Microbial life such as bacteria, fungi, and algae are integral to a naturally functioning aquatic ecosystem. By applying comprehensive molecular approaches, this laboratory is focused on characterizing the composition and distribution of microbial communities, and determining the functional roles as well as their interactions with environments.
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Whose Mud Is It? DNA Tracks Sediment Pollution in Chesapeake Bay
Stroud Center scientists used microbial DNA to trace sediment pollution in Maryland estuaries, helping managers target Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts more effectively.
Interception of river sediment in estuaries revealed by microbial community source tracking
Kan, J., and S.H. Ensign. 2026. Estuaries and Coasts 49, 55.
Distinct changes in riparian sediment microbial communities with depth and time since dam removal
Moore, E.R., M.M. Rahman, J.G. Galella, M. Sena, B. Joshi, A. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2026. Nature Scientific Reports 16: article 6885.
Road salt impacts on soil properties and permanent nitrogen removal capacity of freshwater urban wetlands
Rahman, M.M., M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Sena, M. Kantak, S. Sharma, C. Lekha, and S.P. Inamdar. 2026. Wetlands 46, 14.
Freshwater salinization syndrome is degrading streamwater quality in the National Capital Region national parks, USA
Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science 54(1): 18–30.
High-frequency soil redox data provide novel insights into biogeochemical hot spots and hot moments
Sena, M.G., B. Joshi, M.M. Rahman, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Afsar, Y. Jin, D. Dwivedi, E. Peck, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Hydrological Processes 39(12): e70367.
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Interception of river sediment in estuaries revealed by microbial community source tracking
Kan, J., and S.H. Ensign. 2026. Estuaries and Coasts 49, 55.
Distinct changes in riparian sediment microbial communities with depth and time since dam removal
Moore, E.R., M.M. Rahman, J.G. Galella, M. Sena, B. Joshi, A. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2026. Nature Scientific Reports 16: article 6885.
Rahman, M.M., M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Sena, M. Kantak, S. Sharma, C. Lekha, and S.P. Inamdar. 2026. Wetlands 46, 14.
Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science 54(1): 18–30.
High-frequency soil redox data provide novel insights into biogeochemical hot spots and hot moments
Sena, M.G., B. Joshi, M.M. Rahman, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Afsar, Y. Jin, D. Dwivedi, E. Peck, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Hydrological Processes 39(12): e70367.
