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Bio
My research focuses on interactions between hydrologic, chemical and biological processes in controlling the dynamics in aquatic ecosystems.
This research is carried out through field-scale experiments, modeling, and laboratory characterization of natural substrates. Conducts research focusing on interactions between freshwater biota, trace metals, and natural organic material in diverse freshwater environments, including lakes and streams in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica.
Main field sites are located in the Rocky Mountains and in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, and include pristine and stressed ecosystems. A co-principal investigator in the McMurdo Dry Valley LTER and in the Niwot Ridge LTER.Ìý
Develops interactions with state and local groups involved in mine drainage and watershed issues in the Rocky Mountains.
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Education
- PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979
Awards
- Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado System, 2021
- Robert E. Horton Medal, American Geophysical Union, 2021
- AEESP Distinguished Lecturer, Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors Foundation, 2019
- John Dalton Medal, European Geosciences Union, 2015
- Distinguished Research Lectureship, CU Boulder, 2015
- Hydrology Section Award, American Geophysical Union, 2014
- Elected member, National Academy of Engineering, 2012
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2004
- Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Geological Survey, 1995
Research
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Publications
Recent publications
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Regulations Governing Spill Response Planning
Type: Chapter
Spills of Diluted Bitumen from Pipelines A Comparative Study of Environmental Fate, Effects, and Response Summary
Type: Chapter
Recommendations
Type: Chapter
Environmental Processes, Behavior, and Toxicity of Diluted Bitumen
Type: Chapter
Chemical and Physical Properties of Crude Oils
Type: Chapter
Spill Response Planning and Implementation
Type: Chapter
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Solute and sediment fluxes from rivers and streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Type: Chapter
Spills of Diluted Bitumen from Pipelines A Comparative Study of Environmental Fate, Effects, and Response Introduction
Type: Chapter
Comparing Properties Affecting Transport, Fate, Effects, and Response
Type: Chapter
Spills of Diluted Bitumen from Pipelines A Comparative Study of Environmental Fate, Effects, and Response Preface
Type: Chapter
Publication Date: 2015-11-10
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-11-02
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-11-02
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-11-02
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-11-02
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Mladenov N; Zheng Y; Simone B; Bilinski TM; McKnight DM; Nemergut D; Radloff KA; Rahman MM; Ahmed KM...
- Mladenov N
- Zheng Y
- Simone B
- Bilinski TM
- McKnight DM
- Nemergut D
- Radloff KA
- Rahman MM
- Ahmed KM
Publication Date: 2015-09-15
Type: Journal Article
Creed IF; McKnight DM; Pellerin BA; Green MB; Bergamaschi BA; Aiken GR; Burns DA; Findlay SEG; Shanley JB; Striegl RG...
- Creed IF
- McKnight DM
- Pellerin BA
- Green MB
- Bergamaschi BA
- Aiken GR
- Burns DA
- Findlay SEG
- Shanley JB
- Striegl RG
Publication Date: 2015-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-04-30
Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015-04-07
Type: Journal Article
Transformations in autochthonous DOM: An Antarctic supraglacial case study
Publication Date: 2015-03-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Pages
Teaching
Current courses
- CVEN 5323: Applied Stream Ecology
Past courses
- CVEN 3434: Introduction to Applied Ecology
- CVEN 3454: Water Chemistry
- CVEN 5454: Environmental Engineering Chemistry
- CVEN 6404: Advanced Aquatic Chemistry
Current students
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