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May 9, 2025

Mattie has graduated! She has been a wonderful, hard-working member of our team and will be missed. Good luck to you, Mattie! War algae!

April 1, 2025

Nisham’s hard work has paid off! She just published her meta-analysis project in the Journal of Forestry. Nice job, Nisham!

Thapa, N., L. L. Narine, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Forest aboveground biomass estimation using airborne LiDAR: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Forestry.

Matt Gladfelter was the recipient of the Best Presentation Award at the American Fisheries Society and US Aquaculture Society Symposium held at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center in Auburn. Matt’s talk was part of his dissertation focused on the importance of heavy metal cycling in subtropical ponds. Congrats, Matt!

February 18, 2025

Harsha Galkanda-Arachchige, Allen Davis and I were recently awarded the 2025 College of Agriculture Outstanding Publication Award for Harsha’s past meta-analysis class project. This paper has been collecting citations. Congrats, Harsha!

Galkanda-Arachchige, H., A. E. Wilson, and D. A. Davis. 2020. Success of fishmeal replacement through poultry by-product meal in aquaculture feed formulations: a meta-analysis. Reviews in Aquaculture 12(3):1624-1636.

February 8, 2025

The Robotics team got through Super Regionals and made it to the First Lego League State championship at Georgia Tech where they placed 2nd (out of 24 teams!) in core values. Incredible group of future engineers and scientists. I am very happy to support them along their journey.

January 28, 2025

Chuck Hemard, chair of Art and Art History and collaborator on our catfish pond project, is showcasing his beautiful photography at the Jule Collins Smith Museum as part of their AU Faculty Showcase. His pond pictures are spectacular. They are printed on metal so they glisten like water and reflect what is in front of them.

January 24, 2025

Auburn is finally thawing after the big winter storm. We actually got about 3″ of snow, which shut down the city schools the whole week!

January 20, 2025

Just got back from my first college tour trip ever. Wonderful time in California with my daughter. As a special bonus, we got to see a friend from college who took Lily surfing in Santa Cruz!

January 13, 2025

Three accepted papers in one week! This is a record for the lab. Nice job, everyone. The hard work is paying off.

Hennessey, A. V., M. B. McDonald, P. P. Johnson, M. F. Gladfelter, K. L. Merrill, S. E. Tenison, S. S. Ganegoda, T. C. Hoang, H. A. Torbert, B. H. Beck, and A. E. Wilson. 2025. Evaluating the tolerance of harmful algal bloom communities to copper. Environmental Pollution 368:125691.

Le, V. V. and A. E. Wilson. In press. A handheld fluoro meter evaluates freshwater cyanobacterial blooms across a broad productivity gradient. Lake and Reservoir Management

Anantapantula, S., S. Wittenzeller, M. F. Gladfelter, S. E. Tenison, H. Zinnert, A. P. Belfiore, and A. E. Wilson. 2025. Copper sulfate treatment harms zooplankton and ultimately promotes algal blooms: A field mesocosm experiment. Harmful Algae 142:102800.

January 1, 2025

My family just got back from a terrific trip to Germany to see my wife’s family. We ate tons of wurst, drink gluhwein and hot chocolate, saw many beautiful places, and spent much time with family and friends. We will return in the summer when the sun is out!

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