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Experts from Ohio Sea Grant, OSU Extension and other universities across Ohio are working together to solve the harmful algal bloom problem as part of a number of research projects. In addition, many are available to answer questions from the public or speak at events.
April Ames
Assistant Professor, UT Department of Public Health and Preventive MedicineToledo, OHEmail Ames
George S. Bullerjahn
Professor, BGSU Department of Biological SciencesBowling Green, OHEmail Bullerjahn
Soryong Chae
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Biomedical, Chemical, and Environmental EngineeringCincinnati, OHEmail Chae
Justin Chaffin is the research coordinator at Stone Lab and conducts his own research on cyanobacterial blooms.
Justin Chaffin
Senior Researcher, Research Coordinator, Stone LaboratoryPut-in-Bay, OHView Chaffin’s Profile
Dionysios Dionysiou
Graduate Program Director, UC Department of Biomedical, Chemical, and Environmental EngineeringCincinnati, OHView Dionysiou’s Profile
Timothy C. Haab
Professor, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)Columbus, OHEmail Haab
Dragan Isailovic
Associate Professor, UT Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryToledo, OHEmail Isailovic
David J. Kennedy
Associate Professor of Medicine, UT Department of Cardiovascular MedicineToledo, OHEmail Kennedy
Greg LaBarge is an Extention Educator and the OSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist in Marion County working in crop production especially corn, soybean and wheat. Since 2012, he has been heavily involved in nutrient management as it relates to crop production and water quality impacts with Ohio State University Extension. The overall goal of his programming is to increase farm profitability as a means to strengthen Ohio's economy.
Greg LaBarge
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems, OSU ExtensionMarion, OHView LaBarge’s Profile
John J. Lenhart
Associate Professor, OSU Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic EngineeringColumbus, OHEmail Lenhart
G. G. Lipscomb
Department Chair, UT Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringToledo, OHEmail Lipscomb
Allison A. MacKay
Professor, OSU Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic EngineeringColumbus, OHEmail MacKay
Dr. Martin, Associate Professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) at Ohio State, is an ecological engineer with expertise in both hydrology and ecosystem modeling. His research focuses on interactions between watersheds and downstream ecosystems.
Jay F. Martin
Professor, OSU Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringColumbus, OHView Martin’s Profile
Youngwoo Seo
Associate Professor, UT Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringToledo, OHView Seo’s Profile
V. Kelly Turner
Assistant Professor, Kent State Center for Ecology & Natural Resource SustainabilityKent, OHView Turner’s Profile
Coordinates Ohio Sea Grant’s Great Lakes research with agencies and universities, as well as assists in research, curriculum development, and student recruitment at The Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory. Earned his doctorate at Bowling Green State University, with research focusing on interaction between the native smallmouth bass and invasive round goby.