Adjunct Research Faculty, University of Tennessee, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Retired 2024 as Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Biography
Student Information:
I am happy to serve on masters and PhD committees for quantitative students interested in conservation topics. I am interested in research to guide conservation of freshwater habitat (e.g., threats from poor water quality and barriers that interrupt migration) under future climate conditions and energy portfolios. Ecological modeling research to understand the potential for changes in species interactions (e.g., mussels, fishes) due to changes in timing of key life history events is of particular interest. In terms of policy relevance, my research often involves optimization to identify spatial or temporal mitigation strategies.
Currently serving on the committees of two other UT students.
- Lauren Lyon (EEB) is seeking to understand the drivers of species distributions in the Appalachian Mountains (Chair: Mona Papes).
- Diliya Murtazina (Bredesen) is studying sustainable hydropower production (Chair: Brenda Pracheil)
Research
My research currently focuses on quantifying interactions between renewable energy production and freshwater biota in the context of changing climate and shifting patterns of energy and water demand.
Examples of ongoing projects:
https://jager540.wordpress.com/research-topics/bioenergy/ https://jager540.wordpress.com/research-topics/hydropower/