Moving Freshwater Science Forward
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
Duvert, C., Borges, A.V., Calamita, E., et al. 2025. Nature Water, early online access.
A decision-support framework for evaluating riverine sediment influence on U.S. tidal wetlands
Halls, J.N., S.H. Ensign, and E.K. Peck. 2025. Remote Sensing 7(18): 3130.
Price, J.R., D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, M.D. Daniels, and J. Kan. 2025. Ecosphere 16(8): e70375.
Freshwater Research News
Salty Roads, Salty Rivers
Salt helps keep winter roads safe. But when snow melts, the salt runs off pavement and can end up in waterways.
$2 Million Kick-Starts Stroud Center’s Work in Delaware River
46 environmental organizations will collaborate to monitor, protect, and restore critical freshwater sources for 15 million people from upstate New York to the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
UpStream Newsletter, December 2013
Stroud Center scientists find mayflies, whose presence indicates good water quality, are significantly affected by low levels of fracking wastewater.
UpStream Newsletter, October 2013
Remembering Ruth Patrick: Ruth Patrick, Ph.D., a pioneer in environmental science and aquatic ecology and co-founder of the Stroud Center, died September 23, 2013 at 105 years old.
Remembering Ruth Patrick
Patrick's outstanding career in limnology, which focused on the study of streams, spanned eight decades and earned her worldwide recognition.
Staff Spotlight: Sherman Roberts and Michael Gentile
Ask anyone at Stroud Water Research Center what makes working here great, and most often you’ll hear that it’s the people.
