Ph.D. Student Profile: Lauren KoenigDegree: Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Research Topic: Scaling C and N transformations and fluxes in tropical streams in Puerto Rico Advisor: Dr. William McDowell |
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Previous Awards and Activities
- Best Oral Presentation in Basic Research, North American Benthological Society (NABS) annual meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 2010
- Katherine Esau Honor Key, Phi Beta Kappa, UC Santa Barbara Chapter, 2010
- Dean Bazzi Memorial Award, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, UC Santa Barbara, 2010
- Worster Award for Undergraduate Research, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, UC Santa Barbara, 2008
Selected Presentations and Publications
- Koenig, L.E., W.H. McDowell. 2012. Characterizing a tropical dry forest stream: Parallels and deviations from tropical streams of the Luquillo Mountains. LTER All-Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, CO.
- Albertson, L.K., L.E. Koenig, B.L. Lewis, S.C. Zeug, L.R. Harrison, B.J. Cardinale. 2012. How does restored habitat for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Merced River in California compare with other Chinook streams? River Research and Applications. doi: 10.1002/rra.1604
- Koenig, L.E., L.K. Albertson, and B.J. Cardinale. 2010. Will climate change alter the productivity of California streams? North American Benthological Society annual meeting, Santa Fe, NM.
Education
- B.S., Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California – Santa Barbara, 201
Related Links
http://www.wrrc.unh.edu/unh-water-quality-analysis-laboratory


