News – WilsonLab

June 24, 2024

Summer is getting busy, and we found time to get four new papers published!

Bagherian, K, E. G. Fernández-Figueroa, S. R. Rogers, A. E. Wilson, and Y. Bao. 2024. Predicting chlorophyll-a concentration and harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee using time-series MODIS satellite imagery and long short-term memory. Journal of the ASABE.

Higgins, B. T., M. Thomas, P. Goodling, and A. E. Wilson. 2024. Development of a new primer tool for quantification and identification of geosmin-producing cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs. Limnologica:126183.

Wang, D., A. K. Hamid, I. M. Radwan, A. E. Wilson, H. A. Torbert, and B. H. Beck. 2024. Understanding how phosphorus could be removed in aquaculture ponds by gypsum. Alabama Fish Farming Center 1:12-13.

Gladfelter, M. F., A. V. Hennessey, M. B. McDonald, S. S. Ganegoda, D. Wang, and A. E. Wilson. 2024. Are heavy metals a concern in catfish aquaculture? Alabama Fish Farming Center 1:10-12.

June 11, 2024

We are looking to add a new Postdoc to our lab. Interested? Apply today!

June 7, 2024

We are looking to add a new Research Assistant technician to our lab. Interested? Apply today!

June 6, 2024

The lab is growing again. Big welcome to our new undergrad researchers, Lilly, Chris, and Tyler, and high school researcher, Evin.

May 8, 2024

Kevin Wang (PI) and I just learned that the USDA Institute for Bioenergy, Climate and Environment program is supporting our new three year project titled, Elucidating Nutrient Loads and Bioavailability to Cyanobacteria in Catfish Ponds for Sustainable Aquaculture. We are super excited to continue our research in west Alabama with our wonderful aquaculture farmer collaborators.

May 6, 2024

Bahman has published his meta-analysis in record time given that he completed my meta-analysis course May 2023. Awesome! This is the 61st publication from my class! Whoa!!

Adlou, B., A. E. Wilson, C. Wilburn, and W. Weimar. In pres s . Early sport specialization impact on rates of injury in collegiate and professional sport participation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

April 30, 2024

The lab is saying goodbye to several undergrad researchers, Lauren, Parker, and Ainsley! We will miss y’all.

April 28, 2024

Auburn students won several awards at the recent SE SETAC meeting in Orlando, FL. Ashley Hennessey (2nd from right) won the Best Oral Presentation award!!

April 3, 2024

April has already been great for the lab.

Matt Gladfelter won a Merriwether Fellowship, which is one of the highest honors for a graduate student.

During the recent This is Research Symposium, Ashley Hennessey won the best graduate student STEM poster, and Michael McDonald won the best graduate student poster for the College of Agriculture.

February 23, 2024

Zane’s new paper about toxic and stinky benthic cyanobacteria in rivers has been published in Water Research. Nice job, Zane.

Rider, Z., A. Percich, Y. Hiripitiyage, T. D. Harris, B. S.M. Sturm, A. E. Wilson, E. D. Pollock, J. R. Beaver, and A. Husic. 2024. Drivers of cyanotoxin and taste-and-odor compound presence within the benthic algae of human-disturbed rivers. Water Research 253:121357.