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The Viticulture and Enology Graduate Group offers advanced studies ranging from the genetics, physiology, and biochemistry of grapevines; the chemistry, microbiology, and sensory science of wines; and the chemical and process engineering of winemaking. Research topics can vary; examples include the molecular biology of grapevines, bacteria, or yeast; the grape and wine chemistry associated with fermentation and aging; and the correlation of analytical and sensory analyses. While only the M.S. is offered through this program, Ph.D. studies are offered through one of the following related graduate groups: agricultural and environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, food science, genetics, microbiology, plant Biology, soils and biogeochemistry.

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Graduate Programs

The Graduate School at Cornell University consists of nearly 100 graduate fields that include faculty from many different disciplines and departments, organized around their interests and research in thematic areas. Due to this unique structure, Viticulture is a concentration within the graduate field of Horticulture, while Enology is a concentration in the graduate field of Food Science and Technology.

With more than 50 Cornell faculty and extension specialists with active programs in viticulture and enology, including some in the graduate fields of Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, and Applied Economics and Management, students can pursue graduate degrees in every aspect of grape growing and wine making.

Students considering graduate studies in viticulture and/or enology should review the homepages and publications of specific professors and are encouraged to directly contact professors whose programs are of special interest and arrange for a visit to Cornell.

Degree Programs

Students interested in studying viticulture or enology at the graduate level can apply to one of three degree programs at Cornell University: the M.P.S. (Master of Professional Studies), M.S. (Master of Science), or Ph.D. (Doctoral degree).  Those who have completed coursework during their undergraduate studies in scientific subject areas pertinent to viticulture and enology (e.g., horticulture, food science, biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, ecology, botany) are generally eligible to apply.  Students without a science background are required to take coursework, and may be required to attain additional experience, before applying.

Master of Professional Studies

The Master of Professional Studies is a course-based professional degree intended primarily for second career or re-entry students who want an intensive two or three semester graduate program that includes an in-depth special project and experience in vineyards or wine production to prepare for careers in the wine/grape industry.  The M.P.S. degree does not involve a formal research project, and is not advisable for students who may wish to continue on for a Ph.D. program. 

Masters of Science & Doctoral Degree

The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at Cornell are research-based, and require that each student write a thesis (for the M.S.) or dissertation (for the Ph.D.) based upon original research that is expected to be publishable.  The usual time for completion of an M.S. is two or three years; completion of the Ph.D. typically requires three to four years of coursework and research.  Most M.S. and Ph.D. students at Cornell receive scholarship and stipend support during their studies, in the form of Teaching Assistantships (TAs), fellowships, or grant funded assistantships.

Graduate Fields

• Enology focus:  Graduate Field of Food Science and Technology
• Viticulture focus:  Graduate Field of Horticulture

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Washington State University educates the next generation of leaders with solutions. In order to do that, we thrive on multidisciplinary collaborations. The combination of hands-on study, industry connections, and renowned faculty turns out graduates who are job ready, day one. Equipped with the experience, skills, and knowledge to take on challenges and find solutions, our graduates become industry leaders.

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  Our scientific and hands-on approach to winemaking and grape growing prepares students for careers in the dynamic wine-producing regions of the Pacific Northwest and the global wine industry. While studying at WSU, students apply knowledge learned in the classroom to gain practical experience through required internships in vineyards and wineries. These internships and other applied learning activities like field trips, student research, projects, and volunteer opportunities also provide students with critical networking opportunities where they make connections that translate to the job market.

The 2+2 program gives students a platform to create their unique learning experience. Two campuses provide students with the flexibility of beginning their journey on the Pullman or the Tri-Cities campus. A unique feature of this major: students from each campus will come together to spend their last two years in the Tri-Cities, home to the state-of-the-art Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center. Choose your path!

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Taught in the School of Chemical Sciences, the Wine Science Programme uses the experiences of wine making in New Zealand to highlight the multiple dimensions and applications of wine science. A central theme is that wine science is more than simply wine making. The programme is organised around the understanding of wine production as a process that runs from the vine to the mouth. Courses examine the science of grape production and wine making, and analytical techniques in wine making. Students also have the opportunity to learn about the organisation and operation of wine businesses and the industry as a whole.

You can study Wine Science in the following programmes: Course work programmes

• Postgraduate Diploma in Science - PGDipSci  

Research programmes

• Master of Science - MSc  
• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD  ( Wine science is available as an area of PhD study within other subjects in the Faculty of Science, such as chemistry, earth sciences and biological sciences. )

Students receiving their Postgraduate Diploma or Master's degree in Wine Science often gain work experience by taking seasonal vintage jobs in New Zealand and also overseas. It's common for them to experience two vintages in one year by working in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Longer term, most of our graduates find permanent positions in wine making, laboratory or quality assurance positions. A few also choose sales and marketing positions in the wine industry.

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What can you study in Wine Science?

Courses in the Wine Science programme examine the science of grape production and winemaking, and analytical techniques in winemaking.

You will have the opportunity to learn about the organisation and operation of the wine industry as a whole, and you will be encouraged to pursue a particular field of interest by completing a research project in wine science.

Areas of research interests open to exploration include:

• Post-fermentation processes in winemaking
• Sensory evaluation and statistical methods
• The business of wine production
• The science behind grape production
• The science behind winemaking
• Viticulture
• Winemaking in a New Zealand setting

Structuring your postgraduate programme in Wine Science

Master of science (msc) in wine science 120-point (one-year) research masters.

120 points from :

• WINESCI 796 MSc Thesis in Wine Science

Master of Wine Science (MWineSci) 180-point taught masters

120 points from:

• WINESCI 701–708

15 points from other approved 700 level courses offered at this University

• WINESCI 792 Research Project

Master of Science (MSc) in Wine Science 240-point research masters

At least 75 points from:

• WINESCI 701 Winemaking in a New Zealand Setting
• WINESCI 702 The Science Behind Grape Production
• WINESCI 703 The Science Behind Winemaking
• WINESCI 704 Sensory Evaluation and Statistical Methods
• WINESCI 705B Project in Wine Science
• WINESCI 706 The Business of Wine Production
• WINESCI 707 Topics in Wine Science
• WINESCI 708 Post-fermentation Processes in Winemaking

Up to 45 points from 600 and 700 level courses in related subjects

• Biological Sciences , Chemical and Materials Engineering , Chemistry , Food Science , Geography

Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Wine Science

Prerequisites.

Prior to applying for a Master of Science (MSc) in Wine Science 120-point option you must have completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Wine Science.

Explore the postgraduate courses you can take for a Wine Science specialisation:

• Postgraduate Biological Sciences courses
• Postgraduate Chemistry courses
• Postgraduate Food Science courses
• Postgraduate Geography courses
• Postgraduate Wine Science courses

Where can postgraduate study in Wine Science take you?

Our graduates learn the essential theory and practical skills to begin their employment in the winemaking and hospitality industry.

Jobs related to Wine Science

• Cellar manager
• Laboratory research work
• Quality assurance manager
• Vineyard operator
• Viticulturist

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The Wine Research Center (WRC) is the focal point for grape and wine research and education at the University of British Columbia. The WRC’s core mission is to support the development of a sustainable and effective Canadian grape and wine industry through world-class research, excellence in wine education, practical solutions and knowledge mobilization.

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As an interdisciplinary research, education and development center, we bring together researchers, faculty and staff across UBC and partner institutions working in the wine sector in Canada and beyond. The WRC conducts cutting-edge research in chemistry, viticulture, management and social sciences; provides academic and extended education and engages with industry and communities on the challenges of wine territory development. As a dual-campus organization, we draw on the interdisciplinary connections across UBC and provide a central point of collaboration for wine research and education.

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Explore the world of vine and wine sciences with our top-level master’s program. apply for the vinifera euromaster and enjoy this unique international experience., european academic institutions, international associate partners.

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Average nationalities each intake, successful professional integration, international wines tasted / intake, 1st year in france, during the m1 i enjoy the mediterranean life style at montpellier in order to study the basics of vine and wine sciences. then i finish the year with 1 integrative month in bordeaux., 2nd year in europe, during the m2, i choose a new destination in one of the european universities in our consortium. the choice of my options will give me the career opportunities accordingly., international master thesis, one full semester is dedicated to my master thesis which takes place either in a lab or in a company., a step towards a phd, 20% of the vinifera alumni complete a phd after graduation thanks to the extensive scientific network of the consortium. the scope of my career opportunities is very wide….

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• Wine metabolomics
• Effect of plant protection products on the winemaking process
• Influence of viticultural and oenological factors on sensory characteristics of wine
• Basic Research on sensory wine evaluation
• Study of the main factors of preference and acceptance of wines by consumers
• Agricultural economy and politics/ international commerce
• Marketing and analysis of demand for food products
• Rural development and changes in the use of agricultural land
• Internationality and orientation of organic wine: marketing strategies and development of synergies
• The positioning of wines with designation of origin at a regional, national and international level
• Effect of environmental stress on vine physiology
• Climate change in viticulture
• Effect of communication actions on the perception of brands
• Development of marketing strategies focused on changing the image of Spanish wine in the international market
• Valorisation of oenological by-products
• New products for the wine stabilisation and clarification
• Influence of production systems on the performance and quality of the grape
• Influence of pruning and type of grafts on vine development, longevity and prevalence of wood diseases
• Establishment of vine performance and quality models
• Precision viticulture. Measurement viticulture
• Recovery and study of minority varieties. Evaluation of intra-varietal variability
• Biostimulants as possible protectors against fungal diseases of the vine

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This Master’s Degree offers access to PhD studies. It provides good training for the following PhD programmes:

• PhD Programme in Business Management, Knowledge and Innovation
• PhD Programme in Food Quality and Safety
• Doctorate in Agrifood
• Doctoral Program in Efficient systems in food quality and production

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• Agricultural Sciences

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Wine Science, Fourth Edition, covers the three pillars of wine science: grape culture, wine production, and sensory evaluation. It discusses grape anatomy, physiology and evolution, wine geography, wine and health, and the scientific basis of food and wine combinations. It also covers topics not found in other enology or viticulture texts, including details on cork and oak, specialized wine making procedures, and historical origins of procedures.

New to this edition are expanded coverage on micro-oxidation and the cool prefermentative maceration of red grapes; the nature of the weak fixation of aromatic compounds in wine – and the significance of their release upon bottle opening; new insights into flavor modification post bottle; the shelf-life of wine as part of wine aging; and winery wastewater management. Updated topics include precision viticulture, including GPS potentialities, organic matter in soil, grapevine pests and disease, and the history of wine production technology.

This book is a valuable resource for grape growers, fermentation technologists; students of enology and viticulture, enologists, and viticulturalists.

New to this edition:

• Expanded coverage of micro-oxidation and the cool prefermentative maceration of red grapes
• The nature of the weak fixation of aromatic compounds in wine – and the significance of their release upon bottle opening
• New insights into flavor modification post bottle
• Shelf-life of wine as part of wine aging
• Winery wastewater management

Updated topics including:

• Precision viticulture, including GPS potentialities
• Organic matter in soil
• Grapevine pests and disease
• History of wine production technology
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• Edition 4th
• Publisher Academic Press
• Publication date July 7, 2014
• Part of series Wine Science
• Language English
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EU-funded PhD opportunity in South Africa in Wine Science Communication

10 April 2024

We are looking for a full-time PhD student to join our three-year ‘Eco2Wine’ Doctoral Network Programme, focused on closing the gap between microbiomics, winemakers and the public. Wine microbiomics aims to use the microbial biodiversity naturally associated with healthy vines and vineyards as a tool for innovation in winemaking, to produce sustainable, eco-friendly wines while improving vineyard management and offering consumers a broader choice of wines. More information is available in this announcement .

The position is advertised via Euraxxess portal and applications are open until 6 May 2024.

The student will be based at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, but will also spend time with project partners in other wine-growing regions of the world.

Since effective science communication is one of the core areas of interest in this programme, this PhD project will combine science communication research and practice. The study will explore best practice in making research findings accessible and relevant to industry and other interest groups, as well as strategies for meaningful dialogue with communities that have a long tradition of involvement, including those that can offer insights from local knowledge systems. In addition to the research role, the candidate will be actively involved in the strategic communication of research from the Eco2Wine network, setting up dialogues with target groups, and helping to produce communication materials and tools, including a website, short videos, popular articles and research summaries.

Applicants must have a Master’s degree in social sciences, preferably in the fields of communication science, science communication or science and technology studies. Experience of science communication practice, multimedia content creation and public engagement will be an advantage. According to EU rules, the candidate appointed in South Africa may not have lived or worked in South Africa in the 12 months before the appointment.

How to apply

Please complete this application form and send all the relevant documentation via email to [email protected] by Monday, 6 May 2024, at 11.59 pm (GMT), with a copy sent to [email protected] . If you have specific questions about the science communication position, you are welcome to contact Professor Marina Joubert via email at [email protected] .

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Sara Macdonald (née Addis) believes that studying two Graduate Diplomas in both Viticulture and Oenology through EIT’s School of Viticulture and Wine Science taught her the fundamentals of the industry and gave her a well-respected qualification to match.

If you already have a degree, this graduate diploma will allow you to fast track into a wine specialisation.

It is suitable if you are working in the winemaking industry and wish to increase your skills and knowledge to further your career or if you want to fast track a career shift into the wine industry.

The programme emphasises the specific scientific and technical aspects of winemaking and can be studied either on-campus or by distance learning. EIT | Te Pūkenga offers the only distance learning graduate diplomas in viticulture and oenology in New Zealand.

To enrol in this programme you need to have a three year degree or equivalent qualification, or be able to demonstrate significant work experience in the wine industry.

The Graduate Diploma in Wine Science (GDWSci) is designed for future winemakers and assistant winemakers, winery technical staff, senior cellar staff, winery enterprise managers and other specialised staff such as a technical supplier.

This qualification provides a comprehensive coverage of winemaking, wine science, chemistry and wine palate development plus an intensive introduction to viticulture to round out your knowledge.

Distance learning students do need to attend residential schools held each semester in either May/June or September/October. Some residential schools may be scheduled on weekend days. The residential school timetables are provided in December for the following year.

You are welcome to make an appointment to discuss your study options with our staff either in person or by phone and to view our facilities.

Our Programme Administrator can be contacted at [email protected] .

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Graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Wine Science opens up many career pathways for a future in the winemaking (wine science) industry at a technical, supervisory or management level.

You can pursue careers such as:

• Assistant winemaker
• Manager in wine, brewing or food industries
• Research and development
• Wine educator

Future study options include the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Master of Wine Business and Innovation. These EIT | Te Pūkenga programmes are offered either on-campus or by distance learning.

There is one entry date per year:

Domestic entry requirements

A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Application for enrolment in this programme is due by:

• January start: 29 January 2024

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have completed a three year undergraduate degree (or equivalent qualification); or
• Be able to demonstrate significant in-depth work and professional experience (at least five years) in the grapegrowing and winemaking industry (at the discretion of EIT | Te Pūkenga).

On-campus study

There is a requirement that you have an electronic device you can bring to classes to support your study.

Distance learning

Students must be a citizen or resident of New Zealand.

For distance learning, you must have access to the winegrowing industry and have the following available to be able to utilise the online learning environment:

• Desktop or other appropriate electronic device or laptop computer not older than five years
• Internet connection
• Software as required
• Access to wineries and vineyards to meet the work experience requirement for the programme and to undertake assignment and practical work required for specific courses.

Distance learning students must also be prepared to attend residential schools on-campus (for lab work, field trips, sensory, practical) at EIT | Te Pūkenga Hawke’s Bay campus.

English language entry requirements

All applicants are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including:

• Completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4 – Academic)
• IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0, with no band score lower than 5.5, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment
• International equivalents to IELTS accepted by NZQA

Entry with credit

You may already have some knowledge or skills that can be recognised as part of your intended study. This may take a number of different forms including study at a private training establishment, workplace training, other tertiary study, life experiences or voluntary work. If you think you may qualify, you may apply for Cross Credit (CC) or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

• CC is based on the equivalency of courses or qualifications. You would apply for CC if you have passed a very similar course at the same level.
• RPL is based on the assessment of your current knowledge and skills. You would apply for RPL if you had gained the relevant knowledge and skills through life experiences and informal learning situations.

You will be asked to provide details of evidence that you would like considered for credit toward your intended programme of study, as part of your application.

Applications for CC and RPL for a course should be made prior to enrolment in that course and no later than two weeks after the start of the course. There is an application fee for RPL.

For further information and enquiries about CC and RPL please contact the Programme Administrator, Jo Rolfe on 06 830 1913 or email Jo .

International entry requirements

Academic entry requirements

Applicants must demonstrate successful completion of an undergraduate degree, preferably in science.

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English Language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme. English Language fluency can be verified by achievement of one of the following within the last two years:

• New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 4 (Academic)
• IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5
• PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
• International equivalents to IELTS accepted by NZQA or successful study of a programme in which English was the language of instruction (conditions apply)

Return home sparks career change to winemaking

The Graduate Diploma in Oenology (Wine Science) at EIT provided Anna with the opportunity to combine “the creative, scientific and technical side” of winemaking. “It’s kind of the best of both worlds, because you have that science element – the chemistry, microbiology, and then you’ve got the creative, intuitive side of winemaking, your sensory analysis.”

Anna Young, Graduate Diploma in Oenology (Wine Science) Graduate

Academic learning services

Academic Learning Services is here to assist you on your journey towards the successful completion of your studies at EIT | Te Pūkenga. Our aim is for you to become confident, competent and independent learners.

We have dedicated advisors who can assist with your learning.

Find out more:

Hawke’s Bay Campus

Scholarships

You can find a list of EIT | Te Pūkenga scholarships here however there are many more scholarships offered nationally.  Information about these is on an database called “givME”. givME is accessible at EIT | Te Pūkenga or at some public libraries. If you would like to come to EIT | Te Pūkenga to look through the giveME database don’t hesitate to contact [email protected]  or call in for a chat.

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Graduate Diploma in Wine Science

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Graduate Certificate or Diploma

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Expected Jan 2025

Eastern Institute of Technology

The Graduate Diploma in Wine Science (GDWSci) is designed for future winemakers and assistant winemakers, winery technical staff, senior cellar staff, winery enterprise managers and other specialised staff such as a technical supplier.

This qualification provides a comprehensive coverage of winemaking, wine science, chemistry and wine palate development plus an intensive introduction to viticulture to round out your knowledge.

Distance learning students do need to attend residential schools held each semester in either May/June or September/October. Some residential schools may be scheduled on weekend days. The residential school timetables are provided in December for the following year.

You are welcome to make an appointment to discuss your study options with our staff either in person or by phone and to view our facilities.

Your future career and study opportunities

Graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Wine Science opens up many career pathways for a future in the winemaking (wine science) industry at a technical, supervisory or management level.

You can pursue careers such as:

• Assistant winemaker
• Manager in wine, brewing or food industries
• Research and development
• Wine educator

Future study options include the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Master of Wine Business and Innovation. These EIT | Te Pūkenga programmes are offered either on-campus or by distance learning.

Entry criteria

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

Have completed a three year undergraduate degree (or equivalent qualification); or Be able to demonstrate significant in-depth work and professional experience (at least five years) in the grapegrowing and winemaking industry (at the discretion of EIT | Te Pūkenga).

On-campus study

There is a requirement that you have an electronic device you can bring to classes to support your study.

All applicants are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including:

Completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4 – Academic) IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0, with no band score lower than 5.5, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment International equivalents to IELTS accepted by NZQA

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June 2024: Dr. Kathryn D. Coduto (COM)

• By: Shannon Landis
• June 1, 2024

What made you decide to be a social scientist/ why does social science matter to you?

I love being able to answer questions about the world; I originally wanted to be a journalist for that exact reason. As I went through my undergraduate program, I discovered social scientific research and realized just how much I could do within this field. I also feel empowered by social science; there was a time when the idea of statistics was so intimidating to me. But now, I am confident in my ability to navigate complex questions  and   their solutions through a variety of tools and techniques, all stemming from social scientific training and exploration.

Can you tell us about a recent research project that you’re excited about?

Dr. Allison McDonald, from the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences, and I have been working on a project investigating sexting behaviors in romantic relationships. We specifically have asked people about how they negotiate, if they do, the sharing of this highly personal information with partners. I’m especially excited about this project, though, because we are also investigating what people do with sexual material once they’ve broken up. There isn’t much research in this area yet, and I think we’re getting really rich insights into how people are thinking about handling sensitive content throughout the lifetime of a relationship. I recently presented this work at the CHI 2024 conference and got some great feedback on potential design implications for improving technologies in these instances. We have another part of the study we’re hoping to launch soon, too.

What is the best piece of professional advice you ever received?

I had great advisors for both my master’s degree (Dr. Danielle Coombs at Kent State University) and my doctoral degree (Dr. Jesse Fox at Ohio State University). They both always encouraged me to follow my interests, and I always felt supported in exploring the ideas I was most passionate about. I think following your interests is critical to staying interested in and excited by the work you do; I love thinking about research and so much of that is because I study the things I am most interested in. I now pass that advice along to my own advisees, too—follow your interests!

What is your favorite course you’ve taught at BU?

I love teaching Communication Research (CM 722). Comm Research is many students’ first experience with social scientific research, especially in a communication context, and I love helping them realize how much they can do with research. I am always so excited when I see different concepts click into place for students, whether that be perfecting a research design, conducting a statistical analysis, or crafting implications from their research. It is always so rewarding.  

Tell us a surprising fact about yourself.

Before coming to BU, I was an assistant professor at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. My favorite place in the world is still Badlands National Park in western South Dakota—I haven’t been anywhere that can top it!

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Dr. Diego Bohórquez: The Science of Your Gut Sense & the Gut-Brain Axis

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Diego Bohórquez, PhD, professor of medicine and neurobiology at Duke University and a pioneering researcher into how we use our ‘gut sense.’ He describes how your gut communicates to your brain and the rest of your body through hormones and neural connections to shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. He explains how your gut senses a range of features such as temperature, pH, the macro- and micronutrients in our foods, and much more and signals that information to the brain to affect our food preferences, aversions, and cravings.

Dr. Bohórquez describes his early life in the Amazon jungle and how exposure to traditional agriculture inspired his unique expertise combining nutrition, gastrointestinal physiology, and neuroscience. We discuss how the gut and brain integrate sensory cues, leading to our intuitive “gut sense” about food, people, and situations. This episode provides a scientific perspective into your gut sense to help you make better food choices and, indeed, to support better decision-making in all of life.

• Neuroepithelial circuit formed by innervation of sensory enteroendocrine cells ( The Journal of Clinical Investigation )
• Single Lgr5 stem cells build crypt-villus structures in vitro without a mesenchymal niche ( Nature )
• Neuropod Cells: The Emerging Biology of Gut-Brain Sensory Transduction ( Annual Reviews )
• Alterations of sucrose preference after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ( Physiology & Behavior )
• Food Reward in the Absence of Taste Receptor Signaling ( Neuron )
• SGLT1 sugar transporter/sensor is required for post-oral glucose appetition ( American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology )
• The preference for sugar over sweetener depends on a gut sensor cell ( Nature Neuroscience )
• Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways ( Cell )
• Microbial Fermentation of Dietary Protein: An Important Factor in Diet–Microbe–Host Interaction ( MDPI )
• A revisited history of cacao domestication in pre-Columbian times revealed by archaeogenomic approaches ( Scientific Reports )
• “VOODOO” DEATH ( American Anthropological Association )
• The Paraneuron
• Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
• Memoirs Of A Stomach: Written By Himself, That All Who Eat May Read (1853)

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• Sharing a plate of food leads to more successful negotiations ( The Economist )

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• Dr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity

People Mentioned

• Ernest H. Starling : English physiologist, co-discoverer of hormones
• William M. Bayliss : English physiologist, co-discoverer of hormones
• Francis Crick : English molecular biologist
• Hans Clevers : Dutch geneticist and molecular biologist
• Karl Deisseroth : professor of bioengineering, Stanford University
• Polina Anikeeva : professor of material sciences and engineering, MIT
• Charles Zuker : professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Columbia University
• Laura Duvall : professor of biology, Columbia University
• Stephen Simpson : professor of environmental sciences, University of Sydney
• Steve Kay : professor of biomedical engineering and biology, University of Southern California
• Stephen Liberles : professor of cell biology, Harvard Medical School
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal : Spanish neuroscientist and histologist
• Camillo Golgi : Italian biologist and pathologist
• Carl Jung : Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
• Martha Beck : author, sociologist, life coach

About this Guest

Dr. diego bohórquez.

Diego Bohórquez, PhD, is a professor of medicine and neurobiology at Duke University and a pioneering researcher into how we use our ‘gut sense.’

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• 00:26:57 Brain & Gut Connection, Experimental Tools & Rabies Virus
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• 00:43:55 Gastric Bypass Surgery, Cravings & Food Choice
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• 01:21:35 Protein & Sugar, Agriculture & ‘Three Sisters’
• 01:25:16 Childhood, Military School; Academics, Nutrition & Nervous System
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Information for new graduate students in actuarial science, data science and statistics at the university of iowa..

Welcome New Graduate Students!

Information for NEW graduate students in Actuarial Science, Data Science and Statistics at the University of Iowa. 

Last Updated, May 31, 2024.                                   Additional  updates will be sent this summer!

Important Information for International Students

The Office of International Students and Scholars does an incredible job helping you settle into Iowa City and the University of Iowa.  They have webinars to help with:  

1. Getting Started and Making Travel Arrangements

2. Achieving Success: On-campus Involvement and Cultural Adjustment (undergraduate students)

3. Graduate Student Professionalization and Support

4. Understanding Orientation Expectations, Responsibilities, and Placement Tests (graduate students)

5. On-campus Housing Assignments and Move-in Tips (undergraduate students)

6. Student Employment

7. Money Matters - University Billing

Do you need to take the SPEC (Spoken Proficiency of English for the Classroom)?

All students for whom English is not a first language (as self-reported on their admissions application) and who have first-time appointments as graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are required to go through a testing process to assess their effectiveness in speaking English before they are assigned assistantship responsibilities. Beginning in Fall 2024, there will be a new test to assess communication in English in a classroom context called SPEC (Spoken Proficiency of English in the Classroom).  This is replacing ESPA and ELPT.  Details will be coming soon.

Any graduate student who is included in the following categories needs to have their oral English proficiency tested by the TAPE Program:

• Students whose first language is not English (i.e., learned another language first) as self-reported on their admissions application, and
• Have been appointed as a Teaching Assistant

Exemptions (may change):

• Students with an official valid (within the last two years) iBT Listening score of 25 and an iBT Speaking score of 26.
• Undergraduate degrees and/or     
• Continuous attendance of English-language schools since the age of 12 (or younger)
• Students who served as teaching assistants at other institutions of higher learning in which the language of instruction is English, if they were listed as the instructor of record for a course or led a discussion section in English for at least one year, with a year defined as either two academic semesters or three academic quarters.
• Requests for exceptions regarding the SPEC  can be submitted for evaluation to a committee consisting of the Director of ESL Programs, the Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs in the Graduate College, and a representative from University Human Resources.

Requests for exemption and exceptions must come from the department by the deadline, not the student.   Deadlines to register students for the SPEC are:

• March 1  

NOT Exemptions:

• Students who come from a country where English is one of the official languages.
• Students who are U.S. permanent residents or U.S. citizens whose first language is not English.

Testing Procedures & Results

 To be announced soon!

Graduate/Professional International Students Important Dates

July 12, 2024:  Earliest date you may enter the U.S. in F-1 or J-1 status. August 11, 2024:  Latest date by which you should arrive in Iowa City August 12 - 16, 2024: International Student Orientation August 26, 2024:  Classes begin.

Housing Information for All Students

The department has a housing webpage, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. If you are looking for a roommate, please let us know and we can update this web page!

Looking for housing options ?

All US citizens that are financially supported (TA, RA) need to be here on August 21.

All students will register for classes the week before classes start.  International students must complete the required Orientation Program before  they can register for classes.    

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Fall Classes Advising will be August 19-23

All NEW UI students must meet with their advisor prior to registration.  There is no worry about getting into any of the classes we teach.  

• IF you are an Actuarial Science MS or PhD student you will need to meet with Professor Shyamalkumar.  Email him after August 12 at [email protected] to set a time to meet to discuss what classes to take, it may be on Zoom or in his office (233 Schaeffer Hall).
• IF you are a Data Science MS, Statistics MS, or PhD student you will need to meet with Professor Boxiang Wang.  Email him after August 12 at [email protected]  to set a time to meet to discuss what classes to take, it may be on Zoom or in his office (261 Schaeffer Hall).

New Graduate College Welcome and Orientation, August 21

The Graduate College Fall 2024 Graduate Student Orientation event will take place on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.  A registration form will be sent to your UI email sometime this early summer from the Graduate College. All new doctoral and master’s students are invited to attend.  

New Teaching Assistant Orientation, August 22- required for all new supported students

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching

This event will introduce participants to the role of teaching assistant at the University of Iowa and prepare them for the first week of classes and beyond. 

Participants will discuss evidence-based teaching strategies for lesson planning, inclusive teaching, and more with Center for Teaching staff. Participants will also choose two workshops of interest to them out of several options; these will be facilitated synchronously by experienced TAs.  This is a virtual event for 9-noon.

• Sign up before August 21!

New Student Department Orientation, August 23 at 9 a.m., Room to be determined.

• All New Student Orientation —Group Introductions and General Policy Procedures.

New Supported Graduate Assistants Orientation, August 23 at 1 p.m., Room to be determined.

• Our Director of Graduate Studies will have a department review of expectations and your specific roles in our department. Teaching and grading assignments will be explained, as well as preparation, teaching tips, problems and questions, quizzes and exams, weekly meetings, grading, appropriate office use and the Sexual Harassment Prevention Education

Mailbox in 241 Schaeffer Hall 

All graduate students will have a mailbox in our main office.  The faculty do as well.  Please check your mailbox at least once a week!

Office Desk Assignment

Nearly all supported students will have a desk in one of our offices.  The assignment priority (in this order) includes Ph.D. and Fellowship candidates, research assistants, half-time teaching assistants, quarter-time teaching assistants and lastly graders.  Having a desk is a privilege and should be used only for university business.  Office assignments will be given to students on, August 23.  Keys are checked out ONLY after that time.  Please remember to keep the rooms clean and take out all trash to the large bins in the main hallways.

Set-up your University of Iowa Email

All University of Iowa students are required to activate their assigned uiowa.edu email address, as all official communication from university offices are now sent via email, rather than hard copy. This address usually follows the pattern [email protected]   (However, often a number is also attached.) 

To activate the account:

• Log on to  MyUI
• Click on My UIowa / My Email / Request Email Account
• Complete the specified steps.

Students who prefer to maintain only their work or home email addresses can do so by routing the uiowa.edu email to a work or home account. To do so, follow these steps:

• Click on My UIowa / My Email / Update Email Routing Address

Important Notes:

• If your uiowa.edu email address is routed to a different account, you will  not  need to change your address in ICON, as your messages will already forward to your routed address.
• Log on to MYUI.
• Click on My UIowa / My Email / Email Account Filter bulk mail.
• Make sure that none of the categories are checked.

Required Graduate Assistants Teaching Courses:

• ONLINE CLASS Requirement: Sexual Harassment Prevention Edu.  Use your HawkID and password to log into Employee Self Service. Click the Personal tab, next (under Learning and Development) click on Sexual Harassment Prevention Edu., follow instructions.
• ONLINE CLASS Requirement:  Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Use your HawkID and password to log into Employee Self Service. Click the Personal tab, next (under Learning and Development) next click on Available Online Icon Courses, next FERPA Training, then click on View Details twice and the last click will be to Enroll in this ICON Course Session.
• A six-hour orientation program will be required of all students who are certified at level A or B and are teaching for the first time.  This orientation helps new teaching assistants understand the culture of the U.S. classroom and treats topics such as student expectations, teacher-student relationships, and understanding and answering student questions. Discussion focuses on suggestions for maximizing comprehensibility in spoken English. This course meets twice for 3 hours early in the semester. Both meetings are held in the evening.

Administrative Department Staff:

Professor aixin tan (until july 1, 2024).

Director of Graduate Studies, Statistics and Data Science Graduate Advisor: [email protected]   (319) 335-0821.

Professor Boxiang Wang (beginning July 1, 2024)

Director of Graduate Studies, Statistics and Data Science Graduate Advisor: [email protected] (319) 335-2294.

Professor N.D. Shyamalkumar

Actuarial Science Graduate Advisor:  [email protected]    (319) 335-1980

Margie Ebert

Academic Services Coordinator ,  [email protected]  (319) 335-2082

Heather Roth

Administrative Services Coordinator  [email protected]   (319) 335-0712

Tammy Siegel

Department Administrator ,  [email protected] , (319) 335-0706

How Science, Math, and Tech Can Propel Swimmers to New Heights

One hundred years ago, in the 1924 Paris Olympics, American Johnny Weissmuller won the men’s 100m freestyle with a time of 59 seconds. Nearly 100 years later in the most recent Olympics, the delayed 2020 Games in Tokyo, Caeleb Dressel took home the same event with a time that was 12 seconds faster than Weissmuller’s.  

Swimming times across the board have become much faster over the past century, a result of several factors, including innovations in training, recovery strategy, nutrition, and some equipment advances.  

One component in the improvement in swimming performances over the years is the role of biomechanics — that is, how swimmers optimize their stroke, whether it's the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, or freestyle.  

Swimmers for decades have experimented with different techniques to gain an edge over their competitors. But in more recent years, the application of mathematics and science principles as well as the use of wearable sensor technology in training regimens has allowed some athletes to elevate their performances to new heights, including members of the University of Virginia’s swim team.  

In a new research paper , a UVA professor who introduced these concepts and methods to the team and some of the swimmers who have embraced this novel approach to training lay out how the use of data is helping to transform how competitive swimmers become elite.

‘Swimming in Data’

Ken Ono thought his time working with swim teams was over. Ono — a UVA mathematics professor, professor of data science by courtesy, and STEM advisor to the University provost — had spent years working with competitive swimmers, first during his time at Emory University in Atlanta and then with other college teams, including Olympians, over the years.

However, he didn’t plan to continue that aspect of his work when he arrived at UVA in 2019. But after a meeting with Todd DeSorbo, who took over the UVA swim program in 2017, Ono soon found himself once again working closely with athletes, beginning his work as a consultant for the team during the 2020-21 season . The UVA women’s swim team would win their first of four consecutive national championships that year.  

“One of the things that I like quite a bit about this work is that swimming is crazy hard,” Ono said. “We were never meant to be swimmers, and it is both an athletic challenge as well as a scientific challenge — it has it all.”

Last fall, following a suggestion from DeSorbo, Ono offered a class that outlined the science-focused approach to improving swimming performances that had proven so successful at UVA, but he wanted to make sure there were no misconceptions about the seriousness of the material.

“We don’t want people thinking that it’s a cupcake course that’s offered for the swimmers,” Ono said.

So, Ono teamed up with UVA students Kate Douglass, August Lamb, and Will Tenpas, as well as MIT graduate student Jerry Lu who had worked with Ono and the UVA swim team while an undergraduate at the University, to produce a paper that covered the key elements of the class and Ono’s work with swimmers.  

Tenpas and Lamb both recently completed the residential master’s program at the School of Data Science as well as their careers as competitive collegiate swimmers. Douglass, who finished her UVA swim career in 2023 as one of the most decorated swimmers in NCAA history, is a graduate student in statistics at the University and is set to compete in the Paris Olympics after winning a bronze medal in the 2020 games.

The group drafted the paper, which they titled “Swimming in Data,” over the course of two months, and it was quickly accepted by The Mathematical Intelligencer. There, Ono said, it has become one of the most-read papers on a STEM subject since tracking began. In July, a version of the paper will also be published in Scientific American.  

“It seems to have taken off,” Ono said.

The impact of digital twins

After outlining the evolution of swimming over the past 100 years, the paper explains how an understanding of math and physics, combined with the use of technology to acquire individual-level data, can help maximize performances.  

Essential to understanding the scientific principles involved with the swimming stroke, the paper says, are Newton’s laws of motion. The laws — which cover inertia, the idea that acceleration depends on an object’s mass and the amount of force applied, and the principle that an action exerted by an object on another elicits an equal and opposite reaction — help simplify how one should think about the many biomechanical factors involved with swimming, according to Tenpas.

“There are all sorts of flexibility limitations. You have water moving at you, you have wakes, you have currents — it’s easy to kind of get paralyzed by the number of factors,” said Tenpas, who after four years at Duke, where he studied mechanical engineering, enrolled in UVA’s data science program and joined the swim team with a fifth year of eligibility.

“I think having Newton’s laws is nice as it gives you this baseline we can all agree on,” he added.  

It’s a way to understand pool mechanics given the counterintuitive motion swimmers must use to propel themselves forward, according to Ono.  

“The reason that we go to great extent to recall Newton’s laws of motion is so that we can break down the factors that matter when you test a swimmer,” he said.  

To conduct these tests, Ono and his team use sensors that can be placed on swimmers’ wrists, ankles, or backs to gather acceleration data, measured as inertial measurement units. That information is then used to generate what are called digital twins, which precisely replicate a swimmer’s movements.  

These twins reveal strengths and weaknesses, allowing Ono and the coaching staff to make recommendations on technique and strategy — such as how to reduce drag force, a swimmer’s true opponent — that will result in immediate improvement. In fact, through the analysis of data and the use of Newton’s laws, it is possible to make an accurate prediction about how much time a swimmer can save by making a given adjustment.

Lamb, who swam for UVA for five years while a computer science undergrad then as a data science master’s student, likened digital twins to a feature in the popular Nintendo game Mario Kart where you can race against a ghost version of yourself.  

“Being able to have this resource where you can test at one month and then spend a month or two making that adjustment and then test again and see what the difference is — it’s an incredibly valuable resource,” he said.  

To understand the potential of digital twins, one need only look at the example of Douglass, one of the co-authors, which is cited in the paper.

A flaw was identified in her head position in the 200m breaststroke. Using her digital twin, Ono and the coaching staff were able to quantify how much time she could save per streamline glide by making a modification, given her obvious talent and aerobic capacity. She did, and the results were remarkable. In November 2020, when her technique was tested, the 200m breaststroke wasn’t even on her event list. Three years later, she held the American record.

‘Everyone’s doing it now’

Swimming will be front and center in the national consciousness this summer. First, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be held in Indianapolis in June, leading up to the Paris Olympics in July and August, where DeSorbo, UVA’s coach who embraced Ono’s data-driven strategic advice, will lead the women’s team.  

Many aspiring swimmers will undoubtedly be watching over the coming weeks, wondering how they might realize their full athletic potential at whatever level that might be.  

For those who have access to technology and data about their technique, Tenpas encouraged young swimmers to take advantage.  

He noted the significant amount of time a swimmer must put in to reach the highest levels of the sport, estimating that he had been swimming six times per week since he was 12 years old.  

“If you’re going to put all of this work in, at least do it smart,” Tenpas said.  

At the same time, Lamb urged young swimmers who may not yet have access to this technology to not lose faith in their potential to improve.  

“While this is an incredibly useful tool to make improvements to your technique and to your stroke, it’s not the end all, be all,” he said.

“There are so many different ways to make improvements, and we’re hopeful that this will become more accessible as time goes on,” Lamb said of the data methods used at UVA.

As for where this is all going, with the rapidly expanding use and availability of data and wearable technology, Ono thinks his scientific approach to crafting swimming strategies will soon be the norm.  

“I think five years from now, our story won’t be a story. It’ll be, ‘Oh, everyone’s doing it now,’” he said. 

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Meet EPA Wetland Ecologist Amanda M. Nahlik, Ph.D.

EPA researcher Dr. Amanda Nahlik works on understanding how anthropogenic disturbances, including climate change, affect wetland biogeochemistry across regional and national scales. She is the Office of Research and Development’s Technical Lead for the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) program , under which annual, field-based condition assessments of the nation’s aquatic resources are conducted in lakes, rivers and streams, coasts and estuaries, and wetlands on a rotating schedule. Over her career, Dr. Nahlik’s research has spanned many different aspects of wetland and aquatic ecology – including water quality improvement, carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions, ecosystem services, and development of indicators and metrics of aquatic ecosystem condition.

What are you working on right now?

I have many concurrent projects, all of which utilize data produced through the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS). The wealth of data produced through NARS since its inception in 2007 provides unparalleled opportunities to answer questions about our aquatic ecosystems at national and regional scales. One of the most exciting questions I’m currently investigating relate to carbon storage in wetlands across the conterminous United States . Wetlands can be incredible carbon sinks, but changes to our landscape, changes in policies, and changing climates can have impacts on stored carbon, resulting in transformation of stored carbon into the atmosphere as potent greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane). Understanding how much carbon we currently have stored in our nation’s wetlands and temporal changes to carbon stores is important for protecting and managing wetlands across the nation, especially in consideration of climate change mitigation.

What is your education/science background?

As an undergraduate, I studied biology and environmental studies at Kenyon College, a small but renowned liberal arts school in Gambier, Ohio.  I conducted several years of independent wetland research during my summers with Dr. M. Siobhan Fennessy , who greatly influenced my life under her mentorship through her contagious enthusiasm for wetlands. After graduating with my B.A. in 2002, there was no question I would continue onto graduate school. I studied wetland ecology and biogeochemistry under Dr. William J. Mitsch at The Ohio State University in Columbus for both my M.S. (2005) and my Ph.D. (2009). During my doctorate research, I spent several years in Costa Rica, studying greenhouse gas emissions (methane in particular) and carbon cycling in tropical wetlands.  Dr. Mitsch made great efforts to introduce me to other influential scientists. One of those influential scientists was Dr. Mary Kentula , a wetland ecologist at EPA’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division (PESD) in Corvallis, Oregon, with whom I worked as an EPA Post Doctoral Fellow from 2009-2013. Under Dr. Kentula’s mentorship at PESD, I helped to plan and analyze the first National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) in 2011. For a few years, I continued to work on NWCA research under a Cooperative Agreement as a Research Associate at Kenyon College until I was hired permanently at PESD in 2016. I assumed the role of the Office of Research and Development’s Technical Lead for the NARS program in 2023.

When did you first know you wanted to work in environmental science?

I was one of those five-year-olds that knew what they really, truly wanted to “be” when they grew up.  The natural world, and later ecology, always interested me. My parents fostered my curiosity as a young child through frequent outings to the many zoos, museums, and botanical gardens that Chicago has to offer. Throughout my early teens, I spent many summers and evenings taking ecology and field biology classes and even traveled to Belize as part of an intensive marine biology course in high school.

What do you like most about your job?

My job is not a job – it is my passion. At EPA, I am encouraged to be curious, to investigate scientific questions that have long gone unanswered, and to reach managers and policymakers to make real-world impacts on our environment and for the public. NARS, is an amazing program to be part of because of the unparalleled quality, quantity, and longevity of the data, but also because of the amazing team of scientists with which I collaborate. They inspire me every day.

How does your science matter?

The NARS program is crucial to meeting Clean Water Act (CWA) goals to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nations’ waters” (CWA§101(a)). NARS is the only program in the United States that produces aquatic ecosystem data using a national-scale survey design and consistent, field-based methods. The NARS program provides critical information about the state of our aquatic resources, but perhaps even more importantly, the cyclic nature of NARS allows us to track trends in ecosystem condition over time to assess whether the nation is meeting objectives of the CWA to maintain or improve the integrity of our water resources. The datasets produced through the NARS program support myriad of research, both within EPA (e.g., in the Office of Research and Development, Office of Science and Technology, Regions) and outside EPA (e.g., in state agencies academia, non-governmental organizations).

Despite the many critical functions wetlands provide on the landscape, such as flood amelioration, climate change mitigation through carbon storage, groundwater recharge, nutrient storage and transformation, and wildlife habitat, wetland loss across the United States is occurring at substantial rates, with net losses increasing over 50% over the two decades ( Lang et al. 2024 ). The National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) is arguably the most comprehensive wetland dataset that exists for the United States, with data collected from approximately 1,000 sites every five years that span from nutrient concentrations in the water column, to plant species lists and abundances, to human-mediated physical alterations, to soil profiles and soil chemistry. Understanding the how wetland condition and wetland functions are affected by stressors, such as anthropogenic disturbance, climate change, and nutrient inputs, is important for protecting and managing wetlands across the nation.

If you weren’t a scientist, what would you be doing?

I can’t imagine not being a scientist – it is so engrained in who I am. But when I’m not actively working on research, I love to read (I’m currently on a science fiction kick), knit, and hike. I spend lots of time outdoors – especially at wetlands – with my two young children, who are just as curious about the world as I was at their age!

What advice would you give a student interested in a career in science?

I have gotten to where I am through a lot of hard work, persistence, and adaptability, but most of all, through connecting with already-established professionals in the field I wanted to pursue. In some cases, that meant a simple email to a lead author on a journal article I read.  In other cases, it meant volunteering for an event or a short internship. Setting yourself apart in your prospective field as early as possible – by introducing yourself and getting your name out to others – will help gain you recognition that makes it easier to find your path. Lastly, it’s important to recognize that the path isn’t always clear; after my undergraduate degree, it took a year of working at bookshops and answering phones at an office before I decided what I specifically wanted to study in graduate school. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t have all the answers right away!

If you could have dinner with any scientist, past or present, who would you choose and what would you talk about?

I would love to have dinner (or even better, a field trip) with Dr. Henry Chandler Cowles, a botanist, conservationist, and one of the founders of modern ecology. In a lot of ways, it was specifically his theories that ignited my interest in ecology; in third grade, I took a dunes ecology class at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, where my interest in ecology was ignited by the same ecosystems that inspired his publications on succession. I would ask Dr. Cowles about his strategies for convincing a seemingly intractable public to preserve natural systems.  I imagine we could talk about changes in ecology and succession in response to anthropogenic disturbances and climate change for hours!

You are stranded on a desert island; how do you use science to survive? 

I lived on a tropical island for about six months to conduct coral reef surveys! Granted, I was not stranded and had many modern amenities, but water was always a primary concern as we received less than 20 inches of rainfall per year. Every drop of water that reached the rooftops was captured in a cistern and saved for drinking and cooking. So, the first thing I would do if I was stranded on a desert island would be to set up a system to catch rainwater and/or a simple system to evaporate and desalinate water. Even though much of our U.S. population is fortunate enough to not have to think about clean drinking water on a daily basis, it wasn’t all that long ago that our water quality in some areas of the U.S. was so poor that rivers were catching fire . Clean drinking water is still humanity’s most basic need, and under the Clean Water Act, EPA and states are responsible for ensuring that we have drinkable, fishable, swimmable waters now and into the future.

Editor's Note:  The opinions expressed herein are those of the researcher alone. EPA does not endorse the opinions or positions expressed.  

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