UW-La Crosse
River Studies Center, Department of Biology

Research in the Strauss Lab

Research in my lab at UW-L centers on ecosystem level processes in freshwater environments. I am particularly interested in nitrogen biogeochemistry and the effects of nutrients on algal growth and production. I am always on the lookout for interested and dedicated undergraduate and graduate students (UW-L has a Masters Degree program in Biology). If you are interested in pursuing a research program in my lab I encourage you to contact me for more information.

Graduate research projects:
Brad Austin (2006-2008)
Nitrification and denitrification response to varying periods of desiccation and inundation in a western Kansas stream.

Brad is now employed with the USGS in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Undergraduate student research projects:
Shane Symmank (2008 - present)
Nutrient limitation of periphyton growth in agricultural streams in the driftless region of west-central Wisconsin.

Recipient of a 2008 College of Science and Health Dean's Fellowship (nice going, Shane!)

Amber Goldbeck (2007-2008)
Under-ice nutrient limitation of phytoplankton biomass and production in Myrick Marsh.

Recipient of a 2008 UW-L Undergraduate Research Grant (congrats Amber!)

Brad Buechel (2008)
Method development for using nutrient diffusing substrates to test for nutrient limitation of periphyton in streams.

Dave Dettman (2008)
Database developement for data acquired in sampling aquatic ecosystems.