Water Quality Researcher

Karen Beljan, BS '05, Environmental Engineering

A Lake Divided: Modeling DO in Onondaga Lake

Beljan, of Eden, New York, evaluated remediation alternatives to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake, ultimately helping to develop a method to aerate the lake that would improve the water and ecosystem.

(Photo: KC Kratt, MFA '84)

Remediation Of Heavy Metals Using Plants

Disciplines

We are studying the ability of macrophytic algae to take up heavy metals with an eye to possibly using them to remediate contaminated sites.

Research Project Information

Date Open: Sep 23, 2009 to May 5, 2011
Suggested Skill Set: Must have standard lab skills--making solutions, pipetting, pH measurements, etc. Will train in other techniques needed.
Compensation: Credit, Voluntary, Work Study

Faculty / Professor Contact

Professor(s): Mary A. Bisson (bisson@buffalo.edu)
Department: Biological Sciences
Address: Hochstetter 623
Phone: (645)236-3102