Research Scientist Emeritus
- Affiliate Faculty, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware
Contact
lakaplan@stroudcenter.org
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
Interests and Expertise
Dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry, aquatic microbial ecology, and nutrient cycling.
Education
- Ph.D., Biology (Limnology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- M.S., Ecology, University of California, Davis, California.
- B.A., Environmental Sciences, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Professional Experience
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Stroud Water Research Center, 2018–present.
- Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster, Division of Environmental Science, National Science Foundation, 2015–2018.
- Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 1999–2017.
- Curator, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1996–1999.
- Assistant Curator, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1988–1992.
- Research Associate, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1980–1988.
- Post Graduate Research Scientist III, University of California, Davis, California, 1974–1975.
Publications
Dissolved carbohydrates in streamwater determined by HPLC and pulsed amperometric detection
Gremm, T.J., and L.A. Kaplan. 1997. Limnology and Oceanography 42(2):385–393.
Chemical composition of biodegradable dissolved organic matter in streamwater
Volk, C.J., Volk, C.B., and L.A. Kaplan. 1997. Limnology and Oceanography 42(1):39–44.
Measurement of streamwater biodegradable dissolved organic carbon with a plug-flow bioreactor
Kaplan, L.A., and J.D. Newbold. 1995. Water Research 29(12):2696–2706.
Kaplan, L.A., L.J. Standley, and J.D. Newbold. 1995. Compost Science and Utilization 3:55–63.
Concentrations and export of solutes from six mountain streams in northwestern Costa Rica
Newbold, J.D., B.W. Sweeney, J.K. Jackson, and L.A. Kaplan. 1995. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 14:21–37.
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