Experts Guide

Meindl studies regional geography, water management and environmental policy. He can also discuss environmental management — particularly the gap between science and policy in water resources such as springs, lakes, rivers and wetlands.

Peebles studies how coastal fish and their prey interact over time and space, and how factors like freshwater flow affect estuaries and coastal ecosystems. His research uses tools such as stable isotope analysis, DNA barcoding, hydrodynamic models and otolith chemistry to track fish movement, habitat connections and exposure to environmental stressors.

Ghebremichael has worked on a number of national and international projects as a PI and Co-PI, including International Research Experience for Students projects on water sanitation and hygiene in Ghana, water quality implications of onsite sanitation and sea level rise in coastal communities, life cycle assessment of shopping bags and greenhouse gas inventory and projection for the State of Florida.