Congratulations Martina on an excellent presentation and successful defense of your thesis!!

Rooted: Mike Piehler

Great day successfully defending you dissertation!  Now off to Delaware NERR to coordinate some research!!  Amazing snacks (land-water margin muffins) and phragtastic decor.

Another great paper on stormwater wet ponds by Piehler Lab alum Adam Gold. He found that  sediment nitrate uptake was higher during the summer, however the nitrate uptake was driven by retention rather than denitrification.  Information from this paper will advance our understanding of the function and management of this common piece of stormwater infrastructure. Congratulations again Adam.  Download the paper here.

Last week I had the opportunity to testify before a congressional sub-committee about several of our projects focused on resilience.  It would have been more fun to be in DC, but it was still a great time!

New Coastal Research Fellow Studies Invasive Wetland Grass

Defending in a strange time, but there was nothing surprising about the result!  What a graduate career Adam!!

UNC Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Extreme Weather Events with Interdisciplinary Approach

Exciting new project harnessing the expertise across Carolina in a convergent approach to tackie resilience!

I am always grateful for the amazing members of the Piehler Lab.  This year is clearly different and has required not just great plans for amazing science, but also clear plans to stay safe.