Current Members
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Jessica Corman, Principle Investigator
Jessica is an Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources (SNR) and a Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow. Prior to joining UNL, Jessica was a post doctoral fellow at the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Emily Stanley. She received her PhD from Arizona State University under the mentorship of James Elser. Before embarking on her graduate studies, Jessica delved into the world of science policy at the National Science Foundation, working with the Ecosystem Science and LTER programs and on the Interagency Working Group for Scientific Collections. Her passion for science began at Cornell University, where she was an undergraduate researcher with Alex Flecker and Laurie Drinkwater. Jessica also enjoys hiking, biking, and photography. Download her CV here. |
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Mirae Guenther, Research Technician
Mirae fell in love with water growing up around the Great Lakes of Michigan. She graduated from Kalamazoo College and was an undergraduate researcher studying shoreline community ecology with Dr. Binney Girdler (K College) and phytoplankton ecology with Dr. Elena Litchman (Michigan State University). When not playing with water for science, Mirae enjoys backpacking, knitting, and windsurfing. |
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Anni Poetzl, MS student
Anni grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where her father influenced her love for the natural world by taking her on camping, hiking, and hunting trips when she was young. Anni attended Arizona State University for her bachelor’s in Biological Sciences (Conservation Biology and Ecology) and English (Literature). She is currently working on her master’s project regarding water quality and human dimensions. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and playing with her cat. |
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Daniel Gschwentner, PhD student
Daniel is researching the impact of diverse environmental changes on lake functioning and freshwater ecological communities. In order to reconstruct environmental histories and trajectories of lake functioning, Daniel relies on the study of lake sediment records. He is also interested in GIS, remote sensing, and statistics. Currently in Europe until travel restrictions improve. |
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Matthew Chen, undergraduate researcher
Matthew is a senior environmental science and water sciences major. His passion for research has taken hold in the Corman Lab where he is working on the The Niobrara River Project. His main interests lie in streams and rivers, particularly how ecosystems and food-webs are being changed by humans. Beyond academics, Matthew is an avid cyclist, rock climber, and angler. |
