The BLE LTER Team

Project Leads

Name	Affiliation	Role	Phone	Email
Ken Dunton	The University of Texas at Austin	Project Director	361-749-6744	ken.dunton@utexas.edu
James McClelland	Marine Biological Laboratory	Co-Project Director	508-289-7162	jmcclelland@mbl.edu

Investigators

Name	Affiliation	Areas of Expertise	Phone	Email
Byron C. Crump	Oregon State University	Microbial ecology and metagenomics in estuarine and freshwater ecosystems	541-737-4369	byron.crump@oregonstate.edu
Ken Dunton	The University of Texas at Austin	Drivers of changes in community structure, resilience, and trophic linkages	361-749-6744	ken.dunton@utexas.edu
Emily F. Eidam	Oregon State University	Sedimentology and physical oceanography		emily.eidam@oregonstate.edu
Amber K. Hardison	Viriginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary	Effect of organic and nutrient terrestrial inputs on lagoon biogeochemical processes	804-684-7779	akhardison@vims.edu
Katrin Iken	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Drivers of changes in community structure, resilience, and trophic linkages	907-474-5192	kbiken@alaska.edu
Vanessa L. Lougheed	The University of Texas at El Paso	Ecosystem metabolism, biogeochemical cycling, Diversity & Inclusion representative	915-747-6887	vlougheed@utep.edu
James McClelland	Marine Biological Laboratory	Land to sea fluxes; biogeochemical cycling; estuarine ecosystem dynamics	508-289-7162	jmcclelland@mbl.edu
Bailey C. McMeans	University of Toronto Mississauga	Drivers of changes in community structure, resilience, and trophic linkages	905-569-4959	bailey.mcmeans@utoronto.ca
Andrew R. Mahoney	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Circulation dynamics between lagoons and sea	907-474-5382	armahoney@alaska.edu
Michael A. Rawlins	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Nutrient and water transport into lagoon systems; hydrological and biogeochemical modeling	413-545-0659	mrawlins@umass.edu
Yvette H. Spitz	Oregon State University	Circulation/Biogeochemical modeling	541-737-3227	yvette.spitz@oregonstate.edu
Craig E. Tweedie	The University of Texas at El Paso	Coastal erosion, biogeochemical cycling, cyberinfrastructure	915-747-8448	ctweedie@utep.edu
Vanessa von Biela	U.S. Geological Survey	Aquatic ecology	907-786-7073	vvonbiela@usgs.gov
Tim Whiteaker	The University of Texas at Austin	Information Management	512-471-0570	whiteaker@utexas.edu

Project Management

Name	Affiliation	Role	Email
Nathan McTigue	The University of Texas at Austin	Core Program Lead	mctigue@utexas.edu
Kaylie Plumb	The University of Texas at Austin	Core Program Research Assistant	kaylie.plumb@austin.utexas.edu

Information Management

Name	Affiliation	Role	Areas of Expertise	Email
Tim Whiteaker	The University of Texas at Austin	Information Manager	Data management, website	whiteaker@utexas.edu
Induja Mohandas	The University of Texas at Austin	Information Manager	Data management	induja.mohandas@austin.utexas.edu

Graduate Students

Name	Affiliation	Advisor	Email
Julio Ceniceros	The University of Texas at El Paso	Craig Tweedie	jeceniceros@miners.utep.edu
Stephen Escarzaga	The University of Texas at El Paso	Craig Tweedie	smescarzaga@utep.edu
Ellie Gellerson	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary	Amber Hardison	efgellerson@vims.edu
Brian S. Kim	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary	Amber Hardison	bskim@vims.edu
Eden Krolopp	Oregon State University	Emily Eidam	kroloppe@oregonstate.edu
Anne Krone	Oregon State University	Byron Crump	kronea@oregonstate.edu
Mathea Kurtz-Shaw	The University of Texas at Austin	Ken Dunton	mathea.kurtz-shaw@utmail.utexas.edu
Derk Lyford	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Andy Mahoney	dlyford@alaska.edu
Sasha Peterson	The University of Texas at El Paso	Craig Tweedie	speterson2@miners.utep.edu
Christopher Sandoval	The University of Texas at El Paso	Vanessa Lougheed	crsandoval@miners.utep.edu
Rachel R. Shrives	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary	Amber Hardison	rrshrives@vims.edu
Alina Spera	The University of Texas at El Paso	Vanessa Lougheed	aspera@miners.utep.edu
Sydney Wilkinson	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Katrin Iken	swilkinson4@alaska.edu

Postdocs

Name	Affiliation	Advisor	Email
Sabrina Heiser	The University of Texas at Austin	Ken Dunton	sabrina.heiser@austin.utexas.edu

Other Project Personnel

Name	Affiliation	Role	Email
Eloise Brown	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Research Technician	ejbrown@alaska.edu
Ryan Cody	The University of Texas at El Paso	Research Technician: GIS, field instruments	rpcody@utep.edu
Vincent Combes	Oregon State University	Research Associate: biogeochemical modeling	vincent.combes@oregonstate.edu
Katie Gavenus	Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies	Education Coordinator	katieg@akcoastalstudies.org
Taylor Poirrier	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Research Technician	tmpoirrier@alaska.edu
Gesuri Ramirez	The University of Texas at El Paso	Research Technician: hardware, time lapse cameras	gramirez12@utep.edu
Susan Schonberg	The University of Texas at Austin	Research Associate	susan.schonberg@utexas.edu

Affiliated Investigators

Name	Affiliation	Expertise	Email
Amanda Kelley	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Ecological physiology	alkelley@alaska.edu
Claire Griffin	University of Virginia	Aquatic biogeochemistry	griffin.claireg@gmail.com
Kristin Nielsen	The University of Texas at Austin	Aquatic toxicology	kristin.nielsen@austin.utexas.edu

Former Graduate Students and Post-Docs

Name	Former Affiliation	Advisor	Expertise	ORCID
Shahab Afshari	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Michael A. Rawlins	Hydrologic modeling	0000-0002-5166-6721
Kristina Baker	Oregon State University	Byron C. Crump	Microbiology	0000-0003-2812-5502
Emily M. Bristol	The University of Texas at Austin	James McClelland	Biogeochemistry	0000-0002-6059-3771
Daniel Fraser	The University of Texas at Austin	Ken Dunton	Benthic communities	0000-0002-9980-9429
Natasha Griffin	Oregon State University	Byron C. Crump	Microbiology	0000-0002-6598-8633
Jacob Pratt	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Andrew R. Mahoney	Sea ice
Aquanette Sanders	The University of Texas at Austin	James McClelland	Coastal permafrost