mail: dxzhang0580@hotmail.com

Dr. Xuelu Gao, Visiting Scholar (2016-2017);

Permanent address: Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. E-mail: gao9 xlgao@yic.ac.cn;

Research Interests: Biogeochemistry of carbon, nutrients and trace metals in coastal marine environments.

Dr. Shimaa Kteeba, PhD Student (2014-2017).

E-mail: shimaakteeba@yahoo.com;

Permanent address: Damietta University, Egypt

Research Interests: colloids and nanoparticles, Biogeochemical cycling of organic matter and trace elements in aquatic environments; Role of natural organic matter in regulating toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in embryonic zebrafish.

Dr. Wenzhi LIU
Visiting Scientist (2016 – 2017)
Permanent address: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

E-mail: liuwz@wbgcas.cn

Dr. Huacheng XU
Visiting Scientist (2016 – 2017)
Permanent address: Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

E-mail: hcxu@niglas.ac.cn

Mr. Tarek Teber
Graduate Student (2014.01-2016.08)
Thesis title:  Chemical Composition and Fluxes of Dissolved Organic Matter and Nutrients from the Lower Milwaukee River.

Now at Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

E-mail: tateber@gmail.com

Mr. Matthew Stangel

Graduate student (PSM)

Research Interests: Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus.

E-mail: matt.stangel707@gmail.com

Currently at R A Smith National

Dr. Peng LIN  

Postdoc (2012.12 –2016.06)

Now at DOE Savannah River Ecology Lab & UGA (also TAMU-Galveston)

E-mail:  iorijay.lin@gmail.com

Ms. Wei XING

Research Assistant (Volunteer)

Now at: Savannah River Ecology Lab

Mr. Stephen DeVilbiss

Graduate Student (2013-2016)

Thesis: Characterization of dissolved organic matter and its interactions with invasive quagga mussels in Lake Michigan.

E-mail: devilbis.step@gmail.com

 

Dr. Zhengzhen (Jen) Zhou

 Postdoctoral Research Associate (2012–2015)

 Now: Environmental Scientist at U.S. Army

 E-mail: zhengzhenzhouyeah@gmail.com

 Ms. Raechel Huff

 Student Research Assistant

 2014-2015

Now at: Arizona

Prof. Dr. Weifeng Yang;  Visiting Scientist (Aug-Oct, 2014)
Permanent address: Professor at Xiamen University, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, China.  E-mail: wyang@xmu.edu.cn

 Mr. Alex Frie

Summer REU Student (2014) from Saint John’s University, MN

Now: at UMN;

E-mail: afrie003@ucr.edu

 Dr. Jianyu Ni

Visiting Scholar (2013.06–2014.06)

Permanent address: Second Institute of Oceanography (SOA), Hangzhou, China.

E-mail: jianyuni@sio.org.cn

Ms. Aja Gaeth

Research Assistant and REU student (2012-2014)

Geosciences, UWM

E-mail: ajagaeth@uwm.edu

Dr. Min Chen

Visiting Professor (Aug-Oct 2013)

Permanent address: College of Ocean and Earth Sciences; Xiamen University, China.

E-mail: mchen@xmu.edu.cn

Dr. Lei Gao

Visiting Scholar (2012.12-2013.12)

Permanent address: East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

E-mail: lgao@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn

Research Interests: Nutrient dynamics; CDOM; Colloids.

 

Ms. Allison Fabino

2013 Summer NSF REU student

 

Ms. Mikaela Cherry

2012 Summer REU student

 

Ms. Zhengzhen Zhou,

Graduate student (2007-2012)

E-mail: zhengzhen.zhou@eagles.usm.edu

Dr. Weifeng Yang

Visiting Scientist (Jan 2011-Jan 2012)
Permanent address: Professor of College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, China.

E-mail: wyang@xmu.edu.cn

Dr. Hui-Jun He

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2010-2012)

Home Institute: Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science.

 Hailong Huang Mr Hailong Huang,  Research Associate (2011),  Univ of Southern Mississippi
Ms. Wenxin Jiang,  Graduate Student (2010-2011). PhD from Georgia State University, E-mail: wenxinjiang2010@gmail.com
Ms. Kusumica Mitra 

Graduate student (2009-2012) at Univ of Southern Mississippi,   E-mail: jinimitra@gmail.com

Dr. Peng Lin

Visiting student at USM (2009-2010) from Xiamen University.  E-mail: iorijay.lin@gmail.com

Dr. Bjorn Stolpe, Postdoctoral Fellow (2007-2010) at Univ of Southern Mississippi from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.     E-mail: bjorn.stolpe@gmail.com
Dr. Xueyan Jiang, Visiting PhD student (2007-2008).  Now Associate Professor at Ocean University of China.  E-mail: jeanjxy@ouc.edu.cn
  Ms. Jilian Danner, graduate student (2006-2007), Univ of Southern Mississippi.
Mr. Xuri Wang, Graduate Student  (2006-2009) Univ of Southern Mississippi, Research Technician (2009-2012), the Center for Trace Analysis at Univ of Southern Mississippi.  Now at Hainan Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China. E-mail: wang_xuri@126.com
Dr. Yihua Cai,  Postdoctoral Fellow (2005-2007) at University of Alaska Fairbanks and Research Scientist (2007-2009) at Univ of Southern Mississippi. Permanent address:  Professor at Xiamen University, China.  E-mail: yihua_cai@xmu.edu.cn
Dr. Fugen Dou,  Postdoctoral Fellow (2005-2007) at University of Alaska Fairbanks.  Now  Professor at Texas A&M UniversitE-mail: f-dou@aesrg.tamu.edu
Ms. Mindy Juliana, Research Assistant (2004-2005), University of Alaska Fairbanks.Now, Fairbanks, Alaska.  Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mindy.juliana
Mr. Chunhao Xu, Graduate Student (2003-2005), University of Alaska Fairbanks.  Now, Professor at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. E-mail: gatorxu@yahoo.com
Dr. Claude Belzile,  Postdoctoral Fellow (2004-2005), UAF.   Now Research Scientist at Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski;  Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada.   E-mail: claude_belzile@uqar.ca
Dr. Chin-Chang Hung, Visiting Scientist (2003) from Texas A&M University, now Professor at National Sun Yat-Sen University. Taiwan, E-mail: cchung@mail.nsysu.edu.tw
Dr. Celine Gueguen, Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2004) at University of Alaska Fairbanks.   Now Professor at Universite de Sherbrooke/Canada, E-mail: celine.gueguen@usherbrooke.ca
Dr. Deli Wang, Graduate Student (2001-2004) at UAF. Now Professor at Xiamen University, China.  E-mail: deliwang@xmu.edu.cn
 Ms. Jaime Lehner, Summer REU student at UAF (2001) from University of Colorado.
Dr. Nigel Munn,  International exchange Student (2001-2002) from UK, currently working on hydrogeology of the Chalk,  E-mail: smaragadine@googlemail.com
Dr. Min Chen, Visiting Scientist (2001) at University of Alaska Fairbanks.  Permanent address: Professor in the College of Ocean and Earth Sciences at Xiamen University.    E-mail: mchen@xmu.edu.cn
Professor Yipu Huang, Visiting Scientist (2001) at UAF.   Permanent address:  Xiamen University, China

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Group photo — 2015 (from Left Tarek, Guo, Peng, Zhengzhen, Steve, Shimaa, and Matt)

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Group Photo — May 2016: Shimaa, Wenzhi, Huacheng, Steve, Tarek, Peng, and Guo (from left to right)

Group photo — 2014 in the old building (from left: Ni, Guo, DeVilviss, Teber, Stolpe, Zhou, Lin, Gaeth, and Frie)

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Group activities during Bjorn’s visit in the summer of 2014

2013 at UWM (from left: Min Chen, Peng Lin, Zhengzhen Zhou, Stephen DeVilbiss, Guo, JIangyu Ni, and Lei Gao)

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Taret Teber (right) as a chief scientist for a Lake Michigan sampling trip in 2015 (from left: Peng, Steve and Tarek).

2009 at University of Southern Mississippi (from left Guo, Xueyan Jiang, Xuri Wang, Bjorn Stolpe, and Yihua Cai).

 

Group photo 2011_at USM

2011 at USM (from left: Huijun, Kusumica, Guo, Zhengzhen, Weifeng, and Wenxin)

at UAF 2005

2005 at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Group photo at UWM (2018): Changyou Wang, Guo, Bin Yang, Dan Li, Yangyang Yang, Dongxu Zhang, and Hui Lin.