Making Waves: A Freshwater Science Podcast

Ep. 1: Dave Penrose, SFS President Feb 20, 2013

SFS President Dave Penrose discusses the importance of freshwater science.

Ep. 2: From Pollution to Propulsion Mar 14, 2013

The late Dr. Val Smith discusses the use of algal biofuels in transportation.

Ep. 3: Value of Biodiversity Apr 24, 2013

Dr. Brad Cardinale discusses the importance of biodiversity to ecosystem function.

Ep. 4: Assessing Australia's Intermittent Streams Jun 20, 2013

Dr. Catherine Leigh talks about how she assesses human impacts on intermittent streams.

Ep. 5: Reservoirs, Sediment, and Their Biological Impacts Aug 15, 2013

Dr. William Graf discusses how dams affect river processes, particularly sedimentation.

Ep. 6: How Flow Influences Fish Communities Oct 16, 2013

Dr. Meryl Mims discusses how a river's flow regime influences its fish community.

Ep. 7: Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing: Causes and Solutions Dec 15, 2013

Dr. Rob Jackson discusses potential contamination issues resulting from fracking.

Ep. 8: Conflicting Interests in Bristol Bay, AK: Mining vs. Salmon Feb 15, 2014

Dr. Carol Ann Woody discusses the conflict between mining and salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay.

Ep. 9: Resistance or Vulnerability in Stream Invertebrate Communities to Drought? Apr 20, 2014

Dr. Kate Boersma discusses how stream invertebrates respond to severe droughts.

Ep. 10: Conservation and Restoration in the Award-Winning Willamette Basin Jul 01, 2014

Dr. Stan Gregory discusses the 2012 award of the Thiess International Riverprize to the Willamette River.

Ep. 11: Promoting Diversity in Freshwater Science Aug 20, 2014

A group of scientists who started the SFS Instars program talk about why diversity is important to our field.

Ep. 12: How Wide is a Stream? Oct 30, 2014

Dr. Jeff Muehlbauer discusses his work on the extent of stream influence into the riparian zone.

Ep. 13: Biomonitoring in Streams Feb 15, 2015

Dr. Raphael Mazor discusses how biological indicators are used to monitor stream quality.

Ep. 14: Nitrogen Fixation in a Warming World May 06, 2015

Dr. Jill Welter discussses how climate change may affect nitrogen fixation in streams.

Ep. 15: Carbon in Detrital Food Webs Sep 18, 2015

Dr. Amy Rosemond discusses how nutrient pollution affects detrital carbon dynamics.

Ep. 16: Seeding Citizen Science: The Early Life of a Grassoots Watershed Organization Nov 29, 2015

Kelly Stettner talks about the Black River Action Team, a watershed organization in Vermont.

Ep. 17: Microplastic Pollution in Freshwaters Feb 29, 2016

Dr. Sherri Mason discusses the extent and effects of microplastic pollution in freshwaters.

Ep. 18: Major Changes in the Production Pathways of the Great Lakes May 15, 2016

Dr. Soren Brothers discusses shifts in primary production in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Ep. 19: Long-Term Trends in Lake Ice Cover Jul 15, 2016

Dr. Sapna Sharma discusses how lake ice cover is decreasing due to climate change.

Ep. 20: Large River Ecology Oct 04, 2016

Dr. Wyatt Cross talks about his research in large rivers.

Ep. 21: River Conservation in Tropical Regions Nov 30, 2016

Dr. Elizabeth Anderson talks about her work conserving tropical rivers.

Ep. 22: Counting the World's Lakes and Measuring How Much Water is in Them Jan 30, 2017

Mathis Messager discusses his work measuring the number and volume of water of lakes in the world.

Ep. 23: Freshwater Salinization Mar 22, 2017

Dr. Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles discusses the causes and impacts of freshwater salinization.

Ep. 24: Using Quantitative and Computational Approaches to Explain Biodiversity Jun 09, 2017

Dr. Jonathan Tonkin discusses his approach to understanding patterns in freshwater biodiversity.

Ep. 25: Modeling Environmental DNA Movement in Streams Sep 13, 2017

Arial Shogren discusses how environmental DNA (eDNA) is used and how it moves through streams.

Ep. 26: Carbon Fates Nov 20, 2017

Dr. Erin Hotchkiss discusses her work on carbon dynamics in freshwater ecosystems.

Ep. 27: Animal Migrations and Freshwater Nutrient Subsidies Dec 22, 2017

Dr. Amanda Subalusky discusses how migrations of terrestrial megafauna impact freshwater ecosystems.

Ep. 28: Dissolved Organic Matter: What Is It? Feb 05, 2018

Dr. Juliana D'Andrilli talks about the importance of dissolved organic matter in freshwater ecosystems.

Ep. 29: Impacts of Stream Eutrophication on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Mar 12, 2018

Stephen Cook discusses eutrophication and how it affects stream invertebrate communities.

Ep. 30: Neotropical Amphibian Conservation Apr 29, 2018

Three scientists discuss the challenges and importance of amphibian conservation in the Neotropics.

Ep. 31: Inclusive Teaching in Biology Jul 10, 2018

Three scientists discuss ways to improve inclusivity in the biology classroom.

Ep. 32: Flathead Lake Biological Station Aug 14, 2018

Dr. Jim Elser talks about Flathead Lake Biological Station in Montana.

Ep. 33: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 1 Nov 04, 2018

Whitney Beck shares a trophic interaction and nutrient excretion experiment she designed for an upper level freshwater ecology course.

Ep. 34: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 2 Nov 11, 2018

Dr. Amy Burgin shares how she brings the news into her courses to engage students in real-world issues.

Ep. 35: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 3 Nov 16, 2018

Dr. Cayelan Carey and Dr. Kait Farrell share teaching modules designed to show students how coding skills apply to limnology.

Ep. 36: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Freshwater Science Part 4 Nov 25, 2018

Dr. Michael Bogan shares an activity that teaches stream orders and prepares students for an active learning environment.

Ep. 37: Desert Fish Conservation Dec 31, 2018

Attendees of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council discuss the history and future of desert fish conservation.

Ep. 38: Eutrophication in Freshwater Ecosystems Feb 08, 2025

Dr. Amy Burgin talks about eutrophication and serendipity in freshwater science.

Ep. 39: WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography Apr 16, 2019

Dr. Arial Shogren and Dr. Jake Zwart discuss efforts to increase representation of freshwater science topics on Wikipedia.

Ep. 40: Interdisciplinary Projects with Ecologists and Resource Economics May 10, 2019

Dr. Sunny Jardine discusses how economists study coupled human and natural systems.

Ep. 41: Freshwater Research at the Border Jun 06, 2019

Four scientists discuss issues for studying and managing freshwater ecosystems across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Ep. 42: Burning to Beautiful, the Cuyahoga River's Recovery Feb 08, 2025

Three scientists discuss the recovery of the Cuyahoga River.

Ep. 43: STEM Mentoring Jan 06, 2020

Two scientists discuss strategies for effective mentoring in STEM.

Ep. 44: Freshwater Field Trips Feb 07, 2020

Three scientists discuss the importance of field trips to freshwater science education.

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