Time – Thursday, October 17 from 12 - 1 pm ET
Location – Zoom Web Conference Platform
Presented by Great Lakes HABs Collaborative and Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA), this series aims to demystify HABs data for the public and empower managers with knowledge about the next generation HAB data tools.Data-Driven Approaches to HAB Management
A wide range of stakeholders, from professional researchers to volunteer groups, monitor their local water bodies for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and their impacts. How do these different players track this critical threat to water quality? How do they use this information to protect our environment, economy, and health? This panel discussion will engage diverse perspectives to explore these questions and more.
Managing nutrient pollution has been a priority as a primary driver of HABs and hypoxia across the globe for years and an increasingly intensive agricultural and animal husbandry sector has elevated this challenge to among the most pressing of Great Lakes water quality concerns. Lab analysis has long been the go-to method for monitoring nutrients, but the emergence of new solutions such as ion chromatography, in-situ wet chemistry, and autonomous sampling, may revolutionize our approach to collecting these critical data. This panel discussion will engage industry experts and research leaders to explore this next generation of nutrient monitoring technology.
E. J. Neafsey has 20 years of experience in water quality monitoring, analytics, and consulting. He completed his PhD at Cornell University, focusing in part on assessing infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics's usefulness to subaqueous soil survey. His research at the University of Virginia examined the linkages between hydrologic connectivity, water quality, and mangrove health in Southwest Florida. At LG Sonic US, he guides continuous improvement of its predictive analytics suite, transforms customer data into management recommendations, builds stakeholder coalitions, and advocates for environmentally sound water quality stewardship.
Colm has a proven track record of delivering performance improvement in manufacturing environments by streamlining workflows, optimizing resources, and driving continuous improvement. With a focus on identifying opportunities for growth, product development and developing global partnerships, Colm leads the Aquamonitrix team with values underpinned by a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Vincent Kelly completed a master’s degree in chemical oceanography at Old Dominion University in 1998 and worked as a research assistant at the University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) from 1999 to 2008. In 2005, he founded Green Eyes, LLC to extend his monitoring solutions beyond UMCES. He has been developing and deploying scientific equipment, including remote nutrient monitoring systems, for 25 years.
Dr. Stammler completed her BSc in 2003 at the University of Windsor and her MSc in 2005 at the University of Guelph, where she studied fish assemblages in agricultural drains. She completed her PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 2011 where she examined the extent, characteristics and effects of stream burial in southwestern Ontario. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo from 2011-2014 studying long term trends in stream water quality across all land use types. She has been with the Essex Region Conservation Authority as the Water Quality Scientist and Source Water Protection Project Manager since 2014. Katie’s career came full circle when she became an Adjunct Associate Professor at GLIER in 2020. Locally raised in Windsor, Katie is passionate about making a difference in our corner of the world through research, conservation, education and mentoring the next generation of conservationists.
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