Research Scientist Emeritus
Ecosystem Processes Group
Contact
newbold@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-268-2153, ext. 1227
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
Education
- Ph.D., Aquatic Ecology, University of California, Berkeley, California.
- M.S., Hydrology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
- B.S., Engineering, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Interests and Expertise
The flow of nutrients (primarily nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon) to streams and rivers and how those nutrients are processed, transformed, and transported by the stream and river ecosystem.
Professional Experience
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Stroud Water Research Center, 2011–present.
- Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 1993–2011.
- Assistant Curator, Stroud Water Research Center of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1985–1992.
- Ruth Patrick Scholar, Stroud Water Research Center, Division of Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1983–1985.
- Research Staff Member, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1982–1983.
- Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1977–1982.
- Eugene P. Wigner Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1977–1979.
Publications
Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and S.P. Hendricks. 2003a. Freshwater Biology 48:995–1014.
Coupling of hydrodynamical, biological, and geochemical processes in streambeds
Packman, A.I., T.J. Battin, and J.D. Newbold. 2003. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics 50:107–123.
Georgian, T., J.D. Newbold, S.A. Thomas, M.T. Monaghan, G.W. Minshall, and C.E. Cushing. 2003. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 22:2–15.
The role of monomers in stream ecosystem metabolism
Kaplan, L.A., and J.D. Newbold. 2002. Pages 97–119 in S. E. G. Findlay and R. L. Sinsabaugh (editors). Aquatic Ecosystems — Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter. Academic Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The influence of particle size on the deposition of seston in streams
Thomas, S.A., J.D. Newbold, M.T. Monaghan, G.W. Minshall, T. Georgian, and C.E. Cushing. 2001. Limnology and Oceanography 46:1425–1424.
