WilsonLab
Aquatic Ecology – Water Quality – Drinking Water
Aquaculture – Harmful Algal Blooms – Limnology
Studying ecological factors influencing cyanobacterial bloom formation in recreational reservoirs, aquaculture ponds, and other systems along with studying factors leading to taste, odor, and toxicity issues in drinking water reservoirs.
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Historic Grant Funding (Millions)
Latest News
December 8, 2024
Ebony’s robotics team won yesterday out of 40+ teams! Grand Champions! They are headed to the Super Regional! Super proud of y’all!
December 7, 2024
Our new extension article about the effect of gypsum on available phosphorus and cyanobacteria has been published by our colleagues in west Alabama, Luke and Anita.
December 3, 2024
Round 2 of outreach with this awesome robotics team. Thanks to Ebony Hill for connecting us!
November 16, 2024
Another quick trip to the beautiful rice fields in Arkansas to get some drone data, pictures, and videos for the Resource Renewal Institute. This place is really spectacular. Taking my daughter made trip even better.
November 10, 2024
I finally had a chance to visit Lake Tahoe via the NALMS conference. Big beautiful lake!
September 5, 2024
Jess Choi, one of our superstar undergrad researchers, just reported that she has successfully completed her PhD at Cornell University and will start a postdoc at a USDA lab in Ithaca, NY, this fall. Congrats, Jess! We are very proud of you.
September 4, 2024
The lab is growing again. Big welcome to our new research assistant, Megan Wesche, and undergraduate researchers, Emily Branch and Caden Nalewaja.
September 2, 2024
Edna has successfully published her fourth and final dissertation chapter in Harmful Algae. This is an incredible story that shows that lakes are shifting towards eutrophication over time and space. Good job, Edna.
We are hiring another Research Assistant technician!
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Alan at wilson@auburn.edu
We are looking for a new Postdoctoral Researcher!
Interested prospective postdocs are encouraged to contact Alan at wilson@auburn.edu
We are looking for new Ph.D. or M.S. students to join us in 2025!
Interested prospective students are encouraged to contact Alan at wilson@auburn.edu Learn more about these openings here!
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About the Lab
Our approach to research is multidimensional. First, we use large-scale observational studies and meta-analysis of existing data from the literature to discover patterns in nature. Then, we identify mechanisms mediating these patterns through laboratory and field-based experimentation.
As a community ecologist, I am generally interested in consumer-prey interactions and identifying the ecological and evolutionary consequences of intraspecific genetic and phenotypic variation on aquatic communities and ecosystems. My current research focuses on the ecology of cyanobacterial blooms with an emphasis on understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence cyanobacterial bloom formation in a variety of systems including recreational reservoirs and aquaculture ponds. In tandem with our harmful algal bloom research, the lab is also studying the factors leading to taste, odor, and toxicity issues in drinking water reservoirs.
Want to Join the Lab?
I am always looking for hard-working, honest, and self-motivated graduate and undergraduate students to join our group. I encourage individual thinking, so it is not critical that we share identical research interests. But, it is important that you are fascinated by science and want to explore how the natural world works. Please email me your resume, transcripts, GRE scores (if applicable), research interests, and contact information for three references and we will try to find a spot for you in the lab.
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