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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Chad Petersen, Data Manager
Chad joined the STOICH project in February, 2022. He has a BS and Master’s in Physics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Chad is interested in developing user-oriented data and software tools to solve emerging research challenges. His main efforts will involve design, maintenance, and training for the STOICH database & API. |
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Binbin Wang, Postdoc, 2024 -
Binbin earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University. He has a broad interest in interdisciplinary topics at the intersection of ecology and environmental sustainability. His current research focuses on the ecological effects of nutrients in aquatic ecosystems, investigating the roles of nitrogen, phosphorus, and micro-nutrients such as vitamins. He explores how these nutrients influence primary production and shape the community composition of primary producers in freshwater systems. Binbin is also interested in nutrient cycling within the context of climate change, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems impacted by human activities. |
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Daniel Gschwentner, PhD student, 2020 -
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. |
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Uchechukwu Ogbenna, PhD student, 2021 -
Uche has a Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Environmental Technology (Geoenvironmental Technology option) from the Federal University of Owerri, Nigeria. Currently, he is a PhD student in the Ecological Stoichiometry lab specializing in Applied Ecology in the School of Natural Resources. He is interested in understanding how freshwater ecosystems respond to human-induced changes and is a member of the STOICH projects. He enjoys listening to different genres of music when free. |
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Jace Miller, PhD student, 2024 -
Jace is seeking a PhD under Dr. Corman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he also completed his Bachelors in Biological Sciences and Fisheries and Wildlife Management. As an undergraduate, he investigated the impacts of aquatic viruses on freshwater ciliate protist populations through the lens of phylogeny and body size. As a graduate student, he continues to investigate the ecological roles of aquatic viruses, particularly their impacts on phosphorus cycling, biogeochemistry, and food webs. As a part of the STOICH project, Jace hopes to apply his work with viruses in the context of ecological stoichiometry. |
Josh Matthews, Environmental Science undergraduate, ARD Undergrad Research Scholar, 2023 -
