Lab Members

Robert Ladwig

Position title: Postdoc

(co-advised with Paul Hanson)

rladwig2@wisc.edu, @hydrobert

Robert is a postdoc working on simulating aquatic ecosystems using GLM-AED2. His scientific work focuses on the interactions between lake ecosystems and their external drivers (atmosphere, catchment, agriculture, water management) as well as how these processes can be numerically simulated. Research Profile.

Adrianna Gorsky

Position title: Graduate Student

(co-advised with Emily Stanley)

agorsky@wisc.edu

Adrianna’s graduate research is focused on examining greenhouse gas emissions, and other aquatic processes, during ice-on and ice-off periods from north temperate lakes. Research Profile. 

Lindsay Platt

Position title: Graduate Student

lrplatt@wisc.edu

Lindsay’s research interests lie at the intersection of data and water science, mainly data-driven modeling for large-scale aquatic science.

Lizzie Emch

Position title: Graduate Student

eemch@wisc.edu

Lizzie’s research focuses on chloride dynamics in Lake Wingra. Research Profile.

Charlie Doughtery

Position title: Graduate Student

cedougherty@wisc.edu
Charlie’s research interests lie in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. He’s a member of the MCM-LTER and helps maintain long-term lake monitoring stations.

Gale Force

Position title: Associate lab

Lover of lakes and tennis balls. Terrible at research, excellent at field work. Never complains about mosquitoes or cold water.

Goose berry

Position title: Assistant lab

New recruit. Learning boundaries.

Past Postdocs

Cal Buelo (2021-2022). Now at Great Lakes National Program Office, EPA.
Kait Reinl (2021-2022). Research Coordinator at Lake Superior National Estuarine Reserve (website).
Jemma Stachelek (2020-2021). Now at Los Alamos (website).
Robert Mooney (2021-2022). Educator at UW-Madison.

Past Grad Students

Ellie Socha (MSc 2022). PhD student at Cornell University.
Linnea Rock (MSc 2021). PhD student at University of Wyoming.
Emily Whitaker (MSc 2020).

Past Undergrads

Sam Ahler (graduated 2021)
Sydney Widell (graduated 2021)
Adam Rexroade (graduated 2020)
Alaina Eckert (graduated 2019)
Alex Mathers (graduated 2019)
Thomas Shannon (graduated 2018)