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Our efforts at Stroud Water Research Center require intellectual curiosity, a systematic and rigorous approach to scientific research, and the drive to answer a series of challenging questions about freshwater ecosystems. The answers to these questions may take decades to fully understand, but it is critical that we persist, as they have the power to influence others in ways that positively affect the world’s finite supply of clean fresh water.

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Recent Publications

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, early online access.

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, early online access.

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Freshwater Research News

A small stream meanders through a Pennsylvania forest.
Small Streams Hold the Key to Healthy Rivers
New state water quality report confirms Stroud Center science: restoring healthy rivers demands upstream focus.
Entomologists collect freshwater insects for a project that examines the impact of streamside restoration on water quality.
Summer Internship in Entomology
Sorting, identifying, and archiving aquatic macroinvertebrates, data entry, preliminary analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results.
Three summer interns measuring stream parameters.
Summer Internship in Interdisciplinary Freshwater Science
Hands-on experience in field and laboratory research related to stream ecology, supported by mentoring from a multidisciplinary team.
A scientist measures chlorophyll in a stream using a field fluorometer.
When Local News and Science Go Dark, the River Loses Its Voice
Supporting local journalism and local science is not charity. It is an investment in the data, transparency, and accountability that keep fresh water safe.
Scott Ensign with Open-Source River Camera and Altimetry (ORCA) for measuring river flooding.
Open Source Hardware Solves Flood Monitoring Challenges
Scientists and engineers at Stroud Water Research Center have developed a compact, inexpensive, and rapidly deployable tool for measuring river floods.
2025 Fall Salt Snapshot data map screenshot
What the Fall Salt Snapshot Revealed About Our Groundwater
Most stream sites sampled this fall exceeded at least one environmental chloride guideline — months after the last road salt was applied.