Indiana watershed initiative
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Meet the Team


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Jennifer Tank
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Todd Royer
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John Tyndall
Dr. Jennifer L. Tank​ is the lead contact for this project. Her research focuses on nutrient and carbon cycling in streams and the influence of human activities on water quality and stream health.
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​tank.1@nd.edu
Dr. Todd V. Royer is an aquatic ecologist specializing in water resources, nutrient and carbon cycling, water quality, and nutrient standards.


troyer@indiana.edu
Dr. John Tyndall is a Natural Resource Economist specializing in environmental economics and policy. He leads on the economic analysis of conservation practices for this project.
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jtyndall@iastate.edu
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Matthew Trentman
​Matthew Trentman is a graduate student investigating the effects of cover crop and two-stage ditch implementation on stream bio-geochemistry at Shatto and Kirkpatrick Ditches.​
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​matthew.trentman.1@nd.edu
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Shannon Speir
​Shannon Speir is a graduate student investigating nitrogen cycling in the agricultural landscape, focusing on denitrification in newly constructed two-stage ditches & storm nutrient export.


sspeir@nd.edu
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Lienne Sethna
Lienne Sethna is a graduate student studying the science and policy surrounding stream nutrient cycling and water quality.
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lsethna@iu.edu
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Kara Primmer
Kara Primmer oversees all the administrative and financial aspects of the project, including managing our grant funds.

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​​​kara.huegel.2@nd.edu
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Ursula Mahl
Adriana Valcu-Lisman
Ursula Mahl is Dr. Tank's lab manager. She oversees data collection, sensor development and laboratory analysis. She also works on watershed modeling.

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​​​ursula.h.mahl.1@nd.edu
Dr. Adriana Valcu-Lisman is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Dept. of Economics at Iowa State. She is working on project modelling and economic analysis.

amvalcu@iastate.edu
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Liguang Li
Dr. Liguang Li is a postdoctoral research fellow at Notre Dame's Environmental Change Initiative. She is investigating the relationship between cover crops and soil health.

lli22@nd.edu
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Nima Ehsani
Dr. Nima Ehsani is a postdoctoral research fellow at Notre Dame's Environmental Change Initiative. ​He is developing and calibrating SWAT models for both Shatto and Kirkpatrick Ditches.

nehsani@nd.edu
Darci Zolman
Program Administrator - Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District
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​darci.zolman@in.nacdnet.net
Andrea Baker
Conservation Program Technician - Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District

​andrea.baker@in.nacdnet.net
Chad Schotter
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist
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chad.schotter@in.usda.gov
Dan Perkins
District Director and Watershed Technician - Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District. Certified Crop Advisor, regionally known as the “Cover Crop Guy”

daniel.perkins@in.nacdnet.net
Jared O'Brien
Resource Specialist - Indiana State Department of Agriculture


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​jobrien1@isda.in.gov
Kevin Shide
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist

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​kevin.shide@in.usda.gov

Former Team Members


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Elizabeth Willows
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Joanna McNulty
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Brittany Hanrahan
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Kara Prior
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Sheila Christopher
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Anna Kottkamp
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • Why is this project needed?
    • Two-Stage Ditch
    • Cover Crops
    • How is the project running?
    • Where are we working?
    • Who are the partners?
  • TEAM
  • OUTPUTS
  • LATEST NEWS
  • RESOURCES