Madison and I had a chance to share our experiences related to undergraduate research with faculty and students in the College of Agriculture.
Category: News
April 10, 2021
Our superstar undergraduate researcher, Tiffany Ramsey, was awarded an Auburn University Undergraduate Research Fellowship to conduct independent research during the next academic year. Congrats, Tiffany!
March 20
Matt Gladfelter recently received two awards, including the MS-level Swingle Award and an Auburn University Presidential Graduate Fellowship to continue his fantastic research in the lab as part of his PhD. Congrats, Matt!

February 4, 2021
More good news for the new year! Michael’s drinking water focused field experiment focused on examining interactions between dissolved nitrogen, taste and odor compounds, and cyanobacteria and actinobacteria has been published. Nice job, Dr. Chislock! Chislock, M. F., B. K. Olsen, J.J. Choi, A. Abebe, T. L. Bleier, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Contrasting patterns of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) vs. geosmin across depth in a drinking water reservoir are mediated by cyanobacteria and actinobacteria.Environmental Science and Pollution Research
January 20, 2021
Just had an opportunity to share the lab’s research with the Interagency Working Group on HABHRCA (IWG-HABHRCA) via a webinar. Amazed at the number of participating agencies involved with this group!

January 15, 2020
Edna’s paper focused on algal blooms in Alabama drinking water reservoirs has been published. This was a great collaboration among our lab, water utilities around the state, and our friends at ADEM. Fernandez-Figueroa, E. G., R. P. Buley, M. U.G. Barros, M. F. Gladfelter, W. D. McClimans, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Carlson’s trophic state index is a poor predictor of cyanobacterial dominance in drinking water reservoirs. AWWA Water Science.

January 12, 2021
Catie’s REU project has been accepted for publication. Special thanks to Riley for leading the writing. Buley, R. P., C. Adams, A. P. Belfiore, E. G. Fernandez-Figueroa, M. F. Gladfelter, B. Garner, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Field evaluation of seven products to control cyanobacterial blooms in aquaculture. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

January 7, 2021
2021 is already off to a good start. Natasha’s meta-analysis project has been published! Great job, Natasha. Benfer, N., L. Spitzer,and J. R. Bardeen. 2021. Efficacy of third wave cognitive behavioral therapies in the treatment of posttraumatic stress: A meta-analytic study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 78:102360.
June 15, 2020
Edna has just been selected as the ASLO Student Board Member!! Congrats, Edna. You are awesome.
May 25, 2020
Jose’s awesome study looking at the effects of disparate hydraulic condicts on two important cyanobacteria has been published! Clemente, A., A. E. Wilson, S. Oliveira, I. Menezes, A. Gois, and J. Capelo-Neto. 2020. The role of hydraulic conditions of coagulation and flocculation on the damage of cyanobacteria. Science of the Total Environment 740:139737. (PDF)